Mid-morning is my favorite time to read the Bible, study scripture and pray. I have the luxury of having free time in the middle of the morning because I no longer have kids at home and have recently retired. My quiet time with the Lord is the very best part of my day. I sometimes use a devotional as a guide for my reading or just read through a certain book of the Bible. Many times I am preparing for a particular Bible study I may be involved in or leading that week. Sometimes I get  busy or unexpected things happen in life and I miss my personal time with the Lord but, I try to reset and pick back up the next day. Why is it so important to study the Bible?

The Bible is literally God’s Word. It was written through men inspired and led by the Holy Spirit to write God’s message to us. It was given so that we could know who God is—the creator and sustainer of the universe— and could find our way to Him through His Son, Jesus Christ. The Bible has been preserved and passed down through time—generation to generation. It is complete and without error—the source of all truth. The world today would like us to think that truth is relative. You live your truth, I’ll live mine. But if truth is a moveable, malleable standard, then it is not truth at all!

The Bible is meant to be read, studied, mediated on—then read again. There is so much to learn from it. Find time to read it daily, praying for the Holy Spirit to open your spiritual eyes to what God has to say before you begin. When we read the Bible we are connected to God in a supernatural way.

Parents, teach your children the Bible as the ultimate standard of truth by which all ideas, actions and attitudes are to be judged. In these desperate days of uncertainty, atheism and shifting values, they need the solid ground of scripture on which to stand. The next generation will need to know the Bible to repel the ideals of secularism and to defend their faith. We need to raise a generation who knows truth and will not compromise.

I hope you can find time to read the Word each day no matter your situation in life. It gives us strength for daily life and hope for the future. It provides answers and direction for life’s problems and decisions. There is no other book on earth as important—read it today.

“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16 (NKJV)

“Therefore, you shall lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be frontlets between your eyes. You shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.” Deuteronomy 11:18-19 (NKJV)

“Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Psalm 119:105 (NKJV)