why reading bible?

Why spending time reading the bible when you could use the time to worry bout your future? even 15 minutes a day reading is a great deal for some business people.They could have use it wisely to do some market analysis, tidy up portfolio, searching for some real estate, or even make some great deal with clients.

As for me, when i join the alpha course few months back, i started to discovered the importance of relationship with Him.Before i move on, i would like to share with you my old perspective regarding the bible.

For me, the bible is a dead book, a book that record hundreds or even thousands of history events. Bible (history) really bored me up and i could fall asleep when reading it.I did'nt make reading the bible as my habit.I don't bring bible to church because i think it's thick and heavy (actually i could have brought a small one but small bible means higher cost-so i give it up)and i found out that the message in the bible is really hard for me to understand.To summarize that, i spend 22 years of being a christian without reading and really understand the bible.

Ever since i join the alpha course, i started to love the bible.What i mean is to love it really really much.WHY?

- for many some christians, god speak to them to their ears, some to their heart, but for me God speak to me through the bible.He tells me everything about my life from

- before this, i only interested in motivation books, few to mention here- rich dad poor dad, retire young retire rich, the power of thinking without thinking, some investment books, and i got lift up by those motivation and "how to" books.But the excitement is nothing compare to reading the bible. its a spiritual nourishment. for jesus said, "My words are living water". thus, whoever drink the water shall never thirst again.For me, its true and i experience it if only when you really allow God to tell you what He wanted to tell you.

-the bible give me a more understanding who god really is. christian is about relationship with god, its not about religion, or a set of rules ( the do and dont) that is need to be followed.How the relationship works?
First you need to understand God.What He wants, what He thinks, why did He do this. But how can we do that? simple enough, the bible is the answer. from genesis to revelation..its all about God expressing his heart.

-All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives” (2 Timothy 3:16). It means the every word in the bible is from God. God did'nt write it, but He use his people (inspired by the holy spirit) to write it down.In v16 mention that, God words is use to keep us in the right path.For Jesus said, " I am the light " ...." I am the way"... if you don't want to get lost in the dark, follow Jesus, because He got the candle and He knows the path. So for me, it gives us principles to live by, guidance for our everyday decisions, and motivation to follow God’s ways.


thanks for taking some tome to read through this sharing, god bless and happy trading.