I have been a part of a Hermeneutical Bible Study for many years now. When I first started, I was overwhelmed by the work required. I felt that I had no business breaking down the Word, seeing what was there and creating a cohesive theme for the passage. I'm sure there were many tiimes the leader wondered just what I was thinking.

There are many times that I can not complete the work. Circumstances, my own procrastination and life's junk gets in the way sometimes. I have never felt that I completed the work for a passage. How deeply can we plumb the depth's of God's Word? There have been many times that I have been frustrated by my own seeming inability to apply learned truths.

But somewhere in the process, the Lord changed my attitude towards the study. It has become the feeding ground that gives me the sustenance to give to other ministries. The other ministries are my chance to apply what has been shown to me.

Christ has His communion with the Father offering Him continual sustenance. How am I any different? I must be in His Word, feeding on His eternal truths, otherwise I will never have the spiritual energy to serve.