Read your Bible. Every preacher worth his or her salt on the face of the planet would tell you to do that. I've heard it my whole life. But why does it matter? Is it worth investing the time and energy? Is there some kind of magic in those pages? Starting Tuesday, I'm leading our church on a journey. We're going to read a devotion from every book of the Bible for 66 straight days right here on my blog. By the time school starts back, we'll have at least read a small passage from every book in God's Word. And I believe it matters greatly.
Deuteronomy 30:19 says: "I have set life and death, blessing and curse before you. Now choose life." Earlier in that passage in verse 16, the Scripture says, "If you obey the Lord your God's commandments that I'm commanding you right now by loving the Lord you God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments, his regulations, and his case laws, then you will live and thrive, and the Lord will bless you." That's what this is about. Your best life is waiting inside those pages. The plan God has for you is waiting in those pages. Truth, hope, forgiveness, and freedom are waiting in those pages. Every preacher that has told you to read your Bible has done so for this reason. We don't get bonus points for how many parishioners we have reading the Scriptures. It's because blessing comes with obedience to God's commands, and to obey God's commands, you have to know what they are and why they are. And you learn that in His Word. Whether you're a part of Church of the Way or not, I hope you'll take this journey with us. Let's get ready to dig in...and find life.
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