Why Read the Bible?

By Paula Williamson, guest writer

I’ve heard people say they do not get much from reading the Bible. I can understand that. Scripture says it is veiled to the unbelieving. Skeptics find it hard to believe anything. To come to God, we must have the faith of a little child, a childlike, trusting faith.

It Is Written

HOSEA 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge [of My law, where I reveal My will]. Because you [the priestly nation] have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you from being My priest. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.

Faith

Faith believes and hopes in what it cannot see. Faith is the beginning of understanding the Bible. Without faith in God and Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit is not present to help interpret the Word of God for you. I remember, as a 12-year-old, understanding songs I had sung in church my whole life. They had been meaningless the day before I surrendered my life to Christ, but fully alive the day after. The Holy Spirit within us unveils God’s Word.

Prayer

Lord, I want to understand Your Word. Grant me childlike faith in You and in what the Lord Jesus Christ did for me. Thank You, Jesus, the perfect one, for dying for my sins. I surrender my life to You. Thank You, Holy Spirit, for coming to dwell in me and to help me interpret God’s Word. I don’t want my life ruined by ignorance of Your Word. Help me connect with those who read and understand it.

Takeaway

The Holy Spirit helps interpret God’s Word.