| Ten Good Reasons to Read God's Word |
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1. To know where you are going. 119:133 Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
2. To have WISDOM!
19:7 \19:6\His going forth [is] from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
3. To find SUCCESS! 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
4. To live in PURITY!
19:9 BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed [thereto] according to thy word.
5. To obey GOD!
119:33 HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it [unto] the end. 119:34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with [my] whole heart. 119:35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
6. To have JOY!
19:8 \19:7\The law of the LORD [is] perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD [is] sure, making wise the simple.
7. To Grow in FAITH!
10:17 So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
8. To find DELIVERANCE
18:31 Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death: 18:32 That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.
9. To have PEACE!
119:165 Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.
10. To Distinguish GOOD from EVIL!
119:11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Source: The Power of a Praying Woman; Stormie Omartian |
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