Philip ran over and heard the man reading from the prophet Isaiah. Philip asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
The man replied, “How can I, unless
someone instructs me?” And he urged Philip to come up into the carriage and sit
with him. (Acts 8:30-31, New Living Translation)
I’ve read through the entire Bible twice, and to be
honest, I don’t know how much I got out of it. I read it like I was running a
marathon, just to get through it. No stopping to look at the sights, no talking
to those around me, no taking pictures. No understanding it.
A few years ago, I started reading through the Bible
again, starting out at a sprint, which soon came to a stand-still as life
started happening all around me. My goal now is to finish that great Book but
to get something out of it. Take my time, research what I’m reading, understand
what God is actually saying in those 66 books (or 80 books in some versions of
the Bible or even 100 books if you read the Ethiopian Bible).
There are a lot of great stories in the Bible, besides
the wisdom of Solomon, the preaching of the apostles, and so much more. Each
and every word in the Bible is well thought out and inspired by God. It’s a
book to be read, and also one to absorb and be understood.
And not to be raced through, but to be lived.
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