These days people just don't get the Bible anymore. In fact there are more and more christians today who don't read the Bible anymore. Many people think it's irrelevant for todays problems. But why? How is what GOD said in anyway irrelevant? This is the saddest thing in the world. In order for you to truly have a relationship with your Savior you have to read His Word. That's what He wanted you to do, isn't it? When you're praying to God at night or before supper or anywere at all, and you're pouring your problems at Him and asking for His advice, how do you think he's going to respond.
This is where many people jump off. They don't see a response from God, but the truth is that there is one, they just aren't listening for it. They don't look for a response. This shouldn't be confused however but looking at every detail in your life and calling it divine intervention. It means you should pay attention to what's happening in church, listen to your pastor during Sunday School, and most importantly listening to what God has to say through His own Word.
But once again people don't see the Bible as relevant today as it was for Israel during the beginning of A.D. It doesn't have the dramatic effect as it used to have on us. I know when I'm reading my NKJV sometimes it feels like I'm reading ancient text, and when I think about that way it doesn't have the feeling in it and then I'm not taking anything out of God's word, and worst of all I'm not growing.
But that's changing. I have struck gold in the form of dramatic experience of God's word. Today we have new tools open for us to make the Bible impact our lives directly, because God has blessed us. At my church we have been watching a short video series every once and a while. It is created by a new Christian author, Rob Bell. He made these videos with great passion. He looks at the camera directly for the whole movie and makes it feel as if he is talking to you. And the great thing is that he presents the Word of God to us. He brings back the feeling and amazing powefulness of God's word. He also relates it to us today.
In one of my favorite Rob Bell vidoes, lump, he describes how his son had developed this really bad habit of lying and one day his mother caught him lying. His son promptly ran away to the upstairs bedroom and hid under the bed covers for hours. When Rob finally got home he went upstairs and told his son "There is nothing you could ever do that could make you love me less," and continued to repeat it to his son. And that is exactly what God tells us. With all the meaning a father has for his son.
Another great tool I came across is a new Bible that just came out that is called "Inspired by The Complete Bible Experience." It took a few years but Zondervan recorded the entire tNIV Bible onto 72 CD's. What's great about this is they took over 200 actors for the different voices of the Bible and added music and sounds to put in the background to emphasize the drama of the Bible during those times. And the whole Bible is read word for word with all the meaning that you could ask for today in America where feelings have been entirely desensitized. What a greater life it makes when you can have emotion in you evereday relationship with the Creator?
Rob Bell's Lump Clip
This is where many people jump off. They don't see a response from God, but the truth is that there is one, they just aren't listening for it. They don't look for a response. This shouldn't be confused however but looking at every detail in your life and calling it divine intervention. It means you should pay attention to what's happening in church, listen to your pastor during Sunday School, and most importantly listening to what God has to say through His own Word.
But once again people don't see the Bible as relevant today as it was for Israel during the beginning of A.D. It doesn't have the dramatic effect as it used to have on us. I know when I'm reading my NKJV sometimes it feels like I'm reading ancient text, and when I think about that way it doesn't have the feeling in it and then I'm not taking anything out of God's word, and worst of all I'm not growing.
But that's changing. I have struck gold in the form of dramatic experience of God's word. Today we have new tools open for us to make the Bible impact our lives directly, because God has blessed us. At my church we have been watching a short video series every once and a while. It is created by a new Christian author, Rob Bell. He made these videos with great passion. He looks at the camera directly for the whole movie and makes it feel as if he is talking to you. And the great thing is that he presents the Word of God to us. He brings back the feeling and amazing powefulness of God's word. He also relates it to us today.
In one of my favorite Rob Bell vidoes, lump, he describes how his son had developed this really bad habit of lying and one day his mother caught him lying. His son promptly ran away to the upstairs bedroom and hid under the bed covers for hours. When Rob finally got home he went upstairs and told his son "There is nothing you could ever do that could make you love me less," and continued to repeat it to his son. And that is exactly what God tells us. With all the meaning a father has for his son.
Another great tool I came across is a new Bible that just came out that is called "Inspired by The Complete Bible Experience." It took a few years but Zondervan recorded the entire tNIV Bible onto 72 CD's. What's great about this is they took over 200 actors for the different voices of the Bible and added music and sounds to put in the background to emphasize the drama of the Bible during those times. And the whole Bible is read word for word with all the meaning that you could ask for today in America where feelings have been entirely desensitized. What a greater life it makes when you can have emotion in you evereday relationship with the Creator?
Rob Bell's Lump Clip
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You're absolutely right, the Bible is relevent for putting today's issues into perspective. I found a free podcast of The Bible Experience on iTunes, so I can get a daily dose of God's Word every morning.
Your title got my attention and I enjoyed reading this!
I liked what you said about prayer. People who don't search for God through His word really don't even know the characture of who they are talking to. And then, like you were saying, they miss out on how "dramatic" or real He really is!
true story!! the Bible is SOOO relevent to todays problems and todays society... how can people think its not?? yet... i know people do. one thing (of the many) that i love about God's Word is that it is the same yesterday, today, and forever and ever! :) isn't that so compforting ot know that God's not gonna just up and change the 'rules' on us? and His love remains throughout forever... :)
hey-- do you have an e-mail address?? mine is jlcameron@dmacc.edu...
Lump is my favorite Rob Bell DVD too!! It made me cry!
wow wow WOWW! it's so true! i love the title... makes me connect with Jesus more...
tee hee
-xo
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