How can we possibly understand the invisible God who created all we can and cannot see? Where can we go to learn of His person, to learn His likes and dislikes? He has seen to it that we have a written record of all He wants us to know. The Bible is God's Word to us today. 2Tim. 3:16, 17 - All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 17 God uses it to prepare and equip His people to do every good work. The Scriptures clearly reveal to us the character and nature of God. It reveals His true heart and person. It's important for you to establish a disciplined daily Bible reading. There two fundimental reasons for this. One of course is gaining information regarding the truth about the Lord and His Kingdom. And the second is that through it the new spiritual life Believers receive is nurtured and fed. It's our spiritual food. 1P. 2:2,3 - Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment, 3 now that you have had a taste of the Lord's kindness. It's important to keep in mind that as you are reading God's Word you are both gaining information and spiritual nourishment.
Rom. 10:17 - So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ. God uses the natural things to teach us about spiritual things. The importance of being spiritual fed God's Word is powerfully illustrated through the natural. In the physical realm we generally eat three time a day to properly sustain physical life. How much more important is that that we properly feed the new spiritual birthed within when we were "Born Again".
I encourage New Believers to start reading the Bible in the New Testament. Read the Gospel of John first and then Ephesians and Colossians followed by reading the other three Gospels, Romans, 1st & 2nd Peter. That will get you off to a good start. Eventual you'll adopt a sytematic reading of the whole Bible.
