Have you ever been in a situation of facing a challenge and all of the sudden a scripture came to mind?  I know I have had this happen countless times.  Often it is a scripture I learned as a child or young adult and it comes in handy at just the right time in my life as now a (not so young) adult.  It just goes to show the value of scripture for our lives and in particular the value of learning and memorizing it.  Paul shares this thought with Timothy.  Let’s look at his words together today. 

10 You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, 11 persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them. 12 In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 13 while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 15 and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

When we have scripture at our disposal it does indeed become very useful in our lives.  It’s available when we need encouragement.  When we face temptation.  When we are looking for guidance.  Even as we simply are walking through the day to day difficulties that life inevitably throws at us.  Make it a goal in the coming days and weeks to spend some time memorizing scripture perhaps particular as it relates to areas of struggle in your lives.  Try this and see how God uses it to help you navigate through the challenges of life.  

In His Grip,

Pastor Dave