do you believe that the bible has the
power to help you be what GOD wants you to be?
a CHRISTian was debating an atheist on
this very topic. the atheist said, “i
put no stock in the belief that mere words printed on an old page of an old
book can in any way impart power to someone’s life.” the CHRISTian said, “let me give you a
scenario. let’s suppose that you were
driving through south central los angeles in the middle of the night by
yourself without a cell phone and your car breaks down. and let’s just suppose you’re on this dimly
lit street, your hood is up and you have no idea what to do. you think you’re by yourself until you hear
some nose and some shuffling down this street and you see the images of ten
large men walking in your direction. would it make any difference to you at all to
know that those ten men had just finished their weekly bible study?” the atheist had to admit, “i suppose it would
make a difference.”
the bible helps us to know who we are to
be. it’s in the pages of GOD’s word that
we get the best look at JESUS CHRIST. we
read about HIS priorities and HIS value system.
we can study HIM. it’s like
holding the mirror up to our life. we
can say, “do HIS priorities match my priorities? i need to make some adjustments.” we tally up HIS value system and our value
system. looking in that mirror we can
say, “i’m not yet as much like JESUS as i want to be. i’m not acting like HIM in the way i want to
be. i’m not reacting the way JESUS would
react. so i still have some adjustments
to make.” that’s why bible teacher beth
moore says, “keep looking into the mirror until you no longer see yourself but
you see JESUS CHRIST.”
colossians 3:16 (tlb), let the words of CHRIST in all their
richness, live in your heart and make you wise. the more we come to know the word of the LORD,
and the more we come to know the LORD of the word, the better our decisions
will be.
just a thought from the front porch…
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