The word of God is your anchor. It is what the entire universe – and all of creation – is built upon. The Word of God is the most alive book you will ever read.
Drift causes you to see it as boring or dull. But this is not so.
The Bible is full of mystery and wonder. It contains exciting stories. It takes you from miracles and mighty exploits of God to the very natural things of man.
But beyond all of that, the Bible gives you wisdom about God and man. How the world works. How creation works.
And the most important thing of all: God will speak to you through the Bible.
The Word of God is your lifeline on how to live this life. The Bible shows us who God is. You will learn His character through the Word. You will see the revelation of Himself to His people.
All throughout the Bible you see God’s holiness, faithfulness, grace, power, and love for us.
You will see that He is the same unchanging God. That means that He will never change His mind about you or His love for you.
That is set. No amount of drift will change that.
2 Timothy 3:16–17(NIV) tells us that the scripture is “profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction and for training in righteousness.” It goes on to say that this same Word equips you and completes you for every good work.
Restoring a regular habit of reading the word of God is so important because it helps you to grow in maturity as a Christian. It will equip you to do the call on your life that will bring Him glory and honor.
Reading the Bible is also a spiritual discipline.
If you struggle and lack desire connecting to it ask God to give you a desire for His word again. He will. He wants you to enjoy His book. He will help you build the time in your day to get back to a daily schedule with the Bible.
When you are drifting from the Word you are drifting from the instruction manual for life. This is the only book that is active and alive when you read it.
It gives life to those who are spiritually dead. It awakens the soul to new life in Christ. It heals the broken emotions of your heart. No other book on earth has this quality or power.
It is the only book that contains all the answers you need.
Here is an interesting example… Did you know that the book of Proverbs contains wisdom for over 180 different types of people? That’s practical answers for just about every type of situation one may find in life.
The Bible is a book that speaks to every generation. It never changes its meaning with time.
The Word of God judges all men righteously and causes us to be accountable to the everlasting God who will never fail us.
Jesus said in Matthew 24:25 (NIV) Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.
The Word of God is your key to absolute truth. Come back to it again with fresh eyes. See what you didn’t see before through His eyes.
