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'But the word of the Lord stands forever.' 1 Peter 1:25
You know that fat old book gathering dust on your shelf - the one which is just thick enough for propping open doors? Well here's an idea... try prising it open with your dad's best wrench and see what happens. You never know, it might just have something to say; it might scream something important from the tonsils of its pages; it might grow two large arms and grab you in a bear hug somewhere around John chapter 3, verse 16.
A book with tonsils and feet and a body - why all the weird imagery? Because you need to get in your head that the Bible isn't just a neat bundle of ink and paper ideal for door-stopping - it's alive. Seriously, Martin Luther (Google him) thought so: 'The Bible is alive, it speaks to me; it has feet, it runs after me; it has hands, it lays hold of me.'
Take time-out to read it, chew it over in your mind, think of creative ways to apply it to how you live life. Do all that and you'll find a book that shapes, shakes and sticks you together. 'The Word of God is full of living power. It is sharper than the sharpest knife, cutting deep into our innermost thoughts and desires' (Heb. 4:12 NLT). It exposes us to what we really are. Do you want to be sharp like a knife and packed with power? Well, get greedy with your Bible.
written by Bob Gass
'But the word of the Lord stands forever.' 1 Peter 1:25
You know that fat old book gathering dust on your shelf - the one which is just thick enough for propping open doors? Well here's an idea... try prising it open with your dad's best wrench and see what happens. You never know, it might just have something to say; it might scream something important from the tonsils of its pages; it might grow two large arms and grab you in a bear hug somewhere around John chapter 3, verse 16.
A book with tonsils and feet and a body - why all the weird imagery? Because you need to get in your head that the Bible isn't just a neat bundle of ink and paper ideal for door-stopping - it's alive. Seriously, Martin Luther (Google him) thought so: 'The Bible is alive, it speaks to me; it has feet, it runs after me; it has hands, it lays hold of me.'
Take time-out to read it, chew it over in your mind, think of creative ways to apply it to how you live life. Do all that and you'll find a book that shapes, shakes and sticks you together. 'The Word of God is full of living power. It is sharper than the sharpest knife, cutting deep into our innermost thoughts and desires' (Heb. 4:12 NLT). It exposes us to what we really are. Do you want to be sharp like a knife and packed with power? Well, get greedy with your Bible.
written by Bob Gass
