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A Regular Habit

Friday, December 26, 2025 Print version    PDA version    
Mark 1:35 'Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.'

The single greatest characteristic of waiting on God is the constant discipline it requires. Part of the discipline of waiting on God is regular reading of the Bible. Note the words 'regular' and 'reading'. Sometimes we read the Bible only very occasionally and we wonder why our antennae aren't working too well. Then, because we feel guilty, we try to make up for our lack of discipline by doing marathon study sessions with a dictionary and a concordance. In those sessions, we try to find hidden meanings in every word of the Bible and we make things too complicated for ourselves. The Bible is not a theology textbook or a series of clever essays on difficult subjects. It's a book about life - life with our fellow man and life with our God. If you stop to dissect every word, you often miss the overall picture of what the Lord is saying. Real revelation comes more often out of short regular readings than guilt-induced endurance rallies! In-depth Bible study is a very good discipline, but it cannot replace regular readings. The Bible needs to be a habit.

Prayer: 'Lord, I want to make reading your word a regular habit in my life. Please speak to me as I open your word starting again today.'

© 2003-2004 Mal Fletcher


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