As a red blooded American male, I have no interest in using instruction manuals when I have to put something together. After all, isn’t “some assembly required” really just a challenge to my intelligence?
As a result of having two kids 8 months apart, my life became filled with a handful of instruction manuals – interestingly enough – none for the actual kids – just for their stuff. And apparently kids need a lot of stuff!
There is an inherent danger in ignoring the instruction manual as some assembly required may turn into some reassembly required! If we neglect to follow the instruction manual, we may construct a swing, when we were supposed to be building a high chair. No honey, it’s supposed to wobble when the kid sits in it!
Neglecting or forgetting the instruction manual can be hazardous.
Imagine if you had an instruction manual for life. You would have a best-seller on your hands as this is something people crave! There are 99,060 self-help books on Amazon.
Fortunately for Christians, we have this source in the Bible. The Bible is our instruction manual for life – we have a choice to either follow it and be fully equipped or ignore it and be uninformed, ill-equipped and in a sense broken.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 says, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
The scriptures are profitable for teaching – are you hearing & applying?
The scriptures are profitable for rebuking and correcting – are you open to being torn down and rebuilt?
The scriptures profitable for training in righteousness - are you spending time in the word?
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