There is truly nothing like the Word of God. It is alive, breathing, and remarkably fresh. No matter how many times you’ve flipped through the pages of your Bible, there is always something new waiting to be pulled from the text.
But if we’re being honest, many of us approach our quiet time like a chore on a to-do list. We sit down, read our assigned chapter for the day, and think, “Done. I did my reading.” The problem? When we read for volume, we miss the victory.
The “One Thought” Rule
A while back, I heard Benny Hinn say something that completely shifted my perspective. He suggested that when you read the Bible, you should read for the thought. He meant that you shouldn’t just stop because you reached the end of a page or a chapter; you should read until a specific “thought” captures your spirit. That idea stuck in the back of my brain for a long time. Then one day, while I was sitting with my Bible, it finally hit me.
I had always been told by preachers to “read a chapter a day,” so that’s exactly what I did. But in that moment of realization, I stopped performing and started listening.
A Lesson from John 1
Look at John 1:1-14. It’s a foundational passage:
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us…”
Savor the Word
If you’re just trying to get through the 14 verses, you might miss the sheer weight of what is happening there. But when you read for the thought, you stop. You meditate. You dig into the reality of the Light entering the darkness.
The secret to a deeper spiritual life isn’t necessarily reading more—it’s seeing more of what you read.
Don’t be in a hurry to “finish” your reading so you can run off to the next thing. When a thought hits you “upside the head,” stay there. Savor it. Let it marinate in your heart.
You will find that you get so much more out of a single, well-digested thought than you ever did from a dozen rushed chapters.
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