By Kelly McCausey
How easy is it for you to let dust collect on your Bible?
There was a time when I was first searching out the truth about Jesus Christ that I was embarrassed to let friends see the bible I had purchased sitting in my living room.
Then there was a season during which I was so proud to have my study bible laying open with a bookmark, highlighter and note paper nearby.
Then my bible started to just feel like an extension of my own body… always there, always ready.
Then the bible collection began… I wanted different versions, different purposes, different looks and different styles. A bible for my bedroom, a bible for the car and a bible just in case someone needs one.
And sadly… there has been a season in my life where my bible collected dust. How can that be?
Why read the Bible?
A. It shows you the right path.
B. It alerts you when you are getting off the right path.
C. It teaches you how to get back on the right path.
D. It empowers you to stay on the right path.
Isn’t that what life is all about? Finding and staying on the right path? And isn’t life always trying to get us off of the right path? The Bible is our Path Guide. We dare not let it collect dust – or worse yet, be left behind completely.
Joel Osteen and his father before him begin every service at Lakewood Church by leading the entire congregation in a simple prayer of confession and it starts like this:
“This is my Bible:
I am what it says I am;
I have what it says I have;
I can do what it says I can do.”
When you open your Bible to spend some quiet time with your God – Do you believe that you are what the Bible says you are? Do you believe that you have what it says you have? Do you really believe that you can do what it says you can do?
How will you approach your Bible today?
About the Authors: Kelly McCausey and Sandra Jensen lead the Me Skills Discipleship Community, a private membership website for Christians who wish to enjoy a deeper relationship with Christ. Subscribe for free daily email devotionals at http://www.meskills.com
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January 30th, 2010 at 11:01 am
I pray for continued revelation for the “body of Christ” that will cause us to really believe what the bible says about who we are “in HIM”! There are so many Christians that do not know ALL that they have inherited as children of God and are, therefore, living beneath their privileges as heirs to the King! Whenever a “true believer” discovers and applies who God is in Him, who he is in God and the power and authority he has over the kingdom of darkness, he is fully equipped to live his life in the earth as an undefeated champion of life! No one knows how to execute the maximum potential of a thing better than the one who created it. So, who better to instruct me concerning my capacity to operate at my optimum than the Creator of Heaven and Earth who made me in His very own image. Joshua 1:8 says, “If you meditate on this word day and night and are careful to OBEY the word, THEN you SHALL make your way prosperous and have GOOD SUCCESS!”
June 20th, 2010 at 10:19 pm
I’m trying to learn to study the bible and I really don’t know where to begin. I love the lord with all my heart and soul. I KNOW HE SPEAKS TO ME, SOMETIMES IN MY DREAMS. So many times he has saved me from myself and cirmstances that were out of my control. When I hear his word from any reliable source, it fills my heart with joy and peace. Can someone give advice on material reading that will help me with studying the word?
June 24th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
Hi Striving,
I wanted to get some other opinions before I replied to your post. There are of course numerous places you can start, I will give you a few.
My Partner states that Romans is a good place in the Bible to begin. It gives you a good guide as to how you can be right with God. Romans 10:9 is a favorite of mine. I think the book of James offers good support to this chapter as a guide of what to do as well as Proverbs.
Pastor Abrams (whose book is also on the site) stated she would recommend starting with the Gospels of Luke or Mark also she recommended getting the Daily Bible New Living Testament Version, you can sign up for that online.
I because, I have dreams to, would recommend studying the people of the Bible who were also Dreamers. I understand how difficult it can be to express to others how dreams work. I also had to study for myself to see if the dreamer and the interpreter were the same person. I would recommend reading up on Joseph as well as the Gifts of the Spirit. In the Bible as Christians we are cautioned with regards to the people have dreams, visions, etc. To be certain that what we see or are told is really of God. Try the book of Daniel, Genesis 37 and 1 Corinthians 12.
I pray these help. Hopefully other Fellowship Family will add comments as well that will help you.
Take care and please come back and let us know. Christ is there waiting to have an intimate relationship with you, it truly pleases Him.
Be Blessed,
RiverAngel42