Remember the Word

This weekend I house sat for my sister while she was out of town. I was amused and then intrigued by notes my sister had left to herself around her apartment. She had handwritten notes at her front and back door, on her fridge, and in her bathroom. The notes were confessions of faith and scriptures to encourage herself in the Lord.

After thinking about it, I will probably be putting up some of my own words of faith in my room and at my desk. Having a word of God around at those times when I’m busily going through the day will help me to pause and reflect about the real reason that I’m here on this earth. They can also help keep my attitude in check when I become frustrated when things don’t go according to plan. (I’m working on that vice. It will not prevail!)

It reminds me of the instructions God gave to the children of Israel. He commanded them to keep His words before them. They had to engrave his words into their door posts, and even bind them on their foreheads and hands! (Deuteronomy 11:18-20) God was showing them how important it was to keep His words on their mind and hearts.

We too should make an effort to keep God’s words ever before us. The Bible says that Jesus came to give us an abundant life. (John 10:10) So, if we plan on obtaining that overflow, we need to be putting an abundance of His Word on the inside of us. His Words bring deliverance, healing, peace, joy, and revelation. Why not leave some of that around to stumble upon?

Verse of the Day: …the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. John 6:63