Read Your Bible (1st of 3 parts)

If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed.
John 8:31

You cannot be a disciple of Jesus without a regular intake of God's Word. Jesus said, "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed." This word "abide" means to live each day by its principles. The story's told of a man who came to pick his wife up after church: "Is the sermon over?" he asked. A turned-on member replied, "No, it has just begun. Now the rest is up to us!"
The common denominator of every great man and woman of God in history is that they disciplined themselves to spend regular time with the Lord in His Word. What made George Muller so successful? During his lifetime he read through the Bible over 200 times - and more than half of those readings on his knees, praying over the Word while studying it. When you know God that well, you'll pray specifically and get specific answers.

Most of us who say we believe the Bible from cover to cover - have never read it from cover to cover! We are more faithful to the advice columnists and the sports pages of the newspaper than we are to God's Word. Some people who are not professing Christians wouldn't dream of leaving their homes in the morning until they've read their horoscope. Imagine what would happen if you committed yourself with equal vigour to reading your Bible before you leave for work, school, or wherever? It would change your life, and impact those around you! So, read your Bible!