Faithful Stewards of God’s Word are to:

1.  Crave the Word – 1 Peter 2:2

2.  Believe the Word – John 2:22

3.  Love the Word – Psalm 119:97, 127-128

4.  Long for the Word – Psalm 119:20, 40, 131

5.  Delight in the Word – Psalm 1:2, 119:35, 143

6.  Rejoice in the Word – Jeremiah 15:16, Psalm 119:111,162

7.  Treasure the Word – Job 23:12, Psalm 19:10-11

8.  Esteem the Word – Psalm 138:2, 1 Thessalonians 2:13

9.  Reverence the Word – Psalm 119:161

10.  Honor the Word – 2 Thessalonians 3:1

11.  Trust in the Word – Psalm 119:42

12.  Sing the Word – Psalm 119:54,172, Colossians 3:16

13.  Meditate on the Word – Psalm 1:2; Joshua 1:8

14.  Memorize the Word – Psalm 119:11, 16, 61, 128-129, 176

15.  Abide in the Word – John 15:7, 1 John 2:23-25

16.  Obey the Word – Deuteronomy 17:19-20, Joshua 22:5, Psalm 119:67, Luke 8:21, John 14:15, 17:6, 1 John 2:3-5, 5:2-3

17.  Be Conformed by the Word – Psalm 119: 133, 1 Timothy 6:3, Titus 1:1

18.  Not to be ashamed of the Word – Romans 1:16, 2 Timothy 1:8

19.  Contend for the Word – Jude 3, Titus 1:9

20.  Defend the Word – Philippians 1:7

21.  Suffer for the Word – 2 Timothy 1:8

22.  Do not neglect the Word – 1 Corinthians 9:16

23.  Be empowered with the Word – 1 Thessalonians 1:5

24.  Hope in the Word – Romans 15:4

25.  Live the Word – Ezra 7:10, Philippians 1:27, James 1:22-25

26.  Take heed to the Word – 1 Timothy 4:16

27.  Rightly divide the Word – 2 Timothy 2:15, Nehemiah 8:8

28.  Retain the standard of the Word – 2 Timothy 2:13-14

29.  Read the Word – 1 Timothy 4:13; Colossians 4:16

30.  Share the Word – 1 Thessalonians 1:8, 2 Thessalonians 3:1

31.  Teach the Word – 2 Timothy 4:1-5

32.  Exhort with the Word – 1 Timothy 4:13

33.  Preach the Word – 2 Timothy 4:2

34.  Tremble at His Word – Isaiah 66:2

Compare that with the Ways of the Wicked.

They willingly:

1.  corrupt the Word, 2 Cor. 2:17;

2.  reject the Word, Jer. 8:9;

3.  disobey the Word, Psalm 119:158;

4.  wrest the Word, 2 Pt. 3:16;

5.  speak not its truth, Isaiah 8:20;

6.  hate its instruction, Psalm 50:16-17;

7.  cannot understand it, I Corinthians 2:14;

8.  they lay aside the Word, Mark 7:6-9;

9.  heed doctrines of demons, 1 Timothy 4:1-2;

10.  promote destructive heresies, 2 Peter 2:1;

11.  are factious, Titus 3:9-10;

12.  and proclaim another gospel, Galatians 1:6-8.

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