Ok, you’re a Christian. Now what? Where do you go? What do you do? How do you do it? Good Questions! Answer: The Bible!! You see, it’s not called a sword for nothing, it’s our main weapon in our fight to be holy (set apart). There are a lot of angles you could take this topic, but I’m going to focus on repetition today.

I read a good book titled “How to Study the Bible” by John MacArthur. In this short and easy to read book John MacArthur talks about the first times he studied the bible. He says he started with the book 1 John. He read 1 John every day for 1 month. Then moved on to the book of John (7 chapters at a time), and read that everyday for a month. After 2 1/2 years, he had read the entire new testament, and knew it well, simply by repetition.

Now this did two things for him; first it gave him an entire library in his mind and heart for the Holy Spirit to use in combat, and second, it put him in a position to MAKE time to read not only these parts of the new testament, but to study the old testament as well.

You see, God made time for use. In fact He made an infinite amount of time for us, eternity. He sent Jesus to die for us so that he could make that time for us. The word of God says that we were His firstfruits when he chose us in the beginning. So, we have no choice but to bring Him our firstfruits; time, etc…

MAKE time to get in the Word and learn it, know it, and STUDY it. Repetition is a great tool to help you build your library of weapons for battle!