Some Benefits of Daily Bible Reading

As has long been advertised, this week will begin the daily Bible reading schedule for reading the Bible through in a year. So what's the point of it? What do we get out of daily reading and study?

Increasing our knowledge of God's will
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge:

Hosea 4:6

But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

II Peter 3:18

We should strive to increase our knowledge of God, of God's will, and of how we can be pleasing to Him. As Hosea states, knowledge is important for salvation. In Israel's case, it led to their punishment and captivity. In our case, a lack of knowing what God wants leads to eternal punishment. And Peter makes the statement that we should grow in knowledge, beyond the little that we need to know initially. The more we know, the closer we can draw to God, because the better we know how. The more we understand God's word, the stronger we can be in His service. And daily reading and study will help us gain the knowledge that gives us this further understanding.

Increasing our ability to teach
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

I Peter 3:15

Have you ever tried to teach something that you don't know very well? It's difficult. If we want to be better able to give an answer for why we believe what we believe, if we want to be better able to teach others the gospel of Christ, then we need to know what the gospel is. Daily study will increase our ability to teach others about Christ. And by teaching, there is hope that more souls may be saved.

Opportunity to study as a family
And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

Deuteronomy 6:7-9

And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

II Timothy 3:15

I remember, when I was a child, sitting with my parents and siblings and reading the Bible. I remember discussing what the verses we had read meant. A daily reading schedule can be useful for helping each other in the family. It is opportunity to strengthen and edify each other. It is an opportunity to further dedicate the family to Christ.

Let us all strive to dedicate ourself to the reading and understanding of God's word!