I am an investigator, not by profession but by nature.
If I hear someone mention something that I haven’t heard of before I have to go home and research it. At one time I would spend days in the library poring over books on the new topic of interest but now the internet is my friend, I love ‘google’. I just watched the Apollo 18 film and had to check out the website they posted at the end of the film. I was so disappointed when it didn’t exist, I have this urge to continue to delve until I find an answer that satisfies my veracious curiosity.
I am the same way with the bible, I can’t just read it I have to search into the verses and find out the definition of the words and understand the heart of God in what is being said. It is like treasure that you have to dig for. As a child I liked the idea of being
an archaeologist digging up bones in the desert, finding out about the history and context of the cache. Studying the word of God has all of the same excitement, uncovering nuggets of truth about how much He loves us and wants us to partner with Him to bring His Kingdom rule to this earth.
I would like to encourage everyone to see bible study as an adventure not a duty and see how much fun it is to grow in the knowledge of God.