Contenders: Activate

Knowing the right approach for a giving job is the first step to being successful. Take plumbing for example. If a Job requires the use of P.V.C. materials, the specifications narrow down your approach. Once the appropriate materials match the specs we can begin moving forward in joining the material together according to the designer intentions.  Joining P.V.C together, though not difficult still has a specific approach so that the fusing of two similar pipes has a proficient seal.  The difficulty of a giving method of installation isn’t as critical as adhering to the specifics of the designer intended plan. P.V.C. is fused together by the activation (or reactivity) of two chemicals. It is the combining of these two chemicals that create a solvent weld. Without this process there is no integrity to the system, and it lacks any and all usefulness.
Contenders who take action through thoughtful and systematic Bible study are analogous to the professional plumber. You see the plumber has two main concerns. That the installation of any material (product made useable) is in accordance to manufactures specification. That the installation of any plumbing system (desired function) is according to the intent of the design giver. Example(s)
1. Potable water system is designed to supply us with clean and safe drinking water

•  The reading and applying of scripture is supplying( the bringing in) what is conducive to sustain life

2. Sanitary system is designed to eliminate waste away from a giving structure (i.e. house)

• The agreeing and submitting to scripture is an empting of self (waste)

A plumber though skilled is only credited with a satisfactory job when he has appropriately manifested what others have intended for him to accomplish. As we become mature students with the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints (Jude3), all our God has concealed in mysteries will be revealed in Christ. It is His plan. It is by His Design. It is His material that is usable only according to his specs.
The method of approach we are focusing in on is ACTIVATE. Like the two pieces of P.V.C. fused together, our aim here is to fuse the word of God that has been written on our hearts (in Christ 2Cor.3:3) with the same word that has been given in His book. This fusing By design comes by activating Spirit and Truth.
How does a contender activate scripture? Read it. Not just the text on the page, but the heart and mind of the One who penned it. Observe it. Connect it. Trace it .Most of all love it. To activate God’s word isn’t to conform to someone else’s prescribed method.  Embrace diversity, not of Truth (materials) but in approach. However you approach scripture study… annalistically, imaginatively, or worshipfully (hopefully all 3 and more) You’re a contender who takes action…take up your sword…it’s the leather one