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Devotional Reading of The Bible

A young lady, asked by her friend to explain what is meant by devotional reading of the Bible, answered as follows: “Yesterday morning I received a letter from one to whom I have given my heart and devoted my life. I freely confess to you that I have read that letter five times, not because I did not understand it at the first reading, nor because I expected to commend myself to the author by frequent reading of his epistle. It was not with me a question of duty, but simply one of pleasure. I read it because I am devoted to the one who wrote it. “To read the Bible with the same motive is to read it devotionally, and to one who reads it in that spirit it is indeed a love Letter.” (United Presbyterian).