So yesterday I was reading my chapters for reading the Bible in a year and came across some things that really got me thinking. When I was younger I use to hate reading the Bible because it seemed to be so boring... Boy was I wrong!!!! To fill you in on the thought process I was reading in Genesis 17-19. Around chapter 19 is where things began to get really interesting. The one that grossed me out the most was when Lot's two daughters get him drunk and lay with him so their family could continue on. NASTY!!!!! At this point I thought if the Bible was a movie what would it be rated...I know a couple of years back they made the Passion of the Christ and it was rated R because of the violence. But think about it. If they made a series of movies on the Bible what do you think it would be rated... if they left nothing out. Then the second question popped into my head, what would it be classified as... science fiction, comedy, romance, action, horror. This is when I realized how wrong I truly was, the Bible has it all in a single book. It has the action, the comedy, the horror, and best of all the greatest romance story of them all. The Bible has become so alive to me in just these past 5 weeks, it is no longer this book of names and places I can never pronounce but it is now this story that makes you want to keep reading to find out what happens to the many characters. A book that teaches you all kinds of life lessons and best of all the longest love letter ever. It is a continuous display of God's love and mercy being poured out upon his people. So I hope that maybe you can discover or have discovered this new aliveness that I have discovered through God's word. That you will be sucked into this timeless story like you would a great movie or book (if you like to read).
By the way sorry it has been a little while we got snowed in here in Levelland and let me tell you the saying white as snow has a new meaning when you are in a place that you can see for miles and miles. Unlike Dublin where we have hills and trees. Hope you are all doing well.
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