Always Abounding - Spring 2020

that half-charred leaflet, she was led to
Christ!
The Word of God can mold and make
a young, immature boy into a strong, bold,
reliable man. It reminds me of a blacksmith
that would take a useless piece of metal
or iron and mold it into something useful.
This is the power of the Word of God. Our
homes should be saturated with it, and we
must strive to implement the Bible into
every area of our homes and lives.
Referring to Titus 1:9, “Holding fast the
faithful word as he hath been taught, that
he may be able by sound doctrine both to
exhort and to convince the gainsayers,” let
me give an illustration from a pastor from
years gone by:
The other day I received communication
from a lawyer who said that a very large
property owner had discovered that a very
small piece of property belonged to him
and not to the small proprietor in whose
possession it had remained for a very long
time. The matter seemed a trifling one.
We had a conference, and there came the
steward with the lawyers. He was furnished
with maps, and, putting on his spectacles,
examined them with great care. Why? It
was a small matter to him, but because
he was a steward he was expected to be
faithful. And when he found that this small
piece of ground belonged to his lord, he
was determined to have it. So let me say,
as stewards of the gospel of God, we must
never give up one verse, one doctrine, or
one word of the truth of God. Let us be
faithful to that which has been committed
to us; it is not ours to alter. We have but to
declare that which we have received.
Titus 1 lists the qualifications of a
pastor. One of those qualifications is to
be faithful to the Word of God. You will
notice in this text that he is taught the
Word. The application is very good for
parents of young people. As we grow in
our knowledge of the Word of God, then
we can implement it into the lives of our
own children. Here are three important
areas that we should implement the Word
of God in our lives.
1. We should study the Word of God.
As parents and authority in the lives of
our young people, we need to be students
ourselves of the Word of God. A “do-as-
I-say and not-as-I-do” attitude will ruin a
young person in this area of the learning of
the Word of God. Our young people should
see us reading, studying, and memorizing
the Word of God.
Consider this verse in Romans 15:4,
“For whatsoever things were written
aforetime were written for our learning,
that we through patience and comfort of
the scriptures might have hope.”
Notice that the Scriptures are given
to us for learning. What have you learned
from the Word of God over the past few
weeks? Remember that I Timothy 3:16
tells us all Scripture is profitable and is for
our instruction.
What are some of your favorite
passages? Have you learned from the
Word of God? According to the text, we
can learn so that we can have hope. This
world does not offer much hope; but
praise the Lord, I can go to His Word and
find hope for today.
2. We should “soak up” the Word of God.
What exactly does this mean in the life
of a young person? As a parent, I should
be listening, reading, memorizing, and
assimilating the Word of God. In other
words, my whole life should be permeated
with the Word of God. When someone is
in love with sports, it is easy to tell; and it
is easy to tell when someone is in love with
(cont., pg 10)
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