Read With Purpose

Good Morning!! I start out by asking that my eyes be opened to miracle that is God's Word. Sometimes I have a message, and search for a scripture. Other times I've read a scripture, and then seek a way to share the revelation I received from it. Either way, my Bible reading always has a purpose.

Jesus said, "It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life."—John 6:63 (NRSV)

Even if I don't use the scripture that same day, it stays in my head and heart,...waiting for just the right time, just the right circumstances. My experience has taught me the importance of expecting a personal message from God each day when I read the Bible. That's reading with a purpose!

God speaks to us through His Word,...reading with purpose is how we hear.

Thank You, Father God, for the personal message You offer to us each day, through Your Word. Help us to be open to hearing what You have to say to us. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

"For it is not mere words that nourish the soul, but God Himself, and unless and until the hearers find God in personal experience they are not the better for having heard the truth."

( THE PURSUIT OF GOD, A.W. Tozer, p. 9)