Over a century ago there was a newspaper publisher who wisely noted:
“It is impossible to enslave, mentally or socially, a bible-reading people. The principles of the bible are the groundwork of human freedom.”
Amen to that.
For any people to remain free, they must maintain God's Word as the operating system that drives their decisions -- and ultimately governs their entire lives.
The devil understands this well...
It's why he began his temptation of Adam and Eve by challenging what God said to them.
Jesus understands the central place of God's Word too.
So He answered the devil in His own encounter with temptation by saying:
"Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God" (Mt.4:4).
Both of these instances show how Satan seeks to enslave by removing us from the influence of God's Word.
This remains part of his evil strategy today.
This is why tyrants love to ban the Bible wherever they can.
And it's why you must make the intake of God's Word a constant in your life.
And as you go to the Bible, don't just look for spiritual pick-me-ups in the pursuit of your own agenda.
Approach it as both the restorer of your soul (Ps.19:7) and God's weapon against evil (Heb.4:12).
In this way, the Bible will remake who you are and reshape what you're to do...
... setting you free to live out your God-given purpose.