Bible Reading Steps

Simple steps on how to read the Holy Bible. Who hasn't read the Holy Bible? Now, don't put your hand up. You'll be washing my car.

Very good. Now, if we haven't read the Holy Bible, it's never too late. If we've read bits and pieces, let us come back and continue it in the right way.

If we've read it, there is no harm in repeating, reading it once again and again and again and again. It is never enough to say, I've read the Holy Bible, that's it. I don't need to read it again.

It is the word of God. God in his nature is infinite and his word is infinite like him. So the more you read, the more you will discover every time you read it something new.

There is never ever something called boring when it comes to the Jesus. Not only in this life, but in the next one, which is for eternities, the never-ending eternal life, you will discover something new. If I may use this realm's terminology and language, you will discover something new every day.

Even though in heaven there is no days, there is only one day forever, that that day's sun, S-U-N, never goes down because the light and the sun of that day in heaven is Christ the King that shines for eternities and forevermore. So you will discover every single moment in heaven something new about God and he will never end and the discoveries will never end. You will learn something new always forever without ending.

It's something the human intellect cannot fathom. All you need to do, you better believe in that, you better trust that and hold on to that because that is the truth. So now, reading the Holy Bible, it's never enough.

You may read the same verse ten times, you will discover ten new things every time you read the same verse. If you truly are seeking the Lord Jesus, he will reveal by his Holy Spirit and the love of God the Father, he will reveal to you something new every time you read the same verse. But we need to take some baby steps on how to read the Holy Bible and maybe this is a different approach to those who are reading the Holy Bible, those who have read the Holy Bible, maybe it's a new approach on how to do it, maybe more of a sound and solid foundation.

Number one, you need to have a specific time and limited quantities, meaning you need to have a time specified to reading the Holy Bible and you need to say how much you are going to read of the Holy Bible. Don't just leave it open. If you don't specify a time and quantity, you will never read the Holy Bible.

Make a specific time every day. In that specific time, you must read the Holy Bible and let this time, this specific time, let it be an appointment with God, just like any other appointments you make. Work, doctor, whatever it is, when there is an appointment, oh I get ready beforehand and I make sure that I'm on time and ready for the appointment.

I'll never miss it because it's so important. There is nothing more important than making an appointment with the Almighty God. That specific time, treat it as an appointment with God.

In other words, take the situation seriously. Do not be complacent or lethargic when you approach it. Don't say, I promised I was going to read the Bible today, but you know what? Somebody just ruined my day.

God, I'll leave it for tomorrow. Tomorrow will never come. And then once you miss, it's very hard to come back.

Read the Holy Bible no matter what happens. Read the Holy Bible no matter what happens. Take it seriously.

Do not be complacent. Don't ever say when you have time you will read the Holy Bible. You see this old saying, I'll read it when I have the time.

You know what Bishop, trust me. I like the word trust me. You know it's very powerful coming from a human being like myself.

Trust me Bishop, if when I have the time you will see me in the church every Sunday. I will never see them. Trust me Bishop, I promise you Bishop, I will read the Bible when I get the chance.

You will never ever read the Holy Bible. So don't ever say whenever you have the time you will read the Bible. You will never have this time my beloved.

This time is an appointment with God. An appointment with God. Therefore, number one, since it's an appointment with God, number one, do not delay it.

Number two, do not forget it. Number three, do not change it. Number four, do not cancel it.

I'll say it again. Do not delay it. Do not forget it.

Do not change it. Do not cancel it. It's an appointment with God.

I can't cancel the doctor appointment because it's extremely important. The doctor said I have to see you to discuss your health issues. Well, those health issues are physical.

What about the spiritual? Don't you want to discuss it with the doctor of all doctors, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, my beloved? Yeah, so don't. If you wish to read the Holy Bible, number one, select a specific time, i.e. this particular hour. Select the specific time, i.e. this particular hour.

And the time here is dependent on the person. There is one of us wakes up in the morning fully alert, energetic. They are, the moment they open their eyes, they're fully awake.

They're energetic. They know exactly what day it is and what time it is and what is happening. And there are some people wake up and they walk but they're still asleep.

So make sure my beloved, depending on you, which category you fit in, make sure when you come to reading the Holy Bible, make sure the selected time needs to be a time when you are fully alert, not half asleep, not three quarter asleep, not fully asleep. Remember this time is what? An appointment with God. You can't sit and talk with God and snore it off.

You can't sit and talk with God and your head leans into the Holy Bible, into the book which is open before your eyes. You can't have an appointment with God and not focused, not interested, yawning, aching, looking at the time every five seconds. What kind of an appointment is this? You need to be fully awake, fully alert and all for it.

Amen. Are you alert now? Very good. Select a specific time you are in it energetic the most because this time is an appointment with God.

You need to be energetic. Do not let anyone or anything let you forget the appointment. Do not let anyone nor anything let you forget the appointment or stop you from making it to the appointment.

Example, if you say every day I'll read the Holy Bible at 7 p.m. because 7 p.m. is a time when I am really fully alert. It takes me 12 hours to be awakened fully. So if 7 p.m. is the right time for you to make that appointment with God, nothing nor anyone must stop you from making it to that 7 p.m. appointment every single day.

Another thing, limited quantities. How much shall I read? Shall I read one verse? Shall I read one chapter? And then if you're a male you'll say but I'm a man, what is one chapter for me? It's nothing. I'm gonna smash it today.

I'm gonna read the entire 28 chapters of the gospel according to St. Matthew because I'm a man. It's kind of embarrassing if somebody asks me how many chapters did you read? I'll say half or a quarter or a paragraph. No good.

28 chapters. Did you understand anything? Absolutely not because I was cruising through it like a Formula One and even faster. Looks like this hit home to some of us, huh? That's exactly like when we say the Our Father Prayer.

You know the Lord's Prayer? The most famous prayer. Some fly through it. In the name of the Father, of the Son, of the Holy Spirit.

One God, Amen. Our Father. Amen.

Like somebody came and said, Father. I said, yes, my darling. When I pray, is it okay if I just be fully on my back in bed like snorting it off? Because you know what? God is merciful, isn't he? Like now it's nice and comfy.

You know when I'm stretching myself in that bed and especially on a winter cold night, it's kind of cozy and very warm inside and cuddly. So can I pray while I'm fully stretched on that bed or do I have to be standing up? The other one, do I need to kneel? Okay, both knees or one knee? Does it have to be the right or the left? My darling, when you love someone, do you say I'd love to see you or talk to you when I'm half asleep or I'll see you when I'm standing or sitting? You don't really focus on none of that because you're focused on your love. I don't care where we are, how we are, what kind of a condition, situation, time, place.

As long as I'm with the one I love, that's all that matters. External gestures, we should never focus on. What we need to focus on is what the heart is saying from within.

Do I love the Lord Jesus? See, someone might come and say a million words to get the Lord's attention. Someone with a heartbeat gets the full attention of Christ. This is why continuous limited quantities is better than ample yet intermittent.

In other words, if I read very little, very little of the Holy Bible with wholeheartedly, it is but continuously better than reading 20-30 chapters at a time but separate intervals. Do not delay the appointment. It has to be done every single day.

Don't read 100 chapters today and then you go without reading the Bible for two or three months because you say, you know what, I've read it in advance. I have compensated for the next three months. So Lord, you can't come and tell me you need to read.

I've read it in advance brother. So I've timed it very well. I'll see you Lord in three months time.