Counsel #3 — Read The Bible

Picture: Counsel #3 — Read The BibleCWe 42.1

I’m sure you’re not surprised at this one! But sometimes we read the Bible only for information, or out of duty. When you are stressed, try reading the Bible for comfort and reassurance. Use a digital search engine to find Bible promises. Believe that those promises are for you—as if God were speaking directly to you, which He is!^{[47]https://adventist.news/news/promises-of-god}CWe 42.2

“His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world.” 2 Peter 1:4 NKJV (emphasis supplied) CWe 42.3

“The Lord would have us trust fully and entirely in Him. Then we will, in the simplicity of our faith, believe that Christ will do for us all that He has promised.… We cannot please our Saviour more than by having faith in His promises.” Ellen White in The Upward Look, p. 320CWe 42.4

Reflect: Describe a time when you struggled to believe that God’s promises were for you personally. Have you been able to overcome that doubt? If so, what was helpful to the process?CWe 42.5