The truth is we don't want to read sometimes. We don't have the desire to because we don't want to hear what God has to say. We think we have it all together or we know its going the wrong way and don't want to admit it. I struggled with this while doing the discipline of study.
Reading 1st Corinthians 13 over and over again really cut me to the core. Finding out what real love is revealed my sin. It showed how I have been selfish, prideful and arrogant. It revealed things about myself I am afraid to admit but had to admit them anyway. I have to tell God about it even though he already knows what I'm thinking.
Admitting to God that he is right is what he calls us to do. It's not something we can do without him changing our heart first and being inclined to his will for our lives. Therefore we need to surrender our desires and choices to him. Study can only truly be done when we are focused on God. However we seem to only be focused on ourselves.
We go through our busy days and are stuck in our comfort zones, not actually focusing on God. When we study God's word we are made aware of his presence. He gives us strength to go about our day and concentrate on what is truly important.
Studying god's word is the only way we get a direct word from God. Why would we ever want to reject that opportunity? Isn't he the one who controls the universe? Why can't we trust him? It is true that the Bible hasn't always been around and communicating with God had to be done in different ways, and all those ways are really important. However many have died and sacrificed their whole life so they could spread the physical presence of the Bible. If we take for granted this ability to read God's word, then we are basically rejecting God's gifts. We need to read God's word daily because he is our daily life line.
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