1. Receive the Word of God with meekness.“Receive with meekness the engrafted Word, which is able to save your souls” (James 1:21) receive it as servants, for it is the voice of the Master; receive it as saints, to cleanse from all defilement; receive it as subjects, to equip for the warfare of evil; receive it as sons, for it is the Father’s will; receive it as saved ones, as the direction of grace; and receive it as surrendered ones, as the rule for life.
2. Let the Word of God Dwell Richly. “Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom.” (Colossians 3:16). Let it dwell in the heart, as preservative from evil; let it dwell in the soul, as the propeller in service; let in dwell in the mind, as the plan for direction; and let it dwell in the affection, as the power for conflict.
3. Keep the Word of God Tenaciously. “They have kept Thy Word” (John 17:6). Christ could say of His disciples, We should keep it as a treasure-securely; as our teacher for instruction, as a tower for protection, and as our trust, we should keep it faithfully and well.
4. Continue in the Word of God Untiringly. “If you continue in My Word, then are ye My disciples indeed” (John 8:31). Continuance in the Word is the mark of true discipleship, the manifest evidence that we are true followers of Christ.
5. Live Out the Word of God Faithfully. “Ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ” ( 2 Corinthians 3:3). The Christian is the world’s Bible, a living object-lesson. If we are not walking Bibles, then we are walking libels.
6. Hold Forth the Word of God Boldly. “Holding forth the Word of Life” (Philippians 2:16). As the man holds the lighted torch above his head in the dark night, to show himself and others the path in which to tread, so the Christian is to hold up the Word by his life, and its testimony with his lips, that others may be enlightened and benefited.
7. Muse on the Word of God Prayerfully. “But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.” (Psalms 1:2-3) As the well-watered tree by the river’s side, grows and is fruitful, so the Christian who muses on and meditates in, the truth of God, is prosperous in life, and profitable to others.