Joshua 1:8

Joshua 1:8 “8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.”

Psalm 1:2 “2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night.”

Okay recap the spiritual High from Camp

Stress the importance of reading Gods word

How many of us have developed a discipline of reading Gods word ?

How many of us Feel spiritually uplifted from camp ?

How many of us want to continue that relationship with God ?

I wanted to talk about the importance of reading Gods word today

we want to keep the ball rolling from camp

So how do we do that ? How can we keep that spiritual discipline ?

Some Ways We can

How many of you use a calendar ?

How many of you use a reminder in your phones ?

(DISCIPLINE = Freedom)

- Reading God word if you aren’t disciplined in it, doesn’t need to be some long drawn out thing

- it shouldn’t become an obligation

but when we read Gods word we should develop a discipline starting small

do you think pro athletes become pro over night ?

No they don’t

they have developed a discipline over years and years of practice

Gods word is not an easy thing to learn to read

Sometimes when i read passages , i gotta read them 3-4 times just to understand it if i do

its something we have to developed in us

its something that we should be devoting to the Lord !

Philippians 2:12 “12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;”

working out our salvation is is literally physical and mental

No one is asking you guys to sit down and draw up a study every day

God just wants a relationship with you and the way we develop that is by spending time in His word

He speaks to us through his word

How do you get to know someone ?

How do you start to trust someone ?

Again you get to Know them !

So my question to you guys is what can you do to give some time to the Lord

to continue your relationship with Him outside of camp ?

camp is gone until next year so what are you going to do about it ?

God gives us the ability to chose wether or not we want to spend time with Him

at camp its easy to be focused because most distractions are eliminated

so just think about some of these things and write it down on paper and we can talk about it

Hebrews 11:6 “6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”