A Small Reminder

A small reminder that Jesus told us where to search for Him.

Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. (John 5:39 KJV)

Everything in what we call the Old Testament that referred to a coming Messiah testifies of Him – even today!

I’ve mentioned this blog before – Abundant Life Now,  by Robert Lloyd Russell – who advocates the same thing:  Search the scriptures.

And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. (Genesis 22:18 KJV)

I like that promise especially, since it is part of a scene where Abraham tells Isaac:

And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. (Genesis 22:8 KJV)

John, who preached and baptized in anticipation of the messiah, said:

The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. (John 1:29 KJV)

Think of preachers whose voices reach into the upper tiers of a stadium – without microphones, as today. Can you hear that shouted, “BEHOLD!!” John had just received that information, too:

And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. (John 1:31 KJV)

As people read His word in prayer, seeking His face and their understanding of His presence, revelations take place. Eyes are opened, through God’s grace, and faith grows.

Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? (Mark 8:18 KJV)

Jesus asked that question of His disciples, men who walked with Him, traveling along speaking among each other as well as seeing Him do miracles and hearing His words in synagogues and hilltops – yet they did not understand. How come we think we – much less others – would be able to understand it all, even in a lifetime?

We need reminders, within ourselves and from other people, to continue to read the Bible, learn more about God and His messages to people. We need to discern what in the Bible are good examples, and what is written as examples where people went terribly wrong. We need to understand the reasons for God’s judgments – and how they apply to our own lives in today’s world.

Our way of life is not the same as Adam’s, Abraham’s, Moses’, Solomon’s, Matthew/Mark/Luke/John’s, but the God-inspired words they wrote are applicable for us. Every single day.

Come, read of Him. Set a reminder or two and read His word – every single day. Seek God in His word. Take the advice David offered Solomon:

And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever. (1 Chronicles 28:9 KJV)