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Apostle Dr. Richard Udoh

Saturday, April 27, 2019

THE WORD AS A LAMP

John Quincy Adams said “I have for many years made it a practice to read through the Bible once every year. My custom is to read four, five chapters every morning immediately after rising from my bed. It employs about an hour of my time and seems to me the most suitable manner of beginning the day.”

Our text today reveals the word of God as the truth of eternal certainty which is built upon the truth. The light of the Scripture is the law which our will must submit to. It is God’s commandment. In this life, we walk through a dark forest of evil. But the Bible can be our light to show us the way ahead so that we do not stumble as we walk.

To read the Bible is to take a trip to a fair land where the spirit is strengthened and faith renewed. The Bible helps us a lot in life; regular study dispel anxiety, increases appetite for holy living, repel chances for cheating, stealing, hatred, immorality, greed etc. All the good things from the Saviour of the world is communicated to us through the Bible. The fundamental principle of the Bible is the ground work of human freedom. The whole inspiration of our civilization springs from the teachings of Christ in the Scripture. We must learn to make the Bible our guide in all matters of life. Indeed, it is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.

The way the Bible evolves is one of the mysteries of all time: a library of 66 books, yet one book. The Bible is indeed an invaluable and inexhaustible mine of knowledge and value.

Do you want to make it through in life’s journey and then to eternity? Then you must read, study, memorize and meditate upon the word of God until your life becomes the composite image of Christ, the living word.

Prayer: May your Word continually be my guide O Lord

Further Reading: Proverbs 6:20-24

Read through the Bible: Numbers 4 & Psalm 38