Some tangible benefits for reading your Bible
1/31/2021
What do you get from reading your Bible? If you honestly state that you get nothing from reading your Bible, it is time to pray. I have heard many times over my lifetime that you cannot get anything from the Bible – if you read it like a novel. I want to add to that statement that you will even get less from your Bible if you read it with the thought that it is boring.
There are some things that we can do to remedy that from happening again and again. Here is a short list of actions you can take to get more out of your reading:
- Ask God to show you something relevant to your life/situation that you are facing.
- Pray for God to lead your reading to places that you can use to help others.
- Get a Bible Study lesson and read all the scriptures that they present to you then look for more on that subject.
- Get someone to read the same portion of the Bible and discuss what you read with them.
You are probably asking yourself; what are the tangible benefits of reading my Bible? The article found on the website listed below this article, list nine that showed up during their research of forty thousand people from eight to eighty. However, I want to present some thoughts on the last two. Sharing your faith and discipling increased.
It amazes me that some people are able to go to church, profess to be born again and not let people know. Then the truth dawns on me. They have lost their passion for Christ. When you read and study your Bible you get excited or passionate and want to tell others. If you can not talk about what Jesus has done for you to fellow Christians much less to others, you have lost that passion.
During history when God’s people have been under attack or persecuted, they pray more and they search to Bible for answers. When this happens, they get a passion or excited and want to tell others what God has done for them. This is when Christianity spreads.
Have you helped spread Christ to the lost? If not, then it is time to pray and read your Bible and get excited about what God is doing in your life. Then you will start sharing your faith. Then you will want to get with others and study the Word of God which is a way of discipling others.
Make a point of making an impression of Christ on others this year.
C.I. Wilson
