The Lord has told us all that we need know, through His prophets via the scribes He chose to document His Word.  What does it all mean practically?  How am I supposed to make use of a document so large, so difficult to sift through or understand?  I sympathize with those who do not know where to begin not with them who are using a falsified complexity, which does not exist, to avoid learning scripture.  The Bible gives me comfort, joy, wisdom, ideas, direction and correction, each day.  It allows me to remain secure when hanging by a thread and find my way in the darkest night.  How do I make sense of the old testament in such a way that it applies to what is happening in this day and age?  I don’t think to hard about what I am reading, simply choosing by faith to accept it as fact.  I approach it in the following three step process.

The simplest way I seek to utilize the Bible is by first looking to the “model” of the people He chose to use in demonstrating His Love through the Word.  I then look for the “mystery”, that thing that I was meant to learn from reading, praying upon and contemplating the text.  Finally, I take steps to place into action the things I learned from reflective study, asking the Holy Spirit to intervene and “mature” me in my walk through faith.

Model; Abraham.  Abraham’s experiences with God delivered a road map by which to navigate the dangerous roads of this life.  He was a gentile, born in a Pagan land, chosen for his ability to believe as well as present the model of every Christian to follow.  We have all come from the land of unbelievers, just as Abraham, and through choice, belief and faith have now become God’s beloved.  Abraham was commanded to leave behind everything he knew, that God would show him where to go.  This is required of all believers as we must depart from the known, worldly practices and beliefs trusting God that we will be made new, directed and cared for by grace.  Abraham is a perfect model of the acquisition and practice of faith in the Promises of God.  Like us he continually made mistakes and repented, got up and renewed his faithful walk with God.

Mystery; Legacy.  Abraham’s legacy is Christ and the salvation of humanity through the creation of the Jewish people, leading to the birth, ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ as payment for a debt all of us owed but none could pay.  His faith the mystery we were meant to grasp in our human intention for no one may please God without it.  The mystery of Abraham’s blessings and challenges are modeled to represent how each of us must walk through life, keeping close to God, while understanding the impact of wandering from Him.

Maturity; Peace.  God meant for believers to be at peace, here on Earth, just as He is in heaven.  This peace only comes from understanding, having been washed in the Word long enough to arrive at a robust and trusting faith in the promises of Almighty God.  What then shall I take, this day from counsel and private time spent in the Word of God.  I shall take assurance in the maturity of peace that is afforded me as a gift from God through Christ Jesus.  Maturity often means listening to my brothers and sisters in faith, knowing that God will use them to sharpen, reprove, move and encourage me.  This is the peace of God which Abraham has shown us through His walk with God.  A promise of salvation, redemption and peace with God through belief in and a walk with Jesus Christ.

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