March 14, 2021
Greetings and blessings to all of you. The BIBLE took approx. 1500 years to complete through more than 40 writers. The first writer was Moses and the last writer was John. We may say the Bible is the autobiography of God and a love letter of redemption to us. It is a book written through a number of writers who were moved by the Holy Spirit to show us the Christian life from the beginning to the final days of the Church. The Word says, “For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scripture we might have hope.” (Romans 15:4) People know about other things such as technology, health, business, relationships, genetics, etc. but people know less about the BIBLE than the previous generations. Even as far back as the Civil War. Why? It’s simple. We were born into sin and in a sinful world and we have been moving further and further away from the rulership of God and His terms. We refuse to acknowledge at 100% the Lord’s hand in our existence and to show our gratitude by living by the Word of God. And since we refuse to recognize our origin and the One responsible for our existence at 100% everything else in life is shrouded in darkness and ignorance. Our goal is to go beyond “practicing” the faith by head knowledge; but to move beyond that to acquire a personal relationship with Christ by experiencing him. Until we understand that it is IN our hopelessness that we find God, and IN our weakness that we draw near to Him, and until we refuse to trust in ourselves, we will remain SPIRITUALLY BLIND. This revelation will come about if you and I dig into the Bible. In Proverbs 2:4-5 it says “and if you look for it as for hidden treasure then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find knowledge of God.” The Bible will lead you to a personal relationship with Him. However, if you add your humanism in it,,,you may find Religion. Jesus plus Anything Else will give you “feelings” of pride, knowledge, self-sufficiency and a list of dos and do nots that you check off with God thrown in there when you need Him. That is not our goal. Our goal is to allow God to become our life our reality by abandoning ourselves to the fullness of redemption by practicing a LIVING FAITH in Christ. Saints, the Word should be your daily bread; the Word should be like your cell phone….you don’t leave the house without it. The Bible is better than your cell phone,
With the Love of Christ
First Lady Vivian C. Currie
Pastor ALC