I accepted Christ in my teenage years through the Girls’ Brigade and have been a Kampong Kapor Methodist Church member since 2019. To me, being a Methodist means being connected to a broader group of churches committed to making disciples of Christ: disciples who, being saved through God’s grace, bear testimony through pursuing holiness in all areas of their life. After all, as Wesley wrote, a Methodist is “one who lives according to the method laid down in the Bible”.
Embarrassingly enough, it has only been in recent times that I have taken to studying the Bible more seriously. Much of Scripture was, to me, mere stories and standalone verses. That changed following my participation in a DISCIPLE I class last year, where my hunger for the Word grew. Studying the Word in a small group was also helpful for accountability.
As I read the Bible with greater intensity and faithfulness, I noticed changes in my life. For example, I recall God’s truths and promises in times of trouble more easily now. I have also grown to recognise that the Word is more than just ideas on pages. The Word is also a Person—Jesus Christ—whom I am still learning to trust and obey daily.
I pray that God will rekindle a deep love for the Word among us. I also pray for more to serve as teachers and preachers of the Word. And if you have not considered reading the Bible habitually and deeply, ask yourself, why not?