Bible Intake, Part 1

The two most important personal spiritual disciplines are the intake of the word of God and prayer — and in that order. For it is much more important for us to hear from God through his word than for God to hear from us in prayer. So it is essential that those two have priority. Furthermore, all the other biblical, spiritual disciplines grow out of those — particularly out of the word of God. For example, fasting — we find that in the word of God. It is shaped by the word of God. Our instruction for doing that is found in the word of God.