29 February

Rick Warren has written that ‘reading the Bible generates life, it produces change, it heals hurts, it builds character, it transforms circumstances, it imparts joy, it overcomes adversity, it defeats temptation, it infuses hope, it releases power, it cleanses the mind’. 

‘Blessed is the one…
   whose delight is in the law of the Lord,
   and who meditates on his law day and night.
That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
   which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither –
   whatever they do prospers’ (Psalm 1:1–3)

Lord, I delight in hearing your words. I want to encounter you each day as I study the Bible. Help me, through the power of the Holy Spirit, to put into practice what I read and live a life that glorifies your name.