It is sometimes surprising to meet disciples who are not really interested in reading and learning from  the Bible in their everyday lives but who expect to be part of the Kingdom of God when Jesus returns.  If we do not find God’s Word exciting and inspiring now, if we do not want to learn from it every day,  why should we expect a place in a future Kingdom in which the Bible will be the at the centre of life  for evermore?

The Bible makes a unique claim for itself; it is ‘inspired’ which simply means ‘God breathed’. Just as  we use the breath in our lungs to power our voice and make ourselves heard, so the Bible gives us a  picture of God speaking words to us.  The Apostle Paul wrote about this in his letter to Timothy:  “But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing  from whom you learned it  and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are  able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.  All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for  correction, and for training in righteousness,  that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.”   2Timothy 3:14-17