I have been thinking on The Word these days. I have always had a deep love for the scriptures, I was blessed that when I first got saved I was stuck in a very cold Canadian town with no money and not much to do ... oh and a brand new NIV study bible I had received for Christmas that year. I spent about 2-6 hours a day in prayer and reading the word for about a month; and it was rich. I miss that time and know it was instrumental in my spiritual development, it was my foundation and it was a solid one. There is no stronger foundation that a clear, impassioned understanding of The Word. So now that we have this foundation, what do we do with it? Let me share a quote from the founder ...
Christians for generations now have been spending an enormous amount of strength upon the bible ... Christian scholars have translated, re translated it, and then translated it again. They have commented and printed and published it in every form ... They have explained and preached about almost every word within its covers. There seems to be only one thing left to be done with it, and that is to give it a literal and faithful and understandable translation of it in practice.
William Booth
The knowledge of, and belief in, this whole Bible, from beginning to end, if substituted for actual, personal salvation, will prove as great a mockery as any other sentimental belief.
Catherine Booth
So, if you have read the bible then it is time to go and "do" the
bible, and not just what it says to do but to accomplish the literal translation
of its meaning through your life. I am also challenged by the quote from CB
(above) that it is just not enough to know all the rules and dogmatics of the
bible but there must be a living relationship with The Word, Jesus. I could say
so much but I will leave you with a small/huge truth. While visiting a man
recenly, who so many would consider simple, he said this ... "The bible is
simple. You just read it and then go do it." Thats my plan tomorrow, whats
yours?
