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Reading The Bible, Meditating On The Bible, Understanding The Bible.
Practical Application of The Scriptures – Applying The Bible In Our Daily Lives.
Summary
1. The Purpose of The Bible
(Includes Bible Verses About The Bible Being True, Bible Verses About The Bible Being The Word Of God, Bible Verses About The Bible Being Inspired, & About The Bible Being Truth).
2. Read, Study & Meditate on The Bible Regularly, Carefully, & Eagerly.
3. Ask God to Open Your Eyes. Ask God to Help You Love His Word.
Ask God for Wisdom & Understanding as you read the Bible.
4. Applying The Wisdom You Continually Gain From Reading God’s Word
5. Final Notes
1. The Purpose of The Bible
God’s Word is True: Strengthens, Guides, Leads, Teaches, Directs, Corrects, & Trains.
Bible Verses About The Bible Being Inspired, Being True, Being True, & Being The Word Of God.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 “All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work.” (NRSV)
Romans 15:4-5 “Everything that was written in the past was written to teach us. The Scriptures give us patience and encouragement so that we can have hope. May the patience and encouragement that come from God allow you to live in harmony with each other the way Christ Jesus wants.” (NCV)
Psalm 119:105 “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” (NRSV)
Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” (ESV)
Psalm 119:160 “The sum of your word is truth; and every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever.” (NRSV)
Psalm 119:130 “The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.” (ESV)
Psalm 119:98 “Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is ever with me.” (ESV)
Psalm 119:103 “How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” (ESV)
Psalm 119:111 “Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.” (ESV)
Isaiah 55:10-11 “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.” (ESV)
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2. Read & Meditate on The Bible Regularly, Carefully, Eagerly and Attentively
Bible Verses About Meditating On God’s Word, Meditating On The Bible, Meditating On Scriptures
Joshua 1:8 “This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.” (NASB)
Psalm 119:16 “I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.” (NRSV)
Psalm 119:11 I treasure your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against you. (NRSV)
Acts 17:11 “These Jews were more receptive than those in Thessalonica, for they welcomed the message very eagerly and examined the scriptures every day to see whether these things were so.” (NRSV)
Nehemiah 8:1-3 “All the people of Israel gathered together in the square by the Water Gate. They asked Ezra the teacher to bring out the Book of the Teachings of Moses, which the Lord had given to Israel. So on the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought out the Teachings for the crowd. Men, women, and all who could listen and understand had gathered. At the square by the Water Gate Ezra read the Teachings out loud from early morning until noon to the men, women, and everyone who could listen and understand. All the people listened carefully to the Book of the Teachings.” (NCV)
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3. Ask God to Open Your Eyes. Ask God to Help You Love His Word. Ask for Wisdom & Understanding As You Read The Bible.
~The more you read the Bible, the more your faith comes alive, and the more you fall in love with it.
Psalm 119:18 “Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.” (ESV)
Psalm 43:3 “Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling!” (ESV)
Psalm 119:162 “I rejoice at your word like one who finds great spoil.” (NRSV)
Psalm 119:11 “I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.” (ESV)
John 6:63 “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.” (ESV)
Psalm 119:24 “Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors.” (ESV)
Psalm 119:124-127 “Deal with your servant according to your steadfast love, and teach me your statutes. I am your servant; give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies! It is time for the LORD to act, for your law has been broken. Therefore I love your commandments above gold, above fine gold.”(ESV)
Psalm 19:7-14
“The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul.
The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart.
The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.
The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever.
The ordinances of the LORD are sure, and altogether righteous.
They are more precious than gold,than much pure gold;
They are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
By them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.
Who can discern his errors? Forgive my hidden faults.
Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me.
Then will I be blameless, innocent of great transgression.
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight,
O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.” (NIV)
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4. Applying The Wisdom You Continually Gain From Reading God’s Word
Colossians 1:9-14 “And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.
May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” (ESV)
Psalm 119:67 “Before I was humbled I went astray, but now I keep your word.” (NRSV)
Psalm 119:9 “How can young people keep their way pure? By guarding it according to your word.” (NRSV)
John 8:31-32 “So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (ESV)
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5. Final Notes: Please Remember…
1 Peter 1:22-25 “Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; for
“All flesh is like grass
and all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
and the flower falls,
but the word of the Lord remains forever.” And this word is the good news that was preached to you.” (ESV)
Proverbs 6:23
“For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life.” (ESV)
2 Peter 1:3-4 “His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.” (ESV)
Revelation 22:18-19 “I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.” (ESV)
2 Timothy 3:14-17
“But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.” (ESV)
Hebrews 13:20-21
Benediction
“Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.” (ESV)
Thanks for reading, Dear Friends – Have a wonderfully blessed, stress-free, productive, and joyful day!
Much Love & Blessings,
Bomi Jolly ~ JollyNotes.com
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