The importance of Bible study is so great that I have been tempted to address the subject in every daily devotion. It cannot be overstated! But even getting everyone on board for daily study is not enough—there needs to be more. Many are content being a student rather than a servant. They can quote large portions of the Word and even debate theological issues, but they fail to obey what they know. If you are guilty of such it might do you good to consider what A. W. Tozer wrote below:
“Men and women who read and study the Scriptures for their literary beauty alone have missed the whole purpose for which they were given. God’s Word is not to be enjoyed as one might “enjoy” a Beethoven symphony or a poem by Wordsworth. The reason: the Bible demands immediate action, faith, surrender, committal. Until it has secured these, it has done nothing positive for the reader, but it has increased his responsibility and deepened the judgment that must follow. The Bible was called forth by the fall of man. It is the voice of God calling men home from the wilds of sin; it is a road map for returning prodigals. It is instruction in righteousness, light in darkness, information about God and man and life and death and heaven and hell. Further, the destiny of each individual depends upon the response to that Voice in the Word!”
