Today in my initial computer science class, the teacher described the syllabus as "a contract between you and the professor" and said that it details what the professor expects from you as a student. I think that often we treat the Bible like it's literature, or just something filled with some nice words. If the Bible is essentially the syllabus that God wrote us as we enter the "class" of life, shouldn't we treat it differently?
The syllabus isn't designed to make you feel good, the syllabus isn't designed to give you a win button at life. The syllabus is designed so that you as a student understand exactly what is expected of you in the class, and where to go for help and how to seek that help. The Bible is the same - through the Bible God explains exactly what he expects of us, and explains where to go for help and how to get it. Also, a syllabus is intended to be read through until you comprehend it - until you understand the information in it. Same with the Bible. We shouldn't read the Bible when we feel like it, we should read it like it's necessary for us to succeed (and what do you know, it actually is).
