Unashamed of THE BIBLE

For a long time God's Word, the Bible, has been challenged, debated, burned, disagreed with, attacked and hated. Some will also go on to say that it contradicts itself (and much more). For hundreds and thousands of years God's Word has been disputed.  

God's opened my eyes to Himself when I was really young-- 7 years old.  When I was a teenager He began to give me a deep desire to know Him through His Word.  At the age of 21 and many more years to come He gave me a motivation to hunger and thirst for the Word.  

I truly believe that if we have a new life in Jesus (John 3:3; Titus 3:3-5; I Peter 1:3)-- if God gave us a new life in Him (II Corinthians 5:17)-- we are filled with His Holy Spirit-- and since we are Spirit filled He will give us a desire to read and study His Word.  The more we read it the more we will begin to delight in it.

The Word of God is perfect, it revives the soul, its sure (or trustworthy), it makes wise the simple (helps those who are easily misled), it is right, it rejoices the heart, its pure, it makes one alert and active, it teaches us the fear of God, its true and its righteous. The Word of God can be desired more than gold (or money).  When we seek to understand God's Word we can receive a great reward.  (Read Psalm 19).  

Don’t get me wrong. Reading God’s Word hasn’t been easy through the years.  I've had my struggles.  I'm still learning and growing in my understanding of the Bible-- I have a long ways to go.  There are days when I don't get anything out of it.  There are times when I feel dry after reading it.  But I hope and pray that He (God) will continue to draw me towards Himself through His Words of wisdom and insight.  

I mentioned this earlier-- if God’s Spirit dwells from within-- we should want to read God’s Word.  We should delight in His Holy Word.  We should have a deep desire to read and meditate upon it day and night (Psalm 1:1-2).  The Word of God changes us, teaches us, motivates us, convicts us of sin, helps us understand love and on and on and on. Ultimately, from Genesis to Revelation the Word of God points us to Jesus Christ (John 1:1-5).  The Word of God shows the love of Jesus, through His death on the cross and resurrection (Romans 5:8; I Corinthians 15:3-4).  His Word will ultimately change our hearts, through the working of the Holy Spirit and in the Name of Jesus.

Please know this-- you do not have to be a scholar to understand the Bible.  You don’t have to be a pastor or a seminary professor (or any sort of professor or teacher) to understand it.  Just read, study and meditate upon it!  If you are a Christian or a non-follower of Jesus-- ask God’s Spirit to help you to know and understand His Word.  Don’t let anyone (who has big and fancy words or who might sound really smart I Corinthians 1:20-25) intimidate you from reading, understanding or applying the Bible to your life.  God’s Word will penetrate to the depth of your soul Hebrews 4:12).  Jesus also made it pretty clear that apart from Him, through His Word, we can do absolutely nothing (John 15).  

Let me finish by saying this-- place your faith and trust in Jesus alone and ask Him to give you a deep hunger and thirst for Him through His Word!  If you don’t have a Bible-- here’s a link to where you can purchase one-->  Bible .  You can also get it for free if you have a Kindle or Kindle ap.