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Wednesday... It is such a tremendous, life giving book.


Psalm 34:3 (NLT), "Come let us tell of the Lord's greatness; let us exalt his name together."

Wednesday... It is such a tremendous, life giving book.

It really is. The Bible is such a tremendous book. It is a life giving book!

I have for years read three chapters each day and I am reading right now in the books of Genesis, Psalms & 1 John and it is amazing how they connect. 


Some pick up the Bible and think that it is a history book. It does tell a lot of history but basically it is a book of His story. It tells about the story of Jesus from the beginning to His coming and dieing and how he has and can made such a difference in our lives if we ask him into our heart and into our lives. It then ends with telling about his second coming. Yes the Bible is His story and how his coming and dieing gives us life at its abundant best.

Now let me show you something. In 1 John which is one of the last five books in the Bible in chapter 3 verses 11-13 (NLT) it says, "This is the message you have heard from the beginning: we should love one another. We must not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because Cain had been doing what was evil, and his brother had been doing what was righteous. So don't be surprised, dear brothers and sisters, if the world hates you."

Now Genesis, the first book in the Bible in chapter 4 tells of how Adam and Eve had these two boys, Cain and Abel and verses 2b-5 (NIV) gives more details than 1 John. It says, Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord. And Abel brought an offering - fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry and his face was downcast."

Now this is very important. Verses 6-7 says, "Then the Lord said to Cain,'Why are you so angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.'"

But Cain didn't listen and he killed his brother. 

This story in Genesis was written by Moses, the writer of the first five books of the Bible and the Apostle John, one of those close to Jesus while on earth wrote 4 of the last five books in the Bible. Moses emphasised in this story the consequences of not taking care of our sins and John shared that we are to love one another.  

And then Psalm 34:3 (NLT) says, "Come let us tell of the Lord's greatness; let us exalt his name together."

Yes, the Bible is a tremendous life giving book. And notice how verse 6 in Genesis 4 starts, "Then the Lord said." And that is why I read the Bible every day. I want to know what God says. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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