Wednesday... Yes, He did, yes, He did!

Today in Psalm 22 I read something that showed someone who can see into the future wrote the Bible.

Verses 16-18 (NLT) shows a picture of what will happen way in the future. It says, "My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs; They have pierced my hands and feet," They drove nails into His hands and feet. "I can count all my bones. My enemies stare at me and gloat," He was on a Cross. "They divided my garments among themselves and throw dice for my clothing."

Over in Mark 15:24 which is in the New Testament of the Bible, it says, "Then the soldiers nailed him to the cross. They divided and threw dice to decide who would get each piece." The Psalms is in the Old Testament. It was written way before the New Testament.

Now I love the Bible. It has so much wisdom, it is such an encouragement and it is the Word of God. No one else can see into the future. He has used so many as instruments to write what He wants us to read. But He did it, yes, He did it. So then we need to read it. It is not just a book, it is God's Word. It is such a simple thing to believe. There are pockets here and there that reveal only what someone who can see into the future can know.

Now the sad thing is, the ones who were killing Jesus on the Cross knew the Old Testament through and through but they were so filled with hatred and self preservation that they didn't see the correlation, they didn't see the connection. So let's not be like them and miss what God is doing and will do and what He has done. He has a plan for each one of us personally and He wants to show us. And it starts with a personal relationship with Him, the One who created us and knows what is out ahead and He has given to us a manual that will show us what He wants and what He has for us. It is called the Bible and He wrote it through people who were attuned to Him, yes, they were and yes, He did.

And that is why it is such a good thing to give our life over to Him and spend time with Him in His Word, the Bible and to connect to Him through His Spirit and through meditation and prayer. He wants us also to be attuned to Him. Again we do that through His Spirit and through His Word. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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