KEEP CHEWING

The Bible is much more than a “broad outline” for Christians to meander through; it is a detailed roadmap for those traveling the narrow difficult way to eternal life with God. “Approach the Bible not only as a book which was once spoken, but a book which is now speaking.  God’s speaking is in the continuous present” (A.W. Tozer).  God has set before us His expectations when approaching His word, an attitude of zealous persistence in study, much like the tenacity of a junkyard dog, and a directive to “cut” His word carefully and correctly.  If we considered God’s word to be treasure than we are all treasure hunters, workman digging in the treasure field of God’s Word, searching for golden nuggets of divine truth.  Studying the Bible is studying God’s mind.  The Bible is a personal love letter from God to man.  It reveals His deepest thoughts and feelings about man.  Study for Depth not Distance:  Studying for depth is to meditate on God’s word – to constantly ruminate over His word like a cow chewing its cud -- to think deeply on a passage of scripture, to fill one’s mind with it, to look at it from different angles and to discern its application in life.  When scripture is understood well enough to become a conviction, a truth that is believed, owned and embraced, it well crystallize in the practical everyday issues of life – it will be lived out.