Reading your Bible for today October 7

October 7: Zechariah 7:1-7

KJV Key Verse: Zechariah 7:5
5 Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?

Devotion:
Whilst we do live in a time of God’s grace (because we live after God has shown us His grace by allowing His Son to give His life on the cross), we must always remember the scriptures of old because it is from them that we find all God has given to man to prepare us for His grace. How could we fully understand His grace without first knowing the history of the law and come to terms with how much of our life conflicts with the law? It is certainly good to know the law because it is the law which will show us we do fall far short of the mark whereby we will be accepted into heaven. Now we know what Christ has done for us, we also know we have a sure-footed path whereby we can be one with our Saviour.

But there are always questions and doubts which we need answers to, so we can move forward. This is the reason why we have the whole bible, so we can seek out those answers and know God is real! What use is a bunch of rules to follow if we do not know why we are following them? Why should we live in a particular way if we do not know why we are living in that manner? That is why we have our bibles – so we can know all that God requires us to know...

But, just reading our bibles like a novel is not enough. We need to consult our bibles and seek further understanding... Whether we seek that from others, ministers or from God is up to us; we will get different levels of understanding from each. What we do with God’s Word is important! If we are going to read it and put it aside, it is most likely not going to help us. If we simply follow the rules, it is most likely not going to help us... But if we read, meditate and follow it from within our hearts, we surely have started to walk the sure-footed path! We need to make sure we do what we do for the right reasons and not just because it is written down...

Points to Ponder:
Do you like to know “why”?

Do you know why you should follow God’s Word?