I love God’s word and I have made a habit of reading through the
Bible each year. I’ve been doing this for the last few years and I find the
more I read and learn about our great and awesome God the more I want to know.
Falling in love with the word of God has made such a difference in my daily
life and my faith-walk that I like to encourage others to spend more time in
the Bible and learn to treasure God’s word in their heart, Psalm 119:11.
Of course, the number one reason for reading the Bible is that
it is God’s word! “All Scripture is inspired by God and
is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our
lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right”, 2
Timothy 3:16, NLT.
The Bible is one book that is always relevant because God is unchanging, Malachi 3:6. The Bible contains a library of books that are just as relevant today as they were the day they were written. Few, if any other book can make that claim.
The Bible is one book that is always relevant because God is unchanging, Malachi 3:6. The Bible contains a library of books that are just as relevant today as they were the day they were written. Few, if any other book can make that claim.
When we ignore the Bible; God’s very words to us, it is to our
own detriment. The Bible is more than a book for reading, but it is a book to
be studied and applied to our daily lives. It is our guidebook for life. No
Christian can fully comprehend God’s will for their life without the benefit of
God’s word. No Christian can fully grow and develop to maturity,
becoming the person God intends for them to be, without study and
application of His word.
We are to delight and hope in God’s word and these
sentiments are eloquently expressed in Psalm 119, beginning with verse 11 which
speaks of treasuring God’s word in our hearts. “Your
word” is mentioned 23 times in Psalm 119 saying, in part, God’s word is forever; it is
firmly fixed in heaven, (v. 89); it is sweeter than honey, (v. 103); it is a
lamp and a light, (v. 105); it is completely pure, (v. 140); and the entirety
of it is truth, (v. 160). Four of those 23 verses--74, 81, 114, and 147--specifically
declare, “I put my hope in Your word”.
Our hope, should cause us to live intentionally and expectantly
for we are not our own but have been bought with a price, (1 Corinthians
6:19-20). We are to live our lives as a sacrifice to God, (Romans 12:1).
Reading, studying, and applying God’s revelation of Himself specifically
communicated to His people should be a daily part of that sacrifice of worship
we offer to our Lord.
I have had the pleasure of reading several articles by Pastor
Greg Laurie at http://www.BibleStudyTools.com
and I want to close with this passage quoted from one of those articles:
“Let God's Word permeate your life and be at home inside of you.
Let the Bible fill your life. After all, success or failure in the Christian
life depends on how much of the Bible you get into your heart and mind on a
daily basis and how obedient you are to it. If you have a deficiency of the
Bible in your diet, then you will wither spiritually. If you have a regular
diet of the Word of God, then you will be strong spiritually. Fall in love with
the Bible, and you will never regret it.”
God bless!
