Are you one of those people who may not admit it, but finds Bible study boring at best and irrelevant at worse? If so, I think you are missing something special. Andy Deane, author of Learn to Study the Bible (Olive Tree, 2014) shares this hypothetical situation.
Imagine you have been assigned the job of shifting a mountain of sand with a teaspoon. Can you think of anything more boring? Day after day, hour after hour, you shovel sand with a spoon from one giant pile into another, but what if you were guaranteed to find a nugget of pure gold every hour? Would that make a difference? And what if you were told, the longer you dig, the more often you will discover treasure? You will be rich beyond your wildest imagination.
“The same analogy can be made of Bible study. With very little effort, great riches are ours to discover and keep, as we carefully sift through the Word of God each day,” Deane writes. “Exactly what kind of treasure can we expect to find in the Bible? I’ve heard Psalm 19:7- 10 rephrased by someone this way: ‘The revelation of God is whole and pulls our lives together. The signposts of God are clear and point out the right road. The life- maps of God are right, showing the way to joy. The directions of God are plain and easy on the eyes. God’s reputation is twenty- four- carat gold, with a lifetime guarantee. The decisions of God are accurate down to the nth degree. God’s Word is better than a diamond, better than a diamond set between emeralds. You’ll like it better than strawberries in spring, better than red, ripe strawberries.’”
Here are eight blessings of -Bible study:
- It assures us of salvation, 1 John 5:13.
- It cleanses us from sin ,John 15:3 /John 17:17.
- It gives peace, John 16:33.
- It brings joy.
- It guides our decisions, Psalm 119:105.
- It helps us in prayer, John 15:7.
- It strengthens, 1 John 2:14.
- It leads to success, Joshua 1:8 John 15.