When godly teachings are instilled in a person's mind and heart then the Lord, with His great knowledge, can use that person to do the right things in his or her life that will bring great blessings, physically, mentally, and materially. Those blessing, or good events, can extend beyond that person into the lives of others. Since God is the only one who knows what's in the future, even the short future such as an hour or a day, then to be close to God has great advantage.

I have been a Christian over 30 years and there are numerous times in my life I can look back and see where I made the right choice. I'm talking about the choices that I know wasn't in my nature to make; but believe it was the Spirit of the Lord leading me. This type of leading can be for every person on earth, not just leaders, although it is more important for leaders because their decisions affect so many people.

God wants every person to receive His son.

God loves every person in the whole world; however He doesn't like some of the actions they produce and does not approve of the sin that is in their lives. He wants all people to have a good life, to be blessed abundantly and be free from the influence of Satan's evil ways.

2Peter 3: 9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance .

When a person repents of their sins and accepts Jesus (God's son) as their savior then that act moves them into the family of God and makes them eligible to receive all the benefits that The New Testament covenant promises them.

Psalm 103:2-5 Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits--who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

You have to know His benefits before you can receive them and the only way to know them is to study the Bible, pray, ask for guidance and be obedient to His Word.

Why read the Bible

2Peter 1: 20-21 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation. For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Bible was written by the inspiration of God through men that lived holy to please the Lord. That makes it a written contract (covenant) between God and those who accept it. The Bible is God's loving way to help us know right from wrong and the benefits of acting accordingly. It shows us His personality and tells us what He likes and doesn't like. Then when we act upon His word in doing what He wants, the Holy Spirit moves in close to help us accomplish His will in our lives. God is so interested in us that He has answers for everything we need, for any situation, in the Bible. This is something that no other religion does. God opens up the knowledge of how and why he created us. He gives us word pictures of what the world was like when He created it and what it will be like at the end of time. We get a glimpse of earth in eternity when the great city of heaven, The New Jerusalem, comes down to rest here and we are free to go in and out and walk the streets of gold with Him. Unfortunately, there are also sections for those who don't love God nor accept His Son, Jesus.

The Bible is a living book. By that I mean it is God's "spoken word". It works the same as when He spoke the world into existence and created the sun, moon and stars; when a person reads His word it will change the heart of that person who is reading it. The more they believe the more God moves for them. It's a loving relationship between God and each individual person that accepts His Son as their savior. That relationship is controlled by how much time and effort a person puts into it. God is always ready to listen to us; His greatest desire is talk to his people.

I think Paul gave us the best advice when he wrote:
Romans 12:1-2 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Believing what we read in the Bible allows a person's heart to grow in love for God as well as for others in the world. Love for one anther creates understanding and compassion between people, which in turn produces a true unselfish peace; the very thing the people of the world claim to want.

God's word says it best about leaders of governments:
Proverbs 29:2 When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan.

You might want to read some extra scriptures on God's love for people in: 1John 4:7 -21 and 1JN 5:1-5