Today is Friday, September 23rd, 2005; Karen's Korner #640
Here's one more story on reading through the Bible. This one is for busy people: peer Clarion volunteer Sherri O'Brien tells about her husband Pat, who is a husband, dad, school teacher, coach, church leader, and community volunteer. How could he find time to read the Bible?
He didn't! Pat bought the Bible on cassette and challenged himself to complete the listening process. Sherri said, "Every time he mowed lawn, or did outside work he attached his walkman to his belt, put on the headphones and listened to the Bible on tape. He loved it because he could still do his work and at the same time have a professional actor read to him putting all the different emotions, etc. into the reading. He completed the whole Bible from spring through fall and met his challenge in a surprisingly short amount of time."
What does reading the Bible make the O'Briens, the Swansons, the Cruise family, or Karen Weld? Cetainly not perfect. I think I would say that it makes us "better". Better than we would be on our own, without having read it.
Some verses from Psalms 112: "Praise the Lord! For all who fear God and trust in Him are blessed beyond expression..........when darkness overtakes him, light will come bursting in.......God's constant care of him will make a deep impression on all who see it......he does not fear bad news nor live in dread of what may happen.......for he is settled in his mind that Jehovah will take care of him........."
Portions of my Bible commentary on these same verses: "Many blessings are available to us--honor, prosperity, security, freedom from fear....if you expect God's blessings, you must first reverence Him, believe in His promises, and gladly listen to Him......fear God (in the verse above) means to respect and reverence Him as the Almighty Lord. When we trust God completely to take care of us, we will find that our fears will subside."
It makes a difference!
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