David asked this question in a song that he
sang to God after He delivered him from his enemy Saul.
Who
is God? How can we “know” God? Read His word—the Bible—and He will reveal
Himself to us. "I
love those who love me; and those who diligently seek me will find me.” Proverbs
8:17. This is Jesus speaking…as Wisdom. He would speak the same to us of the
Holy Spirit…seek the Holy Spirit and you will find Him. Do you want to know the
Holy Spirit? I do—I want to experience His love and guidance just as I do that
from Jesus or our Heavenly Father. We have to know someone to love them—and they
have to know us to love us. God knows us already…but we have to seek Him—including
the person head of the Holy Spirit—to find Him and to truly and deeply love
Him.
So the best way to read the Bible is to
systematically read it…but also to note what it says to you. So if you are
doing a “Read it Through” challenge this year—don’t just read to read it
through—but read to have God speak to you. There are lots of Bible reading
plans available on line. One that I really like is found at the Navigator’s web
site.
This plan guides you through reading four
portions of scripture a day, for 25 days a month. That way you can catch up if
you get behind…like me. I'll be "catching up" today! If you get done early in the month you can use the
extra days to do more in-depth studies of passages that were of special appeal
to you. There are other reading plans…just Google or Bing “Bible Reading Plans”
for more scheduled reading. It’s not too late to get started, especially with
the Navigator’s plan since you can really start at any time.
Prayer
~ Holy Spirit, guide me as I seek to learn more about you. Give me wisdom and
understanding and opportunities to share what I’ve learned with others around
me.
© 2015 by Mickey
M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
All
scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise
noted.
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