Rookster
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“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” (Psalm 119:105)
Jesus Christ gave us the formula of success for EVERY Christian when He said, “If you know these things, happy are ye if you do them” (John 13:17).
When we delight in His Word we will experience true happiness, which is the result of knowing and doing the will of God- as He has revealed it in the Bible.
Below are suggested tips for getting the most out of your time spent in the Word:
1. At a minimum, read your Bible DAILY. Daily Bible reading is to your spiritual life what daily eating is to your physical life. There are weak, lethargic, and unmotivated Christians walking around without purpose due to a lack of regular, daily Bible reading. Just as the body needs a regular feeding time to maintain its energy level, so the spiritual man must regularly be fed the Word of God if it is to be strong and healthy. (Job 23:12)
2. Set a regular reading time. One of the more common questions from Christians is “how much time should I devote to reading the Bible each day?” It’s important to keep in mind that it’s better to be consistent with 10 minutes than inconsistent with 20. If you mean business with God and really want to grow, remember, you will reap what you sow.
You might start with 10 minutes, daily, and “build” from there. If , through consistency, you DO NOT start finding the Bible “coming alive” to you-”back up”, go to your prayer closet, and come back out-"fighting"
Soon you will find that the Holy Spirit will always be true to His Word and the LIVING WORD of the LIVING GOD will start coming ALIVE to YOU ! (Psalm 119:11)
3. Set a regular place. It might help your concentration to eliminate distractions by developing a regular place that you go to when you do your Bible study. It’s best to be in a sitting position and preferably at a desk or table. Coming regularly to this “quiet place” helps establish the devotional mood. The Holy Spirit will be waiting for you there ! (Isaiah 45:23)
4. Read with a pen / pencil / paper at hand. One of the biggest pitfalls for Bible reading is letting your eyes run across the page, reading but not comprehending. To avoid this, make sure that you read with an attitude of expectancy. When you take a “pen and paper” into your Bible study time, you prepare yourself to receive something from God. And where there’s a demand, there will always be a supply! (Deuteronomy 8:3)
5. Read devotionally. The Bible is a living book written by a loving God to His children and it is profitable to us. In it, we find basic principles, guidance and inspiration on how to live. It is our responsibility to prayerfully ask God for a message each and every time we sit down to read it. And then, it is our responsibility to apply it. In doing this, we will have great success. (James 1:22)
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Study taken from
Free Bible Study Resources
Jesus Christ gave us the formula of success for EVERY Christian when He said, “If you know these things, happy are ye if you do them” (John 13:17).
When we delight in His Word we will experience true happiness, which is the result of knowing and doing the will of God- as He has revealed it in the Bible.
Below are suggested tips for getting the most out of your time spent in the Word:
1. At a minimum, read your Bible DAILY. Daily Bible reading is to your spiritual life what daily eating is to your physical life. There are weak, lethargic, and unmotivated Christians walking around without purpose due to a lack of regular, daily Bible reading. Just as the body needs a regular feeding time to maintain its energy level, so the spiritual man must regularly be fed the Word of God if it is to be strong and healthy. (Job 23:12)
2. Set a regular reading time. One of the more common questions from Christians is “how much time should I devote to reading the Bible each day?” It’s important to keep in mind that it’s better to be consistent with 10 minutes than inconsistent with 20. If you mean business with God and really want to grow, remember, you will reap what you sow.
You might start with 10 minutes, daily, and “build” from there. If , through consistency, you DO NOT start finding the Bible “coming alive” to you-”back up”, go to your prayer closet, and come back out-"fighting"
Soon you will find that the Holy Spirit will always be true to His Word and the LIVING WORD of the LIVING GOD will start coming ALIVE to YOU ! (Psalm 119:11)
3. Set a regular place. It might help your concentration to eliminate distractions by developing a regular place that you go to when you do your Bible study. It’s best to be in a sitting position and preferably at a desk or table. Coming regularly to this “quiet place” helps establish the devotional mood. The Holy Spirit will be waiting for you there ! (Isaiah 45:23)
4. Read with a pen / pencil / paper at hand. One of the biggest pitfalls for Bible reading is letting your eyes run across the page, reading but not comprehending. To avoid this, make sure that you read with an attitude of expectancy. When you take a “pen and paper” into your Bible study time, you prepare yourself to receive something from God. And where there’s a demand, there will always be a supply! (Deuteronomy 8:3)
5. Read devotionally. The Bible is a living book written by a loving God to His children and it is profitable to us. In it, we find basic principles, guidance and inspiration on how to live. It is our responsibility to prayerfully ask God for a message each and every time we sit down to read it. And then, it is our responsibility to apply it. In doing this, we will have great success. (James 1:22)
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Study taken from
Free Bible Study Resources
