Every single Word of God helps you grow!

 “As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.” (Col. 2:6-7 NKJV)

Every word within a verse of Scripture is important, Jesus said so!

“Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" (Matt. 4:4 NIV)

You can learn a lot about a verse of scripture by looking at the individual words used to make up the verse.

Some of the Words within today's verse defined

• Received: grasped, seized, taken to oneself. 

• Christ: The anointed One, Messiah, Savior, Redeemer, Jesus.

• Lord: Master, Ruler, Leader, Sovereign King, Prince.

• Walk: a continued mode of conduct or behavior.

• Rooted: to have taken root, firmly planted, established.

• Built up: strengthened, augmented.

• Established: Accepted, fixed, set.

• Faith:Trust, belief, confidence, conviction.

• Taught: enlightened, informed, schooled, educated.

• Abounding: very plentiful, abundant.

• Thanksgiving: the act of giving thanks; grateful acknowledgment of benefits and favors.

Now, go back and read the verse at the top again while thinking of the individual word definitions as you read. Doing this will help you meditate on the deeper meanings within the verse and will even bless you!

“How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers.” (Psalm 1:1-3 NASB)