Read it.
God's Word shaped cultures, fuelled revivals, and changed the course of history.
I've included this in the "Prophecy" section of my website intentionally. George Jeffries made a rallying cry in the Pentecostal revival that swept across the country in the early part of the last century, and I am sure we now live in a day where the echo of that call still resounds and vibrates in the heart of all who will hear it. It comes with the conviction that it's time to see a resurgence of Bible reading—rediscovering the wonder, treasure, and compelling discoveries that come from intentionally reading, thinking, and praying with the Bible.
"The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever." — Isaiah 40:8 (ESV)
There was a time when the Bible, whether on paper or as a phone app, wasn’t an accessory—when it wasn’t just a verse-of-the-day notification or an occasional Sunday reference. It was the foundation. It was life itself. It shaped cultures, fuelled revivals, and changed the course of history.
Somewhere along the way, it would seem that we got a little distracted. We settled for snippets instead of the story—for evidence of that, just watch for the next time someone decides to read the whole of a Bible chapter during the preaching of the Word—see how your own attention wanders... household chores, trips to the shopping mall! We let quick-fix devotionals replace deep reading. We have taken the most powerful, living, breathing Word ever spoken and turned it into something we skim rather than something that grips our souls, changes, and transforms us.
Time for a Resurgence
Not at all a resurgence of casual familiarity or a resurgence of picking favourite verses and ignoring the hard ones—Leviticus, Numbers, and Zechariah. It's a call for a resurgence of reading the Bible—cover to cover, in its fullness, in its power, in the weight of its narrative from Genesis to Revelation—letting the Holy Spirit prompt, prod, encourage, and challenge. If we don’t, we will continue to drift, unaware of how far we’ve strayed, far away from the shoreline of God's extravagant grace and provision.
The Word Stands, Even When We Forget It
Isaiah declares it plainly: everything else fades, but God’s Word stands (Isaiah 40:8). Kingdoms rise and fall. Opinions shift like sand in the tide. Even churches, when they take Scripture lightly and start being 'trendy,' are in danger of becoming shadows of what they were meant to be. The Word remains. It does not conform to our preferences or cultural trends or weaken with time. It is as sharp and relevant today as it was when God first breathed it into existence.
The big question is not whether Scripture still stands—it’s whether we stand upon it.
All of us live in a world drowning in information yet starving for truth. People will read endless commentaries, listen to podcasts, binge-watch entire Netflix box sets, and debate theology on social media, yet many have never actually read or reread the full counsel of God’s Word. We speak about grace without grasping its depth, claim promises without understanding the covenant they rest upon, and seek God's will while ignoring the very words He has already spoken.
This is not a call for legalism or religious duty—it’s about survival.
A Malnourished Church
Jesus Himself said, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4). That means without the Word, we starve, shrivel spiritually like an old prune, mistaking opinion for doctrine, personal preference for divine command. You've heard it yourself: "I don't feel that God would do this, that..." whilst not actually saying, "Let's see what the Bible says..." The Church today, in many places, is malnourished—feasting on quick inspiration but rejecting endurance in the Word. She wants experience without foundation, blessing without obedience, promises without process... on and on… it's time for a crunching gear change!
I started my Christian walk under the 'passive legalism' of where it was made clear that now I was a Christian, I must read my Bible every day, pray morning and night, confess all my sins before the sun went down—and tell everyone I could about Jesus. I did it.
God Is Calling His People Back
Read the Bible like your life and ministry depend on it—because they do. Somewhere along the way—probably under the guise of grace and not wanting to be controlling—we started treating the Bible as optional. But read through history, and you’ll find that every great move of God was sparked by a return to Scripture.
The Reformation? The Word unleashed.
The Great Awakenings? A call back to the Bible.
Revivals in every era? They begin when people realise that nothing carries weight like the voice of God in Scripture.
The enemy knows this, which is why one of his greatest strategies is not to attack the Bible but to make Christians neglect it. He doesn’t have to convince you that it’s false—just that it’s unnecessary, too difficult. That you don’t have time and that pastors and teachers will read it for you.
There Is No Substitute
There is no shortcut to spiritual strength, no alternative path to discernment, and certainly no other way to truly know God apart from the Word He has given us.
If you’ve never read the Bible cover to cover, start today—not next month or when you feel ready. Today, because every delay is a missed opportunity for transformation.
Read it like a man in the desert finding water, like someone hearing the voice of their Father for the first time. Read it without skipping the hard parts. No, really! Wrestle with it. Let it confront you, shape you, undo you—because the goal isn’t just to read the Bible; the goal is to be formed by it.
The early Church didn’t have Bibles collecting dust on bookshelves. They clung to every word, risked their lives, and were persecuted for it.
Somehow, in our comfort, we have lost the urgency—but there is still time.
There is time for a generation to rise up that knows the Word, not just in part, but in full. Not just the promises, but the commands. Not just the easy passages, but the whole counsel of God, to return to the foundation that does not shake, the truth that does not bend, the Word that does not fail.
The resurgence is coming—and you can be part of it. I hope so.