More Than an Ordinary Book

I love the Bible! There I said it and I’d gladly say it again. I love the Bible! More than the Sunday School song The B-I-B-L-E, “yes that IS the book for me!” I am in awe of the beauty, the relevance and the practical application of this book completed some 2,000 years ago.

Why do I start with such a proclamation, you may ask. It is because we live in a day and age that denounces absolutes. It is a day that questions and ridicules those who take a stand on something. Today people are calling good bad and bad good, which the Bible clearly warns will happen.

No longer is the Bible looked upon with reverence in our society, as it once was.  Not too long ago, fiction books, movies and TV shows had a reverence for the Bible. Today it is cast off as fanatical and ridiculous. The majority of the critiques have never even read the Bible, but they criticize it based on preconceived notions or popular opinions. It is deemed better to be an accepted part of the crowd then to stand alone for something you believe in.

With the moral decay of our society, those who hold to biblical truths are being cast off as bigots and imbeciles. Politics, power and fame become more important then pleasing God. There is a crowd that is gathering that is antagonistic to God, to Jesus Christ and to His Holy Word. Yet there is Hope!

The Bible is not just an ordinary book that was written a long time ago. No it is a divine book given to us by God in the fullness of time for our benefit. It is a book that is over 2,000 yeas old but speaks as if it was written right to you! It is more then just a book, it is a collection of 66 books, written by over 40 different authors on 3 different continents in 3 different languages over a span of more then 1,500 years. It deals with many controversial topics and yet comes together in harmony as it reflects God’s redemptive plan for fallen mankind.

It is in the pages of Scripture that I find answers to life’s chaos. It is a source to run to and find hope, peace and forgiveness. There in lies the “words of life” that speak to us about who Jesus is and what He has done for us. It contains promises that shout to us to stand firm, follow God and watch as He takes care of us, even in the face of opposition.

As you read the Bible, you will find that “if God is for us, who can be against us?” Caving to society might make you accepted and popular now, but in light of eternity, only what God thinks really matters!

I encourage you, I implore you, pick up the Bible today and read it! Learn to love it. As you do you will agree with King David as he wrote “I delight in the Law of the Lord and in it I will meditate day and night!”