Well here we are again. I trust you are enjoying a blessed day in fellowship with our great God. He so longs for His children to spend time in His presence, so in the midst of your busyness and clutter be sure to prioritize your relationship with Him. Today's treasure is a continuation of the past few Blogs regarding applying principles from Deuteronomy 17 to our personal lives and seeing the blessing and benefits in our personal lives. Read the passage again with me....
When he sits on the throne as king, he must copy for himself this body of instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests. He must always keep that copy with him and read it daily as long as he lives. That way he will learn to fear the LORD his God by obeying all the terms of these instructions and decrees. This regular reading will prevent him from becoming proud and acting as if he is above his fellow citizens. It will also prevent him from turning away from these commands in the smallest way....vs. 18-20a
Now remember, the future Kings of Israel had to 1) Copy the instructions personally and do so in public.. and 2) He also had to keep a copy of those instructions with him at all times... (memorize for us) and then today's treasure from the word of God is....
3) Read it daily, as long as he lives..... Wow, think about that. Once entering the office of King, taking this powerful position as leader of God's nation, he was expected to read his (God's) personal instructions daily. Don't we all pray that our leaders in our great country would learn this tremendous principle.
For our application it certainly shows us the blessing of reading God's word each and every day. If God instructs his Kings to do so how much more blessed will His children be if we do the same. In fact, I was just encouraging one of HIS children this morning to fill his tank (heart and mind) with the word of God more than ever before. He then testified to me that he was already doing that this year and shared a personal scriptural testimony of what God had blessed him with as he read God's word.
Is reading God's word a priority to you? Yes you say! Then how often are you reading? Now I am not counting devotionals as reading God's word. They are indeed a blessing but are not a substitute for us (His children) being still before Him and reading His precious word...
So let me encourage you to make it a daily priority and practice to read from the book of ages, each and every day! We will study the benefits on the morrow. Then, once you have done so, you will begin to see how HE uses this daily practice to bless us and benefit others.....
You'll be glad you did!
Blessings
Bruce
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