Necessity #5: The Word of God gives us life.

Psalm 119:50 says, “This is my comfort in my affliction, For thy word hath quickened me.”

It is by God’s Word that we heard of eternal life in Christ. It is by understanding and obedience to His Word that we have an abundant life now.

Necessity #6: The Word of God give us understanding.

Psalm 119:130 says, “The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.” Oh how many times my mind has been troubled about something. Yet, as I read the Scripture each morning I find answers and directions for the problems that torment me.

Necessity #7: The Word of God give us wisdom.

Psalm 19:7 says, “The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.” Some of the wisest people I have known have had little formal education.

Yet it is their long years of disciplined Bible study that gives them wisdom beyond education.