The Bible Is Key

The Word

“This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it, for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.”

Joshua 1:8

We live in a day and age where success is expected of all people.  The world tells us that money is the key to success.  It even screams at us that success is labeled as having a nice house on the water or a white fence and a family with a dog.  This isn’t success in the eyes of the Lord; He is looking for something deeper.

What God cares about first and foremost is our character.  Who we claim to be, how we handle our relationships and how we handle every situation that comes to us.  Wisdom, knowledge and discernment is needed to accomplish a Christian life that is pleasing to the Lord.  You may ask “Ok, that’s great but now how do I live the life, make God honoring  decisions, and please Him?”  The answer is the Word of God enables you to do so.  Now you’re thinking “Oh common! A book?!  Can it really do that?!”  I tell you – yes it can.

All I say is to take steps of faith to make this book, the bible, a number one priority in your life.  Well now I bet someone may say “What about worship? I need to worship, I need to sing and play an instrument for the Lord.”  Worship is an important part of Christian living but I tell you the Word takes higher place.  If you have an hour for the Lord do not spend that time worshiping, instead spend it reading the bible.

Right before this passage, God appoints Joshua to lead Israel into the promised land because His beloved servant, Moses, has died.  This is a huge task that Joshua needs to fill.  The Lord assures Joshua to remain strong and courageous numerous times, He also tells him that He will be with him wherever he goes.  Now note that this is not the only thing God said to Joshua to help him with this task.  God also tells Joshua to meditate day and night on scripture so that he will be prosperous and have success.

We have to make the steps to read and meditate.  God can give us strength and courage.  He can lavish His presence  on you but He can’t force us to read.  I can’t stress it enough how much the reading of scripture benefits the Believer, this passage should help you realize it.  I pray that if you don’t, that God then will reveal it to you through His Holy Spirit.  Make the effort to set time aside throughout the day to have the chance to sit and mediate on scripture.  This will birth a fruitful, Christian life.