A Study In Luke - Day 24

DAY 24 - Luke 8:16-18
 
16 “No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a bowl or hides it under a bed. A lamp is placed on a stand, where its light can be seen by all who enter the house. 17 For all that is secret will eventually be brought into the open, and everything that is concealed will be brought to light and made known to all.

18 “So pay attention to how you hear. To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But for those who are not listening, even what they think they understand will be taken away from them.”

I love that Jesus used the obvious to teach these hidden truths. Remember, the process of lighting an oil lamp at that time is not like turning on your light on your cell phone. They had to source the oil, make sure they had an oil lamp, and then fix the wick. You wouldn’t do this just to put it under a bed or under something that wouldn’t allow you to see it’s light.
I believe that the same is true for the Word of God. God does not give his Word to be hidden for only a few or to be the cause of concern because no one can understand it. Of course, it is the work of a lifetime, as there is so much to work toward understanding about God, but it is there. It has been revealed through his word, and we are not diminishing it by hiding it but amplifying it by living it!! 
If you believe that you have read the word of God and have grown, don’t stop! There is so much more room for growth and maturity in your walk and it is all there in scripture and in the revelation of Jesus Christ. We live his words daily and grow through that same revelation that he has given to so many through his word.

1. If you are reading this, you are in the word of God daily; how has that changed your life? 
2. What else do you do to study scripture? 
3. How can you delve even more deeply into the revelation of God through Scripture?