Friday, October 19, 2012

The Bible

19 October  2012   

Isaiah 40:25-26 To whom then will you compare me, that I should be like him? says the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these? He who brings out their host by number, calling them all by name; by the greatness of his might, and because he is strong in power not one is missing.

The Bible teaches us that the God we worship is not an idol, nor is He a god that is sitting far away watching the affairs of men with disinterest, but that the God we worship reveals Himself to us. He is a God that speaks, He is a God that listens, He is a God that understands and cares, He is a God that loves, He is our God to us. The Bible reveals to us that God made us in His image and that we have been given dominion and authority over this earth. We also find that we have failed our side of the agreement with God time and time again, yet God has never failed us.

It is because of who God is and His love for this world that He revealed Himself to us in and through Jesus Christ, and in doing so gave us a living example of how He expects us to respond to Him and to others. So as we study the Bible we need to have the meaning revealed to us, not through human understanding or wisdom but through the Holy Spirit. We cannot learn to be a Christian, we cannot earn our Christianity, we just live it in love.

Be encouraged today to study the Bible and to just live it.
 
David

Point to ponder: The Bible is God’s revelation to us.

Question to consider: Do you read your Bible everyday?

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