God’s Love Letter!
"The entrance of Your words gives light;
it gives understanding to the simple."
Psalm 119: 130
Sometimes parents, near the end of life,
pen a letter to their children to be opened
after the parent is gone.
They're love letters in which the parent conveys words
of love, dreams for their future, gratitude for their time
together, and words of encouragement about
making
the most of their time on
earth.
The Bible, in a sense, is such a love letter, from God to us.
Take the words of the psalmist: “The entrance of Your words
gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.” So,
when
children are born, they're “simple,” or naïve, about life. Every
parent’s goal is that their children transition from “simple”
to
“wise” through years of teaching by words and
examples.
The apostle Paul expands on this idea in 2 Timothy 3:14-17
where he says the “Scriptures...are able to make you wise
for salvation.” But it’s broader than just salvation. He
says
the Bible is for doctrine, reproof, correction, and training
in
righteousness.
Everything a godly parent wants for their child,
God wants for us. The Bible is His love letter to
us, a letter to be treasured.
"The Bible is a letter God has sent to
us; prayer is a letter we send to him."
Matthew Henry