It's Alive!

No, this story isn't about Frankenstein. But it IS about someone who was raised from the dead.

"The bible was inscribed over a period of 2000 years. In times of war and in days of peace. By kings, physicians, tax collectors, farmers, fishermen, singers and shepherds. The marvel is that a library so perfectly cohesive could have been produced by such a diverse crowd, over a period of time which stagers the imagination. Jesus is it's grand subject, our good its design, and the Glory of God is its end."

Think about it. The Bible was written from 1900-1700 BC to 54-68 AD. Yet the first book speaks of the last book and last book, the first.

In Genesis 5 we read the story of Noah - a picture of Christ. And in Revelation 1 Jesus says, "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end."

And the weird thing is, you and I can be changed just by reading its words. Some seemingly random verse finds a home in our hearts and it really sinks in. It changes us.

The more we read and study the Bible's contents, the more we become amazed by its construction, design, and beauty.

The song link at the bottom has a line in it that couldn't be more true.

"The Word is alive. And it cuts like a sword through the darkness, with a message of life for the hopeless, and the frail. Breathing life into all who believe."

The Bible, also known as God's Word, has another interesting twist when we read the first verse of John.

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning." - John 1:1-2

What? Now I'm confused.

Maybe this will help. Jesus is the Word.

The Bible is just men writing down what they heard from God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. It's not so much the written text as it is the meaning of the text. Does than make sense?

When we place of faith in Jesus, we receive the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit takes God's very words and impresses them on our hearts. We begin to see as we begin to understand. And then WE begin to live! Born again, alive in Christ!

The Bible is truly a miracle, available to anyone. Pick one up today. The rest of your life is waiting to be changed.

The Word Is Alive - Casting Crowns