Devotions for Word Sermon Series. January 18, 2017
Malcolm Gladwell, In his book the Outliers: The Story of Success wrote; “In fact, researchers have settled on what they believe is the magic number for true expertise: ten thousand hours.”
This quote reminds of a Bible verse in Psalms 119:97 KJV O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day. Satan has deceived us into thinking the Bible is only understood by the preacher. That if we only had a secret code of the Bible, we could unlock its mysteries. The code is simple; it is spending ten thousand hours in the text.
I have people who say to me; I wish I knew the Bible like you do. I humbly say thank you, but I think to myself of all the advantages I have. As a preacher, I am forced to spend a substantial amount of time in the word each week to prepare a sermon. The secret of knowing God and His word is spending time in their presence.
I have also known men and women in my life who have put my meditation of God's word to shame! Why? Once, again I confess that it is simple they have spent more time, practicing and meditation on God's truth. In 1989, I was present at one of Don Dewelt's last revivals. He preached without notes or the Bible; because he knew the book of Acts by heart!
The secret of understanding God and his Word; is Time!
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