Phone call

This should encourage and challenge you.
So I met a woman at the hospital last week. We exchanged phone numbers to talk more about, "Eternal Life". I got a phone call last night from this sweet lady. She says she has been a Christian for the past 10 years & that she only watches T.V. for "her church" and then she starting to ask some great questions about the Bible. She owns a Bible but does not read it. A lot of Christians I meet do the same thing. They say Jesus Christ saved me and I will be in Heaven but they miss the fact that "Eternal Life" starts now! It starts when you believe the Gospel and then you have this intimate relationship with God through Jesus. My conversation was a wonderful conversation that I value very much and we ended on a great note & she plans to join a group at SRC.
Last night I was in some pain and could not sleep...I started to watch some T.V. the Christian network to be exact. Now mind you, I hardly watch T.V. (I'm a movie chick) and I rarely have ever watched the Christian network... WOW. That is all I am going to say about that!
I really wanted to write this morning about the Bible. God's word is unlike any other book. It is alive, living and active! A.W. Tozer wrote,"The purpose of the Bible is to bring people to Christ, to make them holy and prepare them for heaven. In this it is unique among books, and it always fulfills its purpose." The Bible is a priceless gift! It is for us to come to know God and then grow to know Him more & more until we go home to see Him! It is for us to share the Good News of our Savior, Christ Jesus. Too many Christians, however, keep their Bible tightly closed and out of sight. Jonathan Edwards advised,"Be assiduous in reading the Holy Scriptures. This is the fountain whence all knowledge in divinity must be derived. Therefore let not this treasure lie by you neglected." God's holy word is, indeed, a priceless, one-of-a-kind treasure. Handle it with care, but, more importantly, handle it every day! Check out these - Romans 10:17, Psalm 12:6, Psalm 119:105, Matthew 5:6, Matthew 4:6, Hebrews 4:12-13
This reminder encourages & challenges me to stay in God's word daily & meditate on it & strive to live it out!
"Don't worry about what you do not understand of the Bible. Worry about what you do understand and do not live by." Corrie ten Boom