sherryhemsoth - The Bible, One Exciting Book!

I read the following devotion this week about the Bible and felt God laying it on my heart to share it on my Blog. This devotion took everything that I knew about the Bible and put it all together into a very simple package for me. I hope this blesses you like it blessed me:

"The Bible has an organized structure designed to take readers systematically through God's plan for redeeming mankind from enslavement to sin. The steps include:

Plan. God foresaw humanity's condition and the necesity for salvation. Therefore, in Genesis 1 & 2, He lays the groundwork for Christ's sacrifice, even while creating the world (Ephesians 1:4).
Need. Throughout the first 9 chapters, people clearly demonstrate how much they need to be saved. Wickedness swells until God must intervene with an animal sacrifice (Genesis 3:21), a flood (Genesis 6:13), and forced separation (Genesis 11:9).
Preparations. Israel's story is told in the remainder of the Old Testament. The two-fold purpose is: 1) to proclaim Jehovah as the one true God and 2) to describe the coming Messiah so He would be recognized.
Redemption. The Gospels document how Jesus Christ fulfills God's plan: His death fully pays the penalty for all of mankinds's sin.
Proclamation. The book of Acts tells us of the gospel spreading far and wide.
Explanation. Jesus' followers write letters revealing the Holy Spirit's teaching so that all believers may grow in wisdom.
Completion. Revelation shows God's faithful followers joining Him eternally in a new heaven and a new earth.

Even though God's word must necessarily be read and studied in pieces, do not forget that it functions as a whole. Once you understand the Bible's outline, you can see how the Lord works in individual books and chapters. All of the diverse elements - law, prophecy, poetry, gospel, epistle, etc - connect to make one exciting story."

I loved this picture of the Bible functioning as a whole book. And it indeed is one exciting story. The more I read my precious Bible, the more exciting my life becomes! And the more I realize that "I am a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a people belonging to God, that I may declare the praises of Him who called me out of darkness into His wonderful light." (I Peter 2:9), the more I am fulfilled in life. To God Be The Glory!

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