Treasuring the Bible

Treating the Bible as a treasure…

The Bible is a Treasure because it is God’s glory, grace and goodness preserved in Language (1-4, 17-19, 27-32)

The Bible is a Treasure because it is preserving and indestructible (20-26)

The Bible is a Treasure to me when…(16-19)
The Aim for my reading is Understanding (Eph 3:4)
The Aim for my reading is Delighting (John 15:11)
The Aim for my reading is Changing (2 Cor 3:18)
The Aim for my reading is Appealing (2 Cor 4:6—visible)

Prayer of John Chrysostom before reading or listening to the Word of God:
“O Lord Jesus Christ, open the eyes of my heart that I may hear your Word, and understand and do your will, for I am a sojourner upon the Earth. Hide not your commandments from me, but open my eyes, that I may perceive the wonders of your Law. Speak unto me the hidden and secret things of your wisdom. On you do I set my hope, O my God, that you shall enlighten my mind and understanding with the light of your knowledge; not only to cherish those things which are written, but to do them; For you are the enlightenment of those who lie in darkness, and from you comes every good deed and every gift. Amen.”