“I will hear what God the Lord will say; For He will speak peace to His people, to His godly ones; But let them not turn back to folly.”
‭‭ Psalms‬ ‭85‬:‭8‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬

It’s tempting, when we read Scripture, to insert ourselves into the narrative and make us the beneficiaries and recipients of the promises God made to His people in ages past. However, when we do that we risk missing the point and blinding ourselves to the truths that provide insights into the nature and character of God. Insights that bring us to our knees in thankfulness and worship of the one true God worthy of our praise.

This, of course, does not mean that Scripture is not filled with promises for us that we can fully and completely trust. God gave us His Word that we would live by it, learn by it, and grow by it. But in order to effectively do that, rather than inserting ourselves into it, we should be inserting it into us, (Psalm 119:11).

It is the deepest desire of all who know the one true God to hear Him, to know His truth, and to feel His personal, caring touch. The fact of the matter is, God speaks to us in His Word. Within its pages are the truths, the promises, and the imperatives we need to live the kind of lives God intends for His people. By reading and studying, we can know His perfect will. A will that He has not kept secret from us, but by neglecting His Word, we keep it from ourselves.

God knows our needs and desires. He knows our hearts, better than we know them ourselves. And, by studying His Word, we can know His.