O my people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth. We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, his power, and the wonders he has done.  Psalm 78:1, 4

When I was in high school my father gave me a Bible. And he wrote some powerful reminders for me on the inside cover.  The first thing he wrote was study it through. I’m going to challenge you to read God’s Word for fifteen minutes a day for the next thirty days. If you’re new to reading the Bible, start with the book of John. You don’t have to understand everything you read, but just read it. Study through it.  Next my father wrote pray it in. Many times I know what I should do as a believer, but I don’t want to obey God in certain things. But during those struggles, I need to pray it in. And so do you.  The third thing he wrote was live it out. The Bible was not written for our information. It was written for our transformation. We should live out what we are submitting to in God’s Word.  The fourth thing is pass it on. As we live out God’s Word, we’re to give it out to others around us. We’re to pass on what God has done in our lives. We’re simply following His will and being light and salt as we reach out to a world in desperate need of Jesus Christ. 

Dear Lord, Thank you so much for giving us Your Word so that not only is my life transformed, but also the lives of those I meet as I live it out. Please help me in my commitment to read Your Word daily. I look forward to spending this time with You. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.