A Daily Discipline of Friendship

A leader should have his own personal copy of the Scriptures and he should read it every day of his life (Deu 17:18-19). This practice will teach him to fear the Lord, prevent pride and elitism, and safeguard his legacy (Deu 17:19-20). In the early days of Israel, that meant the king had to make a hand written copy of the Scripture. That would be a good exercise for us today, but it is not necessary since we have an abundance of copies of the Scripture. We have it in many translations, languages, in print, in digital form, on computers, on phones, on CDs and MP3. We have no excuse for failing to saturate ourselves with the Scripture. Fence the time. Make it a priority. Read the Scripture. Hear from the Lord!