Habits will change, emotions will stabilize, hearts will fill, questions will be answered, souls transformed, strongholds defeated and truth known. The daily drip of God’s living Word on us and in us makes a huge impact over time. That same principle applies to our Bible reading. See the impact was made not through a sudden rush of water but from a small, persistent drip. Year after year after year, the steady drip had carved out the great hole in the rock. A first-century rabbi sitting beside a stream noticed a great hole in the rock below. Here’s a story about the impact of daily time in the Bible. So ask yourself: who will you be this time next year? When this year is wrapping up and you’re just about to turn the calendar to the next, what do you most want to change? An Illustration
God’s Word challenges us, lifts our head and – best of all - reminds us of Who He is and what He does. God may use a verse to remind us of His promises. He may use a scripture to remind of us who He is - His power and holiness and patience. He may use a passage to convict of an attitude or habit or sin that we need to change. Without a doubt, that we will be different people this time next year if we’ll spend time in God’s Word every day. And it wasn’t until I desperately needed God to even get through my day that I prioritized it at all cost. It wasn’t until I wanted my kids to have Bible time that I began to really prioritize our time in Word every day. When I was in a group Bible study, I got into the Word regularly but there would often be dry spells in between. Throughout my college years and my early mom years, I was a hit-and-miss daily devotional girl. If there was ONE habit that would change us from the inside out, it would be spending time in God’s Word every day.
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