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<\/a>My new Bible is a Thinline. That means it is slender and sleek. It is lightweight (compared to my big blue study Bible that weighs nearly four pounds). It is easy to carry. It feels good in my hands. It is easy to take with me.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
My new Bible is also large print. I love the Thinlines that I have on my shelf, but the print is so small they are unusable. I cannot read the words because they are nearly unreadable for me. The solution? Larger print! I can actually read this Bible without strain on my eyes.<\/p>\n
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It may seem that my 1984 version of the Bible is obsolete, but I can guarantee it is not. It is still very useful for my writing and Bible study preparation. It is always handy. It\u2019s always sitting on my desk ready to be used. It has markings and notes and it\u2019s not very likely that it will be going any place any time soon.<\/p>\n
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So here are some of my thoughts on God\u2019s Word and the impact it has on my life and those who choose to read it and make changes in their lives because of what they read.<\/p>\n
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God\u2019s Word is not obsolete<\/strong><\/p>\n It is still a best seller. With nearly six billion copies sold world-wide, there is little doubt that any other book has sold near this amount. So why is that? Because God\u2019s Word contains hope for the world. Jesus is that hope. It\u2019s only through Him that we find fulfillment in this life. He is the One who offers significance. He is the One who brings us from our despair and provides life. There is nothing obsolete about hope.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n God\u2019s Word is timeless<\/strong><\/p>\n The Bible has withstood the tests of time. It has survived, endured, lasted, and remained. It has been preserved, maintained, upheld and conserved by faithful servants of God. Regardless of what mankind has tried to do to God\u2019s Word, it has survived it all and is still able to speak to those very people who tried to decimate the Bible and its message.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n God\u2019s Word is relevant<\/strong><\/p>\n If you don\u2019t believe me, read through these passages and tell me if it was written for today\u2019s society or for the generation of 70 A.D.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThey have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy.\u201d<\/em> (Romans 1:29-31 \u2013 NIV)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissentions, factions, and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like.\u201d<\/em> (Galatians 5:19-21a \u2013 NIV)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cDo not be surprised, my brothers and sisters, if the world hates you.\u201d<\/em> (1 John 3:13 \u2013 NIV)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n God\u2019s Word offers all that we need<\/strong><\/p>\n As we live as believers in this world, the Bible gives us valuable information so that we are able to withstand the troubles, temptations, and trials that come along with life. I pray that you find comfort from these words and that you will hold tightly to them as you go through your day.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cDo not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God\u2019s will is\u2014his good, pleasing and perfect will.\u201d<\/em> (Romans 12:2 \u2013 NIV)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cBut the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.\u201d<\/em> (Galatians 5:22-23 \u2013 NIV)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWho is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.\u201d<\/em> (1 John 5:5 \u2013 NIV)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Oh how I love God\u2019s Word and what I find between its pages fills my life with such hope and joy that I cannot keep it to myself. I must share what I\u2019ve learned through study with others. That\u2019s one of the reasons I write this blog each day. To share a tidbit of what God has to say through the Bible.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I pray that you are reading God\u2019s Word on a regular basis (daily would be wonderful!). God\u2019s message is too valuable to leave sitting on your bookshelf or coffee table. Pick it up today. Read it. Come to love it as I do and you\u2019ll understand why I do what I do.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I pray that you are also sharing what you\u2019re learning. It may not be in written form, but in some way relaying this message to others. It might possibly be the one thing needed to change that person\u2019s life.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I pray for those who haven\u2019t come to know God as I do too. If you are reading this and fit into this group, please let me share more of this message with you. I would love to point you to God through His Word. Just let me know by making a comment.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Today, I am blessed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Donna<\/p>\n <\/p>\n