Live in His Word

          As a little girl I memorized Psalm 23. Most good little Christian girls I knew did. I could stand there and recite that passage in King James with the best of them. “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” My problem was, since I memorized it in the King James Version I was very confused. I couldn’t understand why the Lord was my Shepherd, but I didn’t want Him. This puzzled me for quite some time. Now I usually read it in the New Living Translation and it makes more sense to me- The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. I now know that it means I won’t be in want, not that I won’t want Him. I love the next few verses in this passage.     Psalm 23:2-3 “He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams. He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name.”             These verses are a source ...

          Have you ever heard the statement familiarity breeds contempt? This is so often true. Have you ever noticed that when two people start dating they are very nice to each other? They put each other first and do everything they can to please one another. Then after they are married for a while and have to live life together 24/7 and share everything the story often changes. Why? Because what we become familiar with we put lesser value on.           I think we can do this with the word of God as well, especially with verses that are very well known. Take John 3:16 for instance. This is probably one of the most well-known verses of all time. We teach it to our kids, people put it on signs at sporting events, even non-Christians have heard of John 3:16. There is a good reason it is so popular and that is because this verse really sums up the Gospel, but if we aren’t careful we think of...