God is Well-Preserved

What? Did I say "well-preserved?" Yes - read on....   

        

I am currently reading a work of Christian fiction in which the world suddenly loses all forms of technology. Communication as people currently know it (phones, cell phones, internet, email, faxes, computer technology) is gone and only postal mail is available for communication. There are no automobiles that have computer technology, no hand-held video games, no texting, no cable, no satellite, and no electricity whatsoever.

This book is an interesting read, and - needless to say - quite thought-provoking. Can you imagine not having access to a computer, much less a cell phone, in these times?

This morning on my drive to work, my thoughts turned to God's Word - the Bible - and how miraculously the Bible was written.  Not only that, but how miraculously the Bible has been preserved over time.  No one brought their typewriter to type notes of Adam and Eve's experiences. There was no computer that cut and pasted sections of previous writings into a new document, and then hit the 'save' button.  No one sat by Jesus on a hillside and sent quick text messages to friends while Jesus spoke to the masses.  There was no one who captured the miracle of Lazarus coming forth from the grave - a dead man to life - with a cell phone photo shot. 

The Bible was written by men who were inspired by the Holy Spirit of God - and these faithful, diligent men carefully hand-wrote each word onto some sort of ancient paper.  Can you imagine?  Can you imagine how powerful it is to know that God's Word was written by hand, through men who heard about or saw God?  Faithful men passed down precious stories of what they had seen, heard, or experienced - and all these writings were compiled into a document we now know and accept as the Holy Bible. And God preserved every single Word – to remain the way He designed – to this very day.

God's Word remains today because God still inspires faithful people all over the world to hold it precious.  The Bible is a cherished document that holds cherished truths of a cherished God - the one true God.

Believers around the world today hold these sacred truths in their hands, their hearts, and their lives. Hallelujah! 

Ancient Words

Holy words long preserved

for our walk in this world.

They resound with God’s own heart

Oh, let the Ancient Words impart.

Words of Life, words of Hope

give us strength, help us cope.

In this world, where e’er we roam

Ancient Words will guide us home.

Music and lyrics: Lynn DeShazo and Michael W. Smith