Studying scripture can seem like a daunting task. There are so many ways to approach it!

But if we let ourselves get too overwhelmed thinking about studying the Bible, we'll miss the point. Studying scripture will always be worth it, because it builds a strong foundation for our faith and understanding of God that we can take into any job, life event, struggle, or celebration.

What does it look like to learn for the glory of God?

To serve God well in a specific place, we have to learn how to think critically about that area.

And we have to be discerning about them. This means putting in the work to come to our own conclusions instead of just taking someone else’s word for it. (And this includes professors, too!)

And this is where the act of reading books enters the chat. 

The Gospel tells us that our Creator God is sovereign over everything, and he is the ultimate good. He is love.

So why wouldn’t we want habits that point us towards that good love? As we build habits that point us towards God, we become formed and shaped by the Gospel. And that is some good stuff.

Close your eyes and imagine for a minute. What do you picture when you think about the Kingdom of God?

What do you see? Buildings, structures? How about nature…do you picture trees, waterfalls, rainbows, animals, or grass?

We walked through creation, fall, and redemption. We’ve now reached the concluding part of the four-part Biblical Narrative, and this is the part that requires some serious imagination. It requires imagination because we’ve experienced God’s restoration, but there is more to come.

Sin entered the world, and God’s very good creation was deeply fractured.

And it still is deeply fractured.

But thankfully, the story doesn’t end with our brokenness. There is redemption.

So God created this beautiful thing. He created the world and everything in it. He created two people to walk the earth and tend to it. He called it good—very good.

He walked in the garden with Adam and Eve. There was closeness and there was intimacy. God was with them. With us.

And yet a decision was made.

It is a question worth asking. What were we made for?

Thankfully, we do have something we can point to in order to help us answer that question. We can look to our Creator. We read in Genesis that God created the heavens and the earth. He created the fish, the birds, the plants, the trees. He created the sky and the seas.

He created us—humans. He called us very good. He called upon us to steward His creation. He commanded us to be fruitful and multiply.