Acts 17

When Paul preached at Berea, the Bible says the Jews there were more noble than others because they examined the scriptures daily. They were devoted students of God’s laws. It can be inferred that they had teachers and leaders who encouraged and modeled this healthy study habit.

For many years I relied upon my accrued understanding of God’s Word, not having cultivated the daily discipline of following a consistent pattern of daily scripture reading (I listen to it) and study. I was even in full-time ministry. Yes, I read the Bible, but it’s “more noble” to study the scriptures EVERYDAY!