"If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be the measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath" (Mark 4:23-25; NKJ).

These 3 verses tell us that the amount of time and effort we put into reading, meditating and studying the word is equal to how much we get out of it; a sobering thought. Let’s have ears and eyes that truly hear and see what God is teaching us. Be encouraged by our passage above, we are shown that what we receive from the word will continually increase and time invested in God is never wasted; it always benefits us. “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success” (Joshua 1:8). I like the sound of that!

Time spent in God's word is always beneficial because God is watching over his word to perform it (Jer 1:12).

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