Make a Habit of Studying the Word

I know I mentioned earlier that I’m reading the bible through this year. I’ve run into a few obstacles, but I’m still pressing forward. For the past few months, I’ve been in a small group studying the book of Romans and I’m teaching family bible study covering the book of Acts. Some might say that’s a lot of studying and time spent in the bible. Depending on the perspective, I guess that could be true. However, the more I study, the more I realize how much I have to learn. No matter how much we study, we’ll never learn it all. But, the more we study, the more we want to learn. 

God’s Word is living and my experience with the Word changes as I do (Heb 4:12). The Word doesn’t change, it just has more meaning than I can fully comprehend at any one time. It’s a process. But in order to excel in the process, I have to spend significant time in the Word. God told Joshua in Josh 1:8 (MSG), don’t for a minute let this Book of The Revelation be out of mind. Ponder and meditate on it day and night, making sure you practice everything written in it. Then you'll get where you're going; then you'll succeed. 

I’m definitely spending more time in the bible than I have before, but I still have work to do. I’ve haven’t been meditating on the Word day and night like the apostles were after Jesus ascended back to Heaven. I have entirely too many distractions. I get distracted by life, obstacles, TV, social media, etc. There are so many busy things going on around us that we are easily distracted from the most important thing - keeping our eyes, mind, heart and actions aligned with God’s Word. The only way to do that is to know it and practice it (Prov 4:10-13).

The more time we spend in God’s Word, the more we’ll be drawn to Him. With that in mind, we need to make strides to make bible study a habit. The better we know His Word, the better we know His character and His voice. I believe our lack of study and meditation are among the reasons we don’t exhibit the same power the apostles did with the Holy Spirit working through them. If faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God, we have to get into the Word. What are you going to do?