Quotes about Scripture

The first step in reading the Bible is to ask God to help you understand it … Don't go to Scripture looking for your own idea; go searching for God's …

Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. JOSHUA 1:8 (NIV)

Which leads us to a second tool you need—an open Bible.

The museum wall that contains the framed words of the Twenty-third Psalm, the Lord's Prayer, and John 3:16 should also display Philippians 4:4—8:

Do whatever it takes to keep your gaze on [God]. Memorize Scripture. Sing hymns. Read biographies of great people. Ponder the testimonies of faithful Christians... Make the deliberate decision to set your hope on Him.

Throughout Scripture thorns symbolize, not sin, but the consequence of sin. Remember

God intended for everyone to be able to read and understand his Word. The

Bob," I have inquired, "have I said something to upset you?" "Mary," I have asked, "there seems to be tension between us. Are we okay?" Without fail the step has resulted in restoration. Never in my four decades of ministry has this practical teaching failed to achieve its goal. When Scripture is mixed with obedience, a healing elixir results.

The Psalms could be titled God's Book of Common Prayer.

Now she wanted it back. A Scripture she'd tried to live by as a teen came to her, and surprised she could even remember it, she said it aloud. "Trust the Lord with your whole heart, don't depend on your own knowledge and experience, include God in all you do, and he will direct you through life.

God is who He says He is. God can do what He says He can do. I am who God says I am. I can do all things through Christ. God's Word is alive and active in me.

We can be saved, the Holy Spirit can dwell in us, and yet we can continually live in defeat because the enemy can outwit us if we do not depend on the Holy Spirit and the Word of God.