Dallas Willard Daily Devotional, August 30, 2019

Click to view this email in your browser.

The importance of study In the spiritual discipline of study we engage ourselves, above all, with the written and spoken Word of God. Here is the chief positive counterpart of solitude. As solitude is the primary discipline of abstinence for the early part of our spiritual life, so study is the primary discipline of engagement. Our early experience may be so full that we neglect study. But relationship with God, as with any person, soon requires a contribution from us, which will largely consist of study. Calvin Miller well remarks, "Mystics without study are only spiritual romantics who want relationship without effort." From The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives. Copyright © 1988 by Dallas Willard. All rights reserved. Used with permission of HarperCollins Publishers. Forward this email to your friends, or invite them to subscribe to receive the Dallas Willard Daily Devotional.

Bible Gateway Recommendations

Buy Now Knowing Christ Today: Why We Can Trust Spiritual Knowledge Retail: $15.99 Our Price: $11.99 Save: $4.00

Copyright Information Copyright 2016 © HarperOne. Drawn from the works of Dallas Willard. Used by permission. Subscription Information This email was sent to mucomacamucomaca.muco@blogger.com by Bible Gateway, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA. This email is part of a devotional or newsletter that you signed up for on BibleGateway.com. If you have questions or comments about this email, please contact us. Manage all Bible Gateway subscriptions — Opt Out of all Bible Gateway communication