We’ve got 1,440 minutes in a day.
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.”
Pause for a brief moment (not too long), and let that sink in. Squint at the last word. Richly. Not sparsely. Not occasionally. Not just enough to keep your head above water. Richly. Like rain soaking into parched earth. Slowly seeping in, penetrating, Touching roots. Like fire warming the bones in the chill of winter. That’s Colossians 3:16. And it doesn’t whisper. It declares. It’s looking you right in the eye. Unblinking. Unwavering. Just staring …
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom.” That’s not five minutes before bed. That’s not skimming a single verse while the kettle boils or the adverts finish. That’s not ticking a box to quiet the conscience. It’s a lion-roar to a life soaked, saturated, overflowing with the Word that made the world and then came to redeem it. It’s easy to move on here, but don’t – just don’t! Paul is saying to let the Word, that eternal, forever word of Christ dwell in you. Let it build in and on you in such a way that even when they extend the hurricane maximum alert to F6, the equivalent won’t affect you.
You are not alone in this, fighting your corner. Take time to pray a quick 2 or 3 sentence prayer for someone you know that this verse will erupt into life for them too! Pray it for me if you like, here’s why. “Let the word of Christ dwell in y’all richly.” It’s plural. This is for you and me… and ‘them’.
We need to stop pretending that reading a single verse a day(placing one little pebble on the wall) is going to form radical, Christ-exalting disciples. It won’t. It can’t. A man or woman can’t live on crumbs and think they’re feasting – and what a feast! That’s ludicrous. A soldier can’t train once a week for less time than it takes to change the bed linen and be ready for war. And yet somehow, we’ve convinced ourselves that a verse a day is enough to confront the darkness, silence the lies, and stir up holy passion for the God who gave His Son to bring us near.
What a challenge.
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The off-line comment here is that not everyone is struggling to read the bible – my guess is that you are not either, but we do have to address the elephant in the room, especially when it is getting restless and causing some damage! This post reads a little passive-legalistic, but do keep up your good work and drawing near to God as you discover him in the pages before you each day!
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We’ve got 1,440 minutes in a day. Maybe ten of them with the Word, and we call that devotion. That’s not devotion. That’s neglect with a halo. That’s scraping by when the King of glory has laid a banquet before us. We’ve got podcasts, playlists, YouTube sermons, Bibles in every translation and yet the Word of Christ sits unopened while we chase what cannot satisfy.
And here’s the thing: you cannot do exploits for God on a diet of spiritual fast food. You want to see the dead raised? Want to speak and see hearts pierced with the gospel? Want to walk in holiness, joy, fire and power? You won’t get there by nibbling on Scripture like it’s an optional sushi side dish. Let the Word dwell in you richly. Let it take up residence. Let it challenge, correct, comfort, and commission.
This is not for the average. I’m not speaking to people content with mediocrity. I’m expecting more from you. If you’ve stuck around here long enough, you already know this isn’t for the faint-hearted.
You were born to do something world-class for the kingdom. Something costly. Something obedient. Something others won’t do because they’re too distracted, too lazy, too safe. But not you. For you, the call is clear. Give yourself – intentionally, sacrificially, joyfully – to a radical Scripture-reading lifestyle.
Let the Spirit breathe on that obedience, and everything begins to shift. Your mind. Your priorities. Your affections. Your speech. Your posture. This isn’t academic. It’s holy. It’s weighty. And it touches every corner of your life. The Word gets in, and the Spirit ignites it. And before long, your entire life becomes combustible with purpose.
Don’t give yourself grace to not follow hard after God. That’s not humility. That’s permission to drift. This isn’t legalism. It’s life. It’s discipleship. It’s the faith that actually costs something. The kind that looks like Jesus, walks like Jesus, and talks like Jesus because it’s been shaped by His Word and formed by His Spirit.
Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly. That’s not a suggestion. That’s the invitation. To be set apart. To become fire in a world grown cold. To live what others only quote.
That’s my challenge to you – because I like you, and He loves you.