All this is done with the
expectancy that after infancy comes the toddler, turned elementary student,
followed close behind by high school, college, marriage and all the other
“norms” that come with growing up, which surprisingly passes very quickly!
Parents often wring their hands
with despair as their children reach their teen years, and take paths of rebellion
that leaves them exasperated and concerned. Often it doesn’t occur to us to look in the one Book filled with all the answers. God
has provided solutions to all our problems better than any printed book we can
find in any book store or any web site online.
Yet, it’s regularly the one resource we fail to search. Along with the Bible, is the practice of
falling on our knees and beseeching the Lord for direction.
Our world is
falling into a spiraling trail of decay.
Some would even say it is out of control. Our laws are changing to accommodate those
who would deny that Christ is or ever has been.
The Believer is not permitted in many venues to open a Bible or share a
grain of truth about the God they believe in, yet those who oppose Him are able
to speak their minds.
The Bible is filled with advice and
prophecies about what is to happen next, how to handle the different stages of
our lives and even prophecies that will be fulfilled when Christ raptures his
church and creates his new kingdom on Earth.
Yet with all this information, the Bible is often the last place we look
for information about these very issues!
Often the Bible is accused of being complicated and hard to read. This is probably true when we don’t approach
God’s word with the Holy Spirit’s guidance.
It clearly says God’s Word is foolishness to those who don’t know
Him. That makes sense. Minds are clouded with the evils of this
world that can’t see clearly when Satan, the Evil Prince of this world confuses
and twists beliefs to what is right and wrong. The world is presented as a glittering pot of
gold, when really it is far from that! There are mountains to climb and boulders to maneuver and rivers that must be waded!
When we come to God with a desire
to understand and worship Him, his Words will become clearer as we apply them
to our individual lives. God will speak to our hearts and guide us to truth
when we have a heart to believe what is written. When we do this, we will be
blessed, because this is His promise.
So I challenge you to pick up God’s
Word first thing in the morning, at mid day and in the evening, or at least as
often as you can every day. Read it,
study it, know it. We are responsible
for all that is written, not just those pieces of information we choose.
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