“Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth” (John 17:17).
I have this in a frame over my desk…
But recently, I read a devotional that reminded me we have a gentleman God who knocks and asks to enter into our lives, our souls, and our thoughts. The writer asked if our daily Bible time had become bone dry? Were we praying for the Holy Spirit to join us and reveal the meaning to us?
I thought about how many times I yawn as I sip my coffee, crack open my Bible, find the passage of the day, read it, and then check it off my to-do list. My feelings would be crushed if I knew readers treated a book I wrote in this manner.
When did I lose the idea that this is a love story?
I truly believe “All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness…” (2 Timothy 3:16) I have known times in my life a passage has pierced my heart with the truth of it’s message as if God reached down and typed it onto the page.
Perhaps you have as well.
We are blessed in the western world to have the Bible in so many places and in so many translations. It is on my coffee table, on my bookshelf, in an app on my phone, and bookmarked on my computer. Framed verses scatter the walls of my apartment. Some are taped to my desktop monitor and secured with a magnet on my fridge.
I am surrounded by the Word, hemmed in, armored. Do I take that for granted sometimes? I confess. Yes, I do.
Forgive me, Lord. Speak to me anew. Enter in…the door is open.
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