In Deut 11.19-20, Moses encourages the children of Israel to be ‘soaked’ in the Law of God; “Teach them (these words) to your children, taking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Write them on the door-frames of your houses and on your gates.”
One danger is that we say we believe in God, and accept His word, but that we only read the Bible or discuss it on ‘special’ occasions. At Church, or a weekly Bible Study, or similar. We leave the other hours of our week Bible-free.
If I am to live out the life of Jesus Christ, and be His ambassador in this world, surely a natural overflow of Bible truth is essential!
Had I visited the home of an Israelite family, on the evidence of this scripture, I would see God’s word as I entered their house, on the gates and door-frames. Had I shared a meal with them, I would have heard conversation punctuated by God’s truth. Had I journeyed with them, I would have been able to share godly discussion. And, as one generation passed, the next generation perpetuated the same values.
In our family homes, in our workplaces, and in our Church friendships, let us make the effort to include Bible truth in conversation. No aspect of life is excluded from God. Let us not live as if it were.