The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in 1 Corinthians 10:1-6,
"For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea. They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. They all ate the same spiritual food and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ. Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered in the wilderness. Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did."
Paul tells his readers he does not want them to be ignorant of the examples in Israel's history with God. These examples were, and are, captured within the pages of Scripture. Paul says these events form a cautionary tale that his readers were to learn from.
It is within that mindset that it occurs to me that the Scriptures are intentional in two different ways. Since God determined what the Scriptures would say ("Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit." 2 Peter 1:20-21) what we find in its pages is supposed to be there. Conversely, what is not found in its pages is not supposed to be there. The material we find in our Bibles is intentionally there.
The other way the Scriptures are intentional is found in Paul's direction to us: do not be ignorant of them. God developed his inspired library, all 66 books, with the intention we know what is found there. Paul tells Timothy, "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3:16-17.
The Holy Scriptures, comprised of the Old and New Testaments are fully and verbally inspired by God. The Bible is infallible in the original autographs and are the final authority for all faith and practice. And to that, we can add that they are intentional!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea. They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. They all ate the same spiritual food and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ. Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered in the wilderness. Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did."
Paul tells his readers he does not want them to be ignorant of the examples in Israel's history with God. These examples were, and are, captured within the pages of Scripture. Paul says these events form a cautionary tale that his readers were to learn from.
It is within that mindset that it occurs to me that the Scriptures are intentional in two different ways. Since God determined what the Scriptures would say ("Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit." 2 Peter 1:20-21) what we find in its pages is supposed to be there. Conversely, what is not found in its pages is not supposed to be there. The material we find in our Bibles is intentionally there.
The other way the Scriptures are intentional is found in Paul's direction to us: do not be ignorant of them. God developed his inspired library, all 66 books, with the intention we know what is found there. Paul tells Timothy, "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3:16-17.
The Holy Scriptures, comprised of the Old and New Testaments are fully and verbally inspired by God. The Bible is infallible in the original autographs and are the final authority for all faith and practice. And to that, we can add that they are intentional!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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