HOW MUCH DO YOU LOVE GOD'S WORD?

HUNDREDS of millions of men and women own a copy of the Bible. But there is a difference between owning a Bible and loving God's Word. Can a person rightly claim to love God's Word if he seldom reads it? Of course not! In contrast, women who once had little regard for the Bible now read it every day. They have learned to love God's Word, and like the psalmist, they now make God's Word their concern "all day long." -Psalm 119:97.

One who learned to love God's Word is Nasho Dori. Along with fellow believers, he endured for many decades, serving Jehovah in his native Albania. During much of that time, Jehovah's Witnesses were banned, and these faithful Christians received little Bible literature. Yet, Brothers Dori's faith remained strong. How so? "My goal," he said, was "to read the Bible for at least an hour each day, which I did for some 60 years before my eyesight failed." Until recently, the entire Bible was not available in Albania, but Brother Dori had learned Greek as a child, so he read the Bible in that language. Regular Bible reading sustained Brother Dori through various trials, and it can sustain us as well.

Next time: "Form a Longing" for God's Word

Watchtower, 1999