I Decided to Persistently Pursue Bibledos

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The veil of the Jewish temple that separated the presence of God from people was torn in two from top to bottom when Jesus died on the Cross. Now we can have direct access to God, Himself. We don’t have to rely on priests or preachers to teach us the Bible or on our own study to figure it out. We can now personally and directly hear and obey God’s voice. (Mark 15:37-38) We can go beyond Bible study and Bible teaching to Spirit-led Bible doing.

Are You Ready for a Bibledo? It’s odd how people will take a lot of time and effort to get a hairdo but prefer to avoid a Bibledo.

Bible studies and Bible teachings are common, but it’s rare to have a Bibledo. (James 1:22) It’s much more powerful and effective to do what the Bible says than it is to merely study the Bible or listen to teachings about it.

Here’s how you can go beyond Bible study and Bible teaching and experience a brand new Bibledo. It’s simple. Read it (or hear it) and then actually and persistently do what it says.

A Bibledo is powerful. Here’s an example: Anthony (born in the third century) was the son of wealthy landowners in Egypt. When he was about 20 his parents died and left him with the care of his sister.

Sometime later Anthony heard this Bible verse: “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in Heaven. Then come, follow Me.” It touched him so deeply that he sold what he had, provided for his sister, gave the rest to the poor, and became one of the first Christian monks. He eventually moved into the desert and became a hermit.

Although Anthony didn’t want attention or fame, people would hunt for him and find him. Over many decades God used him to do miracles and to heal people.
Athanasias, a famous Christian leader of the time, wrote a biography about him, “The Life of Saint Anthony,” that became very popular. It inspired so many people to become monks and nuns that Anthony is known as the “Father of Monks.”

Perhaps Anthony’s Bible verse is too much for you to do. That’s okay. You can begin your Bibledo with easier verses: “Love one another,” “Humble yourself,” “Seek first the kingdom of God,” “Draw near to God,” “Forgive as the Lord forgave you,” “Confess your sins one to another,” or many more. Pick one and do it today!

Here’s a Bibledo that will really help you. “Casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.” Ready, set, do!

Starting now, “be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Forcefully and consistently drive everything that’s contrary to God’s will out of your mind and heart. Make every thought within you fully obey Jesus. Don’t just do it for a minute. Do it every moment for the rest of your life. How? “Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” Never allow any thought, feeling, or desire that’s not in line with God’s will to remain in you unresisted and uncontested.

Dare to be a Bible doer. Your new Bibledo willl look good on you.

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