Today's Scripture:
God's word is alive and working and is sharper than a double-edged sword. It cuts all the way into us, where the soul and the spirit are joined, to the center of our joints and bones. And it judges the thoughts and feelings in our hearts.
Hebrews 4:12
You are blessed to live in a time when worship leaders, youth pastors, musicians, and authors are working hard to make the Bible relevant to people young and old. Even our own Christian Church Disciples of Christ in NC continue to update the website for our denomination, all in attempt to keep us up-to-date. Contemporarary worship services, projection screens, youth sermons, Christian music, and daily blogs by your pastor all try to put the truths of the gospel in terms that make sense to people like you and me.
But it's important to remember that in the end, human beings don't make God relevant. God makes human beings relevant. Your leaders may conform the message to your lifestyle and interest, but ultimately the point is that your lifestyle and interests need to conform to the message. It's a matter of proper alignment of you in relations to God.
The Bible isn't a dead document. It's alive, and it makes you alive.
As I type this blog from the campus of Barton College I reflect on how the Bible cuts through all the protective layers that you and I hide beneath and how It hits us exactly where we live. It deals with us at the very center of your being and says, in effect, "Here. This is how you are to live. This is what pleases God. This is what will make you happy and fulfilled."
Life is tricky and very complicated. The good life is not the sort of thing you can figure out on your own. But living Scripture gives you a standard to pattern your life after. Do you want to be totally alive, totally relevant? Look to the Bible be it in traditional form as a book, on your phone, PDA, computer or laptop. The word is alive and well!
Selah people' and friends are you living your life on the surface, or all the way down to the bones and marrow? The Bible challenges you in your deepest self.
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"Peace and the love of God be with you and be sure to grab someone today and tell them that God loves them."
Your pastor,
Rev Muston (PreacherPatrick)
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