Being in a relationship with God isn’t about knowing scriptures. It is far less about memorization of verses and eloquent words spoken in prayer and more about how we connect to the promises of God. The Bible is a living breathing love letter the Father has sent to us. However, many times, I feel like we treat it as a piece of literature memorized for reciting on queue when we want to appear well versed or as ammunition to pack when defending our opinions. Or further, we quote it without ever really understanding the truth we recite. Never grasping the meaning in the flow of the words that roll so easily from our muscle memory. (Thank you Sunday school for engraving such scripture into our brains)
However, often times are we not like a child when learning their abc’s. They start off with what seems to be this long list of letters that really serve little purpose as they stand alone. But once learned and then brought together and applied, open an entire new world…words. The ABCs give us a catchy tune as we learn to sing them in order. But letters don’t fulfill purpose until you understand their sounds and the purpose they serve in structuring words and then ultimately formulating sentences.
It’s only once they’ve been given order or pattern that they take on meaning. Once we start applying them together and in specific sequences, this is when words come alive! Do we not, at times, live in this state of infancy with Scripture? God’s word playing like a catchy tune as we’ve memorize the alphabet so to speak. We recite the catchy tunes, but they are nothing more to us than a child reciting ABCs because we haven’t listened for what sounds they make in our life. What purpose they serve. We haven’t began applying what we know to make it mean anything in our day to day walk….
And here, here is where I stumble upon my next chasm….between what my mind knows and what my heart believes….
TO BE CONTINUED