This Is Our Time

One grandmother was in her rocking chair most ever day reading her Bible. When one boy had a friend over, his friend said to his friend, “why is your granny always reading the Bible/” “I do not know said the grandson, maybe she is cramming for her finals!”

I do not want you to read for contest, although they have their influence. I do not want you to read the Bible so you can hold up your hands and tell how many chapters you have read during the week.

Today is January 1st, 2012. Let’s begin today to get wiser. Begin sometime today with the reading of Proverbs 1. It is about wisdom. Read it twice and soak up the meat. Tomorrow is the 2nd, and then read the 2nd Proverbs and so on for each day. You can at least do that. When February comes along then start over again. By the time December gets here every one of us will know exactly what Proverbs has to say in all 31 chapters. We will be wiser.

If you want to stretch a little then I would have you to read a chapter of Psalms each day and a chapter or two in Gospels of Christ—that includes Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John and the history of the church in the book of Acts.

II. THE READING OF THE WORD BRINGS COMFORT!

Think about this:

John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. Doesn’t that bring peace and comfort?

Fear not for behold I bring to you good tidings of great JOY, today in the city of David a Saviour has been born………

I am the way the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father but by Me

This is MY beloved Son in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!

I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me even though He were dead, yet shall he live again, he that believes not is condemned already.

Let not your hearts be troubles if you believe in God, believe also in me, for in my Fathers house are many mansions, if it were not true I would have told you, I go to prepare a place for you and as I go and prepare a place for you I will come again and receive you to myself, that where I am you maybe also.

Believe on the name of Jesus Christ and you will be saved!

Listen to me; I am going to be you always until the end for the age!

Neither do I condemn you go and sin no more!

Pick up your bed and walk; your sins have been forgiven!

God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved.

The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures. He leads me besides the still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, His rod and His staff they comfort me, He even prepares for me a table in the presence of my enemies, my cup even over flows. Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

If you do not know the sweetness of God during the good times of your life it will be hard for you to notice Him when you need Him the most.