On reading the bible on a daily. Its a real struggle and Im trying to declutter the house and the mind to have clear space for Him.
Try beginning with the gospel according to John , it has a way of making the word our daily bread just a few quotes to show the importance of his word bieng active and present In our minds and daily lives
if this is in my thinking with the understandkng my lord and savior said this “
“Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: but I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.”
Matthew 5:27-29 KJV
if that is present In My thinking it works as a compass and guide to help me keep away from sins of lust that my flesh wants but the spirit is offended by
His word is life to a believer like food
the idea is as Gods word begins to be accepted and believed it’s found to change how you think about life , your role , the afterlife , God , salvation , good and evil ect so there is a living aspect a power Gods word has to change the flaws in our mind and heart to heal our scars d twisted aspects of our mind and heart his word hearing what God said d believing it to be the truth is paramount
if it’s a struggle it’s the devil trying to keep you away fro. The spirit and life that quickens us he’s trying to keep you away from faith growing up and getting strong here’s some verses to highlight why we should hear Gods word often and consider it to be true always
we want faith
“So then
faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by
the word of God.”
Romans 10:17 KJV
we want eternal life and no condemnation when we are judged by the lord
“For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed
all judgment unto the Son: Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me,
hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”
John 5:22, 24
We want to grow in spirit and life in Christ
“It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.”
John 6:63
we want to know and experience what freedom he’s able to give us as his followers ( disciples )
“Then said Jesus to those Jews which
believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
John 8:31-32 KJV
we want to live and not die
“Verily, verily, I say unto you,
If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.”
John 8:51
We just want to forst do what your trying to do now we have to hear the gospel and take it as of it’s what God has said to Mankind for salvation from death
We can’t believe things we don’t know and can’t know things we don’t hear we have to hear Gods word in order to believe Gods word and have faith in Him
you do t have to sit and read your Bible constantly , try reading for ten minutes in the am and maybe a few before sleep but actually spend more time thinking bout what Jesus is saying , than you do reading what he said of that makes sense
if we just learn a little bit and think about it a lot , considering “ what’s he actually saying here ?” knowing it’s true we can learn a lot me also ot gets rooted better that way in our mind and then when we move one to mother scriptire it’s sort of implanted as part of how we think about things now .
Ot of folks read the Bible a lot , but they spend little time considering what it is they read and how it applies tonthier modern daily life and attitudes and actions
I think if you just try a few minutes a day but sort of focus on Jesus and the gospel and also maybe most importantly pray tonthe lord to help youninderrrsnd and ask him to inspire you more to learn from him prayer plus study is rocket ship of learning and eventual growth even if it comes with growing pains at times
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