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10 Reasons To Pick Up Your Bible Today.
The Bible is a “contract” in force
between God and man - every word is true and unchanging. You hold in your hand
a direct communication from God, which gives you spiritual clarity, moral
certainty and intellectual revelation. The Bible is your manual for living -
its Author is your Creator. God is the ultimate expert - He loves you and wants
you to succeed. He cares about your eternal destiny. The Maker of Bible
promises will never die, has all the resources to fulfill every guarantee
by CHARLES T.
CRABTREE
An open letter to those who need to reconnect with God’s Word
Dear Friend:
It has come to my attention you are not as diligent in reading,
internalizing and applying the Word of God as you were in the past.
I cannot overstate how critical it is for you to re-establish Bible
reading and study as a high priority in your daily schedule.
Please prayerfully consider these reasons why it is absolutely necessary
for you to become a person of the Word.
Reason 1. The enemy of your soul does not
want you to be a person of the Word.
If Jesus found it necessary to
use the Scriptures to defend himself in this world, your knowledge and
application of God’s Word are more than choices; they are matters of spiritual
survival.
Reason 2. The Bible is a priceless
treasure. For thousands of years, God has protected this precious Book
from extinction.
Believers have died to protect
it. Evil regimes and false religions have done everything in their power to
keep you from having a copy of the Word of God.
Millions of your brothers and
sisters in Christ would give their last dime to have a Bible, let alone the
three or four copies that many American Christians possess.
Reason 3. The Bible is your resource for
absolute truth.
In a day of spiritual confusion,
moral relativism, and intellectual hypocrisy, you hold
in your hand a direct communication from God, which gives you spiritual
clarity, moral certainty and intellectual revelation.
The
Bible consists of more than little black letters on a page. It is a “contract”
in force between God and man. Every word is true and unchanging.
God
knows why you exist and the best way for you to live.
No
matter how much money and time you spend on “self-help” books, you’re far
better off getting back to your “God-help” book.
God
is the ultimate expert. He loves you and wants you to succeed. Ultimately, He
cares about your eternal destiny.
Reason 5. As a child of God, you should
keep up on all the blessings your Heavenly Father desires for all His children.
God’s promises in His Word are not reserved for a few “super saints.”
They are for every believer.
Most Christians do not have any
idea how “rich” they are in Christ.
The
Maker of Bible promises will never die, has all the resources to fulfill every
guarantee, and is not running for political office.
Reason 6. The Word of God is powerful.
It is powerful for many reasons. The Bible is the Word of the eternal,
omniscient, omnipotent God. Every word of man is conditional and temporal, but
God has the final word. The Bible is our powerful defensive and offensive
spiritual weapon (Ephesians 6:17; Hebrews 4:12).
It is a word of healing and
deliverance (Psalm 107:20).
People who curse God or refuse
to admit He created the world would be shocked to know He sustains the universe
by His word of power (Hebrews 1:3).
Reason 7. The Scriptures should be your
“food for thought.”
The thought processes of the
world have become so evil and depraved you must overcome the ideas and
philosophies from darkened minds by daily planting the incorruptible seed of
the Word of God in your heart (Romans 8:5-8).
Everyone knows that positive
thinking is better than negative thinking. Imagine how your day would brighten
if you met every challenge with a divine promise and every situation with a
divine truth.
Reason 8. Those who neglect the written
Word of God will soon have serious questions about the living Word: Jesus
Christ.
The spirit of Antichrist is
certainly evident and prevalent in our culture, but truth about Jesus’ past and
present and future is clearly revealed in the Scriptures.
Remember, we are saved through
faith in Jesus and “faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God”
(Romans 10:17, KJV).
When Peter stepped out of a
fishing boat in a storm and walked on water, he didn’t begin to sink until he
took his eyes off Jesus (Matthew 14:22-31).
Believers are in serious trouble
when they do not constantly read the Word, which reveals Jesus.
Like Peter, those who do not
keep Christ in plain view will be dragged down by the storms of life.
Reason 9. Every person has a desire to
know about the future.
It is amazing to what lengths
people will go to see beyond the present. This innate interest feeds
fortunetellers, astrologers, palm readers, clairvoyants and other charlatans.
Their lack of accuracy is
pathetic, yet millions continue to seek their counsel.
You have in your possession the
greatest Book about prophecy ever written — the Bible. “We have also a more
sure word of prophecy” (2 Peter 1:19).
When people speak of the future
with fear and panic, they have taken their future out of the hands of God. They
have neglected the words of Jesus: “Set your troubled hearts at rest. Trust
in God always; trust also in me. There are many dwelling places in my father’s
house; if it were not so I should have told you; for I am going there on
purpose to prepare a place for you” (John
14:1,2, NEB).
Reason 10. How would you like to hear God
speak to you? How would you like to sit down and listen to the
teaching of Jesus, the greatest Teacher who ever lived?
You can every day by opening the
pages of the Word of God. It really is a letter to you. As you read it, the
Spirit of God will quicken and reveal life-giving truth to you.
Reading God’s Word should never be viewed as a laborious task or even a
duty.
It is a wonderful privilege to open the Book every day and receive
divine insights into the nature of God, the purpose of man, and the truth about
time and eternity.
The Word of God is vital if you are going to live a victorious life.
I pray this letter stirs a fresh desire in your heart to know divine
truth.
Remember: “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word [emphasis
mine] that proceedeth out of the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4, KJV).
CHARLES
T. CRABTREE.
Former Assemblies of God Assistant General Superintendent.
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