This is an excerpt from chapter 2 of my EBook Squished! Why God Seemingly Destroys Our Fruit. The book was written from the experience of when my home church split in a disagreement among the elders and pastor. This was one of the bits of knowledge I learned as I felt and watched how my brother and sister Christians responded to the upheaval.
The Bible, A Book Like No Other:
If there is a book today that tries to describe God in any way other than the original text, then God did not have anything to do with its production. I believe that God has one Book He wants mankind to read above all else—the Bible.
Ecclesiastes 12:12, 13, “And further, my son, be admonished by these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is wearisome to the flesh. Let us hear the conclusion of the matter: ‘Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all.’”
Have you ever looked at the marvels of the book of Judges? Who witnessed Samson asking the servant boy to place his hands on the pillars inside the pagan temple? Who told the story of what happened? Everybody died!
Consider the story of Esther. That is a great example of holy living in a pagan world but who told the writer what was going on in Haman's house? GOD was the witness! God imparted that information to the writer; maybe it was a servant in Haman’s house, maybe one of his henchmen babbled it after the hanging. No matter how the news got out, ultimately God made it known.
Because God wanted us to have it, we have the amazing testimony of Job. Just the first chapter should raise goose bumps. God gave the writer the information about what happened before His throne in Heaven. Who else was there?
In the New Testament, who told the writers the truth about what went on between Jesus and Pilot? Could that information have come from the Roman guards that came to know Jesus as Lord after the crucifixion and resurrection? Wow! What incredible grace if that is how it came to be included in the Bible? God knew!
What about Jesus' prayer in the garden of Gethsemane, that was only between Jesus and the Father. The only other people there were asleep!
The Bible is truly God's book! It's all true. It truly is a living book, a miraculous book!
We must confess we don’t understand it all and at times it can blow our thought processes, however if you are truly born again you know the Bible is true. We accept the things we cannot understand because we know God is that amazing!
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