As we reach the middle of our week-long focus on tilling the soil of our hearts,

today we're going to look at the power of Scripture in receiving all that God longs to give us.

Within the pages of Scripture, there is a wealth of stories,

all conveying how God has met with and restored his people from the beginning of civilization.

And these stories are powerful resources in softening our hearts towards God,

inviting Him to meet with us and mold us into His likeness. As we look at the power of God, inviting him to meet with us and mold us into his likeness.

As we look at the power of Scripture today, may God stir our hearts to spend time every day

in the pages of this transformative book. And may Scripture guide us deeper into true relationship

with its author. Welcome to the First 15 podcast. I'm going to be the next. Our verse for today comes from Psalm chapter one, verses one and two, scripture says.

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners,

nor sits in the seat of scoffers. But his delight is in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers.

But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law, he meditates day and night.

One of the most powerful tools in tilling the soil of our hearts is Scripture.

Each time you open the Bible, you're looking at a miracle.

2 Timothy 316 tells us,

all Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof,

for correction, and for training in righteousness. When you are reading the Bible, you are reading

the very word of God, breathed out by Him and powerful in its ability

to reveal both the character of God and your identity.

Romans 12 says, do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind.

When you renew your mind through Scripture, you allow the Bible to transform your heart into fertile soil that bears everlasting fruit.

So let's look today at a few ways we can use scripture to renew our minds

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