Getting to know God

Getting to know God

Bible: Joshua 1 : 1 – 9

Reading

As I was with Moses, so I will be with you (V.5).

Gwen, a secondary school student working on her GCSE revision, woke up
one morning with the thought, I don’t have time to read my Bible. I have
to study, or I’m going to fail. But it’s okay, God understands. Immediately,
she felt God tell her, No, Gwen. You don’t understand. Reading the Bible
would be the most important thing Gwen did that day—building her
relationship with God and reminding her to trust Him.
When life becomes busy, reading the Bible may not feel like our first
priority. But God is all we need. As we read the Bible we get to know Him
better and see His faithfulness as He guided His people through challenges.
This reminds us to trust Him through the struggles we face as well.
God reminded Joshua of the importance of His words as He prepared
him to lead His people into the Promised Land. He told Joshua to “keep this
Book of the Law always on [his] lips; meditate on it day and night”
(JOSHUA 1:8). The original Hebrew word for “meditate” means “to mutter” or
to “utter a sound”. It’s like God told Joshua to always speak His Word.
The Bible has lots of stories of God’s faithfulness to His people.
Regularly reflecting on these stories helps us get to know God better so that
when life is challenging, we’ll remember He loves us and is with us.

THERE’S ALWAYS TIME TO READ THE BIBLE.

Youth Edition – Our Daily Bread Ministries