Muddle Eraser
Theme of the Week: What the Good Book Is Good for
James MacDonald
Thursday, October 13, 2005
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Key Bible Verse: The commands of the LORD are clear, giving insight to life ( Psalm 19:8b). Bonus Reading: Psalm 119:129-136
Remember a few years back when a new beverage came out called "Clearly Canadian"? The product featured wonderful berry flavors with a sparkling, fresh taste, sold in a blue glass bottle. Just describing it makes me thirsty for that clear, crisp sensation I get in my mouth when I drink it. To me there's just something wonderful about stuff that is clear. When I buy something for my home, I search for things with the words on the package "no assembly required," because I hate those manuals that are so unclear and impossible to follow. I like clean glasses and windows, and clear highways. No doubt about it, "clear" rocks!
That's why I was so excited the day I understood for the first time that the Word of God is clear. You can pick it up yourself and understand it. The commands of God are clear, laying out the positive results of doing what he requires and the negative consequences of disobedience. People try to say that the Bible is confusing because they don't want to accept its message, but actually the Bible is incredibly clear in what it asserts—so crystal-clear that God promises it will bring light to the darkness in every human heart.
—James MacDonald in God Wrote a Book
My Response: When seeking an answer, I'll commit to turn to God's Word first.
Thought to Apply: More people are troubled by what is plain in Scripture than by what is obscure.—ROY L. SMITH (pastor)
Adapted from God Wrote a Book (Crossway, 2002) by permission.
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