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Why should you read the Bible? Let me give you a wrong reason and then some right reasons.
Here’s the wrong reason. You don’t read the Bible to please God. Reading the Bible, of itself, is not a good work.
I know of someone who really knows the Bible but he doesn’t please God. Yes, it’s Satan. He knows the Bible inside out. He hates it, because it prophesies his downfall, but he knows it. However, in the whole of scripture, there is only one time he ever quoted it. We’ll look at that another time.
Reason No.1: Joy and Rejoicing
So reading the Bible doesn’t please God. There ARE things you can do that will please God. It’s just that reading the Bible isn’t one of them. So why should you read the Bible? Here’s reason one, from the prophet Jeremiah, chapter fifteen and verse sixteen:
Jer 15:16 Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts. (KJV)
You read the Bible because you are called by God’s name and you want all of God you can get. When you read his word it will give you joy and make your heart rejoice. It will inspire and bless you. That’s a great reason, but let’s have another, from Paul’s second letter to Timothy, chapter three:
Reason No.2: Knowing God’s ways
2Tim 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
I think you can sum all of that up. Doctrine, reproof, correction and instruction in righteousness are all aspects of one thing, knowing the ways of God better.
The Apostle James says if you think it’s all about hearing the word you’re fooling yourself. You have to be a doer of the word.
The more you read and study the word of God, in humility, loving the Lord and his word, the more you will come to know how he does things and how he expects things to be done. Every day, by reading some more, meditating on what you’ve seen in his word, you’ll draw closer to the heart of God.
Reason No.3: Your daily walk with God
So here’s a third reason. Just think how this will impact your daily walk with God. You’ll find yourself making God-pleasing changes in your behaviour and your relations with others.
One day you’ll realise how powerful it is to forgive a person who wronged you. Another day you’ll suddenly see that you need to pay someone the money you owe him. The Lord may teach you humility, or fortitude, gentleness, or courage.
Day by day you’ll be having a closer walk with God.
Reason No.4: Your prayer life
Fourthly, consider how studying the word of God is going to impact your prayer life. The more you know the heart of God, the more you’ll be praying with the mind of God. And those are the prayers which get answered.
The more you know the Bible, the more you can pray the Bible, quote it in your prayers, remind God of his word. ‘Lord, your word says …’ In any situation you won’t be opening the Bible at random, poking for a verse with your eyes closed. ‘I need to go to Paris. Ah, look, The Queen of Sheba came with a very great train. The Lord is saying take the Eurostar.’
No, you’ll know what the word of God says, just as the Apostles did, and be able to bring that key verse immediately to mind.
Reason No.5: Resisting temptation
Lastly, when temptation comes, you’ll be able to say, just as Christ did to Satan in his temptations, ‘No, the word of God says such-and-such.’
That’s because the word of God is the Sword of the Spirit. It’s an offensive weapon against evil in all its forms. So we’ve found some great reasons for reading the Bible.
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If you only start half-way through a year, it’s no matter. You’re going to want to read it again and again anyway, aren’t you? So don’t lose any time, start reading your Bible now and start pleasing the Lord by putting it all into practice.
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