Life Group Relections: Test Day
by Reed on Feb.09, 2008, under Thoughts
As is typically the case, our life group study was quite beneficial to me (and I hope others). Shawn did a very nice job leading us through James 1:21-25, which has its focus on two responses to God’s word. On the one hand, we can look at the word casually, not taking it to heart, and reap the reward of…well…not much. On the other hand, if we look intently into the word, we can see ourselves, our world, and God in a whole new manner and so be prepared for life as Jesus’ disciples well.
After discussing the text for over an hour, Shawn asked one final question, which went something like this: Knowing the benefits of really engaging with God’s word, what would help all of us look into it more intently?
One of our group members (Ammie, a full time chiropractic student) summed it up this way:
We just need to think of more days as test day. On test days you study differently because you really need to know, understand and apply what you’re reading.
I love the wisdom in that statement! It’s true, on test days students just study differently, more intently.
Now think about life. Isn’t every single day a test day? Each day we’ll be tested as we meet people in need, love our imperfect family members or friends, resist the materialistic presuppositions of our culture, and struggle to put God in his rightful place in our lives.
Since each day brings its own trouble, I’m so glad that we have God’s word through which he prepares us for the tests ahead (Luke 6:40; 2 Timothy 3:16-17).
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February 10th, 2008 on 8:18 pm
Reed, My life group was studying in Colossians this week. We came across col 2:16-19 and what got me was I had just the day before been talking to a man at work who announced that he and his daughters were going to get baptized later this month and he also mentioned that he had concerns about his oldest daughter regarding the sabbath as her grandparents were 7th day adventist and she was having problems with people going to church on Sunday. I remembered that when we were in our study and gave him the verses on the next day. Turns out, her birthday was that very day! He thanked me for the verses, and said he was going to stop and by her a Bible on the way home. I guess when looking into God’s word you not only need to study hard like you are going to have a test but need to be aware of what God wants you to SEE! That way you will know what the test is going to be about. In addition to this, another co-worker asked me what these verses were again so that he could take them home to share with his wife!
God bless!
B