When you read the Word, God speaks to you. Since August, God has been giving me instructions and telling me about my future using scripture. For example, one day I woke up and the Holy Spirit dropped the words, "pray without ceasing" into my spirit.
I have a prophetic mantle and Ezekiel 3 shows how the Word is the foundational structure for the prophetic.
"And he said to me, "Son of Man, eat what is before you, eat this scroll; then go and speak to the house of Israel. So I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat. Then he said to me, "Son of Man, eat this scroll I am giving you and fill your stomach with it. So I ate it and it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth." (Ezekiel 3: 1-4)
Another benefit of reading God's Word (Bible) is that you prevent yourself from being deceived by false teachers and prophets. The Bereans referred to in Acts are a great example of this.
Acts 17:10-11:
"As soon as it was night the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went to the Jewish synagogue. Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true."
The more of the Bible that you know, the greater your level of spiritual discernment will be. When you know little or no Word, the devil can manipulate you and brain wash you.
I love the scene in the Book of Eli where Carnegie is searching for the Bible because he wants to build more towns. He says that the Bible will allow him to control the feeble.
Psalm 119 is the longest psalm in the Bible. Verse 9 says that when we obey God's Word, we will stay pure. Verse 98 also says that it will make you wiser than your enemies. Verse 105 says that God's Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
One of the difficulties of reading the Bible is not knowing what to read. Well, now you do not have to worry because you can read the Bible online at BibleStudyTools.com. They have a yearly Bible reading plan. You can choose to read the Bible chronologically or classically (three passages a day, one from Genesis, Psalm and Luke). They also have a concordance and a dictionary. After creating an account, you can track your bible reading by clicking completed after each daily reading.
Mercy Me has a beautiful song about God's Word. It's called Word of God Speak. Listen to it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsoiI8XhpmY
RESOURCES:
Living By the Book: The Art and Science of Reading the Bible
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