experience. That’s the way you ought to regard your Bible read ing. One way to insure this is to get into regular habits of read ing, just aS you have regular meal times. Pick a time of the day which is most practical for your schedule (mornings, if possible), and get yourself accustomed to the idea that this is part of your daily program. Before you read, thank God for your spiritual food, just as you give thanks before eating. This simple act makes all the differ ence in the world in your attitude towards the Book. Concentrate on your spiritual food, separating the meat from the vegetables, the appetizer from the dessert. I like to keep a ball point pen-in my hand, just as I use a fork in eating. I swoop down on a word or a verse in scripture as I read, and by underlining it with my pen, my mind and my heart fasten upon it, and I sepa rate it from the rest of the page, just as I separate a fork-full from the whole plate before me. If there is one single mechani cal way for you to improve your enjoyment and comprehension of the Bible, it is by using a pen to make it your personally-appropri ated property. I might add that since I read the Bible through every year, I have to start with a new copy every year. That way, my meals are always new and fresh. One other thing: don’t neglect the Old Testament. Anybody with an ordinary education can read and appreciate all the books of the Old Testament. They consti tute three-quarters of the Scrip tures, and they are the best com mentary on the New Testament ever written. So, start today, or tomorrow at the latest, to take a tr ip through the Bible in one year, preparing your mind to enjoy it, and asking God to give you the wisdom to understand it as never before. Reprinted by permission from CBMC CON TACT.
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