THE BENEFITS OF GOD’S WORD

Sunday, July 30, 2023 – Pastor George Dupree

Psalm 103:2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits:

The Word of God is like a benefit package for us as children of God. We can miss out on what God has for our lives if we’re not familiar with the benefits that are given to us because God is our Father, and we are His children.

The question is this: are you familiar with the benefits you’re entitled to? There are so many benefits for us and in order to benefit from them we have to spend time, regularly, in reading the scriptures.

Here are seven benefits that we find in the Bible.

Encouragement and Hope – We all need that.
Romans 15:4 The Scriptures were written to teach and encourage us by giving us hope.

Light while walking through dark times.
Psalms 119:105 Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.

Guidance and instruction for our lives
2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.

Strength during times of weakness and temptations.
Matthew 4:4 Jesus answered by quoting Deuteronomy: “It takes more than bread to stay alive. It takes a steady stream of words from God’s mouth.”

Determination during impossible situations.
Luke 1:37 For the word of God will never fail.

Blessing for deciding to follow the instructions.
James 1:22 But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. 23 For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. 24 You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. 25 But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.

Natural and spiritual life by believing in Jesus.
John 20:31 but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.