Pen It Down Immediately
Friday, May 26, 2023Key Verse
“And the Lord answered me, and said, write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it” (Habakkuk 2:2).
Text — Habakkuk 2:1-3
Message
An old Chinese proverb says that, “The faintest ink is more powerful than the strongest memory.” This literally means that it is easy to forget what is not written down. Therefore, write down what you think is important and never to over-estimate your memory because your memory is prone to forget things as time passes. Our text emphasizes the importance of note-taking as God Himself instructed Habakkuk to write down the vision He had revealed to him. A youth should arm him/herself with pen and paper while reading God’s word so that he/she can pen down any striking passage, especially during ‘quiet time.’ Likewise, youths should cultivate the habit of note-taking during classes and reading sessions.
You are not too young to have a diary to be recording important events. You are to jot down messages in the church and write notes at school for reference purposes. The Bible you are reading today would have been non-existent had the writers of the books of the Bible not written down the revelations they received from God.
Quote
Cultivate the habit of note-taking
Challenge
Always put pen to paper.
Prayer for today
Lord, take away from me laziness in jotting down notes.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
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