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b'I love when God speaks to me in new ways. Have you ever been reading a passage of Scripture that you\\u2019ve read a number of times before, but something new stands out to you, and you feel like you\\u2019re reading it for the first time? That happened to me today.\\nSometimes I start to skim through passages when I think I already know what they offer. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Yes, yes,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d I say. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153I know what\\u2019s about to happen, and I know what the whole point of this is going to be.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d I feel like I\\u2019m saving time by just hurrying through these sections.\\nWhen I slow down, though, and I\\u2019m willing to listen to what God is speaking, He often reveals messages in a fresh way, even if the passage is one I\\u2019ve heard countless times. Sometimes He helps me see a verse that I\\u2019ve never noticed before. Or He helps me understand things in a way that I didn\\u2019t previously. A message in the passage I\\u2019m reading can be applicable to a specific situation that I\\u2019m in, and I can grasp its meaning more deeply. Hebrews 4:12 says, \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153The word of God is alive and active.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d The Bible is breathed out by God, and He has many, many messages to share with us.\\nWhen Christians read the Bible, we have a special connection to what we read because the Bible is about Jesus\\u2014and we know Him! The central message of the Bible is the gospel: the good news that God saves us through Jesus\\u2019s death and resurrection. Once we put our trust in Jesus, He sends the Holy Spirit to guide us into all truth (John 16:12-15). Throughout our lives, He continues to unfold His wonderful mysteries to us as we seek Him. \\u2022 Emily Acker\\n\\u2022 Have you ever read something familiar in the Bible and been tempted to skip over it? Why might it be important to revisit familiar passages?\\nAll Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nPs.74.10-Ps.74.23|1Tim.2.1-1Tim.2.6|Ps.54.2'