Wednesday night, during Refuel, I taught on how to read the Bible. One of the things I felt compelled to stress was the importance of prayer in regard to Bible reading. We need to recognize that the Holy Spirit teaches us and guides us through the Word of God.
Each morning I get a scripture emailed to me from Bible Gateway, Thursday morning's scripture was this.
Hebrews 4:12 New International Version (emphasis mine)
"For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart."
I've learned that when the same message comes to you from several different places, pay attention. So in light of that, I wanted to encourage all of us to remember that reading the Word is not like spending time in any other book.
