September 1, 2022
Thursday
Make Time (For God)
Psalm 119: 145-152
147 I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word. 148 Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.”
September is for improvements. Children return to school to improve their minds, and we, too, need to make sure we’re enrolled in God’s classroom—the Bible. The American Bible Society’s “State of the Bible: 2018” reports that 61 percent of Bible-engaged Americans say they need the Bible more than coffee to jumpstart their mornings. Nothing helps us begin or end our days like meeting with the Lord and listening to His voice in Scripture. 1
With or without coffee, the Bible is our greatest educational opportunity—one in which we learn how to live while falling in love with the Author of the Book.
Life is what we make it, which means we need to make time for the Lord, for the lessons of His Word, and for prayer. It’s the greatest classroom in the world, and the professor is our Father and our Friend. Let’s give Him first place in our time, starting today.
A point to ponder…
Happiness does not depend on outward circumstances but on the state of the heart.
J. C. Ryle
Read the Bible through in a year
I love you!!!
1. https://www.americanbible.org/state-of-the-bible-coffee
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