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A pastor once said in a
sermon, “There was a man who wrote the entire
Bible word for word by memory without making one
mistake. However, that same man went home
and beat his wife”.
We
are to read our Bible. God said that we
should but He also said not to hurt
people. What good is it and what does it
mean to us if we don’t employ the knowledge and
instruction we receive from God?
Did you
know that the Bible is God’s Love Letter to
us? He tells us over and over again how
much He loves us and how precious we are to
Him.
It is no wonder at all
that people do not want to go to church when
they see the ones who profess to be Christians
not acting like it. God said that He wants
us to be either cold or hot and not
lukewarm.
When you read
a map it is useless unless you follow the
directions, it is the same with the Word of
God. The Bible was written to direct,
inspire, encourage, and comfort us.
The Bible gives us all the ingredients
necessary for life but it is like making a cake,
if you leave one of the ingredients out it will
not taste right.
Many years ago back in
Texas I was going door to door on visitation
from church and I will never forget what this
one lady said to me. I asked her, “If you
knew that God was telling you to sell your home
and give all the proceeds to the poor, would you
do it”? She did not hesitate. She
said, “Absolutely not! I have worked hard
for this home for many years and everything in
it is mine that I bought with my own
money”.
I didn’t say anything to that
lady but later at home my heart broke when I
realized that God gave the very Best He
could give us, His Own Beloved Son,
Jesus.
I have thought many
times about how Jesus willingly left His Father
and all the Beauty and Peace of Heaven and came
to earth knowing that He would be treated worse
than any individual would ever be treated.
What Amazing Love!
Let’s stop just
reading the Bible, let’s start living the Bible
so that others will want the Peace and Joy that
only Jesus can give a
person.
© Joanne Lowe
December 21,
2004 |
