The Bible

Reading the Word is a privilege!
What I can’t understand is why more people don’t read it especially believers. Between the front and back covers there are so many pearls and gems to be gathered. The Bible is God’s love letter to His children. I think there have been more Bibles sold than any other book in the whole world. It is an inexhaustible wealth of information.

The Word of God has been almost everywhere even in King’s Palaces and even in a lowly prison cell and also the White House, you name it and it may have been read there.

It is useful for teaching, for correcting, for rebuking, and for training in
righteousness. 2 Timothy 3:16

It is a double-edged sword, cutting straight to the bone and marrow and it is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Hebrews 4:12

God’s Word is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto or path. Psalms 119:105

God’s Word is a pathway to salvation. It speaks of our condition at birth and our separation from our Creator and also our restoration.

It gives us warnings and guides us to the paths of righteousness.

It gives us wisdom, knowledge and understanding. It gives us a glimpse into Heaven and also warns us about what Hell is like.

It warns us of who our enemy is and how he works and how to resist him.

It teaches about how destructive sin really is.

It teaches us about the love, mercy, grace, patience and long-suffering of God and also that God is a consuming fire, a jealous, righteous, holy and just God and that He is a rewarded of those who diligently seek Him.

It tells us how God blesses us, and how He gives His good and perfect gifts, like Jesus and His Holy Spirit and so many other things. It will answer most any question.

It has poetry, revelation, direction and maps in many versions.

When the world teaches that there is no truth you can open the Word of God and meditate on all kinds of truth.

It is a great source for learning history, it teaches you how God created the world in the beginning and how it will be destroyed in the end and so many great things in between.

It is a Book where you can find amazing facts taking in a host of subjects.

I could go on and on, my purpose is to spark your interest so that you will dust off your Bible, if it needs it, and crack open the most amazing Book you will ever hold in your hands.

There are people in other countries that are willing to give their lives to get their hands on a copy of God’s Word and many have died because of it. I think I read about men in prison that stayed up all night writing one page of the Bible, risking their lives to get their hands on just one page. We should be ashamed to call ourselves Christians and not be diligently reading the Word of God!!

The Lord admonishes us to study to show ourselves approved, workman who are not ashamed and who can rightly divide the word of truth.

So if you’re not reading your Bible diligently, what are you waiting for. There are many translations available, get the one you can understand the best and start reading. It will be one of the best investments you will every make.

Sitting at Jesus’ feet and learning from the Master is imperative, just ask Mary, the sister of Lazarus, she did it and Jesus commended her for it. Check it out in Luke 16:38–42. Martha had a problem with her sister Mary not helping her fix dinner and she told Jesus about it. Jesus said, "My dear Martha, you are so upset over all these details. There is really only one thing worth being concerned about, Mary has discovered it and it won’t be taken away from her!" Mary was sitting at the Master’s feet taking in all that Jesus had to teach her. Now you learned a lesson from Mary just sit at Jesus’ feet with His Word in your hand for there are many things He wants to teach you.

God bless you and have a great day!!