How Do We Approach God's Word, The Holy
Bible?
With what attitude do we approach
God's word, the Holy Bible? Is it a chore to read it, and are we
bored with it and find it dull reading? Or, do we approach God's
word with excitement and anticipation, expecting to see miracles
performed before our eyes. While reading and studying God's word,
do we hear the voice of God speaking to us, giving us direction for
our lives? When God, through his word, shows us the experiences of
other men and women of past ages, some who rebelled against God and
his word, and some who honored God and his word, do we profit from
it? If we have the first attitude that reading God's word is a
chore and not interesting, then it may be that we are just drawing
near to God with our lips, but our heart may be far from him, and the
only reason we bother with God at all is because we have been taught
by parents or teachers that we ought to honor God, and this is not
truly the conviction of our own heart. If we don't really have a deep
love for God, and the things of God down deep in our heart, and if
our worship and service is only with our mouth and hands, and not
with our whole heart, then the bible will be a sealed book to us,
because the bible is the only book in existence which must have its'
author present when read in order to be understood. When the heart
of man is not really yielded to God, then the Holy Spirit is not
present to interrupt the meaning of every word of God.
The Holy Bible is the most
profound book ever written, yet there is no college or university in
existence which can give us enough education to understand it. On
the other hand, it is revealed by the Holy Spirit to small children,
and the simplest of men whose hearts are in tune with God's Holy
Spirit.
If we approach God's word with
the attitude of boredom or lack of interest, we ought to give our
hearts some careful examination to determine if we are saved, and
have been truly “born again” and have the indwelling Holy Spirit
with us in our heart.
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