14 Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace. 15 And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, 16 as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures. 17 You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability. 18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
For the last several months, our Pastor has been leading us through the books of Peter. There have been several Wednesday’s that I have shared with you some of that scripture. We finally finished up the books this past Sunday. I really enjoyed going through the books and seeing what Peter had to say. While all of it is important, I am still reading these last scriptures over and over.
Some men (and women), like to be lifted up on a pedestal and will tell you anything to get the glory of it. When you read your bible, pray before and ask God to open your eyes to what He is saying in the scripture. You need to grow in the knowledge of the Lord and can only do that by keeping yourself in the word.
Satan would like nothing better than for you to leave your bible on the shelf, unread. He doesn’t want you to know the scripture. He doesn’t want you to know the answers of questions asked. So it is that much more important for you to read your bible.
In the last several months I have been reading my bible a lot more. I know I have enjoyed it and find that if I have my quiet time and get my bible read and prayers. I am learning more and I am wanting to read it more! It helped by having a great bible study and friends to keep you accountable! I know I have been enjoying the couple of bible studies I am doing.
So find a friend or find a bible study, either online, at your church or somewhere else and join in! I know you won’t regret it one bit when you start reading your bible daily. The bible is your guide to life!
15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
I am linking up with Seeds of Faith for iFellowship and Rebecca and Jennifer for Mustard Seed Planting. Won’t you join us?
