God's Story
Due to recent events in my life, I have undertaken a new analysis on the precious Scriptures written by the early apostles and prophets. To believe in the authority, inerrant, and infallible Word of God because some clean cut, well shaven minister in a dry cleaned suit and tie told you so is utterly imprudent. This is not how I encountered the pyrotechnic and beauty of God.
The texts were written to a certain people, place, and time. Nonetheless, they speak to individuals today. The surpassing knowledge and greatness that one alights upon when reading is a treasure few find. Spirituality is not defined by how knowledgeable a person is about the Scriptures. Spirituality is a life in continuous presence with the divine.
The manifestation of God in the sacred pages unfolds a story about His life, desires, and character. The remarkable thing about all of this is we get to be a part of the story that is being written. We are not mere bystanders cheering the people on in the race, rather we are the runners. But too often, runners strive for perfection and goals. Most are left with failure and scars. The Scriptures are not the end, rather the beginning.
No one will ever know the answers to all the profound mysteries the Bible contains, but this is okay. People of God should not contend to know, but contend to be. I am a child of God and I have worth, objectives, and importance. The Almighty has prizes in store for my soul. I believe, not because someone told me so, but because I met the Creator of the Scriptures himself. I have heard his heartbeat. I have felt his presence infiltrate my being. I have experienced what the Bible says, “to be redeemed”.
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