The Speaking Book!
"That which was from the beginning, which we have
heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we
have looked upon, and our hands have handled,
concerning the Word of life."
1 John 1: 1
As much as we love reading the Bible for its own value,
we must remember fellowship is not with the Book
itself,
but with its Author. The purpose of Scripture is to enable
us to fellowship with Him who is the Word of Life.
The Bible is more than a textbook, more than a storybook,
more than a guidebook, and more than a songbook. It’s a
living Book that brings us to the presence of a living Savior.
A. W. Tozer wrote, “As we come to the Word of God, we do
not come just for information; we come for an encounter with
the living Word of God. I will not settle for just the text. I want
to see beyond that text and encounter the Christ—the Word
of Life.”
Our study of the written
Word reveals the living Word.
The next time you open your Bible, think of it as a
conversation which the Author is speaking through
His Book
personally to you.
"There have been times when I have lost myself in
the manifest
presence of the Lord as I meditated
on His Word; He has come mysteriously close,
defying explanation."
A. W. Tozer