What Are You Reading?

READ: Psalm 119:129-136

Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.

So, when you have time alone with God, do you always use Campus Journal? Did you know that you wouldn’t make us mad if you just skipped reading CJ and dug in to the Scriptures instead? (for one day anyway!).

After all, a devotional page might be irrelevant to what’s going on in your life. But the Bible never is! That’s because it’s a “living and active” Book that teaches us God’s principles, and gives us the guidance we need to live a life that is pleasing to Him (Hebrews 4:12).

If you’re still reading, here are some suggestions on where you can find guidance for your life today:

• If you’re afraid (Psalms 27; 91; 121; 139)

• If you want to be sure of eternal life (John 3)

• If you don’t feel like obeying God (book of Jonah)

• If you’re suffering (book of Job)

• If you’re sick (James 5)

• If you need some common sense (book of Proverbs)

• If you’re happy (Psalms 95-101)

• If you’re feeling guilty (Psalm 51)

• If you’re tempted to sin (1 Corinthians 10)

• If you need to make a decision (Proverbs 3; James 1)

• If you want to know what real love looks like (1 Corinthians 13)

• If you’re thinking about death (1 Corinthians 15; 2 Corinthians 5)

• If you wonder about the world’s future (Matthew 24; 1 Timothy 4; book of Revelation)

• If you wonder about God’s power (Genesis 1; Exodus 1-15; Isaiah 40)

• If you’re wondering what being a follower of Jesus is all about (John 13-16)

Our spiritual life needs regular nourishment just as our physical bodies do. When Jesus was in the desert for 40 days without food, the devil came to Him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” Jesus responded, “Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4). We need God’s “food”!

Read the Bible every day. It’s the only way to keep your relationship with God strong and growing! —Cindy Kasper

REFLECTION

• My pattern for reading the Bible is: A few verses a day? A chapter or more a day? Follow a regular Bible-reading schedule? Don’t usually read the Bible every day. Rarely open my Bible except on Sunday.

• Can I identify anything in my pattern that needs to change? What will I do to make reading the Bible a priority?

Your reading matter matters to God.

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