Pursuing Scripture

“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.” Deuteronomy 6:4-9


Today, I was reminded of these famous words of Moses known as the Sh'ma Yisrael. I was encouraged that I need to be pursuing knowledge from the Holy Scriptures. For anyone in youth ministry this passage highlights the need to put Scripture above all else in our personal lives and in ministry. In fact I know of a retired pastor who has started a Bible study of students from his neighborhood. He's too old to run events and programs, but his passion for Scripture is contagious enough that the students look past the age gap to attend the Bible study.