Bible Study: Just Keep Reading 03.02.10

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Today is Tuesday March 02, 2010 and we are reading through the Bible in a year. Today's message comes from the reading of the Book of Deuteronomy, chapters 3-4. If you would like to read the chapters along with us here online you can Click Here to read them or copy & paste this URL onto your browser: http://www.readytofollow.com/bible-march-2

Title: Bible Study: Just Keep Reading
The Bible is our only true source for understanding and knowing not only our Creator, but His purpose for bringing us into this world. Every person born is here for a reason and used by God in some way, even those who do not know God at all. There is no greater tool than the power of God's Word. After forty years of wandering around in the wilderness I am sure that the Israelites did not want to hear a repeat of what their parents did to keep them from entering the promised land, but it was important that Moses explain it to them. Moses reminded the new generation of Israelites that living according to God's Word would bring lasting fulfillment. He continued to explain the Law that God had given their parents at Mount Sinai and told them why he was not allowed to enter the promised land himself. “And I besought the LORD at that time, saying, O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might? I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon. But the LORD was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the LORD said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.” - Deuteronomy 3:23-26. I will say it again, God is not a respecter of persons, even men of God can mess up and lose blessings because of disbelief or disobedience. While, He does not forsake us and forgives us, that still does not stop Him from taking things away from us if we forget that He is in control.

The one essential requirement for remaining in the promise land was obedience to God's Word. “Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you. Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.........Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?........And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness. And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice. And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone. And the LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it.” - Deuteronomy 4:1,2,5-7,11-14. The Israelites did not have the entire Bible to read as we do today, they got it a little bit at a time as it was written, so, it was important that Moses remind them of how important it is to be reminded of God's Word often. Whether we can read the entire Bible in a decade, a year, or a month, it is important that we keep reading it. Why? No matter how many times you read something you never sink it all in, you may remember bits and pieces, but if you tried to remember everything all at once your mind would be in overload and forget everything. Ever study for a test and try to get a years worth of knowledge in you in one day? It does not work out very well. And this is why God designed the Bible for us to be able to grasp a little bit of it at a time. You can not read the same passage twice and get the same meaning out of it, I am not talking about self explanatory ones. Do not buy into these people that say they have read the Bible and know everything, no one knows everything. And to tell you the truth, if you do not know Jesus you will never understand any of it, because it is the Holy Spirit that helps you understand it, not your own thoughts. If we left it up to our own thoughts we would think of God as a cruel man that only wants us to sit in a room and pray and read the Bible 24/7, which is probably a good thing sometimes, and destroys us if we don't. Did you notice in the passage, “Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you?” - Deuteronomy 4:2. God despises those who change His Word or take Words out of His mouth. Jesus Said, “For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.” - Revelation 22:18-20. It took about forty men to write the Bible, these men were guided by the Holy Spirit to say exactly everything that God told them to say. While we may not understand every thing we learn a little more each time we read. The more we read, the more we know, the closer we get to Him and know His will and purpose for our lives. God has wonderful plans for all of us, but unless we read His Word for ourselves we will never know what that is. Know the saying, knowledge is power? God's knowledge is pure power and nothing is more powerful than His Word. “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” - Hebrews 4:12. Praise God, that we as Christians are armed with the Word of God, we may not know all of it, but we can say that we know Jesus and have eternal life because of Him. Just keep reading and let the Holy Spirit work a great work in you.

Enjoy the rest of your day/night and God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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