Invited to Stay - Rev. Jillian Pelkey
You have an open invitation from God to enter His presence through His Word and stay there.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV - All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
The Bible is the same through every generation. The same Word has been preserved for us.
We are invited into the pages of His Word to hear God and know who He is.
Hebrews 4:12 NIV - For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
God is present in every book of the Bible. He’s invited you to know Him through His Word.
By God’s design our spiritual growth is individual and collective. We get to live out our faith individually and collectively.
What is your personal relationship with the Bible?
Some questions for reflection:
On most days, do I look forward to reading the Bible?
Is the Bible my go-to source for direction?
Have I read the whole Bible?
Has God ever spoken directly to me from the Bible?
God is inviting you fresh and anew in 2026 to stay with Him through the Word.
Carry the Word of God with you throughout your day.
If your Bible reading becomes only a checkmark, you are missing God’s heart for you to stay with Him.
Psalm 119:105 - Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
YOUR Word - This is God’s Word. It’s alive, real and holy.
Pray before reading and then listen for what He wants to say.
Jeremiah 29:13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 33:3 Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
Matthew 13: 10-12 The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?” He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.
Press in there is more.
A Lamp unto MY feet -This book is for everyone. You are invited into every single page.
The Holy Spirit has a blueprint for your life and He wants to show it to you through His Word.
You are invited to stay in His word so that He can speak to you.
At just the right moment, God will bring back what you need.
God’s Word is so big that some of it is a mystery. There is more. Read it again!
A LAMP to see what is coming and LIGHT over your life
A word to stand on in difficult times.
A guide to life
Genesis 1:14-18 And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night…and to separate light from darkness.” And God saw that it was good.
His Word shines light into your life.
Staying in God’s Word is an invitation, not a chore.
Bible reading is worship to the Lord.
To be like Christ you need to stay in His word.
Ps. 119:114 - You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.
Come. Sit. Stay and hear from Him. He never stops inviting.
How might you want to answer these questions differently in 2026?
On most days, do I look forward to reading the Bible?
Is the Bible my go-to source for direction?
Have I read the whole Bible?
Has God ever spoken directly to me from the Bible?