November 4, 2011 — by David H. Roper
Our Daily Bread
Read: 2 Timothy 3:13-17
All Scripture . . . is profitable. —2 Timothy 3:16
Bible in a year:
Jeremiah 32-33; Hebrews 1
Jeremiah 32-33; Hebrews 1
Author C. S. Lewis says that reli- gious concepts are like
soups—some are thick and some are clear. There are indeed “thick”
concepts in the Bible: mysteries, subtleties, and complexities that
challenge the most accomplished mind. For example, “[God] has mercy on
whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens” (Rom. 9:18).
And yet, in the same volume there are thoughts that are crystal
“clear”: simple, attainable, and easily grasped. What could ever surpass
the simplicity of the clear affirmation in 1 John 4:16, “God is love”?
John Cameron, a 15th-century writer, suggests, “In the same meadow,
the ox may lick up grass, . . . the bird may pick up seeds, . . . and a
man finds a pearl; so in one and the same Scripture are varieties to be
found for all sorts of conditions. In them, the lamb may wade, and the
elephant swim, children may be fed with milk, and meat may be had for
stronger men.”
All the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are found in God’s Book,
the Bible—ocean depths that can stir the most sophisticated mind, and
shallow areas that can be negotiated by any simple, honest soul.
Why hesitate? “All Scripture . . . is profitable” (2 Tim. 3:16). Jump in!
Thy Word is like a deep, deep mine,
And jewels rich and rare
Are hidden in its mighty depths
For every searcher there. —Hodder
And jewels rich and rare
Are hidden in its mighty depths
For every searcher there. —Hodder
God speaks through His Word—take time to listen.
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