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Many years ago when I was in grade school my parents encouraged
me to read books. Like many children at that young age, I often found
other things to do with my time like playing baseball, playing marbles
or climbing trees. Unless it was a comic or a book that was extremely
interesting with good pictures, I simply wouldn't read it! Fortunately,
as I grew older, my interest in reading changed.
As a parent, I tried to influence my own children to acquire the habit of reading, as well. I even resorted to rewarding my children with a small monetary bonus for books read throughout the summer vacations when they were out of school. However, even with the hope of receiving money for reading, they still chose to read books that were interesting, entertaining or of value to them.
With today's technology and the access to instant information on the Internet, it takes a great deal of marketing and motivation to get people to pick up a book and read its contents for entertainment or understanding—especially a book they know little about. The recent Harry Potter phenomena with children's books shows how the perceived value of content affects the motivation to read.
However, throughout modern history there is one book that remains on the
global best seller list—The Holy Bible. In spite of the fact that
the Bible remains, year in and year out, one of the best selling books
in the world, published into more languages—it is, nonetheless, more misunderstood,
misapplied and ultimately ignored than any book ever published.
If you already believe that God exists, then wouldn't it make sense to read His book? As the Bible is considered His Word, it only makes sense that people would want to read and understand this incredible book that contains the ultimate thread of history, truth and revelation.
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