Too often when we get into the Bible we go for a quick snack,
a sponge bath, a first aid kit, and touch of partial truths to suit itching
ears. In other words we get out of it exactly what efforts we put in to it. The
dust that settled on our Bibles from lack of use will only fly off to settle in
our hearts if that’s all we are willing to do.
If we go for a snack it’s exactly what we’ll get as we will
never get the benefit of a full meal deal because we chose to grab something on
the run. A bite here and there will never give us the nourishment we need as opposed
to really feeding off and digesting what God has to say.
Stopping by to put a Band-Aid over our wounds may help for a
little while but it will never give us the healing we require for deeply
infected wounds. We don’t need something to hide our wounds. We need the Great
Physician and Lord to heal us from within. Someone who knows about wound care
that will heal us to where we need to be.
Dipping into God’s word for a quick sponge bath is like
splashing water over our hands without the soap in our rush to move on. It
doesn’t do the job. In order to be cleansed we need to get into God’s word like
a full service bath and soak in it long enough to wash away the dirt of sin.
Digging out partial truths wanting to hear strictly the
things our ears are willing to listen to will only get us further into the pits
we are digging for ourselves. Indeed we like to read in God’s word that we are
loved and that whoever believes will have everlasting life but we ignore the
warnings of those doomed for the lake of fire, the consequences of
disobedience, and the importance of being like Christ. We think it’s good
enough to read where we are forgiven but we don’t want to hear about the part
that tells us we are to forgive others first.
No, what we need now is the full service deal of the benefit
of getting into God’s word in order to be cleansed, fed, guided, and restored.
© 2013 Karen J. Gillett @ Pencil
Marks and Recipes Publishing
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