DO YOU STUDY OR READ?

I'm talking about the Bible -- Do you study it or read it?

II Timothy 2:15 directs, "Study to show thyself approved unto God . . ." The Greek word translated "study" means exertion and diligence. There's a vast difference between studying and reading. Study is hard work. Reading is often a pasttime only.

Everything we need to know is contained in the Bible, but we must put forth an effort to discover it.

Suppose you read a book in the privacy of your home on how to survive when lost in the woods. You probably wouldn't give much more than a passing thought to what you read. But if you were actually lost in a forest and had that same book with you, I dare say you'd devour it from cover to cover and study it thoroughly because your very survival would depend upon it. We need to do the same with the Word of God.

Many Christians live beneath their rights and privileges as children of God because they haven't taken the time nor spent the effort to find out from God's Word just what their rights and privileges are. And we can't have faith in and believe what we don't know about.

People desire the approval of those they love. Does God approve of YOUR Bible study? Just wondering!

Preacher's Kid