RBT: Hosea 10-14
TEXT: Deuteronomy 4:1-14
HYMN BH 180: Thy Word Is a Lamp to My Feet
Golden Text: Deal with your servant according to your love and teach me your decrees. Psalm 119:124, NIV
Teaching ministry is one
spiritual assignment meant to extend God's kingdom through the church. Teachers are like midwives who help students
to know and activate what God has deposited in them. Teachers help the learners
to understand new ideas and equip them to handle life’s issues. The worth of a
teacher is great.
The psalmist in Psalm
119:124b cried, “Teach me your statutes.” The gift of knowledge and the ability
to learn come from God alone. God is a
loving teacher who teaches His people His will and gives them discernment to
handle life’s challenges. The writer of the Psalm desired to know, and
approached God to give him understanding. Understanding God’s heart enables
believers to shun evil and overcome Satan. The revelation through God’s Word
will not only shape an individual’s life but bring positive influence.
The entire universe is like
a classroom where learning is taking place every day. In this day of explosive
ideas, children of God need to know God’s Word adequately. The understanding of
God’s Word will guard believers against strange doctrines. An in-depth
knowledge of it will be helpful for daily living and spiritual discipline.
Openness to teaching and learning God’s Word is the channel through which God’s
mind and purpose can be known and practiced. Study the Word of God, and you
will see the impact in your prayer and practical Christian living.
PERCEIVE: The
understanding of the Word of God guards against strange doctrines.
PONDER: Are you a consistent
student of the Scriptures? When last did you attend your church’s Sunday school,
Bible Study, and the like?
PRACTISE: Decide to
be a part of your church’s teaching ministry.
PRAY: O Lord, help me to be a
teachable believer.
Pray for these ordained
ministers and members of their churches: Areo B. Olusola, Ibadan; Adeosun J.
Banjo, Temidire-Laje; Adewuyi O.A., Abuja; Adeleke Olaide, Obor; Inetimi D.
James, Mbiama; Lauretta Ibineye, Port-Harcourt; Danjuma A. Shekwaiyinaga,
Kaduna; Auta Yohanna, Kaduna; Emmanuel Gambo, Niger; Adeniyi E. Ola
