What's the root word of APPLICATION?

"You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life." -John 5:39-40

Do you see the difference?
Of course, they're incomparable! It's very obvious..

But do you know they have similarities?

Hmm..
Of course they're books.
Books containing procedures..
guidelines..
ingredients and measurements in different perspective..

Both are written for a purpose..
To instruct..
To guide..
To make us improve..
And to help us see results!

But sometimes, both are hard to follow.
It requires careful understanding of what's written in order to achieve the best result possible.
Sometimes.. patience is needed.

But what really is it that makes the two very similar?

As for me.. it is APPLICATION.

Cookbooks are designed to teach us how to cook a certain or several course/s but they're useless without application, right? So is the bible! A number of people who experienced the greatness of God worked up a sweat just to make that possible! See?! They're not written for reading alone! They're designed to see differences among us after having them bought!

YES, it's good to study the scriptures but studying alone won't help us grow.
YES, people are amazed seeing us reading it but that alone couldn't really convince them to follow Jesus.

What's the root word of application?
APPLY!

Yes, applying what we have studied is far better than studying the scriptures alone and seeing the differences in our lives is the most convincing strategy of winning people back to God. What is WORD without ACTION, anyway?

Hmm.. Perhaps, I should start getting more serious in writing my personal application in my devotional notebook! I hope you, too! God bless us! :)