Maybe. . .Iffy, but Maybe

I am a firm believer in spending as much time as  possible in the Word of God. It is, after all, the source of so much good in our lives (see 2 Timothy 3:15-17). Since I was a boy I have been hearing wise men and women talk about “daily” Bible reading and study. And, while I am far from perfect in that area, I want to spend as much time as possible learning and sharing the Truth.

I was reading a rather long article on physical exercise this morning, and I got to thinking (now remember, that is a dangerous thing).

Since daily exercise isn’t realistic for everyone, researchers decided to study whether people who tend to cram their weekly exercise into one or two days on the weekend (so-called “weekend warriors”) get the same benefits as those who exercise daily. In the new research published in JAMA Internal Medicine, they found that how often a person exercises might not make a difference in determining how long a person lives. Gary O’Donovan, a research associate in the Exercise as Medicine program at Loughborough University in England, and his colleagues analyzed data from national health surveys of more than 63,000 people, conducted in England and Scotland. People who said they exercised only one or two days a week lowered their risk of dying early from any cause by 30% to 34%, compared to people who were inactive. But what was more remarkable was that people who exercised most days of the week lowered their risk by 35%: not very different from those who exercised less. (TIME)

What I know is that for many Believers, failing to have the discipline for daily Bible reading, there soon comes little to no Bible reading most of the time. And while I don’t recommend it, I am going to say that reading the Scriptures (and studying them as thoroughly as possible) once or twice a week is certainly better than skipping it altogether. I understand a busy life, long days, a plethora of tasks left undone just to get a little sleep at night, but time in the Word of God is mandatory for the Believer. Our entire spiritual life and practice is contained therein, and we must, I repeat, must have that “food” of Truth to live as we are designed to live by our Father.

NO! I am not suggesting less intake of the “mind of Christ.” I am saying, “get something, hopefully a lot, but never none, of the revealed Truth of God in your life on a regular basis. As a Believer it is not an option. What we NEED is THERE.

I need to run (my exercise) every day. I am eager for every race. But without the discipline of regular training, and lots of it, the result will be much less than the best possible. Not to train at all is the end of running, and the risks of life grow exponentially.