Read a book that does something

You ought to read your Bible every day because of what the Bible is able to do. 2 Timothy 3:15-17,  And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.  The Scriptures are able to make one wise unto salvation. I think a few minutes a day reading about the wisdom of God, the hidden mysteries of eternal redemption, and the way of eternal life is time well spent.

What about the Old Testament? All those stories and histories and genealogies and complicated names, why should you read them? The Scriptures Timothy learned were the Old Testament Scriptures! The Old Testament is just as truly the Word of God as the New. They were written for your examples (1 Corinthians 10:11), they were written for our time (1 Peter 1:11-12), and they were written to testify of Jesus (Luke 24:27).

The Scriptures Timothy read had real power. No other book has the power the Bible has. Life changing power. Soul changing power. Holy Spirit, effectual power. Paul reminded Timothy of the Scriptures power in his own life. There is often great debate about which works of literature belong in the list of great works. But only time will tell what future generations will hold as important and those works that will last. But in the Word of God, we have a book that has been tried and tested for millenia, and one you ought to read.