1 Timothy 4:15 says, “Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.”
DAILY READING; Ephesians 5:21-33; Ezekiel 16; Isaiah 45
Ravi Zacharias was an international preacher and apologist and prolific author.
He was born in India, in a world swimming with different religions. Ravi came from an ancestry of Hindu priests, a religion that is said to have over 33 million gods. All the religious diversity Ravi experienced while growing up, somehow turned him into a skeptic. In addition, he was haunted by failure in his studies, which often led his father to beat him furiously. By the age of 17—Ravi quietly came to the decision to kill himself, as a way to exit the problems that surrounded him. One day, while at the university, he walked into an empty chemistry lab, took some packets marked poison from the cupboards, and stuffed several into his pocket.
The next morning, when all his family members had left the house, he went to the bathroom, bolted the door, mixed the poison and drank it. However, his body revolted and he collapsed, vomiting the poison. A house servant who was working in the house, came running when he heard the commotion. He broke down the bathroom and rushed Ravi to the hospital.
While in the hospital, Ravi was visited by a director of ‘Youth for Christ’ who brought him a Bible, opening it to the verse in John chapter 14. which said “Because I live, you also will live.”. Somehow that word ‘live’ hit Ravi like a ton of bricks, and from that moment his interest in the Bible was ignited. The more he learned about Jesus, the more he began to see life in a new light. He left the hospital a changed person and soon became an active member of ‘Youth for Christ’. One day, while walking by the neighborhood garbage dump, he noticed a book lying on top with the title ‘Commentary on Romans, by W. H. Griffith Thomas.’ He picked up this book and studied it from cover to cover. For the rest of his life he would keep this book, which helped to shape his thoughts to become a great Christian apologist and evangelist who preached in more than 70 countries . Ravi Zacharias also raised a global team of nearly 100 speakers and more than 250 employees worldwide, who impacted the heart and intellect of society’s thinkers and influencers with God’s Word.
John 6:63 says “The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.”
It is amazing how God’s Word changed the course of Ravi Zacharias’ life. Truly, the Words of the Bible are not just ordinary letters. Each Word is composed of Spirit and life. It has transforming power that can penetrate any heart, and bring forth a positive change.
The Word of God never leaves you the same. As you meditate in the Word, the Spirit of God reprograms your thought pattern and elevates your thinking to God’s level. However, to fully benefit from the Word, we need to give it full attention.
1 Timothy 4:15 says, “Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.”
When you give yourself wholly to the Word, your positive change will be evident to all. As you are looking into the Word, the Spirit of God that resides in the Word carries out spiritual surgery on your heart and changes your spiritual taste buds.
2 Corinthians 3:18 says ‘But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.’
Indeed the key to a real life transformation is by renewing our minds through God’s Word. Will power, psychology, strength of character etc, will not give you the desired positive change, only God’s Word is capable of overhauling negative thought patterns. The Word of God has power to break strongholds in your mind, flush out wrong thoughts and establish a new mindset that thinks in line with the word of God. The Word has a quickening power that destroys every spiritual lethargy and infuses new life and strength into us.
Indeed our situations are never the problem, but rather, our thoughts are. Truly, as a man thinks in his heart so is he. Therefore today, let us allow the Word of God to work on our hearts. As we give the Word full attention, it will give us a new mindset and transform our lives to continually reflect the glory of God.
PRAYER: Lord, please grant me the grace to give full meditation to Your Word so that my profiting can appear to all. Lord I thank You for empowering me to live a life that constantly reflects Your glory everywhere I go in Jesus Name.
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Everything that ultimately has a glorious ending usually has a humble beginning. WORDBITE 222