Are you amazed at how often we read the word of God just as if reading other books?
The Bible, is unlike any other book.
The words read either softly in one's head or aloud, with thoughts of fascinating creative fairy tales.
Often times with loss of thought of it being a true life history book, a true life instruction manual, and true life road map.
It is in fact the most important book one could ever read.
A history book of times past, with reflections of current situations, circumstances and events, with glimpses of what is yet to come.
Sadly some have chosen not to read it, or read without understanding and choosing not to take time in seek understanding, while others simply read with disbelief of it's content, either in whole or part.
All of these, unknowingly choosing to miss the experience of true life.
How about looking at this from another perspective?
If someone bought you a wonderful gift that had numerous pieces which overwhelmed you to the point of never attempting to put it together, or you started out trying but your limited understanding of all the instructions, left you without desire to seek help in understanding the instructions, or you simply decide the contents of the instructions wasn't that important, and putting it together on your own without any instructions.
Most likely you would not have gotten the opportunity to fully enjoy the gift you received.
This often being the case concerning the gift of life given to us by God.
1 Corinthians 9:15 " Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift." (NKJV)
God has given us the wonderful gift of life, but often times, just as with Eve in the garden, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life keeps us from fully enjoying the life God planned for us.
1John 3:16 "For all that is in the world the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life is not of the Father, but is of the world." (NKJV)
It has been repeated from times past, to time present and surely time to come, that this very thing used by the enemy to have us lose sight of God, is still used by the enemy today.
Same sin (trick) different days.
The only antidote for this toxic and lethal poison is the word.
Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." (NKJV
Jesus is that mind transforming, life giving word that became flesh and dwelt among us.
John 1:1 "In the beginning was the word, the word was with God and the word was God."
He came demonstrating in the flesh, who he was in the written word.
The word of God is a book like no other.
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