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Old Testament God routinely spoke to people. In these thirty-nine books
He gave them instructions and promises with conditions. Some people
understood what He was saying, others didn't. Some tried to live by it
with varying degrees of success, while others rejected it and decided to
do their own thing. Then God did something truly incredible: 'The Word
became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighbourhood. We saw the
glory with our own eyes, the one-of-a-kind glory, like Father, like Son,
generous inside and out, true from start to finish' (v. 14 TM). Jesus
was a living Bible! John tells us, '...The Word was God' (v.1 NKJV), so
the more you get into the Word and get it into you, the more of God
you're depositing within you. You say, 'But sometimes I don't get much
out of reading the Bible.' A word to the wise: when you start studying
the Bible, don't do it to find some new truth nobody else has ever seen.
Do it with the attitude, 'Lord, what are You saying to me?' The problem
most of us have isn't interpreting the difficult passages; it's obeying
the ones we already understand! The Word of God provides you with two
things: 1) Protection. The Psalmist said, 'Unless Your law had been my
delight, I would then have perished in my affliction. I will never
forget Your precepts, for by them You have given me life' (Psalms
119:92-93 NKJV). 2) Direction. 'Your word is a lamp to my feet and a
light to my path' (v.105 NKJV). Do you need direction? Do you need
protection? Get into God's Word.
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