Bibles For America Podcast

This is the sixth podcast in a special series on reading the Bible. These podcasts include helpful excerpts from books by Watchman Nee and Witness Lee that provide insight about reading the Bible. In our previous podcast, we pointed out that it is helpful to have two separate periods of time for reading the Bible. We should have time to meditate on the Word, praying and praising as we read and receiving spiritual food; it’s best to have this time in the morning. The other time of reading the Bible can be at any time of day and is for understanding and learning more about God’s Word. In this podcast, we’ll talk more about this second time—our time for studying the Bible. We must exercise our mind to study and understand the Bible. However, even when we study the Word, we must realize that the Word and the Spirit are one. To understand only the letter of the Bible is not our goal; rather, each time we read we must endeavor to touch and receive the Spirit in the Word. For us to ascertain the facts in the Bible r