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We have been talking about the Bible.  There is a new mini series out called "The Bible" that is taking America by storm.  We shall see if a TV series about the Bible truly gets people back to the Bible.   If America went back to the Bible, there might be some hope for our country.  However, to go back to the Bible, you have to turn off the TV for a while, and if you turn off the TV you might miss the next Bible episode.  So goes the dilemma for the 2013 American.

The Bible is the best seller of all time.  It is written by God through men in a sense like this blog is written by me through my computer.  It is the evidence inside that proving that claim, and the closer you look at the preserved word of God, found only in the 1611 Authorized Version, known as the King James Version, the more you will know it is God's word.

 If it had no power, there would be no cries to remove it.  It is alive!  Atheists can't handle it, the cults can't stand it, the government cannot stop it, the religious cannot see its simplicity, and the devil cannot destroy it.  The word of God is quick and powerful and it is a weapon of mass instruction.  It will destroy the sin in our lives, it will push back the forces of evil, and it will brain wash it's readers.  And heart wash.  And tongue wash.  And hand and feet wash.   And eye wash.

  It is a book to be loved, and a book to be cherished, a book to be discovered, a book to transform, a book of promises to claim, and a book to be obeyed.  It is never out of date, and often ahead of it's time.  It satisfies, it quenches, it feeds, it nourishes, it is food to the soul and water to the thirsty, it is Jesus on paper, it is the power of God in print, it is more valuable than gold, more precious than silver, and no book compares to it.  It contains more wisdom than all the libraries in the world, it's paper holds more value than all that is printed by the US treasury, it is priceless, and valuable, and is medicine for the sick and life for the dying.

 It is everything we need in a world that only has what we think we want.  It is a filter, it is a furnace to put a fire of God in our hearts, it is a detox machine, it is an antidote, it is the answer no matter the question, it gets us in tune with the heart beat of God.  It is reality in a world of illusion.  It is truth in a world of lies.  It is hope in a world with none.  It is the way in a world going in the wrong direction. It is sobriety in a world drunk on sin.  It is peace in a world at war.  It provides tranquility in a nightmare world.  It is a bullet proof vest for the devils attacks.  It is a shield, it is a sword. It is more powerful than the Niagara rapids.   It's light is brighter than 1,000 explosions.

 It gives strength to the weak, joy to the depressed, eternal life to the condemned, mercy to those who see their guilt, and it brings the knowledge of our sins against a holy God.  It is wonderful, eye opening, heart stirring, and edge of your seat expectation.  It is passion on paper, it is God's love letter, it is God's appointment book, it is God's mind in print.

 It is the history book of the Universe, it is scientifically accurate, it is a compass, it is a lamp to our feet, it is our GPS, it is our gift from God.  It is never duplicated, man cannot improve it, new translations can't touch it, bible scoffers can't handle it, the government can't remove it.  It is God's word, God's book, God's thoughts, God's truth, God's mind, God's love. 

The words that said Let there be light are just as powerful in book form.  This book is better than the movies.  This book is life changing, earth shaking, world impacting, destiny desire and direction changing, damnation prevention instruction giving, always riveting, salt to a tasteless world, light to a dark land, directions to the lost, guidance for the found, adoption for the fatherless, treasures for the seeker, rewarding to the hunting, and an open door to those knocking.

Have you read it?  And will you let it read you?

If you are lost, this world is still your home.  This world is not my home since I have been saved.  Now I am just a passing through.   The Bible - don't leave home without it.