A guide for every moment
The Bible is not just instructions for a moment, it is a guide for every moment of life.
I spent the last two days putting together a trampoline, and it wore me out. Not the labor, it wasn’t actually that hard. It was making sure I followed every detail in the instructions down to the letter. I put some legs backwards and I had to switch them around, I used the wrong screws, I counted out the springs wrong. Thankfully the instruction manual was there for me the whole way, and it all came together in the end.
Instruction manuals are helpful for a moment, but then we put them away and don't think about them again. It's common to treat the word of God that way too. We get it out just when we need something, or when we have a question, but then when the moments is over we put it up and move on with our lives.
But the Bible is more than an instruction manual for life. It's a lamp for our feet, a sword for our spirit, and when other things fade away, it still stands true and strong. The maturity of a Christians life can be measured by their relationship with their Bible. Is it something you read to check a box for the day, or do you set your heart and mind on its truth?
The Bible is not just instructions for a moment, it is a guide for every moment of life. No matter what you find yourself facing this morning, God's word can comfort, challenge, cheer, instruct, or whatever else you need. Make sure to spend time in God's word today. Not because somethings broke, and not because you need instruction even, but because it's God's word. And that changes everything.