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Read your Bible
'Continue in...the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise.' 2 TIMOTHY 3:14-15
Three reasons to get into the Bible more:
1) We'll understand it more! We hear someone preach a great sermon and think, 'When I read it I didn't see that!' That's because the pastor spends hours praying over it and studying the Scriptures! The more time we put in the Bible the more we can understand it! Ok so you've got stuff to do but what could you cut down on (school isn't an option!)?
2) We learn to hear God! It's easy to become satisfied with hearing ABOUT from somebody else rather than hearing FROM God ourselves. Sometimes we can miss out on the buzz of discovering great truths from God's Word unless we get stuck into His Word.
3) It tastes good! Bible study is hard work. There are no shortcuts to it. It takes time, effort, concentration and persistence. Most of its great truths don't lie on the surface; we have to dig for them. Dr Howard Hendricks describes the three stages of Bible study:
a) the 'castor oil' stage; we study the Bible because we know it's good for us, but it's not too enjoyable
b) the 'cereal' stage; our Bible study is dry and uninteresting, but we know it's nourishing
c) the 'peaches and cream' stage; we are really feasting on the Word of God. Bottom line? 'Continue in...the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise.'
written by Bob Gass
