Loving and Living God’s Word

Dannah Gresh: Kelly Needham says Bible study is about so much more than knowledge.

Kelly Needham: If the end goal of Christianity is that I have a book to memorize . . . no, that’s not great news. But if the message of Christianity is that there’s a living Person I’m invited to know, have a relationship with . . . that’s awesome. And that is the invitation of the Scriptures.

Dannah: This is the Revive Our Hearts podcast with Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth, author of Revive My Heart, for July 21, 2025. I’m Dannah Gresh.

Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth: Do you ever feel a little bored when you’re reading your Bible? If you do, then I think you’ll be encouraged by today’s program.

My good friend Kelly Needham wants to reawaken our imaginations by giving us five powerful metaphors for the Bible. Kelly’s a longtime friend of Revive Our Hearts. She’s an author, a speaker, a wife, and a mother to five precious children. And I’m so grateful that she’s also one of our True Woman speakers this October.

Now, if you haven’t registered for the conference yet, there’s still time. You can sign up at TrueWoman25.com. I’d love to see you in Indianapolis on October 2–4. You’ll hear from Kelly as well as Mary Kassian, Kevin DeYoung, and so many others. I’ll be speaking, and you will, too, won’t you, Dannah?

Dannah: I sure will. This year’s theme is: The Word: Behold the Wonder. I think you’ll see today just how much Kelly loves this topic. She has an authentic passion for Scripture, and it’s just beautiful to listen to.

Kelly gave this message not too long ago at our Biblical Help for Real Life online event. It’s called, “Loving and Living God’s Word.” Let’s listen.

Kelly: We are going to talk about five different metaphors for the Bible, five ways of thinking about, seeing, and understanding God’s Word that I think will reawaken our imaginations for what’s happening when we open that and spend time in it.

So, the first one is this: the Bible is like a house. It’s like a house that we are invited to explore. It’s God’s house that He’s opening up and inviting us to explore.

Now, if you came to my house (I live in the Dallas area) and knocked on my front door, and I opened the door to you . . . I’d never met you before, but I greeted you, welcomed you, and invited you in, and I just said, “Welcome to my home. Feel free to explore. Take your time. Spend as much time as you want. You can go in any room that you want, any closet, bathroom you want.” You would probably feel a sense of, “Wow! I’m so honored that she would trust me to do that.” There’d be an almost reverence to be invited into somebody else’s home and explore all the different parts of it. That’s a big deal.

But that is what God has done! He’s called down a living revelation of Himself that covers so many corners and facets of His character, and He has welcomed us in and said, “Come and explore.”

Now, just like if you were in my house, there’d be some things we’d notice very quickly and some things we’d maybe be confused by. If you came in my house today, one of your first probably clear conclusions would be, “This family has a lot of kids.” Because there’s a whole lot of toys and backpacks and shoes and crumbs and plates and dirty dishes. It’d be pretty apparent right away that there’s a lot of kids in this house. And we do. We have five kids, ranging from thirteen down to one. So it’s a busy home.

But there are other things that you’d probably be confused by. Like, “What is that random stack of notecards on the kitchen table with a bunch of random letters scrawled all over them that don’t make any sense or any words whatsoever?”

And so, there would be things you would see that wouldn’t make sense to you upon first glance, but that doesn’t mean they’re not there intentionally for a purpose and for a reason. With some freedom to explore and ask questions, you might uncover nuances of our family dynamics, who we are, what makes us who we are.

And the same is true with His Word. So if God’s Word is like a house, here’s the invitation: get curious. Get curious about what you read there. It’s all there intentionally. It’s all there on purpose. Even the strange, the boring, the kind of weird, confusing parts that you read in your Bible are on purpose. They’re in there for a reason. They’re revealing something about God to you. And as you explore them and ask questions, what you’re doing is you’re getting to know the Owner of the House. And, of course, we know the Owner of this House is the Lord God Himself, the Living God.

One moment that this happened for me was when I was reading out of the book of Ezekiel. It was one of the first times I’ve really taken a deep dive into it. At the end of the book of Ezekiel, there’s this long drawn-out description of Ezekiel following this man, measuring the temple. I’m getting measurement after measurement and room after room. These rooms are here and those rooms are there, and this is what happens in this room.

I remember asking the Lord, “God, why is this important for me to know? Why is this significant? I feel bored by this, but it’s obviously important enough to You to include in Your Word. So would You help me understand what was so valuable to You to include this in a vision to Ezekiel and also to have it written down for my instruction today?”

In that moment as I asked those questions and I sat with God, He began to reveal over time what is there, what’s under that seemingly boring passage. And we see things like, in Ezekiel’s time, where the people are exiled and away from the temple, away from their homeland, that God is giving this tangible, real picture that He’s going to bring them back in such a real way that there are measurements.

You only measure things that are real and solid. In places that you’re going to move to, you measure future houses to fit it for your furniture. Here God is measuring the temple to give His people hope. There’s things to learn about His character even in those moments. 

So, God’s Word is a house, and it’s a house full of things for us to explore. Now, here’s the other thing I want to say about that: if you were to walk into my house the first time, you would be basically getting the blueprint layout the first time you’re in a house. You might feel this when you’ve walked into a friend’s house for the first time. When you walk in you’re like, “Where’s the bathroom? Is this the door to the garage to maybe go get a bottle of water from the back fridge?”

But when you’re there the third, fourth, fifth time, sixth time, you start to learn where the silverware drawer is. You start to learn where certain kids’ toys are kept that your kids maybe like to play with. You start to layer on information.

And so I know that as we spend time in His Word, it’s okay to give yourself grace to just be getting the blueprint the first time you’re really digging in. You go, “Okay, this section of prophecy I’m hearing a lot of words about judgment to the nations. Or in this section of the New Testament, this is what’s happening.” There’s a lot you might not understand. That’s okay. The next time you read through, the next time you spend time in God’s house, more layered details are going to come into focus.

And sometimes I think we want all that information immediately right now. But we will appreciate it, enjoy it, and own it more if we allow ourselves to just explore God’s Word and slowly allow that to seep into us. Those details work their way into our minds and hearts over time.

So God’s Word is ahHouse, and it’s a house that we’re invited in to explore. So, go and get curious about what you find in there. That’s our first metaphor.

The second metaphor for the Word is that the Word of God is a meal. The Word of God, the Bible, is a meal, and it’s a meal that we’re invited to savor, a meal we’re invited to savor.

Now, two of my five children are adopted from India. So I, as a mom of Indian children, I have learned to cook Indian food. It has become a love for our family. It has made me realize how bland our food is as I go to make something like a cauliflower and potato stew that I’m starting by sauteeing onions with cinnamon sticks and cumin seeds and bay leaves and then layer into that tomatoes and all these rich spices and flavors. Then you simmer that with the cauliflower and potato, and it becomes this really wonderfully rich and decadent stew.

Now, if I invited you over for a meal like that and cooked for you, and you came in, and you said, “Hey, can I just get that to go because I’m late for my PTA meeting. I’m just going to eat it on the go because I haven’t eaten all day, and this is perfect. I have some food that’s going to get me through the end of my day.”

One, I don’t think you’d enjoy it quite as much. Two, if I cooked that for you, I meant it to be savored and each bite to be something that you can appreciate the nuance of flavor in there.

If I knew you were just needing some protein to get your way to the next meeting, maybe I would have given you a protein bar. But a meal, a home-cooked meal, is meant to be savored. It’s meant to be enjoyed. And that’s what God’s Word is.

Now, sometimes we treat it like the protein bar, and it can function like that for us for a time. “I’ve just got to get through my day. I’ve just got to get something that can help me through this hard conversation or this challenging moment with my kid.” God’s Word is so rich, and it is for us provision in that way. But even more than that, it is a meal to be savored.

Listen for a moment to how Jeremiah talks about this in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 15, verse 16. He says: 

Your words were found [he’s talking to the Lord; the Lord’s Words were found], and I ate them. Your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart.

Or in Psalm 119, “How sweet are your words to my taste,” says verse 103, “sweeter than honey to my mouth.”

The way that the Bible talks about the Bible is that it is sweet like honey, that it is a meal to be eaten, to be savored, to be enjoyed. So what is the implication then for us? The implication is to slow down and to not just treat God’s Word like a pragmatic tool to get us through our day. But, to slow down and savor it, to meditate on it, to journal about it, to think about it, to enjoy it as a good, flavorful meal that’s not just providing sustenance for us, but also delight.

I remember when I was reading the book of Nahum. In the book of Nahum chapter 1, there's this verse that I remember catching my attention. I had two young kids, only two kids at the time, and they were both young, and so I was always chasing them around. But I had a moment to read chapter 1 of Nahum, and verse 3 says this: 

The Lord is slow to anger and great in power,
and the Lord will by no means clear the guilty.
His way is in whirlwind and storm,
and the clouds are the dust of His feet.

Now, that phrase, “the clouds are the dust of His feet,” just kind of captured my attention at the moment. I could have quickly moved on because I wanted to finish reading the chapter, but I remember just paying attention to my interest in that detail. I chose to stop and go, “This is a detail I think the Lord is meaning for me to savor.”

He is slow to anger and great in power, and as He tells me those character traits, He wants me to have this visual that He’s like this huge whirlwind and storm and the clouds are just like puffs of dust coming out from the bottoms of His feet.

I got up from the couch where I was reading, and I went over to my window to look out my window into my back yard. It happened to be a really beautifully cloudy day. I remember standing there, just paying attention to the clouds. I took about five minutes to stand and look at the clouds and imagine how big God’s foot must be to put it down and those clouds be the little puffs of dust that come out from them.

Just spending that five minutes of meditation on God’s Word and the imagery it gave me so awakened the light in my heart for Him. That kind of big, powerful God would also say in the same breath, “I am slow to anger. I am slow to anger.”

Here in this book of judgment, God is saying, “I am slow to anger. Yes, I’m powerful, but My character is good for you.”

There’s so much in God’s Word to savor if we will just pause and slow down as we find things that are interesting and intriguing to us, to not just power through. It’s a meal to be savored. We’re invited to savor this wonderful meal of God’s Word. That’s my second metaphor.

God’s Word is also a check—a check for a payment for something that we’re invited to cash. God’s Word is a check that we’re invited to cash.

Now, I don’t know if you use checks anymore. They’re something that I only rarely pull out for the occasional medical bill or school fee or something that I need them for. But what is a check?

Think about a bank check. It is a guarantee of future payment. If I write you a check for something and sign it, it’s not actual cash in my hand that I’m giving you, but it is a guarantee that is associated to an account that does have the funds for the amount that I wrote on there. It is a promise that if you take that check to a legitimate bank that can cash it, you can get the funds for it.

God’s Word is like that. It is full of promises. It is full of truths that are true for us, that are true for today, and that are promised to everyone who has put their faith in Jesus. It is like a check written for you that you are meant to hold as precious and cash when you need it.

Second Peter 1:4 says this: [God] has granted to us his precious and very great promises.” Through His Word He has granted us promises.

Or 2 Corinthians 1:20 and 21 says this: “For all the promises of God find their yes in [Jesus]. That is why it is through him that we utter our amen.”

All of God’s promises are yes in Christ. If we’re in Christ, the promises of God are a yes for us.

Galatians 3:29 says this: “And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to the promise.”

If we have put our faith in Christ, we are heirs to a wealth of promises that are given to us. A lot of times when we are reading those promises, it’s not at the moment that we need them. It’s sometimes a calm moment when we’re reading God’s Word. And then later in our day, when we’re faced with trials, tribulation, doubt, condemnation, fear, anxiety, whatever it might be, that we need that promise.

And God’s Word is like a check that we’re meant to go back to that promise and cash it in with Him and go, “God, You said this is true. I’m coming to You with this promise and saying, ‘I need that payment now.’ I need You to show up today in that way.” These are promises we’re meant to take back to Him. Every promise is yours in Christ, like a check. Take it to Him.

Then wait on God, just like you would stand at a counter. If you were to stand in a line with your check to go get it cashed, maybe at a bank, or if you’re waiting for that teller to go back to the register to bring you back that cash . . . There is a moment when we look at God and call on His promises, and we don’t feel anything immediately. But we wait, expectantly, knowing that they are checks, guaranteed to be delivered to us. That promise is true for us.

And so what do we do with that? If God’s Word is a check we’re invited to cash, then we wait on Him. We take those checks to Him, and we wait on Him.

I remember in a season of great sorrow and suffering in my life, a prolonged loss on many levels and conflict and disillusionment, reading Psalm 16. I love Psalm 16. But it caused a lot of pain in my life as I felt like it was not matching with what I was experiencing of God.

You may know this verse in Psalm 16, near the end of that psalm, verse 11 says this: “In your presence [God] there is fullness of joy.”

I remember when I was sitting reading that and getting honest with God and going, “God, I know I have access to Your presence through Christ, and I do not feel joy. I feel great grief and sorrow, and not just circumstantially. It is like a great, deep heaviness that I’m not quite sure what to do with. I’m weary. And, God, You said there’s fullness of joy in Your presence.”

I remember something shifting in me, just that feeling of, “Well, then, if this is true, if this is really true and really a promise for me, then I’m meant to act on that. I’m meant to take that, like a check, and cash it in.”

And so I began journaling that day and saying, “Lord, You said there’s fullness of joy in Your presence. I don’t know what that means, but it sure doesn’t feel very joyful in my life right now, but I’m going to ask for that.”

I began praying for that. “God, would You help me see what apparently is my reality that I’ve access to that joy in Your presence.” And nothing changed that day, and nothing changed the next day. But I kept praying it. I kept waiting on Him. I kept bringing it. It’s like I kept bringing that promise up to Him like a check and going, “Lord, You said it’s good, that this check is good to be cashed in, and that it’s true for me. So I’m coming again today and saying, ‘Lord, would You please do it in me? Would You please produce joy and please show me the joy that’s available to me in Your presence?”

And over time, over a period of weeks, that went into a period of months, things began to shift. And can I put my finger on exactly when? No, not really. But I will never forget the experience of leaning into and living into joy as God began to maybe heal things in me I didn’t know I needed healing from, or I’m blind in my eyes and ways that I didn’t know.

But I remember beginning to experience joy while my circumstances remained as dismally bleak as they had before. That was a game changer for me because it was an experience of, “Okay, these promises are true.”

When I am persistent with Him like He told me to be, like the persistent widow, He says they’re good to be cashed in.

I don’t know what promise you need today, but find promises in His Word, and go cash them in. Bring that promise to Him and say, “Lord, I need this promise right now.” Wait on Him. Keep coming back. Wait on the Lord, and He will be faithful. 

Okay, so God’s Word is a check we’re invited to cash. That’s our third metaphor for the Word of God. What’s our fourth one? God’s Word is like a path. It’s a path, and it’s a path that we’re invited to walk in.

Let me read for you from Psalm 119, just this beautiful psalm all about celebrating the Word of God. Verse 1, the opening verse: “Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord!”

How interesting! We’re given this picture of God’s Word, the law of the Lord. We’re not told to learn about it. We’re not told to become experts in it. We’re not told to be able to argue about it. We’re told to walk in it. We’re to walk in this thing. That’s so interesting to me.

There is a trail, a bunch of trails, near my house. It’s beautiful and lovely. We love to go there as a family. When you get to the preserve, right where all these trailheads are, there’s a map. It shows you all the trails. It shows you the different altitudes that you’ll be going up and down, how long the trails are, how difficult they are.

That trail map is not meant to be something that you study and then be able to answer questions about it on a test. The point of the preserve is not to go there and look at the map and go, “Oh, great. I understand every trail, what they’re called, how long they are, the altitudes. I’ve memorized them all.”

No. That map exists so that I can know for sure I want to go on it, and then I can go and walk on it. I can get my hiking boots on. I can move my body down those paths and enjoy the beauty of that path.

God’s Word is the same. It is not meant to be something that we study as if it’s a textbook to pass an exam on. We are meant to look at it, but then to walk in it, to actually get our hands dirty, to actually let it transform our decisions, our behaviors, our thoughts, our affections.

We are not meant to stay the same when we encounter it because it will confront things in us and invite us. It will create forks in the road and invite us to a new way of living. And the invitation is: will you walk in it? God’s Word is like a path we’re invited to walk on.

Now, it’s not just any path. It’s a path of provision. Listen to Psalm 1: “Blessed is the man . . . whose delight is in the lawof the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night” (v. 2).

And then it says later, “He is like a treeplanted by streams of water that yields its fruit in season,and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers” (v. 3).

Or in John 14:23, Jesus says this: “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.”

This is a path of the provision of the very presence of God, of being planted by streams of water, having everything you need and the moment that you need it. This is a path of provision.

It’s a path of protection. Do you remember how Jesus talks about His Word at the end of the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew, chapter 7? It says this in verse 24: “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them [there’s the walking] will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock,” and it will be able to stand even in a storm.

So this is a path, not just of provision, but one of protection. It is a protected path.

It’s also one of productivity. That might not seem like a comfort to you, but it sure is to me because I want my life to matter. I want good fruit to come from my life. And I bet you do, too.

In John 15, we see Jesus say this in verses 5 and then in verse 7. He says, “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.”

He later says, “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, [there’s that transformative walking in the path] ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”

So walking in the path of God allows our lives to bear fruit. It makes them productive. It bears fruit. We don’t even work hard to do.

So it’s a path not just for provision, protection, but also productivity. And, lastly, it’s a path of pleasure. It’s a path of pleasure.

John 15, later in that same chapter, Jesus says this: “If you keep my commands, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full” (v. 10–11).

If you keep His commands, if you walk in the path that the Word lays out for you, Jesus says, “My joy will be in you, and your joy will be full.” So this path of the Word that you’re invited to walk on is a lovely path.

It doesn’t always feel like that, does it? A lot of time when the Bible confronts us, it’s usually to loosen our grip on something that we’re attached to, that we desire, that we love, or we’re maybe have been so used to it in our lives we’re afraid if we let it go. If we take this new path, it can feel really scary.

But the invitation is this: if God’s Word is a path for us to walk on, and it’s a good, lovely path, then as that moment comes, that fork in the road comes as you read God’s Word, take that step in faith. God’s Word is good for you. His Word promises the path is good and full of everything you could ever want and need.

And so, get your boots on and get going. That’s the invitation. When God’s Word confronts you and invites you down a new path, imagine it like the beginning of a new trail, that God has just looked at you and said, “This is a lovely trail, and I can’t wait for you to experience it.” And so in faith, get up and start moving. God’s Word is a path to be enjoyed and explored.

Lastly, the last metaphor for God’s Word: God’s Word is a bridge. It’s a bridge, and it’s an invitation for us to cross the bridge and get to the other side.

We, a couple of times, have gone on vacation to Destin, Florida. I don’t know if you’ve been there, but I live in Texas, and the beaches in the panhandle of Florida are so beautiful compared to what we have access to here. We’ve driven there a couple of times with our family.

It’s about a twelve-hour drive from Texas from where I live, and it’s always a joy when we see the bridge near Destin, Florida, to get to where we’re going, to get across the bay and get to wherever we’re staying. My family loves it. We all see that bridge, and we’re like, “Great! We’re almost there!”

Now, how silly would it be if we got to the bridge (and it is beautiful, it’s a beautiful view), but we pull over the car, and we get out. We may pop out some camping gear, and we go, “Sweet! We’re here! Let’s camp out here on the bridge. It’s going to be a lovely vacation.”

I think my kids—who knows what they would do. They’d probably start crying and go, “Are you serious? What prank is happening here?” But it’s silly. Right? The bridge is a good thing because it allows us to get to something good on the other side. And God’s Word is like that. It is a bridge meant to be crossed.

Now, we see this most clearly in John chapter 5. In verse 39, Jesus is speaking. He’s speaking to some Jews in His day. He says, “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life” (vv. 39–40).

This is so interesting, this warning that Jesus gives. He says the Scriptures have a function, and their function is that they point to Me. You have to actually come to Me, across this bridge of the Word, to have life. The Scriptures themselves are actually a means to an end. They’re actually a means to a greater end.

Jesus’s warning here is actually really wonderful news. It’s wonderful news because if the end goal of Christianity is that I have a book to memorize and know, that’s not great news. But if the message of Christianity is there’s a living Person that I’m invited to know, have relationship with, that’s awesome.

That is the invitation of the Scriptures, that there’s a real and living God on the other side that is being revealed, being expressed, being shown to us through the Scriptures. And the invitation is: take that trek across the Scriptures like a bridge and actually go to the other side. There are seeds of vibrant life that is there for you in real living, tangible relationship with the living God who is truly noble.

Now, don’t get me wrong. I do not mean that the Bible is not essential to say it’s a means to an end. It is essential. It is the only bridge to get to where we want to go. There is no other.

And just like when I see the bridge on our way to Destin, we don’t turn around and go somewhere else. “It’s great, the bridge is here!” We love the bridge because we can’t wait to cross the bridge to get to where we’re going.

I love the Word. I hope you do, too, but every moment you read it, and every moment you interact with it, you study it, it is an invitation to go all the way across to the Person on the other side.

So what does that mean for us? If the Bible is a bridge we’re invited to cross, the implication, especially in our Bible reading, is to pray, to talk to Him, to fellowship with Him. That as we read it, we don’t stay distant from Him, but we actually engage with the living God we have access to.

We have the privilege of reading this Book with the Author. Like I mentioned in Ezekiel, when I come to passages I don’t understand, I go, “God, help me know. I don’t understand this.” We have the freedom to be honest and go, “I’m really confused. I don’t understand what this means. God, show me.”

Or when we read lovely things about the clouds being the dust to His feet, we can go outside and sit down on our back patio and go, “God, thank You so much that all that power and might that I see in the sky is Yours for me today.”

Take a moment to actually allow the Word to transfer us into prayer, relational conversation with God. Bible reading without prayer doesn’t make sense. It’s like camping out on the bridge, studying the bridge, and then going home. It doesn’t make any sense. It’s not the function.

The Bible is a bridge that we’re meant to cross and get to the other side. We don’t want to just be anchored to the bridge of God’s Word only. We also want to be anchored to the Person of the Word. The God of the Word is where we ultimately sink our anchor and all of our hope because sometimes God’s Word says really confusing things.

Then we can resonate with Peter when he says in John chapter 6, after Jesus says so many confusing things that they don’t understand at the time, when Jesus asked Peter, “Do you guys want to leave, too?” He says, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God” (vv. 68–69).

Do you hear in Peter’s response that he’s not anchored to the Scriptures and to the words of Christ, but to Christ Himself. He’s not anchored to a what, but to a Who. And that is what we need.

We need to be anchored, not just to the what of the Scriptures, but the Who behind the Scriptures, the Living God, and not take just crossing the bridge, but in prayer and conversation with Him, to enjoy the relationship that is ours in Christ and the reason He saved us, that He might bring us to God. The Scriptures help us do that.

So don’t stop short and park out on the bridge of God’s Word. Go fully to the other side and enjoy the relationship that you were made for and that is your very purpose in life, which is to know Him.

So as we end our time thinking about these five different metaphors that we’re invited into, let’s just take a moment and pause and pray and allow God to settle those truths into us. Will you pray with me, wherever you’re at—in your home, in your car?

God, thank You for the rich treasure we have in Your Word. It is a good gift to us. And thank You for the invitation that it is, that it really is like You opening the door to us and saying, “Come on in, Daughter, and explore.”

This is a precious invitation sent to us, and I pray that we will take You up on Your offer, that we would R.S.V.P., that we would show up, that we would open up Your Word and take time to walk around in it.

That we would find promises to cash in. That we would find beautiful bites of food to taste and savor. That we would find curious things we’re not sure about, and that we would explore them with You; that we would ask about them, and ask You to reveal Yourself more to us through them.

That we would take the path that You’re inviting us to in Your Word, but, ultimately, God, that we would enjoy You, the One we were made for.

I’d invite you to take just a moment and ask God which one of those metaphors do you need to continue thinking on and live out in your coming week.

Nancy: What a refreshing message. I still remember hearing Kelly share this for the Revive Our Hearts online event some months ago. I remember thinking, We’ve got to share this with all our listeners.

God’s Word is truly wonderful, and Kelly Needham’s five metaphors bring this truth to life in such a beautiful way.

If you need a reminder, Kelly taught us that God’s Word is a house we’re invited to explore, a meal we’re invited to savor, a check we’re invited to cash, a path we’re invited to walk in, and a bridge we’re invited to cross.

I want to encourage you to pick one of these five metaphors and take some time today to meditate on it. And then think about what you can do to grow in your understanding and appreciation of the Scriptures.

Dannah: Oh, that’s so good, Nancy. I think I need to do that, too.

Now, Kelly shared that message during one of our live online events last year. You know what? There’s another online event coming up tomorrow. It’s called, “Share the Wonder.” It’s exclusively for our Revive Partners.

Revive Partners believe in what we’re all about so much that they commit to pray for Revive Our Hearts regularly. They spread the message to others, and they donate at least $30 a month.

Tomorrow at this live “Share the Wonder” event, we’ll be casting the vision for our Wonder of the Word initiative and inviting Revive Partners to join us. It’s going to be an encouraging time.

Our mission is to reach the next generation of women with the wonder of God’s Word. These are some exciting days here at Revive Our Hearts.

Now, if you’re a Revive Partner, and you haven’t RSVP’d yet, be sure to do that at ReviveOurHearts.com/partner. And if you’re not a Revive Partner, but you’d like to become one, visit ReviveOurHearts.com/partner also to learn more.

Now, maybe you can’t commit to monthly giving at this time, but you’d still like to partner with Revive Our Hearts, never fear. You can do that by making a one-time donation at ReviveOurHearts.com.

Listeners who give make such an impact, and that’s why when you give a gift of any amount, we’ll thank you by sending you a copy of Nancy’s booklet, The Power of Words. It is a wonderful resource to help you understand the connection between your heart and your tongue.

Again, you can donate and ask for your booklet at ReviveOurHearts.com, or call us at 1-800-569-5959.

Tomorrow we’re diving into a series with Nancy all about the life of Balaam. You might be wondering, Is that the guy who had a talking donkey? Sure is! But there’s a lot more to his story. Please be back for Revive Our Hearts.

This program is a listener-supported production of Revive Our Hearts in Niles, Michigan, calling women to freedom, fullness and fruitfulness in Christ.

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