"These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so."
Acts 17:11
This verse is talking about investigating the gospel for ourselves and examining his truth to find its worth in our lives for the first time. I like the phrase "readiness of mind." It reminds me of being in a class that you always wanted to take, on the first day. That feeling of being excited about learning this new thing, and wanting to soak it all up and make it part of yourself. It's those types of situations where we learn the most.
I think, too, that this is something we probably need more of in our later study. If we're bored by the gospel and think that we know all the answers, then we stop having that same kind of excitement and joy in our lives when it comes to the gospel. We effectively stop searching and asking and seeking more, which is something that God wants us to do.
Today, let's dig a little deeper and find something interesting about the gospel that we want to know more about, and then let's take some time to look the topic up in the scriptures and learn more. Maybe we can pick a weekly or monthly theme as families or friends and then at the end of the specified time talk about the topic again and see what we learned, and what we can learn together. Kind of like a book club, but more with topics than specific books of scripture (not that we shouldn't study that way as well). Let's get excited about the gospel, whether it is our first time learning about it, or we've lived a long while with the knowledge. There is always more to learn... let's jump into the scriptures and find it out. :)
Acts 17:11
This verse is talking about investigating the gospel for ourselves and examining his truth to find its worth in our lives for the first time. I like the phrase "readiness of mind." It reminds me of being in a class that you always wanted to take, on the first day. That feeling of being excited about learning this new thing, and wanting to soak it all up and make it part of yourself. It's those types of situations where we learn the most.
I think, too, that this is something we probably need more of in our later study. If we're bored by the gospel and think that we know all the answers, then we stop having that same kind of excitement and joy in our lives when it comes to the gospel. We effectively stop searching and asking and seeking more, which is something that God wants us to do.
Today, let's dig a little deeper and find something interesting about the gospel that we want to know more about, and then let's take some time to look the topic up in the scriptures and learn more. Maybe we can pick a weekly or monthly theme as families or friends and then at the end of the specified time talk about the topic again and see what we learned, and what we can learn together. Kind of like a book club, but more with topics than specific books of scripture (not that we shouldn't study that way as well). Let's get excited about the gospel, whether it is our first time learning about it, or we've lived a long while with the knowledge. There is always more to learn... let's jump into the scriptures and find it out. :)
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