One Thing I Do for Five Reasons

Daily writing prompt
List five things you do for fun.

There is one thing that I do daily for at least five reasons: fun, inspiration, encouragement, hope, and strength. I devour a very special book. It’s actually a collection of 66 books written by around 40 different authors during a period of 1,500 years. It’s the Bible and you can also read it for those reasons and many more.

Don’t read the Bible like a textbook. Approach it as you would a love letter. Abide with it. Read the Bible really, really well by applying your heart to what it says. (Proverbs 23:12) Savor and absorb it day and night. (Joshua 1:8) Then it will become an inner well of wisdom and revelation (1 Corinthians 2:9-10) that will release rivers of glorious (2 Corinthians 3:18) living water within you. (John 7:38-39)

Here is how to apply your heart to the Bible’s wisdom. Daily allow the Bible to comfort you, encourage you, exhort you, challenge you, convict you of sin, call you to repentance, introduce you to humility, give you courage, direct you, disciple you, awe you with God the Father and the depth of His love, train you to follow and obey the risen Jesus who is God the Son, and fine tune your heart and your life to God the Holy Spirit.

A weekly dose of dished out religion is weak, but being a daily Bible absorbing disciple of Christ is dynamic! Attending a Sunday service provided for religious consumers is a far cry from daily following and obeying the risen Jesus. When you read the Bible let go and let God the Holy Spirit freely flow within you.

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About Steve Simms

I like to look and think outside the box. In college I encountered Jesus Christ and I have been passionate about trying to get to know Him better ever since. My wife and I long to see the power and passion of the first Christ-followers come to life in our time. I have written a book about our experiences in non-traditional church, called, "Beyond Church: An Invitation To Experience The Lost Word Of The Bible--Ekklesia." If you need encouragement, search for: Elephants Encouraging The Room and/or check out my Amazon author page. Thank you!
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