Ultimately, the goal of personal Bible study is a transformed life and a deep and abiding relationship with Jesus Christ.
Why should I ever resist any delay or disapointment, any affliction or oppression or humiliation – when I know God will use it in my life to make me like Jesus and to prepare me for heaven?
When life is difficult, God wants us to have a faith that trusts and waits.
Really, then, our problem is not weakness, but independence! And in covenant, you die to independent living.
The problem is that so often we forget that we are in warfare and that Satan’s target is our mind.
You have been created by God and for God, and someday you will stand amazed at the simple yet profound ways He has used you even when you weren’t aware of it.
When you know what God says, what He means, and how to put His truths into practice, you will be equipped for every circumstance of life.
Love has its source in God, for love is the very essence of His being.
If you are God’s child, you are no longer bound to your past or to what you were. You’re a new creature in Jesus Christ.
According to God, the One who designed and instituted marriage, love is a choice. It’s a matter of obedience, not emotion.
God is in control and therefore in everything I can give thanks.
I had a mink, and I had money and I was miserable.
Are you weak? Weary? Confused? Troubled? Pressured? How is your relationship with God? Is it held in its place of priority? I believe the greater the pressure, the greater your need for time alone with Him.
Faith is not faith until it is tested!
Whatever it takes to get you to the place where God is your all in all and you live in total dependence on Him is worth the pain. Let.
There are times, beloved, when God will place you in the middle of trials – a hospital stay, rejection, a financial blow. He lets you hurt as others hurt, knowing that the way you handle it will be a testimony, that your response will show others that there’s something awesomely different about you.
Greatness is never achieved nor dreams realized apart from great discipline.
Christianity isn’t a religion, it’s a relationship. And as we all know, a relationship requires a high commitment to communication.
Life can get distorted and out of whack when you don’t know God. And you can’t really know Him in truth apart from the Word of God. Look around you at the lives people are living. Find out how important the Bible is in their lives and how much time they devote to studying it. Notice the relationship between their knowledge of God and the way they handle life.
One of the most important principles of handling the Word properly and studying the Bible inductively is to interpret Scripture in the light of its context. Why? Because context always rules in interpretation.