Balanced Diet

All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness. —2 Timothy 3:16

Imagine going to the refrigerator, closing your eyes, and grabbing whatever you touched to make a snack. Instead of a ham and cheese sandwich, you might end up with a plate of olives, mustard, and sour cream—not especially appetizing or nourishing.

Yet this describes the way many people approach God’s Word. They blindly “grab” whatever passage they first come to, not realizing that by separating Scripture from its larger context, they miss how what they’re reading fits into the whole scheme of things— not to mention that true meanings can easily be misunderstood, making them vulnerable to embrace error.

From beginning to end, the Bible is one grand epic of redemption—the story of a God who created man for fellowship with Himself, watched as man rejected His overtures, and then stooped down to restore man to Himself through the cross. If you want to see the story in its full panorama, and enjoy a more balanced spiritual diet, make sure you’re not skipping certain portions.

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The Quiet Place: Daily Devotional Readings ©2012 Nancy Leigh DeMoss

Scripture taken from The CSB