CONSIDERABLE PROOF
Wednesday, October 05, 2016
Isaiah 40:6-8 The voice said, Cry! And he said, What
shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the beauty of it is as the flower of
the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, because the Spirit of Jehovah
blows on it; surely the people is grass. The grass withers, the flower fades;
but the Word of our God shall stand forever.
All of those that
accept Jesus do not walk the same steps getting to the point of agreeing with
God. For some, the turning point it is being overwhelmed with His love. (I well
remember the impact of Romans 5:8 the first time I read the startling truth.) For
others it is desperation as they hit bottom. For yet others they realized that
all they’ve tried in their own wit and strength, but none gave peace, freedom,
or satisfaction. For some it is terror of God’s judgment. I trusted Lord Jesus
Christ as personal Savior after diecast foundry coworker Bud Bond laid out considerable
proof in response to my “I’ve been listening to you for 6 weeks. For me it
comes down to is the Bible what it claims to be, or not?!!”
The next day at
work Bud handed me a copy of 5.25” X 7.50” thirty two page booklet (Think in
the style of Cliff’s Notes.) TEN REASONS WHY I BELIEVE THE BIBLE IS THE WORD OF
GOD, by William. W. Orr. (ISBN 0-88207-288-9)
The sections
include It’s Reasonable, Its Amazing Composition, Its Unique Completeness, Its
Unparalleled Teachings, Its Perennial Appeal, Its Scientific Accuracy, Its
Fulfilled Prophecy, Its Miraculous Preservation, Its Transforming Power, and
Its Christfulness. Dr. Orr’s words end with A Personal Message, including “It
is not enough that you should be persuaded that the Bible is the Word of God. You
must not stop there. Remember, it is God’s Word to you, . . . individually,
personally. It has message to your heart that is inexpressibly important.”
I thoughtfully
read and searched out the Scripture references. At 12:30am driving home from
work in our 59’ black Beetle I lifted my foot off the gas drifting downhill
past the Gunpowder Inn (Think Dewdrop Inn.). Looking into the pitch dark night,
I said “Lord, I don’t understand all this but want what you have for me. I
trust Jesus.”
Arriving home I told
Ann (Already a believer.). We went to bed. The next morning I awoke to a new
mind and heart. Life has never been the same since.
Though men may
reject, no man hides from the Word, for “… the Word of God is living and
powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing
apart of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of
the thoughts and intents of the heart. Neither is there any creature that is
not manifest in His sight, but all things are naked and opened to the eyes of
Him with whom we have to do.” (MKJV Heb.4:12-13)
The Word says “…
"Be holy, for I [God] am holy." And if you call on the Father, who
without respect of persons judges according to the work of each one, pass the
time of your earthly residence in fear, knowing that you were not redeemed with
corruptible things, silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down
from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without
blemish and without spot; indeed having been foreknown before the foundation of
the world, but revealed in the last times for you, those believing in God
through Him, He who raised Him up from the dead and gave Him glory, so that
your faith and hope might be in God. Purifying your souls in the obedience of
the truth through the Spirit to unfeigned love of the brothers, love one
another fervently out of a pure heart, having been born again, not of
corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the living Word of God, and
abiding forever. For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of men as the
flower of the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls out, but the Word
of the Lord endures forever. And this is the Word preached as gospel to you.”
(MKJV 1Pet.1:16-25)
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