TODAY’S WORD FOR FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2015.
EQUIP
To provide with what is needed for use for an undertaking; to furnish with intellectual or emotional resources; fit out with what is needed to execute our understanding; furnish or fit completely.
All scripture is given by inspiration of God that the man of God may be complete thoroughly equipped for every good work. II Timothy 3:16-17.
We come into this world completely unequipped intellectually, physically or emotionally. A parent should begin to equip their child when they are mere infants to live in a world as productive people. A loving parent’s greatest desire is to equip their children with the finest of training in order for them to excel in life.
We need more than being intellectually equipped. We are born into a sinful world and we all must come to grips with the spiritual struggle in our lives. There is a war between God and Satan for control of our life.
Believers need something to equip them spiritually for this battle. This is why God gave us His Word, the Bible which is our survival tool for our soul. In II Timothy 3:16-17, the apostle Paul explains how God’s Word equips us to win our battles over Satan. “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness that the man of God, a believer, may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
Look what God has given us so that we may be properly equipped as we live in this sinful world. In Ephesians 6:17 Paul describes God’s Word as a sword. God’s Word is a weapon more powerful than any of Satan’s weapons.
The Bible provides spiritual truth in doctrine for us. The scriptures are God’s Word for us and we can be sure it is true. God’s Word reproves us by pointing out our imperfections and sinful failures. It corrects us by teaching us what is right. God’s Word gives us instruction in living a righteous life. There is no better tool than God’s Word to make us fully equipped for spiritual survival and personal growth in the things of the Lord. Are you reading it?
Our memory verse for this week is found in Mark 16:15.
He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.”
Thank You Lord for equipping me through Your inspired Word and for correcting me in my sinful ways and instructing me in Christ-like living. Help my family to take the time to read Your Word and to follow what it tells them.
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