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READ YOUR BIBLE - not as a news
paper, but as a letter from home.
"If a cluster of heavenly fruit
hangs within reach, gather it.
"If a promise lies upon the page as
a blank cheque, cash it.
"If a prayer is recorded, appropriate ..
it, and launch it as a feathered arrow
from the bow of your desire.
"If a truth is revealed in all its
intrinsic splendor, entreat that its
brilliance may ever irradiate the hem
isphere of your life like a star*
"Entwine the climbing Creepers of
holy desire round the lattice work of •
Scripture. So shall you come to say
with the Psalmist, *0 how love I thy
law! it is my meditation, all the day'
(Psalm 119897)."
So says famous Bible teacher, F. B,
Meyer.
Here are three other helpful hints
to make your Bible reading more enjoy
able and helpful,
1. Read your Bible slowly
'.'Haste makes waste" is the old pro
ven proverb. You miss many spiritual
gems if you read rapidly. Hurried- ;
"devotions" become nothing but relig
ious "commotions."
The Bible says, "They that wait up
on the Lord shall renew their strength"
(Isaiah 40s31). In this age of jet
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speed 3nd tense nerves, learn the art
of waiting on the Lord with His Word
before you.
So remember, read your Bible slowly.
Let your soul digest its spiritual
calories!
2. Read your Bible personally
Apply Bible truths to your own life.1
When you read about Abraham's faith,
ask yourself, '*Do I have the faith in
God that Abraham had? Would I sacri
fice my son if God wanted me to?" When
you read that David was "a Man after
God's own heart",check your conscience
to see if God could say the same about
you.
Keep a sheet of paper handy. Jot
down your thoughts about the verses
you are reading, and file them for (
future help in personal work, in speak
ing to church groups, in., correspond
ence, or just sharing a-Bible "nugget"'
with a Christian friend.
Be able ‘ to say, "Every pr'omise 'in
God's Book is mine." ...
3. Read your Bible purposefully
Just before you read a sacred pass
age, think about the problems you face.
Ask yourself, "What hplp do I need
.from God's Word today?; Spiritual vic
tory? Financial: provision? Physical
strength? Understanding for personal
problems?"’ Then after you know exact
ly what you need, give your declaration
of dependences "Lord, I. desperately ^
need :Thy help. I don’t know how to ^
solve this problem; but you do, Lord.
And I believe you will givo me the
solution through your Word."
Then begin to read your Bible with
this definite purpose . in mind. .It
sparks' new interest. And because you
are looking for something, you'll find
something!. God answers specific pray
ing, and He rewards specific reading
of his Word.
Follow these three signposts .to
better Bible reading - TODAY! Then
the"GOOD OLD BOOK" will take on a new,
fresh meaning in your devotions.
Tr,y them - and see!
This article taken from A Mighty •
Fortress by Nathanael Olson.
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