I was listening to an online tool this morning and began to think about the Bible. Why is it important too me? Why do people read it? Is it relevant today?
As I listened to the passage from I Samuel, I had to think what on earth are these people talking about? Who cares that Samuel had sons and their names were Joel and Abijah?
But I kept listening. . . and I heard “The people have demanded!” What is it that these people were demanding? “Behold, you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint for us a king to judge us like all the nations.â€
Hmm. . . People demanding to be like the other nations. . .
Sounds kinda familiar. . . I like to follow the crowd too. It’s a lot easier than trudging through for myself and discerning God’s will for my life and work. It’s a lot easier to just let someone else do it and to make the rules/laws and tell me what to do.
It’s interesting that some people don’t read Scripture because that’s what they think it is, a bunch of old rules and laws for people ages ago.
But it’s a lot more than that. It’s a door to an understanding of who GOD is, and who WE are. “I come that you may have LIFE and have it to the full” John 10:10
But I’m kinda interested I’ll do a comment poll. How many of you have read the Old and New Testament?
If you haven’t read any but would like too, there is a nice little tool that will help you. It can even read the passage to you if you would like.
Go to Google and add a Gadget to your personalized home page “Read the Bible in a Year”
If you haven’t set that up just go to www.google.com and click on Personalize my Homepage.
Or you can visit this post about it here!
Glenn
Oh BTW:
I’m the “All option” on the Poll!
