Through the Bible: A message for today from every book of the Bible

Before studying God's Word, we must understand why God gave it to us. It is possible to study the Bible for the wrong reasons - and I think a lot of Christians do just that. We must study the Scriptures for the same purpose that God gave it.

When I was considering this study through the whole Bible, and was trying to look into the heart of God, the verse that came to my mind was: "God so loved the world that He gave His Son, that whoever believes in Him should never perish."(John 3:16). The primary purpose with which God gave us the Scriptures was that all people might know that He loves them so intensely that He sent His Son to save them from the grip of sin and bring them into fellowship with Him. In God's heart there is a great desire that no one should be ruined by sin and perish.

This commentary on all 66 books of the Bible shows that every single book of the Bible is interesting and has a message for us today. It deals with key aspects of the Christian life and speaks more to the heart than to the head.

Let us keep that in mind as we study God's Word. Even if there are matters in the Word that we cannot fully understand, let us pray, "Lord, we want to understand Your heart, even if we don't understand the meaning of everything in Your Word."

We must pray as we study the Scriptures that we will understand what is in the heart of God. We can get so taken up with little details as we study, that we miss seeing the heart of God. God reveals His heart in His word.

But God's purpose does not stop there-just like the construction of a building does not stop with laying the foundation.We read in 2 Timothy 3:16,17

God breathed into this book, exactly as He breathed into Adam. If God had not breathed into Adam, Adam would have been just a pile of dust; and any book that God has not breathed into is also a pile of dust.

God's Word has been given to us:

To teach us, to show us the right path.

To reprove us and rebuke us. We need strong rebukes to be preserved in the pathway of godliness.

To correct us when we go astray, to direct us into the right path.

To train us in righteousness. It is a training manual.

So we see that God's Word has been given to us to change our character, so that we can become godly men and women.

The ultimate goal is "that the man of God may be adequate" - perfect and complete. Like a glass of water filled to the brim, our character is to be rounded off, balanced and complete. We are to be anointed and equipped to serve God, so that we can do every good work that God has planned for us. That is the purpose of Scripture.

So if you study the Bible, you must study it for these reasons.

The truths that God reveals in His Word can never be boring, because Jesus is never be boring. If we walk with our Lord and listen to Him, our hearts will burn within us - because we will see the glory of Christ in the Word.