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Your word is truth.

John 17:17

Do you find the Bible confusing? It’s one book with two great sections—the Old and New Testaments. These are divided into sixty-six books, 1,189 chapters, and 31,102 verses, written by forty-plus authors. Even the newest parts of the Bible are nearly two millennia old. So is the Bible outdated? Incomprehensible? Untrustworthy? Irrelevant?

Not at all. The Bible is timeless. It reveals the mind of an eternal God who is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He was, is, and is to come. He is “I Am,” the self-existent One who knows tomorrow’s headlines before they’re printed.

The Bible is timely, giving us daily encouragement and guidance. Missionary Amy Carmichael said, “Whatever need or trouble you are in, there is always something to help you in your Bible, if only you go on reading ’til you come to the word God specially has for you.”

The Bible is knowable. It can be both taught and learned. It may seem puzzling to you now, but if you’ll prayerfully keep on reading, hearing, and studying it, you’ll increasingly understand its themes, discover its truths, claim its promises, echo its prayers—and share its message.

Don’t get discouraged. Bible study is a lifelong habit. Keep reading!