Witness to the sufficiency of Scripture

It’s not uncommon for me to listen to sermons, podcasts, or music while I work around the house. It keeps me working on my mundane tasks while using my mind for things far more satisfying than folding laundry or cleaning a kitchen. Engaging my mind in worship feels like redeeming the time while I work at the seemingly futile tasks of cleaning and organizing.  

It was just another mundane day of housecleaning when I listened in on what I remember being a talk from [a pastor’s conference in] California. I can’t remember which year the conference took place and I can’t find it online, but I’ll never forget the impact it had on me. During one of the general sessions the pastor presenting simply opened his Bible and spent an entire general session reading Psalm 119, word for word, as hundreds of men sat listening. It brought me to tears. What a beautiful and humble witness to the sufficiency of the word of God!

As I thought about what to write about this week I remembered his witness. While I may feel that I have nothing new to say, the repeated word of God never grows old! For believers, truth proclaimed stirs the heart to worship, and for unbelievers it can stir the heart to repentance and belief. 

—Nicole Stevenson (Cohost, Former Adventist Podcast).