Amazed by Grace, dumbfounded by the specific, relative efficacy of the Bible.  Although, God our Father, has no beginning or end, it seems that the Bible is closely structured around the three stages of the human timeline; the beginning, the middle and the end times.  As with our own passage through Christianity, the beginning segments of both the Old Testament and the New give all the spiritual guidance, understanding and training necessary to embarking upon a spiritual journey with God.  The psalms, proverbs and major prophets of the old testament along with the epistles of the New fully extend the meat of Christianity to the seeking believer, leading to maturity.  Then the minor prophets just as their counterparts in the New Testament tell of the times leading up to the end of days, all this is capped off with the Book of Revelation, the Lord Jesus Christ’s Epistle to the churches regarding what must swiftly come to pass.

So, it is incredibly easy to study the Bible based upon your stage of growth.  If you want to know about God, Jesus Christ, the Jewish People or the heroes of the Bible you study the beginning books of both the Old and New Testaments.  If you want to investigate the logic, the spiritual wisdom, the formation for prophetic understanding and develop trust in the Lord you read the middle books of the both the Old and New Testaments.  And if you want to understand Eschatology or Prophecy both for the first and second coming of Christ then you look to the minor prophets in the Old Testament and the Epistles to Hebrews, 1John, 2John, Peter, the letters to Timothy and Jude.  If you want to bring it all together and understand Tribulation, the Harvest and the times following Earth’s remaking you must study Revelation.  Once again I am astounded by God’s creative mastery in giving us a guidebook that structurally matches our own walk through life.

I love to read it all but must admit that I feel led to particular passages of the Bible based upon my current question or growth need.  Lately, I have found especial comfort in the teachings of Jesus, trying to better understand the Lord in what He did, said and how He treated or questioned those close to Him.  I also find particular interest in reading the prophecies that have yet to be fulfilled, from Daniel, Ezekiel, Isaiah and minor prophets to seeing how closely the predictions of the human condition match our current global climate.  Knowing what is to come gives me faith and peace in God as He told us that all this would happen before it came about.  Reading this material has peaked my interest and prepared my heart and mind for what is to come.  I am only ready because He gave me the means by which to be so.  Thank you God for Your Word and Your Love.  In Jesus Name.