Booker and the Bible
Well as Booker T got his education, one thing he was very grateful for was how Miss Natalie Lord, one of the teachers, taught him how to use and love the Bible. Page 64, he says: "Before this had never cared a great deal about it, but now I learned to love to read the Bible not only for the spiritual help which it gives, but on account of it as literature. The lessons taught me in this respect took such a hold upon me that when I'm at home, no matter how busy I am, I always make it a rule to read a chapter or portion of a chapter in the morning before beginning the work of the day."
Learning to Love God's Word
Many people have discovered that this is a great way to live life, by getting deep into the Bible every morning before they get into the work of the day. In fact, I like what the psalmist wrote in Psalm 119:147: "I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in Your word." And in the next verse says: "My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on Your promises."
And so the word of God, the promises of God, the truth about God are enough to get this psalmist up early so that he can meditate on them and put his hope on them. I think for many Christians, this is a practice that we want to do, but we end up finding excuses not to.
Making Scripture Part of Everyday Life
Our friends, let's make it a rule, as Booker T said, to spend time with God in His Word every day, not out of a sense of duty, but so that we can have our hearts filled with joy, so that we can draw nearer to Him and fall more deeply in love with Him.
I pray that like Booker T, we will learn to love to read the Bible. And perhaps, like William MacDonald says, our motto should be: no Bible, no breakfast.
