What Could Happen When You

 

Re-Consider

I know you are reluctant to read print books. Would you instead be informed visually? But remember that nearly every TV program, movie, YouTube video and IG post begins first on a semi/ whole written basis. You are missing out on the source of much wisdom found in print books that cannot be distilled easily into a 60-second -2  hour program or video. But if you change your stance, you shall find much positive and insightful wisdom in books. With a print book, you can pause reading quickly, re-read, jump forward or stop and think. Even write notes in the margin. As you read, you become one with the word flow, making the words a part of your living experience.

 

 I have a confession to make to you that may make you change your mind about books. You won’t waste your intellect, life or time if you read them. God says, “Let us reason together.” The Christian isn’t stupid, archaic or possessed by some ancient mumbo-jumbo spell.

 

  An ill-informed citizen is said to be more dangerous than an armed citizen.

 

 Honestly.

It took a long time before I read the Bible more than once a week. Thankfully, I have a wife who has encouraged me to meet with other men from different walks once a month! I realized I had to have a regular time with the Bible in the morning. But I found reading the Bible was sometimes very boring and at many times confusing.

 

 Though I had a strong drive to read other opinions and books about the Bible than reading it. I did that for about a decade. But looking back I realised that I was walking step by step before I ran step by step into the territory of God.

 

Why did I decide to read the Bible for myself more regularly?

 

One simple reason: it was authored by God Himself via human writers, so the Bible tells us. Reading it commenced with the idea of obtaining insight from the mind of God Himself. Another reason was to be wiser after years and years of errors and stupid mistakes. Another reason I read that it was the single best–selling book of all time.

 

Authors cheer when books make the Best seller list of the New York Times. To reach the famous list, a book must sell about 100,000 copies. If the book stays on this list for a longer time, it means that it is selling about one million copies. Rarely, but it happens the longer it sells and remains on the list. It is selling in the millions. Word gets around that this particular book is worth reading. It achieves the potentially ripe market of heaps of people talking, reading and buying more of that book. Spreading the word is the rule of thumb.

 

 The Bible has sold millions of books yearly and remained on the best-seller list year after year for centuries. The Bible is the best-selling book of all time. From the early days of the Hebrew scrolls, codecs to the present day covered volumes. No one should overlook this book! Now, you can read the Bible on your smartphone. With over 250 million downloads, the YouVersion is the most popular.

 

While millions of digital Bibles have been sold, billions have been sold down the centuries. This fact alone should make you curious about reading it.

I began reading the Bible more regularly because others were reading it daily and became very successful because of it. For example, one American soldier read the Bible through the year in one year for at least 50 times over his lifetime. He was highly regarded among the ranks of senior and junior officers.

 Remember, successful leaders, the movers and shakers of the contemporary world fascinate global society. We hear, see and read about the many celebrities in technology, sport, industry, exploration, and entertainment. Our God is the Supreme Sovereign and Creator of the universe. He created these celebrities and gave them the talents, gifts and skillsets to become successful in their field of endeavour. He ‘moves and shakes’ ultimately.

  God has revealed Himself to us in a way that is beyond dispute and beyond anything we could ask or imagine. Within the pages of Scripture, we see countless examples of God's grace, love, presence, power, and unfathomable desire to have a restored relationship with us.