Good morning,
This week we begin a month-long study of the Bible. The Bible is… series. The Bible is God’s word, is practical, is to be obeyed, is about Israel, and is about Jesus and salvation.
Personally, my life has been influenced greatly by the Bible. Jesus Christ is my foundation and God’s word is my direction. Everything I am today is because God revealed His word to me. He taught me how to live in this ungodly world. He showed me that victory in the Christian life is through Him. And all this is revealed in the Bible.
Come with me on a journey to explore what the Bible says. The Scriptures are always helpful, encouraging, and challenging. That’s how we grow in our relationship with God!
The Bible is the Word of God
“The B I B L E, now that’s the book for me. I stand alone on the Word of God. The B I B L E, Bible.”
The origin of the Bible
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. John 1:1-2
The giving of the Bible
And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. Exodus 34:28
When we think of the Bible, we think about a book that has God’s word in it. But before the world was created, God’s word was already in existence. God has graciously allowed us to have His word in book form. We can access it whenever we choose, to determine what God would have us do. We have the mind of God in our very hands.
Moses received the ten commandments directly from God. He also received the ceremonial law at that same time. This was God’s directions on how the Israelites were to live. God identified every area of life. A step by step plan for living.
Now, we have the Bible that tells us even more. Only one problem. We choose to ignore God’s direction in our lives. The Bible says this, but we reject it. We have a better way. How’s that working for you?
Choose to trust God today.
Tom Stearns, WASI Chaplain, 907 715-4001 chaplain@alaskaseniors.com
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