FAITH CAPSULE: The work that will build one is to believe in God.
Jeremiah 1
Acts 20:32 speaks to all with no exemption, “So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.” The same word that built up and brought forth creation is still the same, building up those who receive and believe in God in His word.
Know what the word of God is as John 6:63 documents, “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.” It is worth remembering that the same word that creates everything is there to give more than all can imagine.
For example, meditating on the word of God will build one for the glory of God. It is one thing to memorize the word, another to know memorization and meditate the word. Knowing the word and not knowing to memorize and meditate is empty; it generates no power.
Meditation will cause one to observe and do what the word requires to do.
To be built by the word demands consistent meditating on the word of God.
The word of God is powerful and can never deny itself nor fail, but man can fail to engage the word as a builder.
The work that will build one is to believe in God.
With curiosity, the disciples asked Jesus, “…What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?” (John 6:28) Jesus responded, “…This is the work of God that you believe in Him whom He sent.” (John 6:29)
Do not compromise the word of God, but with a desire, the word will build you. Just as there is no substitute for food for man to grow physically, so there is no substitute for the word to grow spiritually. Jeremiah 15:16 testifies that the word is as food. The Bible record, “Your words were found, and I ate them, and your word was to me the joy and the rejoicing of my heart…”
Are you feeding on the word of God?
When feed on the word of God is constant, to become built for God will have a place.
Know to give ear and mind for the entrance of the word of God. Jeremiah 13:15 admonishes, “Hear and give ear: Do not be proud, For the LORD has spoken.” The Lord has spoken, be a believer, play your part and receive His word that will build you up for the glory of God.
It is worthy, know to be hearing the word of God constantly for you to be a build-up for the glory of God.
Become a build-up one as living testimony before God, do exploit, to the glory of God.
Prayer for today: Look up to God to enable you to be built by His word.