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Attitude is defined as: “manner, disposition, feeling, position, etc., with regard to a person or thing” (Webster’s). I know many possess a great attitude toward the Bible. Yet, not all men do. Some deny that the Bible is the truth (Jn. 17:17). Others deny that it is inspired (II Tim. 3:16-17). Such people discourage knowing the Bible among those who are influenced by them. There are also people who claim to believe in the truth of God’s word and yet refuse to obey what His word says. Therefore, we have raised a couple of generations of people who are ignorant of God’s word. What is your attitude toward the Bible? Are you interested in learning God’s word? Are you striving to live it daily?

All ought to strive daily for a fuller comprehension of the word of God. If one asked you: “What must I do to be saved?” what would you tell them? Would you teach what Jesus taught or what the apostles taught (Mk. 16:16; I Pet. 3:21)? If one wished to know about our origins upon this globe or asked you what the purpose of life is, could you tell them? Be honest! Some people don’t know the apostles from the epistles! What about you? All men must know and understand God’s word if we are going to be saved (Eph. 3:4, 5:17).

Due to the rotten attitude many have toward the Bible, we are living in a time of starvation. No, we are not suffering from a shortage of food, rather we are starving spiritually in this country! Sadly, this is nothing new (Amos 8:11; I Sam. 3:1).

Yes, we are starving, spiritually! At the same time, the irony in our country is that we are blessed in a spiritual way though we are starving. We have Bibles aplenty, CDs, audiotapes, computer programs, websites, printed materials, etc., that are all filled with God’s word. How then can I say we in this country are starving? It is not because we lack spiritual food, but because we refuse to eat! Did you know that if we refuse to partake of food, we’ll starve just as quickly as if we had no food to eat? In like manner, there are people today who are physically overweight, but emaciated spiritually because they refuse to partake of that spiritual food (milk/meat), called God’s word (Heb. 5:12-14; I Pet. 2:2). Remember, it is the soul which is eternal, not the body (II Cor. 4:16)!

Friends, there is no shortcut to spiritual health! David said, “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee” (Ps. 119:11). He said the “blessed man” is the one who meditates “day and night” in God’s word (Ps. 1:1-2). Are we doing this? How can we expect to know the Bible if we don’t spend time in it? Let’s remove the distractions, and our poor attitude, and spend time in God’s book! You’ll be amazed at the good that will come from it! Stop making excuses and make time daily for God’s word! Let us fix our attitude and allow God’s word to have first place in our lives (Matt. 6:33)!

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