An Instruction Manual – February 8, 2025

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:16,17

An Instruction Manual

Daily Devotion – February 8, 2025

Devotion based on 2 Timothy 3:16,17

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There is a direct correlation between how complex a piece of equipment is and how important the instruction manual is. You probably don’t need to look at the instruction manual for a straightforward calculator, but a new smartphone’s instruction manual may be helpful for figuring out some of its more complicated functions.

Life is complex and complicated. So, where’s the instruction manual for life? We do have one. It’s called the Bible.

You can go to any bookstore and find all kinds of self-help books, but these are instructions that are written by imperfect humans who struggle with the same life issues you do. Why not go to the source of life for instructions on how to live?

God, who created you, has given you his own Word—the Bible—to guide you in life. In that Word, he tells you that he loved you so much that he sent his Son into the world to save you from your sins and give you eternal life.

You have all the guidance you need for life in the Bible. No, you won’t find specific instructions for every decision you need to make. The Bible won’t tell you which job you should apply for or whether you should lease or buy your car. What you will find is one reminder after another of God’s awesome love for you and encouragement to live every moment of your life to his glory as the beloved child of God you are.

Treasure this God-given instruction manual and turn to it often. The author will never let you down.

Prayer:
Lord, thank you for giving me the Bible. Without it, I would not know of your love or my salvation. Through it, I know that I am loved and saved through Jesus. Help me to treasure and regard it as it truly is—your perfect Word. Amen.

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