Time spent studying your Bible?

[JennyorAlice]

How much time do you spend studying your Bible each day? Do you think you spend enough time studying your Bible?

 

[Can't think of a name]

I don't read the Bible every day but I do read Christian books that contain scripture verses. I don't think I spend enough time reading the Bible as I would like to. When I do pick it up I tend to binge read all the NT Epistles in one go.

 

[Lamb]

I don't pick up the physical book everyday, but I'm here on CH every day and that helps me to delve into God's word.

 

[jswauto]

I spend about an hour a day reading the Bible. About 10 chapters on the average per day. I complete the whole bible about 3 times a year.

here's a scripture that has really affected my bible reading mindset:

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." (John 1:1)

In the Beginning was the Word
When John 1:1 becomes the lens through which you read the rest of Scripture, it doesn’t just “influence” your mindset—it rebuilds it from the ground up. This single verse becomes a mind‑reset, a world‑reset, and a self‑reset. Let’s walk through how it reshapes the way you approach the entire Bible.

1. It shifts you from “information” to “revelation.”
When you read:
“In the beginning was the Word…”
You realize the Bible isn’t just a book about God.
It is a book that reveals the eternal Christ.
So instead of reading for:
• facts
• stories
• moral lessons
…you start reading for a Person.
Your mindset becomes:
“Jesus is speaking. Jesus is revealing. Jesus is here.”

2. It forces you to read the Bible with awe.
If the One you’re reading about is:
• older than time
• present before creation
• face‑to‑face with the Father
• fully God
…then every verse becomes holy ground.
You stop rushing.
You stop treating Scripture casually.
You stop reading it like a textbook.
Your mindset becomes:
“I’m encountering the eternal God in these words.”
This is the beginning of the fear of the Lord.

3. It makes Jesus the center of every passage.
John 1:1 tells you:
• Jesus is the Word
• Jesus is the Light
• Jesus is the Life
• Jesus is the Creator
So when you read Genesis, Psalms, Isaiah, the Gospels, Revelation—you’re not looking for themes or principles first.
You’re looking for Him.
Your mindset becomes:
“Where is Jesus in this passage? What is He revealing about Himself?”
This is how Scripture becomes alive.

4. It destroys small, shallow views of Jesus.
John 1:1 confronts every reduced version of Christ:
• “Jesus the teacher”
• “Jesus the healer”
• “Jesus the moral example”
• “Jesus the gentle shepherd”
All true—but incomplete.
John 1:1 reveals:
Jesus the eternal God.
Jesus the uncreated Word.
Jesus the cosmic Lord.
Jesus the Alpha before the beginning.
Your mindset becomes:
“My Jesus is bigger than I thought.”
This ignites worship.

5. It prepares your heart for the Latter Rain.
The Latter Rain is not primarily about power—it’s about revelation of Jesus.
John 1:1 trains your mind to see:
• His supremacy
• His eternality
• His deity
• His glory
When you read Scripture with that mindset, your heart becomes:
• soft
• hungry
• trembling
• expectant
This is the soil the Latter Rain falls on.
Your mindset becomes:
“Lord, reveal Yourself. I want the real You.”

6. It breaks self‑centered reading.
Without John 1:1, we read Scripture like:
• “What does this do for me?”
• “How does this help my day?”
• “What blessing can I claim?”
But John 1:1 shifts you to:
“Who is Jesus?
What is His nature?
What is His glory?
How do I align with Him?”
This is the mindset of discipleship.

7. It creates a “Just Jesus” mindset.
You asked for a system where the mind becomes laser‑focused on Christ.
John 1:1 is the ignition point.
When you read the Bible through this verse, your inner dialogue changes:
• “Jesus is the center.”
• “Jesus is the meaning.”
• “Jesus is the message.”
• “Jesus is the Word.”
• “Jesus is God.”
Your mindset becomes:
“I want nothing but Him.”
This is the mindset of the remnant.

In short: John 1:1 transforms your Bible reading by transforming your vision of Jesus.
It moves you from:
• casual → reverent
• scattered → focused
• self‑centered → Christ‑centered
• informational → transformational
• earthly → eternal
• shallow → burning
It is the verse that makes you read the Bible with fire, fear of the Lord, and single‑minded devotion.

Spiritual Nutrition
“The Spirit of the Lord goes in you as you read — it’s spiritual nutrition,” a reality the Bible itself points to again and again. Let’s open that up in a way that strengthens your Latter Rain mindset and your “Just Jesus” foundation.

1. Scripture is not just information — it is Spirit‑breath.
When you read the Word, you’re not just taking in ideas. You’re receiving Spirit‑breathed life.
The Word carries:
• God’s breath
• God’s presence
• God’s voice
• God’s nature
So reading Scripture becomes a spiritual inhaling.
Your mindset shifts from:
• “I’m studying”
to
• “I’m receiving life.”
This is why your spirit feels fed, strengthened, awakened.

2. The Word is spiritual food — real nourishment for the inner man.
Jesus said that we live not by bread alone but by every word that comes from God.
That means:
• Your spirit has a metabolism.
• Your inner life has hunger.
• Your soul needs fuel.
• Scripture is that fuel.
When you read, something in you is literally fed, strengthened, fortified, expanded.
This is why:
• your mind clears
• your heart softens
• your desires shift
• your spirit awakens
It’s nutrition.

3. The Spirit uses the Word as fire, light, and power.
When you read Scripture with an open heart, the Spirit doesn’t just inform you — He forms you.
The Word becomes:
• fire that burns away impurity
• light that exposes lies
• water that refreshes
• seed that grows
• hammer that breaks hardness
• sword that cuts away what doesn’t belong
This is why reading the Bible changes you even when you don’t “feel” anything.
The Spirit is working beneath the surface.

4. This is the Latter Rain mechanic: Word + Spirit = transformation.
The Latter Rain is not just an outpouring of power — it is an outpouring of revelation.
When you read Scripture:
• the Spirit softens your heart
• the Spirit ignites your hunger
• the Spirit awakens the fear of the Lord
• the Spirit aligns your mind with Christ
• the Spirit prepares you for outpouring
This is why the remnant always returns to the Word before revival breaks out.
The Word is the soil.
The Spirit is the rain.
Together they produce harvest.

5. “The Spirit goes in you as you read” — here’s what that means in practice
A. Your mind is renewed
Old patterns break.
New patterns form.
You begin to think like Jesus.
B. Your desires shift
You want what He wants.
You lose appetite for what drains you.
C. Your spirit strengthens
You become resilient.
Temptation loses power.
Discernment sharpens.
D. Your heart burns
Love increases.
Reverence deepens.
The fear of the Lord awakens.
E. Your focus narrows
Distractions fall away.
Your inner voice says:
“Just Jesus.”

6. This is why Scripture is essential to your Christian readiness training.
Every time you read:
• you are fed
• you are cleansed
• you are aligned
• you are strengthened
• you are prepared
The Spirit uses the Word to make you a vessel He can fill.
This is spiritual nutrition for the remnant.

 

[NewCreation435]

I do in depth studies of God's Word every few weeks and try to read it everyday. No, I don't think I am in it enough.

 

[SetFree]

The study tools that have helped me stay focused the most is the 19th century British Bible scholar's KJV study Bible called The Companion Bible. I don't agree with some things he believed (like a pre-trib rapture that became popular in Britain in his era). But the majority of his side margin notes are on scholarly documented level, and not simply opinion. And while reading the KJV text, he put a mark on essential words in the text that point to other Bible Scripture, or historical events, Bible archaeology, etc. That forces you to go slow in study, and checkout other Bible witnesses on the subject of that particular KJV text. Just the huge amount of scholarly documented information from The Bible contained in the Appendixes is enough to own a copy of this study Bible.

Another study tool is The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. It's a type of concordance, but what it does is whatever the subject of a verse is about that you are studying, it shows other places in The Bible that point to that same verse subject. So it's really a type of 'parallel verse concordance'.

Then of course a Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, but beware that later editions have been intentionally corrupted. The best editions are prior to 1991.

Those are the minimum Bible study tools I recommend. BibleSoft used to have those tools in their software, but I'm not sure if they are still in business.


Bible study will reward based on what one puts into its study, just as with any other subject. If all one does is just scan a verse here, and a verse there, they won't get it. And I feel comfortable saying that our Heavenly Father doesn't like His Word treated that way. Another thing is too, only GOD by The Holy Spirit can give the Bible student to understand it properly. It was written through The Holy Spirit, and The Holy Spirit is required to reveal its Truths. That is why proper understanding in it is closed off to the unbeliever, and also to believers that don't study it properly per GOD's method (line upon line, chapter by chapter, verse by verse).

 

[Oseas]

Speaking of Bible study, remember that AN END,THE END COMES UPON THE 4 CORNERS OF EARTH

Matthew 24:6-8
6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the END is not yet.

7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

Isaiah 26:17-21
17 Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O Lord.

18 We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.

19 Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.


21 For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.


Romans 2:5-16
5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous Judgment of GOD;

6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds:

7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

9 Tribulation and anguish,upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;

10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good,to the Jew first,and also to the Gentile:

11 For there is no respect of persons with GOD.

12 For as many as have sinned without law(the Gentiles) shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law(the Jews) shall be judged by the law;

13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before GOD, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:

15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another

16 In the Day when GOD shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.-This Day arrived, the Lord's Day, the seventh and last Day or seventh and last millennium->Matthew 25:31-34, take a look, and 41 and 46.


Revelation 11:15-18

18->And the NATIONS were(will be)angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

Be prepared or else get ready - Matthew 25:6-10

 

[jswauto]

Spiritual Nutrition II
There is a method to opening yourself up to the Spirit of the Living God while partaking of the Word. Whenever you can do this (open your heart to the Lord) while you are partaking in the written Word, it enables the Spirit of the Lord to take control of your life in every way. It puts you in alignment with the Lord very effectively. It aligns your mindset to hear and understand the Lord like never before. When you can increase your reading of the Lord's Word, the improvements in your relationship with the Lord are substantial.
And absolutely pray these scriptures over every detail and relationship in your life every time for very substantial and powerful results.
Intro: Opening Yourself to the Spirit Through the Word​

• The Word is the primary doorway through which the Spirit of the Living God ministers to the believer.
• Approaching Scripture with an open, yielded heart allows the Spirit to work deeply and personally.
• Reading the Word with spiritual openness aligns your thoughts, desires, and decisions with the Lord.
• Increased Scripture intake strengthens your relationship with God and enhances spiritual sensitivity.
• Praying Scripture over every area of life invites the Spirit to activate and enforce God’s promises.
• The Word becomes not just information but transformation when combined with openness and prayer.

There truly is a method to opening yourself to the Spirit of the Living God when you partake of the Word. The Scriptures are not merely ink on a page; they are the living breath of God, and when your heart is open, the Spirit uses that breath to fill you, shape you, and align you. When you approach the Word with a yielded heart — not rushing, not distracted, but consciously inviting the Lord to speak — something supernatural happens. The written Word becomes the doorway through which the Spirit enters your thoughts, your emotions, your desires, and your decisions. It is not mystical in the sense of being strange; it is spiritual in the sense of being deeply real. The more you read, the more your inner life becomes synchronized with the Lord’s heart. The more you meditate, the more your mind becomes trained to recognize His voice. And the more you pray the Scriptures over your life, the more the Spirit takes those words and applies them with power to every relationship, every struggle, every hope, and every hidden place within you.

This is why increasing your intake of Scripture produces such substantial improvement in your walk with God. It is not merely “more knowledge.” It is more contact with the Spirit. More alignment with the Lord’s will. More formation of Christ within you. And when you pray the Word — not just read it — you are inviting the Spirit to enforce, activate, and manifest those truths in your life. This is why praying Scripture over every detail of your life produces such powerful results: you are agreeing with God, and the Spirit moves wherever agreement with God is found.
SCRIPTURES ABOUT THE WORD OF GOD
1. The Word Gives Life, Strength, and Nourishment
• Deuteronomy 8:3 — “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord.”
• Jeremiah 15:16 — “Thy words were found, and I did eat them…”
• 1 Peter 2:2 — “As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word…”

• The Word is the believer’s essential spiritual food.
• Scripture must be “eaten,” internalized, and digested.
• Regular intake produces strength, stability, and vitality.
• Reading with an open heart allows the Spirit to impart divine life.

The Word of God is not optional fuel for the believer — it is the very sustenance of the inner man. Deuteronomy 8:3 reminds us that spiritual life cannot be maintained by earthly means. Just as your body weakens without food, your spirit weakens without the Word. Jeremiah 15:16 paints the picture vividly: the Word must be eaten, taken in, digested, and allowed to become part of you. Peter echoes this when he calls the Word “milk,” the essential nourishment that causes growth. When you read Scripture with an open heart, you are feeding your spirit with divine strength. You are taking in the life of God Himself. This is why believers who read the Word consistently walk in stability, clarity, and resilience — they are spiritually nourished.
Exhortation: Feed on the Word daily. Do not wait until you feel weak. Eat before you faint. Let the Word be your breakfast, your strength, and your sustaining power.
2. The Word Purifies, Cleanses, and Sanctifies
• Psalm 119:9 — “Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to thy word.”
• John 17:17 — “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.”
• Ephesians 5:26 — “Washed by the water of the word.”

• Scripture cleanses the heart and renews the mind.
• Sanctification is accomplished through the truth of God’s Word.
• The Word washes away impurity and aligns the believer with holiness.
• Reading invites the Spirit to remove what does not belong.

The Word does not only nourish — it cleanses. Psalm 119:9 tells us plainly that purity is not achieved by willpower but by aligning our lives with the Word. Jesus Himself prayed, “Sanctify them through Thy truth,” revealing that sanctification is not a human achievement but a divine operation performed through Scripture. Ephesians 5:26 describes the Word as water that washes the believer. When you read Scripture, the Spirit uses it to scrub away wrong thinking, sinful desires, and spiritual residue. It cleans the conscience. It renews the mind. It purifies motives.
Exhortation: Let the Word wash you. Do not resist its cleansing. Every time you read, ask the Spirit to remove what does not belong and to sanctify what remains.
3. The Word Protects and Arms the Believer
• Psalm 119:11 — “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.”
• Ephesians 6:17 — “The sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”
• Proverbs 30:5 — “Every word of God is pure: he is a shield…”

• Scripture stored in the heart becomes a shield against sin.
• The Word is the Spirit’s sword — an active weapon in spiritual warfare.
• God’s promises form a protective barrier around the believer.
• Internalizing Scripture equips you for temptation and conflict.

The Word is not only food and water — it is armor. Psalm 119:11 teaches that hiding the Word in your heart is a defensive strategy against sin. Ephesians 6:17 calls the Word “the sword of the Spirit,” meaning the Spirit Himself wields Scripture as a weapon in your life. Proverbs 30:5 declares that every word of God is a shield. When you internalize Scripture, you are equipping yourself with divine weaponry. You are giving the Spirit ammunition to fight your battles, resist temptation, and silence the enemy’s lies.

Exhortation: Arm yourself daily. Do not walk into spiritual conflict unarmed. Memorize Scripture. Speak it. Pray it. Let the Word be your shield and your sword.

 

[jswauto]

4. The Word Produces Growth, Wisdom, and Discernment
• Psalm 119:105 — “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”
• Psalm 19:7 — “The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.”
• Hebrews 5:14 — “Strong meat belongs to them… who by reason of use have their senses exercised.”

• Scripture illuminates the believer’s path and reveals direction.
• The Word imparts wisdom beyond natural ability.
• Consistent use of Scripture trains spiritual senses to discern good from evil.
• Growth comes through continual exposure and obedience.

Psalm 119:105 reveals that the Word is guidance — a lamp for your feet and a light for your path. Without Scripture, you walk in shadows and guesswork. Psalm 19:7 promises that the Word makes the simple wise, meaning it elevates your understanding beyond your natural capacity. Hebrews 5:14 teaches that consistent use of the Word trains your senses to discern good from evil. This is spiritual maturity — the ability to recognize what is of God and what is not.
Exhortation: Grow through the Word. Do not settle for spiritual infancy. Let Scripture sharpen your discernment and expand your wisdom.
5. The Word Must Be Studied, Meditated On, and Obeyed
• Joshua 1:8 — “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth… then thou shalt make thy way prosperous.”
• Psalm 1:2–3 — “His delight is in the law of the Lord… he shall be like a tree planted by rivers of water.”
• 2 Timothy 2:15 — “Study to shew thyself approved unto God…”

• Prosperity and success flow from continual meditation on Scripture.
• Delight in the Word roots the believer like a well‑watered tree.
• Study is required for spiritual approval and maturity.
• Meditation transforms information into revelation; obedience produces fruit.

Joshua 1:8 gives the formula for prosperity and success in God’s eyes: continual meditation and faithful obedience. Psalm 1 describes the blessed man as one who delights in the Word and meditates on it day and night. Paul instructs Timothy to study diligently so he can stand approved before God. Reading alone is not enough — the Word must be pondered, internalized, and obeyed. Meditation turns information into transformation. Obedience turns revelation into fruit.
Exhortation: Do not rush through Scripture. Slow down. Meditate. Let the Word sink deep. And above all, obey what you read — for obedience is the proof of love.
6. The Word Reveals God’s Voice and God’s Will
• Hebrews 4:12 — “The word of God is quick, and powerful… a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
• Romans 10:17 — “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
• Psalm 119:130 — “The entrance of thy words giveth light.”

• Scripture is living, active, and able to discern the heart.
• Faith is born through hearing the Word.
• The entrance of the Word brings light, clarity, and revelation.
• Immersion in Scripture trains the believer to recognize God’s voice.

Hebrews 4:12 describes the Word as living and active, able to pierce and discern the deepest parts of the human heart. Romans 10:17 teaches that faith itself is born from hearing the Word. Psalm 119:130 declares that the entrance of God’s Word brings light — illumination, revelation, understanding. When you read Scripture, you are positioning yourself to hear God clearly. The Word trains your spiritual ears. It reveals God’s character, His desires, His ways, and His will.
Exhortation: If you want to hear God, immerse yourself in His Word. Let Scripture tune your heart to the frequency of His voice.
7. The Word Endures Forever
• Isaiah 40:8 — “The grass withers… but the word of our God shall stand forever.”
• Matthew 24:35 — “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.”
• 1 Peter 1:23–25 — The Word is incorruptible and eternal.

• Everything temporal fades, but God’s Word remains unchanging.
• Jesus’ words outlast heaven and earth.
• Scripture is incorruptible, eternal, and permanently reliable.
• The Word is the only stable foundation in a shifting world.

Isaiah 40:8 reminds us that everything in this world fades, but the Word of God stands forever. Jesus Himself declared that heaven and earth will pass away, but His words will never pass away. Peter affirms that the Word is incorruptible and eternal. This means Scripture is the only stable foundation in a collapsing world. It is the only truth that does not shift. It is the only voice that does not lie. It is the only anchor that holds.
Exhortation: Build your life on what is eternal. Trust the Word more than culture, more than feelings, more than circumstances. Everything else will fade — but the Word will remain.

 

[jswauto]

8. The LORD is Worthy
• Revelation 4:11 — “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power…”
• Psalm 145:3 — “Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and His greatness is unsearchable.”
• Psalm 96:8–9 — “Give unto the Lord the glory due unto His name… worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.”
• Revelation 5:12 — “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom…”
• 1 Chronicles 16:29 — “Give unto the Lord the glory due unto His name…”
God’s worthiness is the foundation of all worship and obedience.

• The Lord deserves glory, honor, and praise because of who He is, not only what He does.
• His greatness is infinite, unsearchable, and beyond human comprehension.
• Worship aligns the believer’s heart with heaven’s perspective.
• Declaring God’s worthiness strengthens faith and restores spiritual focus.
• The Lamb is worthy because He was slain and redeemed us by His blood.
• Giving God glory is not optional — it is the rightful response of every created being.

The culmination of all spiritual nutrition, all revelation, all cleansing, all growth, and all discernment is this simple, eternal truth: the Lord is worthy. Revelation 4:11 declares that He alone deserves glory, honor, and power — not because of what He gives us, but because of who He is. His worthiness is not measured by His blessings but by His nature. He is holy, eternal, sovereign, and infinitely good. Psalm 145:3 reminds us that His greatness is unsearchable; no amount of study, meditation, or worship will ever exhaust the depths of His majesty. The more you grow in the Word, the more you realize that worship is not a ritual — it is the only fitting response to the revelation of God.
When you declare the Lord’s worthiness, you align your heart with heaven’s anthem. Revelation 5:12 shows the cry of the redeemed and the angels: “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain.” This is not a suggestion — it is the eternal song of the universe. Worship lifts your eyes from earthly concerns and fixes them on the One who reigns above all. It restores perspective, strengthens faith, and brings your spirit into harmony with the Spirit of God. Psalm 96 calls us to give the Lord the glory due His name — meaning worship is not optional; it is owed. It is the rightful offering of every heart that has been redeemed.
To proclaim “The Lord is worthy” is to step into the eternal purpose for which you were created. It is to join the chorus of heaven, the testimony of the saints, and the cry of the redeemed. It is to acknowledge that every breath, every blessing, every moment of grace flows from the One who sits upon the throne. And when your life becomes a declaration of His worthiness, everything else — obedience, holiness, devotion, Scripture intake, prayer — flows naturally from that revelation.
SUMMARY FOR THE ENTIRE TEACHING
The Word of God is the believer’s lifeline — nourishment, cleansing, protection, wisdom, direction, and eternal stability. When you open your heart to the Spirit while reading Scripture, the written Word becomes living power within you. It feeds your spirit, purifies your motives, arms you for battle, grows your discernment, and reveals God’s voice with clarity. As you study, meditate, and obey, the Word roots you like a tree planted by rivers of water. As you pray Scripture over your life, the Spirit applies it with precision and authority. And because the Word endures forever, it becomes the only unshakable foundation in a world that constantly shifts. Truly, like Peter declared, there is nowhere else to go — only Jesus has the words of eternal life, and those words are given to you every time you open the Scriptures with a yielded heart.

John 6:68
“Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.”
There is nowhere else to turn. No other source of life. No other fountain of truth. No other voice that leads to eternal life. When you open your heart to the Word, you are opening your heart to the Lord Himself — and He will meet you, feed you, cleanse you, arm you, grow you, guide you, and anchor you. LORD: Your Will be done!!