Personal study

Saturday, October 15th
Personal study.

“These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”
Acts 17:11

The Word of God is the primary agent for spiritual growth. If you want to grow spiritually you must learn to cultivate a personal Bible study. Your spiritual growth will not be effective if you just depend on the messages you hear whenever you attend services. It has been said that you remember only twenty percent of the message you heard a week ago. You will remember only five percent after two weeks. This is why your personal Bible study is important for effective spiritual growth.

Hebrews 2:1 says, “Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.” Hearing or reading the message once is not enough. Let the message stir you up to study the Bible. Get a good reference or study Bible and begin to study various subjects in the Word of God for yourself, writing down your findings in a book.

When you study the Word of God consistently in this way, you will be better nourished in the Word of God and your spiritual growth will be more stable. This will enable you to have your own convictions in the Word of God.

Prayer.
Dear Father, I thank you for as I hear and study your Word daily, it is producing in my life what it talks about, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read:
1 Timothy 4:15-16, 2 Timothy 3:16-17,
2 Peter 1:19-21.

Doing the Word.
Get a good study Bible and have your own study on Bible subjects that interest you to develop your own convictions in the Word of God.