Proverbs 15:14 - The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.
Do you know that TV Guide is America's top selling magazine? Or that 50 percent of all college students stop reading after graduation even though a degree can become outdated in as little as five years? It might surprise you to know how little some professionals actually read. No wonder John Wesley told his students: "Either read or get out of the ministry!"
When Dr. Harry Ironside was a boy he heard about somebody who read the entire Bible every year. Impressed, he started reading and by age 14 he'd read through the Bible 14 times! Consequently he was one of history's most influential preachers. His name is on over 100 books, mostly Bible commentaries. People were amazed by his knowledge of the Scripture and how he relayed them to others in simple everyday language. In prison Paul asked Timothy for "the books, especially the parchments" (2 Timothy 4:13 - Bring the cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus when you come, and the books, especially the parchments.). The parchments were sacred Scripture manuscripts. And the books were probably the ones he was reading when he was arrested. The Bible says, "The discerning heart seeks knowledge." So Paul was still reading the day he died! George Mueller, who was busier than most, said, "I consider it a lost day when I haven't had a good time over the Word of God." And J. I. Packer said, "A little knowledge of God is worth more than a great deal of knowledge about Him." God said, "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" (Hosea 4:6 - My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have forgotten your God's law, I will also forget your children.).
How do you qualify for greater blessing? By growing more! The SoulFood readings (below) will take just 20 minutes a day and will take you through your entire Bible in less than a year. So, what's stopping you?
Do you know that TV Guide is America's top selling magazine? Or that 50 percent of all college students stop reading after graduation even though a degree can become outdated in as little as five years? It might surprise you to know how little some professionals actually read. No wonder John Wesley told his students: "Either read or get out of the ministry!"
When Dr. Harry Ironside was a boy he heard about somebody who read the entire Bible every year. Impressed, he started reading and by age 14 he'd read through the Bible 14 times! Consequently he was one of history's most influential preachers. His name is on over 100 books, mostly Bible commentaries. People were amazed by his knowledge of the Scripture and how he relayed them to others in simple everyday language. In prison Paul asked Timothy for "the books, especially the parchments" (2 Timothy 4:13 - Bring the cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus when you come, and the books, especially the parchments.). The parchments were sacred Scripture manuscripts. And the books were probably the ones he was reading when he was arrested. The Bible says, "The discerning heart seeks knowledge." So Paul was still reading the day he died! George Mueller, who was busier than most, said, "I consider it a lost day when I haven't had a good time over the Word of God." And J. I. Packer said, "A little knowledge of God is worth more than a great deal of knowledge about Him." God said, "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" (Hosea 4:6 - My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have forgotten your God's law, I will also forget your children.).
How do you qualify for greater blessing? By growing more! The SoulFood readings (below) will take just 20 minutes a day and will take you through your entire Bible in less than a year. So, what's stopping you?
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