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Yesterday we began to look at some guidelines for reading the Bible so that we don’t drift into a famine of hearing the Word of God. We continue today with six additional guidelines. Our excerpt from The Joy and Rejoicing of My Heart is found on pages 73 and 74:
“Read for the present. That is, try to listen for what God is speaking in His Word about your own life and the times in which we live. Think about the day ahead. Let the Word speak into your daily life and commit yourself in prayer to actions suggested by your reading.
“Be sure to read with the right spirit, hungering for God’s Word and glory, and not begrudging Him a few minutes of your valuable time. Learn to delight in your time reading God’s Word so that you know the joy and rejoicing that comes as your soul is transformed by the Scriptures.
“Read Scripture into every aspect of your soul – how you think, what you feel, what you value. Let the Word of Christ dwell richly in every sector of your soul, as you wait on the Spirit to search you.
“When you can, read the Scriptures with other believers. Join a Bible study group or get together with some friends to read and discuss the Word. Part of the reason we want the Word to dwell richly in us is so that we may teach and encourage one another in hearing and obeying it.
“Read the Word to learn something every day. Wrestle with the Lord, like Jacob, until He blesses you with some specific insight, instruction, or glimpse of His glory that you can use that day.
“Finally, read to run – to bring the living Word to life through your own words and deeds as you run the race set before you each day. Identify specific actions from your reading which you can implement as part of your daily walk with and work for the Lord.”
For reflection or discussion
1. How does your own practice of reading God’s Word stack up against these guidelines?
2. Do any of these guidelines suggest ways of improving how you read and study the Bible?
After all, the Bible is the very Word of God. We should expect that it might demand more of us as readers, given that it is the very revelation of God Himself. By practicing these guidelines as we read and meditate on God’s Word, we will more consistently enter into the joy and rejoicing God intends that we should know. Share today’s podcast with a friend, then get together to encourage one another in your reading and study of God’s Word. Your copy of The Joy and Rejoicing of My Heart awaits you as a free PDF download at The Ailbe Bookstore.
T. M. Moore
The post How to Read the Bible (2) appeared first on The Fellowship of Ailbe.
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By T. M. MooreYesterday we began to look at some guidelines for reading the Bible so that we don’t drift into a famine of hearing the Word of God. We continue today with six additional guidelines. Our excerpt from The Joy and Rejoicing of My Heart is found on pages 73 and 74:
“Read for the present. That is, try to listen for what God is speaking in His Word about your own life and the times in which we live. Think about the day ahead. Let the Word speak into your daily life and commit yourself in prayer to actions suggested by your reading.
“Be sure to read with the right spirit, hungering for God’s Word and glory, and not begrudging Him a few minutes of your valuable time. Learn to delight in your time reading God’s Word so that you know the joy and rejoicing that comes as your soul is transformed by the Scriptures.
“Read Scripture into every aspect of your soul – how you think, what you feel, what you value. Let the Word of Christ dwell richly in every sector of your soul, as you wait on the Spirit to search you.
“When you can, read the Scriptures with other believers. Join a Bible study group or get together with some friends to read and discuss the Word. Part of the reason we want the Word to dwell richly in us is so that we may teach and encourage one another in hearing and obeying it.
“Read the Word to learn something every day. Wrestle with the Lord, like Jacob, until He blesses you with some specific insight, instruction, or glimpse of His glory that you can use that day.
“Finally, read to run – to bring the living Word to life through your own words and deeds as you run the race set before you each day. Identify specific actions from your reading which you can implement as part of your daily walk with and work for the Lord.”
For reflection or discussion
1. How does your own practice of reading God’s Word stack up against these guidelines?
2. Do any of these guidelines suggest ways of improving how you read and study the Bible?
After all, the Bible is the very Word of God. We should expect that it might demand more of us as readers, given that it is the very revelation of God Himself. By practicing these guidelines as we read and meditate on God’s Word, we will more consistently enter into the joy and rejoicing God intends that we should know. Share today’s podcast with a friend, then get together to encourage one another in your reading and study of God’s Word. Your copy of The Joy and Rejoicing of My Heart awaits you as a free PDF download at The Ailbe Bookstore.
T. M. Moore
The post How to Read the Bible (2) appeared first on The Fellowship of Ailbe.