I don’t like television that much. Especially prime time shows. I tend to favor those Discovery and History channel programs. Lately, they seem obsessed with end times. There was even a show about the earth after we are all gone. Amazing and disturbing because we are the ones who really believe that it will occur someday. For the world it is a matter of despair or fate. For us it is something completely different. It is a matter of the Word.
"For whatever life holds for you and your family in the coming days, weave the unfailing fabric of God’s Word through your heart and mind. It will hold strong even if the rest of life unravels." Graham Tchividjian
There is a benefit from knowing your Bible, especially in this worsening world. When Jesus was being battered in the wilderness, he recalled, "A person does not live by eating bread alone but by everything God says." (Matt. 4:4) We know all too well what the world says about everything. We hear it 24 hours a day. We need to know what God says and what he promises. It can give us the hope and courage to face the world around us. Remember:
God will protect you from the sin of this world. Psalm 119:11
God will speak to your heart when you need it. I Kings 19:12
God will renew your mind every day. Hebrews 8:10
And He will call you by His name. John 10:3
Take a look at your Bible right now. Is it close? It should be. To pun a phrase, "Don’t go anywhere without it."