The Bible--Difficult To Understand?
Sam knows Sally only from a work relationship. Sally is getting married as soon as her fianc'e, Cecil, gets back from Iraq. Listen to their conversation during a lunch break.
"So you got a letter, huh?" Sam asks.
"Yes!" Sally replies.
"Who wrote it?"
"My fianc'e, Cecil! The one who loves me. The one with whom I'll spend the rest of my life."
"Oh really!"
"Yeeeeessss!"
"May I read it?"
"Of course! Here."
Sam reads, "Dear Sally, I'm here in Iraq and thought I'd take a couple minutes to write. Been thinking about you a lot. How are things going for you? Hope to return in a couple months. Love, Cecil."
Sam thinks, Just a letter. How boring! He returns the letter to Sally, who goes off by herself and slowly reads it again.
She reads, "Dear Sally ( Oh my! He called me "dear." I'm dear to him.), I'm here in Iraq...Been thinking about you a lot ( Oh, how sweet! He's been thinking about me A LOT. He must really love me!) How are things going for you? ( Oh, how sweet! He really cares about my life.)
What was the difference between the two readers of this love letter? The difference is that Sally has a personal relationship with the author! This story illustrates the way some people approach the Bible. One man says, "Oh, how boring! You mean to tell me that you read that book every day?" The second man replies, "So it's boring, huh? Did you know that God's Word is His love letter to His family? That's what you get for reading someone else's mail!"
God's Word is God's love letter to His family! In order to appreciate and comprehend it, one must have a personal relationship with the Author!
Read and Discuss: John 16:12-15; 1 Corinthians 2:9-14
--Craig M. Scott--
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