INTRODUCTION
At the dinner table. During a church service. In the middle of a business meeting. It doesn't matter where you are or what you're doing, you cannot ignore a text message. So you'll discreetly try to pull out your phone and read it. Why? Because they are personal. They are relevant. They convey immediate information. They are from someone you know.
We receive text messages on a daily basis. But are we reading the texts sent from God?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- Describe the different ways you try to read your text messages in the company of others.
- Why do we give so much attention to the text messages that we receive yet pay so little attention to what God has texted us?
- When have you ever heard something said about the Bible or God without ever checking it out for yourself in Scripture?
- Read Psalm 119:97-105. The author of this psalm spends a lot of time listening to God and reading His texts. How does meditating on God's word affect our worldview?
- As you think back on your life, what situations would have developed differently if you had paid more attention to God's texts?
- Do you notice any patterns that develop in your life when you ignore God's Word? If so, what are they?
THINK ABOUT IT
If we had given half the attention to God's Word that we normally give to our everyday text messages, it might have made a huge difference in the way we view most things in life. We may have avoided our greatest regrets if we had allowed the truths of the Bible to guide our lives. Because reading and meditating on God's Word informs our conscience and shapes our values. God has texted us. Are we going to read it?
WHAT WILL YOU DO?
This week read the following passages:
Monday: Psalm 1
Tuesday: Psalm 119:9-16
Wednesday: Psalm 119:33-37
Thursday: Psalm 119:97-104
Friday: Proverbs 2:1-6
CHANGING YOUR MIND
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.
Psalm 119:105