Every Day - Study, Learn, Obey.

When he sits down on the throne of his kingdom, the first thing he must do is make himself a copy of this Revelation on a scroll, copied under the supervision of the Levitical priests. That scroll is to remain at his side at all times; he is to study it every day so that he may learn what it means to fear his God, living in reverent obedience before these rules and regulations by following them. He must not become proud and arrogant, changing the commands at whim to suit himself or making up his own versions. If he reads and learns, he will have a long reign as king in Israel, he and his sons.  Deut 17:-18-20
This is what a king was required to do, and this is what I need to do. I have this scroll, copied by priests - THE BIBLE. It needs to remain at my side all the time, and I need to study it EVERY DAY. Through reading God's Word, I learn to fear him (not be afraid of God, but to have deep respect and reverence for Him). And out of reverence, and really out of love and a relationship that grows every day, I demonstrate that it has impacted my heart by being obedient to His Word. I can't change the Bible to make it say anything it doesn't, or twist it to suit my own purposes, but be careful to read, learn, and obey - and this will overflow to my kids. And I just found out that Emily Dawn is reading my blog. How happy I am. I love you Emily, with all my heart.