reading your Bible.
8/25/20261 min read
Perfect Day, Saints!
God is my witness, I was told from the pulpit in my previous church that reading the Bible on my own might be upsetting if I lacked the revelation to see it through the lens of grace.
I was told to continuously listen to the church's sermons and read their devotionals instead to feed on God's word.
That early exhortation stopped my Bible reading altogether.
One of the core teachings of the church is that, when the Israelites declared, "All that the Lord has spoken, we can do!" they made a fatal mistake. Driven by human pride and self-righteousness, they presumed they could perfectly obey God's commands in their own strength.
According to the church's doctrine, this forced God to distance Himself, set up deadly barriers around Mount Sinai, and introduce the Ten Commandments to expose their inevitable failure. Thus, they shifted their relationship with God from a covenant of grace to a rigid covenant of law.
God has instructed me to read the entire Bible this year. To my great surprise, I do not see this in my own Bible reading.
While reading Exodus 19, I saw no pride. Instead, I saw a humble willingness to follow God by submitting to consecration.
The Jewish people did not say, "Whatever God said, we CAN DO!" but rather, "Whatever God said, we will do."
Stay on course in Jesus Christ, amen?
Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. (Jude 3 KJV)