"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 3:16-17

If we do not saturate our minds and hearts with God's Holy Scripture we will never grow up spiritually in our lives. Just as our bodies require food for our physical growth so too we must feed our spiritual side. Our lives are much more than the physical. The part that was made in the image of God, the part of us that lives forever is the spirit.

If you are only feeding your spirit with the Scripture reading on Sundays from the pulpit or your Sunday school class or cell group, then you are starving your spirit! And the sad part is you never grow, you never mature, you never become the man or woman that God designed you to be because you are refusing the great gift of Scripture and there is no substitute. No amount of christian books and sermons will ever do what only the living, active Word of God can do!

We are to read, study, meditate on the Word of God daily. Joshua 1:8 says speaking of the Word; "This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success." And again in Psalm 1:2; "His delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night."

Pick up your Bible and read Psalm 119 it has 176 verses and all of it is about the benefits derived from study, meditation and doing of God's wonderful Word! The Word of God is different from every other book ever written, for it was given by our Infinite God to His finite creation, to understand it we must ask the Lord to open our minds and our hearts to see and hear what is written. Jesus had to open the minds of His own disciples to understand it. Luke 24:45.

If people only knew what the Bible contained and how it can transform your life, your mind, your thinking they would pay any price for this book. Sadly the average American has multiple Bibles in their homes that are just gathering dust because they are rarely opened.

The One who created all things, the One who died on the cross for the sins of the world, the One who rose again from the dead and sits at the right hand of God Almighty, the One who intercedes for you, Jesus is His name and the Book is all about Him! It is His gift to us to reveal His heart to us, to reveal truth to us, to open up wisdom to us, to reveal His will for your life, to reveal Himself to us, it will direct our steps, teach us, delight us, reprove us and fill us with love, peace and joy!

Please don't ignore this priceless gift, open His Word daily and do what it tells you to do and then you will experience the abundant life that He promised.

My life verse is Jeremiah 15:16; "Your words were found and I ate them, and Your words became for me a joy and the delight of my heart; for I have been called by Your name."