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Creative Bible Study
CHAPTER TEN
DEVOTIONAL BIBLE STUDY
OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this chapter you will be able to:
• Write the Key Verse from memory. • List the steps of the devotional method of Bible study. • Do a devotional Bible study.
KEY VERSE:
Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word. (Psalm 119:148)
INTRODUCTION
The first method of Bible study which you will learn is called the devotional method. This chapter defines, explains, and presents an example of a devotional Bible study. The "For Further Study" section provides an opportunity to apply what you have learned by actually doing a devotional study.
THE METHOD DEFINED
The devotional method gets its name from the word "devotion" which means "dedication, consecration, worship, and sincere attachment to a cause or person." The devotional method of Bible study increases dedication and consecration to God. It leads to worship and a deeper personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.
This method involves not only study of God's Word but also the application of its truths. It is against this method that Satan raises his greatest opposition. Satan is not concerned about study just to gain knowledge. He is vitally concerned when Bible study results in application which brings positive changes in your spiritual life. It is not enough to just be "hearers of the Word." A person who is a hearer of the Word is one who studies God's Word but never applies the Word to his life: