Why I love my Bible

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I want to tell you why I love my Bible.

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My Friends, it's the only book that I read.

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It talks about my Father.

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And it talks about my Savior, Jesus Christ.

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It is wonderful to read the Bible because there
I read of people who heard from my Father.

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People who walked with my Savior.

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And they wrote down their experiences
for me.

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They wrote down what God said to them, they
wrote down what Jesus said so I could read it.

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They wrote down their experiences
with God.

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All the grand works of God and what He did and how
how He dealt with people, how He dealt with them.

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The testimonies of God.

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The wisdom that God gave them.

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The deliverance that God gave them
when they called on Him.

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It also talks about the chastisement of God,
how God deals with sinners.

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It talks about the promises that
God gave people.

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The words that Jesus spoke that we will live by,
they are written in there.

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I love to read it because it
reverberates in my heart because
Christ lives in me.

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And I'm reading about what other people
experienced with my Savior.

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I love my Bible, and I also love
my brothers and sisters.

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I love my wife and I love my children.

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But you know what?

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I love Jesus more.

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I love God my Father more.

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It's precious to me when He speaks to me.

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It is wonderful to be in the
presence of God.

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It is wonderful when He reveals Himself to me.

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That is greater than anything else.

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I like to fellowship.

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But you know what?

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I like to be alone with my King.

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There are times I don't want fellowship.

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There are times I don't want people
around me.

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Because those are the times I want
to spend with my Master.

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Those are the precious times, those are
the intimate times.

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My Friends, if I love anything more than my
King, than my Father, then they become idols.

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I must love Jesus more than anything,
and I do.

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I want to hear from Him.

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It's wonderful when I read about
brother Paul and how God spoke to him.

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And how God gave him revelation.

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Because he did not get the Gospel
by listening to other people.

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He did not physically meet our Lord, but
Jesus revealed Himself to him.

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And all that Paul wrote, all of the epistles,
was as a result of a revelation from God.

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Jesus Christ revealed it to him, he
spoke to him.

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Go read in Galatians - he says, "This Gospel
that I preach, I didn't get it from men."

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He says after Jesus appeared to him, he want
to Arabie for 3 1/2 years, and that is where he
got the Gospel that he preached.

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Which was exactly the same one that the
other apostles preached who walked with Christ.

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Isn't that wonderful?

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That God spoke to Paul and he
wrote it down.

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That Jesus walked with the other disciples
and they could go out and testify.

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And they wrote the New Testament.

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The Apostle John was on the Isle of Patmos
and Jesus Christ revealed Himself to him.

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And he wrote the Book of Revelations
from that.

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But you know what Jesus said?

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The Spirit of Truth I will send you from the
Father will guide you into all truth.

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It will take from Mine and give to you
and will tell you things to come.

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And that's what I'm interested in.

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I'm interested in what the Holy Spirit
of Christ in me want to tell me about Jesus.

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I've got my own relationship, My Friends.

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It's wonderful to read about the
relationships of others; it's precious.

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And it gives me hope.

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But I've got to hear the voice
of the Master.

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Jesus said - and John wrote it in John 10:27-
"My sheep know My voice and they listen to Me."

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And you know what?
I listen to Him and He guides me.

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He speaks to all His sheep,
and they listen.

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My Friend, we've got to spend time
with Him, we've got to focus on Him and listen.

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Say, "Lord, speak to me;
Lord, reveal Yourself to me."

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Jesus said, "He who has My words and keeps
them, he is the one who loves Me.

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And Me and My Father will come and live
with Him, and I will reveal Myself to him."

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Isn't that wonderful?

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Many people don't want the
revelation of Christ.

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They are happy to read the revelation
of Christ to other people.

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That is like second-hand news, My Friend.

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It's wonderful, but I am in a
relationship with my King.

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I WANT TO HEAR HIS VOICE!

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I want to have His approval -
I want to hear from Him!

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I don't want to get second-hand news.

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I want to hear His voice.

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He wants to speak to you, My Friend.

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He wants to guide you -
His sheep know His voice!

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They listen to Him.

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Paul wrote in Romans chapter 8-
"Those who are led by the Spirit of God,
they are the sons of God."

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Are you a son of God?

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Does the Spirit of God guide you,
is Jesus in you?

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Does the Word of God, Jesus Christ Himself,
live in you?

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Or are you happy with the Scriptures?

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Don't get me wrong, I love
the Scriptures.

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But the Word of God lives in me, My Friend.

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Jesus Christ Himself, He is
the Word of God.

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He speaks to me, He guides
me every day.

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Am I unique?
NO.

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That's what He promised to everyone who
follows Him, every one of His sheep.

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Every one of His sheep will hear His voice,
will listen to Him, will follow Him.

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Do you hear His voice?

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Do you listen?

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Do you know Him that intimately?

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Does He reveal Himself to you?

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Do you love Jesus?

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Do you spend time waiting on Him

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Do you love Him that much that you love
Him more than anything?

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Saying, "Lord, I just want to be with You."

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King David was that way.

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He was a man after the heart of God.

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That is why God gave him revelations.

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He wrote the psalms, he was
a prophet also.

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He loved God with all his heart
until the day he died.

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He made mistakes, but he was a man of God,
he loved God above all things until the end.

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My Friend, do you love Jesus?

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Is He more precious than anything?

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Is He more precious than gold?

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More precious than friends?

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More precious than your Bible?

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Is Jesus your Word of God?

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Or have you got a substitute?

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May Jesus Bless You.