How to Read the Bible and Get the Most Out of It.
There are many different ways that people read and study the Bible. We should seek to read the Bible profitably, allowing it to change us.
Bible Study
Consider Carefully What You Hear – Mark 4:23-24
When you read the Bible, or anything else, let it speak to you. And then consider carefully what you hear and how you should respond.
Craving Pure Spiritual Milk -1 Peter 2:2
How important is God’s word in your life? Peter instructs us to crave it as pure spiritual milk. Only when we consume it will we grow up in our salvation.
Do Not Be Afraid or Discouraged – 2 Chronicles 32:7-8
If you are a child of God you do not need to be afraid of anything that may come your way. God is for you, you need not fear anything this life may bring.
Be Doers of the Word, Putting it into Practice – James 1:22-25
When you read the Bible, how do you respond? James challenges us to be doers of the word,not merely hearers. To put into practice what it tells us to do.
Delight in the Word of God – Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Like the Israelites were encouraged to do in the Shema, delight yourself in the word of God. Make it a integral part of your daily life and all you do.
They Devoted Themselves – Acts 2:42
What can we learn from the earliest church? They devoted themselves to the Word, to prayer, and to fellowship. What would happen if we did that today?
Meditate on It Day and Night – Joshua 1:7-8
God’s instruction to Joshua cannot be over-stressed. In order to have a successful and prosperous spiritual journey, I need to invest quality time in the Bible. Read it. Meditate on what it says. Listen to the Holy Spirit’s instruction. And obey its teachings. Then you will be successful.
Are You a Martha, or a Mary? – Luke 10:41-42
Don’t be like Martha, so distracted you fail to spend time with Jesus. Instead, be like Mary, sitting at Jesus’ feet and learning from him.
Doing Church, an Old Look – Acts 2:42-47
There is a passage in the book of Acts that I have been drawn to recently. This passage describes the life of the church in the earliest days after Pentecost. And I am wondering if maybe what worked for them might not also work in the church today, should we be daring enough to break from our traditions and follow what appeared to be a very successful model. 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe and many wonders and signs were done …