Date: 09-21-2020

Title: Study The Scriptures

(S) cripture:
    Daniel 9:1-2 (NASB) In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of Median descent, who was made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans— 2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, observed in the books the number of the years which was revealed as the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet for the completion of the desolations of Jerusalem, namely, seventy years.

(O) bservation:
    Daniel was a student of the Scriptures and even of Jeremiah who was nearly a contemporary. Daniel recognized Jeremiah’s writing as part of the Scripture and studied the text. As he studied, Daniel got understanding of what God wanted him to say and do.

(A) pplication:
    The is no one today writing scripture. I must rely on what God has declared, The Bible. We know it to be God’s word to and for us. I must spend time reading and studying it if I want to understand what the Lord has for me to say and do. If I want to communicate God’s Word correctly and effectively then I must spend time reading and studying it.

(P) rayer:

    Lord help me to understand your word as I read and study it. Let me communicate it clearly. Help me to live my life faithful to your word. Amen