The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Romans 15:4,
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"Everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope."
In God's infinite wisdom he has provided us the Scriptures, our Bibles. As Peter explained, the Scriptures did not have their origin within anything man devised but that men, carried along by the Holy Spirit, spoke from God (2 Peter 1:20-21). Peter also said,
"His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires."
Sitting on my coffee table is a library of 66 books, bound together and having the common and astonishing quality of being authored by God. As I see how Jesus Christ himself used the Scriptures as described in the gospel accounts, these (now 66) books are clearly different than any on planet earth. Paul tells us here in Romans 15 that it is within these unique books authored by the Holy Spirit we find teaching directly from God that brings true encouragement - resulting in hope and endurance. And according to Peter, these particular books provide everything we need for life and godliness that we might "participate in the divine nature".
How wonderful our God has provided us such a treasure as his very own words captured in written form. What a wonderful God he is in knowing we would need to avail ourselves of his encouragement to us within its pages! I deserved God's condemnation and yet, look what he has provided me!
In God's infinite wisdom he has provided us the Scriptures, our Bibles. As Peter explained, the Scriptures did not have their origin within anything man devised but that men, carried along by the Holy Spirit, spoke from God (2 Peter 1:20-21). Peter also said,
"His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires."
Sitting on my coffee table is a library of 66 books, bound together and having the common and astonishing quality of being authored by God. As I see how Jesus Christ himself used the Scriptures as described in the gospel accounts, these (now 66) books are clearly different than any on planet earth. Paul tells us here in Romans 15 that it is within these unique books authored by the Holy Spirit we find teaching directly from God that brings true encouragement - resulting in hope and endurance. And according to Peter, these particular books provide everything we need for life and godliness that we might "participate in the divine nature".
How wonderful our God has provided us such a treasure as his very own words captured in written form. What a wonderful God he is in knowing we would need to avail ourselves of his encouragement to us within its pages! I deserved God's condemnation and yet, look what he has provided me!
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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