( From my article 'BIBLE STUDY IN A JOURNALIST’S STYLE ' June 17,2013)
God loves us so much that He sends a ‘Love Letters’ to us and request us to be His beloved partner for eternity. But those who had written down in human languages recorded these ‘Love Letters’ as ‘Gospel’, ‘Testament’, ‘Letters’, etc. and some translated as ‘Laws’, ‘Commandments’, ‘Covenant’, ‘GoodNews’, ‘Good Words’, etc. The compilers bounded together all these ‘Love Letters of God for Us’ in a big volume book and called it ‘The Bible’.
Earlier, I had considered it a burden to read the Bible that it would expose my guilt and short-comings. I was afraid that it would command me to do difficult works, follow hard and fast rules.
But, after Jesus transformed me, I find all these ( books of the Bible) are nothing but ‘Love Letters of God to us’ as the purpose of all these Letters are the same and one in all – ‘To be in Love with God so that we may have the blessings of God and have a good, joyous, comfort, successful, blessed life here on earth with the help of God in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, through the Holy Spirit and live with God for ever after we die a physical dead’. Since then, I study the Bible daily with enjoyment and find helpful guide every time I read.
Consider what the Bible says, “ He gives the right to become the children of God” (John 1:12), “For God so loved the world” (John 3:16), “I will be with you” (Matthew 28:20), “God is Love”(1 John 4:4) and all through the pages the love of God is written in the Bible.
If you ever consider the Bible as a binding commandment or order or Law, you will never enjoy to read but will read only as a compulsion even if you read. Instead, study the Bible to find out how much God loves you and how to get the Love of God and receive the blessing of God. This is the fact that God inspired the writers to write down how we can become God’s children that we may receive the unending blessing of God when we become His dear children – not only here on earth or after dead as some think. Rather, by becoming God’s child, you will receive the blessings of God as soon as you become His child and continue to receive while living here on earth and to the fullest in Heaven after dead.
So, I request you to pick up the Bible as a ‘Love Letter from the One who Love you Most’ and study it prayerfully with an aim to find out –
i)How God Loves you,
ii) How to be in love with God,
iii) How you can be God’s child,
iV) How you can receive the blessings of God as His child and have a good, joyous, comfort, successful, blessed life here on earth with the help of God in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, through the Holy Spirit and live with God for ever after we die a physical dead’.
Please pray with this prayer with me :
“Lord, I am a sinner, only to die in sin. I thank You for loving me so much and saved me from eternal condemnation by dying on the cross. You are my Lord and Saviour.
Lord, bless me with all the blessings I need to live a good, successful, joyous, blessed life and a worthy life as Your child. Control and direct my life. Give me the promised helper, the Holy Spirit, to help, guide, teach and comfort me and use me to glorify you. I pray in Your name, my Lord and Saviour, Jesus, Amen.”
Write ‘Amen’ if you pray the above prayer with me. God bless you.
God loves us so much that He sends a ‘Love Letters’ to us and request us to be His beloved partner for eternity. But those who had written down in human languages recorded these ‘Love Letters’ as ‘Gospel’, ‘Testament’, ‘Letters’, etc. and some translated as ‘Laws’, ‘Commandments’, ‘Covenant’, ‘GoodNews’, ‘Good Words’, etc. The compilers bounded together all these ‘Love Letters of God for Us’ in a big volume book and called it ‘The Bible’.
Earlier, I had considered it a burden to read the Bible that it would expose my guilt and short-comings. I was afraid that it would command me to do difficult works, follow hard and fast rules.
But, after Jesus transformed me, I find all these ( books of the Bible) are nothing but ‘Love Letters of God to us’ as the purpose of all these Letters are the same and one in all – ‘To be in Love with God so that we may have the blessings of God and have a good, joyous, comfort, successful, blessed life here on earth with the help of God in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, through the Holy Spirit and live with God for ever after we die a physical dead’. Since then, I study the Bible daily with enjoyment and find helpful guide every time I read.
Consider what the Bible says, “ He gives the right to become the children of God” (John 1:12), “For God so loved the world” (John 3:16), “I will be with you” (Matthew 28:20), “God is Love”(1 John 4:4) and all through the pages the love of God is written in the Bible.
If you ever consider the Bible as a binding commandment or order or Law, you will never enjoy to read but will read only as a compulsion even if you read. Instead, study the Bible to find out how much God loves you and how to get the Love of God and receive the blessing of God. This is the fact that God inspired the writers to write down how we can become God’s children that we may receive the unending blessing of God when we become His dear children – not only here on earth or after dead as some think. Rather, by becoming God’s child, you will receive the blessings of God as soon as you become His child and continue to receive while living here on earth and to the fullest in Heaven after dead.
So, I request you to pick up the Bible as a ‘Love Letter from the One who Love you Most’ and study it prayerfully with an aim to find out –
i)How God Loves you,
ii) How to be in love with God,
iii) How you can be God’s child,
iV) How you can receive the blessings of God as His child and have a good, joyous, comfort, successful, blessed life here on earth with the help of God in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, through the Holy Spirit and live with God for ever after we die a physical dead’.
Please pray with this prayer with me :
“Lord, I am a sinner, only to die in sin. I thank You for loving me so much and saved me from eternal condemnation by dying on the cross. You are my Lord and Saviour.
Lord, bless me with all the blessings I need to live a good, successful, joyous, blessed life and a worthy life as Your child. Control and direct my life. Give me the promised helper, the Holy Spirit, to help, guide, teach and comfort me and use me to glorify you. I pray in Your name, my Lord and Saviour, Jesus, Amen.”
Write ‘Amen’ if you pray the above prayer with me. God bless you.
