DAVID A. MCMILLEN

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I AM AN 80 YEAR OLD MALE, BORN AGAIN, CHRISTIAN WITH A LOVE FOR JESUS. I DO NOT GET OUT MUCH ANYMORE BUT FIND THAT TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT THE LOVE JESUS HAS FOR THEM IS NOT ONLY WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO BUT SOMETHING THAT THE WORLD NEEDS.

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"STUDYING VS JUST READING YOUR BIBLE" BY DAVID MCMILLEN

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By: DAVID A. MCMILLEN
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"STUDYING VS JUST READING YOUR BIBLE" BY DAVID MCMILLEN

I DON'T REALLY LIKE BRINGING THIS UP BECAUSE I GET A LOT OF ANGRY PEOPLE WANTING TO KNOW WHAT BUSINESS IS IT OF MINE.  WELL, I WILL TELL YOU, YOU ARE MY BUSINESS BECAUSE I LOVE YOU AND WANT THE BEST FOR YOU.  IS THAT SO TERRIBLY WRONG?  WE ALL NEED A WAKE-UP CALL NOW AND THEN SO CONSIDER THIS YOUR WAKE-UP CALL.  


 

HAVE YOU STUDIED YOUR BIBLE TODAY?  HOW ABOUT THIS WEEK? DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN THE LAST TIME YOU DID STUDY YOUR BIBLE?  I DON'T MEAN JUST READING A VERSE OR CHAPTER OR TWO, I MEAN REALLY STUDYING.  THE ONLY REASON I AM SAYING THESE THINGS IS TO GET YOU TO THINKING AND THE FACT THAT WE ALL NEED TO STUDY GOD'S WORD.


THE REASON I AM BRING THIS UP IS THAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT WHAT I USED TO DO.   AT FIRST I WOULD READ THE BIBLE OFF AND ON AND THEN, SINCE I WAS A TRAVELING SALESMAN, I GOT THE BIBLE ON TAPE AND STARTED LISTENING TO IT.  I FOUND IT MOST ENJOYABLE AND I WAS LEARNING SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY.  SINCE I HAVE RETIRED AND HAVE A LOT MORE TIME TO REALLY STUDY, I AM ENJOYING IT MUCH MORE AND LEARNING A LOT MORE.  I WISH I HAD KNOWN BACK THEN HOW MUCH FUN IT IS, I CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE MADE MORE TIME FOR IT.


ANOTHER THING I WAS DOING BACK THEN WAS ORDERING TEACHING TAPES FROM ANDREW WOMMACK MINISTRIES.  I WAS LISTENING TO THOSE TAPES INSTEAD OF LISTENING TO THE BIBLE TAPES.  DON'T GET ME WRONG, I HAVE LEARNED A GREAT DEAL FROM ANDREW WOMMACK MINISTRIES AND WHAT I LIKE ABOUT ANDREW IS THAT HE BACKS UP EVERYTHING HE TEACHES WITH GOD'S WORD.  I EVEN TOOK HIS ONLINE CHARIS BIBLE COLLEGE COURSES.  THAT IS WHEN I LEARNED, FROM HIM, THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO STUDY THE BIBLE FOR MYSELF AND NOT COUNT ON SOMEONE ELSE TELLING ME WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS.  


NOW I LISTEN TO HIS TEACHINGS BUT GO TO THE BIBLE TO CHECK THINGS OUT AND STUDY ABOUT IT.  IT REALLY MAKES GOD'S WORD COME ALIVE.



THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR YOUR BIBLE.  I KNOW THAT SOME CHURCHES HAVE PRAYER BOOKS AND IT IS GOOD TO READ THEM BUT NOT IN PLACE OF YOUR BIBLE.  GOD SPEAKS TO US THROUGH THE BIBLE AND IF YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT HE WANTS FOR YOUR LIFE, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO OPEN YOUR BIBLE AND STUDY IT.  THERE ARE GREAT THINGS IN THERE AND LIKE I HAVE SAID BEFORE IT IS OUR OWNER'S MANUEL FOR LIFE.  IT EVEN HAS MANY WONDERFUL PROMISES IN IT.  SEE WHAT HE HAS TO SAY TO YOU PERSONALLY.  YOU WILL BE SURPRISED HOW GREAT IT IS AND HOW IT WILL HELP YOU WITH ALL YOUR DAILY ACTIVITIES. HE IS ALWAYS RIGHT THERE WITH YOU SO WHY NOT TALK TO HIM WHEN YOU HAVE PROBLEMS.  ASK HIM FOR GUIDANCE AND HE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.  JUST TRUST HIM.



GOD BLESS YOU ALL.



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