daily Bible reading

Today I revisit something I have shared at the first of almost every year the last decade, maybe longer. It is my conviction that reading the Bible each and every day will change each and every day.

The Bible changes us because it is God’s word and His letter and love to each of us who choose to Him. I want to follow. How about you? Who do you know where God is and how He works? The best answer is His word.

Job 23:11 NLT

For I have stayed on God’s paths; I have followed his ways and not turned aside.

I ran across something from Pastor John Piper on this subject that makes a lot of sense.

Piper shared:

I have never met a mature, fruitful, strong, spiritually discerning Christian who is not full of Scripture, devoted to regular meditation on Scripture, and given to storing it in the heart through Bible memorization — and that’s not a coincidence. … reading and meditating on and understanding and memorizing and enjoying the Scriptures is absolutely essential for the Christian life, which would include being in the word every day with the aim that we will meet God there and, little by little, the glory of his truth will fill and transform our lives.

…I know fairly well-along Christians who don’t do this. They don’t do this, and they’ve been Christians for years, and they’re lackadaisical. They think it’s optional because they know so much already and they read so many other books. I don’t regard that as a very good habit at all. I think it’s dangerous.

We must not and and cannot avoid the word of God on a daily basis. I need God. How about you? I need His guidance and His grace. The more of His guidance and grace I get, the more of it I give to others.

Piper went on to share that a daily diet of Scripture reading reminds us that the Scripture speaks of salvation, it reminds us of Satan’s plan, Scripture gives us peace and grace, it sanctifies us, brings joy, reminds us of errors, gives us the hope of heaven, and helps give us abundant life.

May we be found daily spending time with God and His word.

Psalm 119:11,105 NLT

I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you… Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.

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