Tuesday, June 26, 2001
Tuesday, June 26, 2001
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all their host by the breath
of his mouth.
It is a shame that many of us have let our daily encounter with the Word slide. Those who
discipline themselves to make daily reading of the Word a part of their lives invariably find
themselves drawn closer to the Master. John Calvin was fond of comparing the Scriptures to a
pair of "spectacles." He often said that even though we could know something about God from
the wonders of creation, such knowledge was fuzzy and incomplete without the aid of the Bible.
Calvin insisted that just as people with failing vision need glasses to read even the most
beautifully
printed volumes, we who are fallen creatures must look through the Scripture to "read" the beauty
of God.
(Psalm 33:6
NRSV)
Vance Havner tells about a businessman who was called upon suddenly to officiate at a church
affair. He was used to the normal procedures of a business gathering when the minutes were read
and he would move their adoption or approval. Things went fine in his conduct of the church
meeting until somebody read the Scriptures, and this man absent-mindedly got up and said, "If
there are no corrections, the Scriptures will stand as read."
God of the Word, remind me to make time everyday to read the Word you have for me. Amen.
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