In His special prayer to His Father in John 17, Jesus said, “Thy word is truth” (vs. 17). And He elaborated on the idea when He added that it’s the “word” that sanctifies us. God’s “word” is in the Bible.
And the Bible is a Book—it’s not a TV set.
It’s not DVDs. In His infinite wisdom the dear Lord has permitted the Bible to be translated and reproduced so that all may have it.
It’s a Book that we are to read and study; you cannot honestly say that you love the Lord Jesus any more than you love this Book, the Bible; if you neglect reading and studying it, your professions of love for Jesus are in vain.
“But I can’t understand all the Elizabethan English of ‘thous’ and ‘thees’!”
Very well, get a modern version; but beware that you do not neglect reading the Bible for this reason!
The Bible is like a CD or a DVD: you cannot hear the music that is imprisoned within it unless you play it on a machine built to reproduce it; so within the Bible is the voice of the Lord Jesus but we need the Holy Spirit to “play” what is imprisoned in the Bible. He is more than willing to grant that prayer!
Don’t imagine that just going to the mountains, or the seashore, for recreation is a valid substitute for old-fashioned reading of the Holy Book.
Before you open the Holy Book, pause, get on your knees, humble your proud heart, and pray a request that your Father in heaven grant you the gift of His Holy Spirit; He cannot fail to grant that prayer.
Be sure to check your e-mail for "Dial Daily Bread" again tomorrow.
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