Bible Dust v Paper Cuts

​The word of God is sharper than a two edged sword, it penetrates even to the soul and spirit, joint and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.  Hebrews 4:12

I claim this scripture anew today.. BUT.. I observe even those of us in the church too often spend too little time reading, studying or fully living the truths taught in God's word. Any bible resemblance to a sword in America is sadly reduced to a plastic butter knife found at any church potluck... or a 'spork'
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One of my favorite gifts EVER was a Bible presented to me by my wife on Christmas 2000. I truly love my Bible and it is precious to me.. but in the harried pace of life I sometimes don't spend the time reading God's word as I should.

It truly is a trick of the devil and my cluttered mind that I do not spend more time in the book I believe is the inspired word of God

As I write this email  we are still a bit  all things Covid-19 where our country and this world are on high alert to the health risks associated with this new variant of the flu. 

Another health risk maybe not covered by my annual flu shot is the risk of inhaling DUST from a seldom used bible. 

Our country needs to blow the dust off these Bibles risking Bible Dust Lung, and open them risking Paper cuts that are sharper than any two-edged sword to find TRUTH which is our ONLY WAY back to God. 

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I do confess .. the Bible includes more than its fair share of arduous facts, BUT it is much more than Church trivia, and is NOT a collection of fairy tales and/or folk lore.  

Our Bibles contain the timeless truths of God and Chronicles the history of His providence for mankind.

Simply by reading our bibles we can begin to grasp His greatness, love, and Amazing Grace for mankind both from the Garden through today. 

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Next, let's address a couple age old EXCUSES for not reading my Bible.

1. I am sooooo busy!  
   - my current levels of TV watching begs to differ.
2. Bible reading is as tedious and laborous as a root canal.
   - Hmmm, I have no problem scouring over the baseball box scores to find which overpaid, pampered, steroid injected, ballplayer had a big game, so I am embarrassed ever to complain again about any difficult to understand Levitical Laws  

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My prayer is that finding your Bible on Sunday morning is not as easy as looking for in the back seat of your car where you left it last Sunday.  

If you are guilty of underachieving Bible reader moments, there is no better time to start a Bible Resolution than today. Don't wait for the New Year. Also, note.. Some time is better than NO time. Meaning 5 minutes is better than ZERO minutes, and I believe God blesses our efforts to know Him better in ways that are BEYOND OUR DREAMS.  I have found the more I read the more I want to read.

May God find His followers faithfully seeking Him with His Word. May this knowledge of God's word unite us not divide us,  and may we experience His love for us  and in return share this love with this angry hurting world. 

Blessings

Jeff


note: If you are worried about Bible dust lung put on your slightly dusty favorite Covid mask from 2020, and if you are worried about paper cuts.. band aids are in the medicine cabinet.  In both cases you will live to tell the tale.

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