{"id":562,"date":"2016-09-24T08:27:30","date_gmt":"2016-09-24T15:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rom120.com\/blog1\/?p=562"},"modified":"2016-09-24T08:58:20","modified_gmt":"2016-09-24T15:58:20","slug":"this-is-my-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rom120.com\/blog1\/2016\/09\/24\/this-is-my-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"This is my Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is my Bible, what does that mean?<\/p>\n<p>I know I often read the Bible to get my reading done and not to let it touch me, it is a check off list. \u00a0I know that 10 minutes spent truly allowing the Word into my heart is better than 30 minutes reading to just check off my reading list.<\/p>\n<p>I often study a subject with the intent of throwing it at someone rather than studying a topic to allow it to change my heart. \u00a0I do study to learn and grow and allow the Word to teach me. \u00a0This gives me strength but there are times that I do not, I only read to vindicate myself against others.<\/p>\n<p>Grace, the Bible is full of Grace. \u00a0Sometimes I read something and realize I am so far from where I need to be and have so far to go and thank God for Grace and forgiveness. \u00a0His understanding is infinite and mine is 5 minutes at a time I think.<\/p>\n<p>Endurance! \u00a0Lord grant me the endurance to live the life you want me to live, not the life I want to live. \u00a0Allow me to draw close to you, to understand you more and to look at others as you look at them. Amen!<\/p>\n<p>May what follows inspire you and challenge you. \u00a0Read through it, the go back and look up the verses. \u00a0Watch the video link if you can but most importantly allow the Word of God, THE BIBLE, to touch your life!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This is my Bible!<\/p>\n<p>I am who it says I am. Matthew 5:16<br \/>\nI can do what it says I can do. Philippians 4:13<br \/>\nI am going where it says I will go. John 14:3<br \/>\nGod&#8217;s Word is milk for my soul. 1 Peter 2:2<br \/>\nGod&#8217;s Word is seed for my faith. Luke 8:11<br \/>\nGod&#8217;s Word is light for my path. Psalm 119:105<br \/>\nGod&#8217;s Word is power for my victory. Hebrews 4:12<br \/>\nGod&#8217;s Word is freedom for my life. John 8:32<br \/>\nWhen I read God&#8217;s Word it brings me joy. Jeremiah 15:16<br \/>\nWhen I study God&#8217;s Word, i keeps me from shame. 2 Timothy 2:15<br \/>\nWhen I memorize God&#8217;s Word, it purifies my heart. Psalm 119:11<br \/>\nWhen I quote God&#8217;s Word, it defeats my enemies. Ephesians 6:10, 17<br \/>\nWhen I meditate on God&#8217;s Word, it brings me success. Joshua 1:8<br \/>\nWhen I abide in God&#8217;s Word, it gives me confidence. John 15:7<\/p>\n<p>I am a Bible-believing follower of Jesus Christ!<\/p>\n<p>This is my Bible, by\u00a0James MacDonald<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=usUDmxkEvak\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=usUDmxkEvak<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is my Bible, what does that mean? I know I often read the Bible to get my reading done and not to let it touch me, it is a check off list. \u00a0I know that 10 minutes spent truly <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/rom120.com\/blog1\/2016\/09\/24\/this-is-my-bible\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rom120.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rom120.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rom120.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rom120.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rom120.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=562"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/rom120.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":568,"href":"https:\/\/rom120.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562\/revisions\/568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rom120.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rom120.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rom120.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}