OUR FAITH AND BIBLICAL LITERACY ARE WEAK!
The Protestant Reformation was fueled by the dissemination of actual text of the Bible, in a form they could understand, to the masses. The Roman Catholic Church (and, on a smaller scale, the Church of England) tried to suppress this to protect their monopoly on interpretation of and authority derived from the Bible.
Look how far we have come since the 1500s. People died to give us access to the written word of God. What do we do now? Most people who are "Christian" still don't read their Bible. Those people who do read their Bible typically do not study it to really try to understand it.
We don't value what we have. We hold what treasure we have in low regard. Our "faith" is weak, and our understanding is dependent on others.
We need a revival of personal pursuit of knowledge and holiness. We need a revival of personal commitment to our Lord and understanding His words. Without these, we will not be able to bear fruit. Apart from Him, we are nothing.
I don't want to be one to miss the mark. I don't want him to say he never knew me. I want to be his hands and speak his words here on Earth.
Maranatha!
Come Lord Jesus!
"The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily *to see* whether these things were so."
Acts 17:10-11 (NASB)