November 20-21 - Listen

"Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, And delight yourself in abundance. 3"Incline your ear and come to Me. Listen, that you may live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you, According to the faithful mercies shown to David. 4"Behold, I have made him a witness to the peoples, A leader and commander for the peoples.…” - Isaiah 55:2-4

If we are wise, when God talks to us we listen. And He will talk to us through the Bible. The reason the Bible has outsold every other book is because it is God’s Word on the issue. It takes approximately fifty-six hours to read the Bible through. If we read forty chapters a day we would complete the Bible within a month. If we read nine chapters of the New Testament each day we would complete it within thirty days. But we must read it systematically, regularly, and expectantly.

When satan attacked Him in the wilderness, Jesus quoted the Scriptures to him. That’s why the Psalmist said, ‘Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee’ (Psalm 119:11). The book of Proverbs has thirty-one chapters. Here’s an idea: since there are thirty-one days in most months, why not read a chapter in this wisdom book every day. Can you imagine what we’d learn? The Word of God will build our faith. ‘Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.’

Our faith grows when you hear God speak, and it works when we do what He says. If you struggle to lead a victorious Christian life, read these words carefully: ‘How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word’ (v. 9 NKJV).

The solution to every problem we face is contained in Scripture. To be wise we must study it. To be strong in faith we must believe it. To be successful in life we must practice it.

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