THE WORD OF GOD
So, Why should I read the Bible on a regular basis?
Reading the Bible is the primary way to receive God’s Word for us now in the Church Age. God could send an angel if He wanted to. He could speak to us verbally if He wanted to. But what we learn in the New Testament is that God is currently using the Holy Scriptures as His primary conduit of speaking His Word to us. So if we don’t read it, we are cutting off the primary conduit!
The importance of the Word of God is revealed through the many different images that depict its value:
+It is a hammer capable of breaking the hard heart (Jeremiah 23:29).
+It is a mirror reflecting one’s true condition (James 1:23-25).
+It is a seed which springs up into life (Luke 8:11).
+It is food: Milk for babies (1 Cor. 3:1-2) and Meat for the mature (1 Cor. 3:2).
+It is GOLD and SILVER (Psalm 119:72).
+It is sweet, sweet honey (Psalm 19:10).
+It is a sword which discerns the intentions of the heart (Heb. 4:12).
+It is a fire which ignites the believer to speak (Jer. 20:9).
Indeed, there is nothing else more crucial in this life for a Christian than to read, learn and hear the Word of God through the Holy Bible… and then obey it!
Pastor Marcus Elmer, West Hills Community Church