"These
were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the
word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily,
whether those things were so."
Acts 17:11 (NKJV)
There are different ways you can look at something, you can take a long, hard look or you can just glance at something. Recently I was in a museum where there was a lot of art work. As I passed through the museum, I noticed a person who was sitting in front of a certain painting just looking at it. While I had seen the painting and appreciated the work that the artist had done, this other person was taking a much longer and more in depth look at the same painting. By doing so, this person was going to be able to notice more things than I had and have a better overall understanding of the painting than what I had.
There are different ways we can "look" at God's Word. We can read and even study it to get a basic view of it. By doing this we learn more about who God is, what He is like, and how He wants us to live. But, as with the story of the people in Acts 17:11, we can also search through the Scriptures to get a thorough view and an even better understanding of what God has said to us. Too many people take a more casual approach to the Bible and they do more glancing at it than searching through it. But rather than just taking a glance at God's Word we need to spend the time searching through it.
In the same way that someone can take a few moments to get a general appreciation of a picture, we too can have a general view of God's Word as we take a little time to read over it occasionally. But, in the same way that someone could take a longer time to view and study a picture, by having a more regular time to read and study the Bible in depth we will not only gain a greater knowledge and understanding of God and His Word but we will be better prepared for the things we deal with in our life. We need to become skilled in searching God's Word and have a thorough comprehension of it.
Acts 17:11 (NKJV)
There are different ways you can look at something, you can take a long, hard look or you can just glance at something. Recently I was in a museum where there was a lot of art work. As I passed through the museum, I noticed a person who was sitting in front of a certain painting just looking at it. While I had seen the painting and appreciated the work that the artist had done, this other person was taking a much longer and more in depth look at the same painting. By doing so, this person was going to be able to notice more things than I had and have a better overall understanding of the painting than what I had.
There are different ways we can "look" at God's Word. We can read and even study it to get a basic view of it. By doing this we learn more about who God is, what He is like, and how He wants us to live. But, as with the story of the people in Acts 17:11, we can also search through the Scriptures to get a thorough view and an even better understanding of what God has said to us. Too many people take a more casual approach to the Bible and they do more glancing at it than searching through it. But rather than just taking a glance at God's Word we need to spend the time searching through it.
In the same way that someone can take a few moments to get a general appreciation of a picture, we too can have a general view of God's Word as we take a little time to read over it occasionally. But, in the same way that someone could take a longer time to view and study a picture, by having a more regular time to read and study the Bible in depth we will not only gain a greater knowledge and understanding of God and His Word but we will be better prepared for the things we deal with in our life. We need to become skilled in searching God's Word and have a thorough comprehension of it.
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