\nThis Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. ~ Joshua 1:8<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Do you read the Bible daily? Do you meditate on God\u2019s Word? How much time do you spend studying the Word of God? Five minutes? Ten minutes? An hour?
No, it\u2019s not a contest or a race. And there is no magical \u201cright\u201d number of minutes to spend reading the Bible.
But there is a big difference between simply reading the Bible, and spending real time studying its words.
This is something I\u2019ve been working on lately; not just reading a few verses to say I did it or skimming through a quick daily devotional. But taking my reading to the next level by reading more often and taking the time to meditate on the words I\u2019ve read.
It\u2019s not so much about counting the minutes that go by as you read. But it\u2019s more about the quality of your reading.
You can literally read one verse a day and get so much out of that one verse. If God is speaking to you in that one verse, and you\u2019d like to take the day to meditate on just those words, go for it.
The key is making sure the time you spend reading God\u2019s Word is feeding your spirit.
INVITING GOD TO HELP YOU STUDY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nIt\u2019s not enough to read the Bible from cover to cover. Anyone can read words on a page. But are you asking God to allow the Words to fill you? Are you asking Him to open your eyes so you can see, and to open your ears so you can hear?
Are you praying for God to show you with spiritual eyes the things He wishes to teach you? The scriptures contain spiritual messages that God wishes to convey to us through His Holy Word. But we cannot access the power behind His Word without truly digging and seeking to understand what we are reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n