I find such comfort and guidance in God's Word. It's truly good for so much – showing me where I need to grow, setting me straight when I'm off track, building me up, and giving me direction. It's there to comfort and encourage me, and to reveal God's purpose for my life.
That's why it's so important to set aside quality time to really dive into Scripture. When you meditate on it, you get to know God better, and that's what keeps you strong when things get tough.
Reading the Bible strengthens your faith when you face trials. You'll find stories of amazing people whose lives will inspire you. There are so many experiences and accounts in there that will truly nourish your spirit.
I want to encourage you to feast on this book; it will bless your life in countless ways. It's like a manual for following God's commands and living according to His will. As 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV) says, "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work."
Reading the Bible is a clear way to hear the Father's voice. Read it regularly, treasure it in your heart, and let your spirit, soul, and mind be nourished by the food that satisfies your inner being.
Don't underestimate the power of God's Word. It's a light that chases away the darkness and gives understanding. Don't live for the temporary things of this world; live by the Word that comes from God's mouth, and you'll stand strong, no matter what comes your way.
For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares Yahweh, ‘plans for peace and not for calamity, to give you a future and a hope.
For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.
And my God will fulfill all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
‘Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will make you mighty, surely I will help you; Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Make sure that your way of life is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,”
¶As for God, His way is blameless; The word of Yahweh is tried; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you.
“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and does them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.
For as many as are the promises of God, in Him they are yes. Therefore also through Him is our Amen to the glory of God through us.
“He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in his distress; I will rescue him and honor him.
But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’ ”
Trust in Yahweh with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.
He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’ ”
The young lions do lack and suffer hunger; But they who inquire of Yahweh shall not be in want of any good thing.
In God, whose word I praise, In God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can mere man do to me?
For this is contained in Scripture: “Behold, I lay in Zion a choice stone, a precious corner stone, And he who believes upon Him will not be put to shame.”
Yahweh will accomplish what concerns me; O Yahweh, Your lovingkindness endures forever; Do not fail the works of Your hands.
Therefore, laying aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in gentleness receive the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.
So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what pleases Me, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.
“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
and said to Him, “Are You the One who is to come, or shall we look for someone else?”
For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
¶My son, pay attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings.
Do not let them deviate from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart.
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or be in dread of them, for Yahweh your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you.”
Yahweh will keep you from all evil; He will keep your soul.
Yahweh will keep your going out and your coming in From now until forever.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with gratefulness in your hearts to God.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Yet those who hope in Yahweh Will gain new power; They will mount up with wings like eagles; They will run and not get tired; They will walk and not become weary.
“As for God, His way is blameless; The word of Yahweh is tried; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime; Weeping may last for the night, But a shout of joy comes in the morning.
And let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.
The sum of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments is everlasting.
When I am afraid, I will trust in You.
In God, whose word I praise, In God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can mere man do to me?
¶The law of Yahweh is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of Yahweh is sure, making wise the simple.
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
“For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake, But My lovingkindness will not be removed from you, And My covenant of peace will not be shaken,” Says Yahweh who has compassion on you.
Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “None of My words will be delayed any longer. Whatever word I speak will be done,” ’ ” declares Lord Yahweh.
And those who know Your name will put their trust in You, For You, O Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek You.
Praise Yah! How blessed is the man who fears Yahweh, Who greatly delights in His commandments.
¶The wicked will see it and be vexed, He will gnash his teeth and melt away; The desire of the wicked will perish.
His seed will be mighty on earth; The generation of the upright will be blessed.
Wealth and riches are in his house, And his righteousness stands forever.
Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget and do not turn away from the sayings of my mouth.
For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
And this is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.
and they were coming to Him and saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and were giving Him slaps in the face.
For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and self-discipline.
For Yahweh God is a sun and shield; Yahweh gives grace and glory; No good thing does He withhold from those who walk blamelessly.
No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man, but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well.
To grant those who mourn in Zion, Giving them a headdress instead of ashes, The oil of rejoicing instead of mourning, The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, The planting of Yahweh, that He may show forth His beautiful glory.
teaching them to keep all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may approve what the will of God is, that which is good and pleasing and perfect.
He will work out the desire of those who fear Him; He will hear their cry for help and He will save them.
But God, being rich in mercy because of His great love with which He loved us,
even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—
¶I will give you insight and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.
“Do not remember the former things, Nor carefully consider things of the past.
“Behold, I will do something new; Now it will spring forth; Will you not know it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the wasteland.
Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
“ Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.
And not only this, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned—
for until the Law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the likeness of the trespass of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come.
But the gracious gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many.
And the gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned; for on the one hand the judgment arose from one transgression resulting in condemnation, but on the other hand the gracious gift arose from many transgressions resulting in justification.
For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.
So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men.
For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were appointed sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be appointed righteous.
through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we boast in hope of the glory of God.
“Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me.
Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go. And I will bring you back to this land; for I will not forsake you until I have done what I have promised you.”
The name of Yahweh is a strong tower; The righteous runs into it and is set securely on high.
Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy.
He who goes to and fro weeping, carrying his bag of seed, Shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, carrying his sheaves with him.
seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the full knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.
“Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not dread; For Yah—Yahweh Himself—is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation.”
For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good.
This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and confirmed and one which enters within the veil,
For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,
nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
to obtain an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and unfading, having been kept in heaven for you,
who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
And he will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers.
“And Yahweh will continually guide you, And satisfy your soul in scorched places, And fortify your bones; And you will be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water whose waters do not fail.
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. And the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.
Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
Instead of your shame you will have a double portion, And instead of dishonor they will shout for joy over their portion. Therefore they will possess a double portion in their land; Everlasting gladness will be theirs.
Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and make manifest the motives of hearts. And then each one’s praise will come to him from God.
I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come?
My help comes from Yahweh, Who made heaven and earth.
I hoped earnestly for Yahweh; And He inclined to me and heard my cry for help.
I do not conceal Your righteousness within my heart; I speak of Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I do not hide Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great assembly.
¶You, O Yahweh, will not withhold Your compassion from me; Your lovingkindness and Your truth will continually guard me.
For evils beyond number have surrounded me; My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see; They are more numerous than the hairs of my head, And my heart has failed me.
¶Be pleased, O Yahweh, to deliver me; Make haste, O Yahweh, to help me.
Let those be ashamed and humiliated together Who seek my life to sweep it away; Let those be turned back and dishonored Who delight in evil against me.
Let those be appalled because of their shame Who say to me, “Aha, aha!”
Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; Let those who love Your salvation say continually, “Yahweh be magnified!”
As for me, I am afflicted and needy, May the Lord think of me. You are my help and the One who rescues me; Do not delay, O my God.
He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a high rock, He established my steps.
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;
nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
For thus Lord Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, has said, “In repentance and rest you will be saved, In quietness and trust is your might.” But you were not willing,
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus,
Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, because the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have consciousness of sins?
by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh,
and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God,
and being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to do.
“Then you will call, and Yahweh will answer; You will cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, The pointing of the finger and speaking wickedness,
Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
For He has delivered me from all distress, And my eye has looked in triumph upon my enemies.
When you lie down, you will not be in dread; You will lie down, and your sleep will be pleasant.
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 successful, and then you will be prosperous.
If Your law had not been my delight, Then I would have perished in my affliction.
I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have revived me.
All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness,
so that the man of God may be equipped, having been thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy and keep the things which are written in it, for the time is near.