Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-10-23
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Topic rcr nc Week BEGINNING Oct.
27-Comment by Rev. 5. III. Doyle.
TorIc.--Bible reading. ~ will make it the rule
y my life to read the Bible every day. III Tim.
III. ILL
The Christian Endeayor movement
las d. letting more wol,Ay Of last
; 10 the Bih'r 1t has revolutionized BIZ
BILE reading with many who were Chris
tons before they became Christian En-
deavorers. 1t has caused the Bible to
become most precious to many who
scarcely ever looked at it before they
pledged themselves to read 1t every
day. This clause of the pledge has re-
suited In no end Of good, and even aft
er 20 years zoo much emphasis cannot
be placed upon it. 1t has resulted in a
tremendous impetus being given to
daily Bible reading. and this was and
is much to be desired.
The Importance and necessity of daily
Bible reading should scarcely need to
be impressed upon Christian people,
and yet, sad to say, 1t does need to be.
The Bible is not read daily as it ought
to be. Daily Bible reading is even
more neglected than daily prayer. In
infancy and childhood we are taught
to pray unto God daily, and that habit
is seldom ever given up, even though
we may wander far away from God.
But how few children are taught to
read the Bible daily! Alas. how few
Christian parents read the Bible daily
themselves! Yet what better inherit
ance could we give our children than
the habit of daily communion with God
through His word? Timothy had been
trained In the word of God from child
hood. and when he became a man he
continued In the things which he had
heard, which made him wise unto sal
walton. So should all Gods children
be taught, and so should they continue
when they have come to manhood and
womanhood.
Daily Bible reading Is commended in
the Scriptures and the blessings of 1t
emphasized. In Mum. vi, SO, the
people of God are practically enjoined
to constantly be In touch with His
word, to teach 1t diligently. to make it
the subject Of conversation and of
thought at home and abroad, in lying
down and in rising up. Everywhere
and always necessarily include each
day. The psalmist says of the blessed
man that Ibis delight is in the law of
the Lord, and In His law doth he medi.
tate day and night" Paul declares
that the Bereans were more noble than
the Thessalonians Tin that they receiv-
ed the word with all readiness of mind
and searched the Scriptures daily
whether these things were So"
How can we neglect daily Bible read
ing? The Bible is the inspired, infalli-
BILE word of God. 1t presents to us
Jesus Christ, the bread and water of
our spiritual lives. 1t is ''the sword of
the Spirit" by which alone we can
overcome the temptations that daily
and hourly come to US. We need it ev-
cry day. 1t will help us every day. 1t
makes us wise unto salvation through
faith, which is in Christ Jesus" 1t sis
profitable for doctrine. for reproof, for
correction, for instruction in righteous
ness, that the man of God may be per-
feet. thoroughly furnished unto all
good works.
THE PRAYER MEETING.
Have testimony meeting In which
each one testifies as to the helpfulness
of daily Bible reading.
BIBLE READINGS.
Deut. vi, 60; Ps. /, /, 2; xix, Z, s;
cxix, 97-112; lisa. xxxiv, IS; Luke iv, IS
Il; xiv, 1927; John v, 80; Acts, xvii,
10, IL; Eph. vi, II; Heb. iv, II.