Saturday, October 11, 2014

Bible = Love Letter from God

How are you? I hope you are doing great this weekend.
Welcome to October and goodbye to September! Time flies so quick, doesn't it?
Let us start this month with joyful heart! Make your day worth it to live!



Today I will share about God's love letter or Bible. I am going to share with you from a prophet of Nehemiah 8:1-9. The story will mainly discuss about Prophet Nehemiah and Ezra who share Words of God in front of men and women before the Water Gate. 







As you read carefully through the whole verses, you will find that those men and women respect the Words of God. It was clearly indicated by worshipping and bowing their face to the ground, lifting their hands, and trying to understand the Words of God.


From Nehemiah 8:1-9, we can learn how people respect Words of God at that time. They have right attitudes towards Words of God. 

There is a Sunday school song in Bahasa--named "Bible, The Most Beautiful Book" and it says "Bible is the most beautiful book. It is a love letter from God." That proves that people have considered Bible as a beautiful and extraordinary book long long time ago.

You may question how an "ordinary" book can become a love letter and how to respond correctly towards Words of God like people at Nehemiah's time. To make it more simple, allow me give a real example of my life.

I ever got a love letter from a kind girl in 2011, almost four years ago. At that time, she gave the letter because we will study at different place. It means we cannot communicate very well. She says many motivational words to encourage and support me. She ever said,
"Don't be so emotional.." 
"Please let me know if you need my help. I will be very happy to help you.."
"Eventhough we are far physically, I hope we can keep in touch.."
and many many sweet and lovely words. Even I still remember almost all her words.
That was so memorable indeed. It is very touching as well, isn't it? 

It goes the same way as her love letter to me. As Christ had died for us and raised again, He entrust His love letter as a remembrance for you and me. His love letter will encourage and spur you more than you can ever imagine! As you may know, He made this gorgeous world in Book of Genesis through His own Words alone. His words is truly alive!

Reading Bible is a special moment, because God talks about His own heart and desires to you face-to-face or heart-to-heart. Nevertheless, the most important thing is, how would you respond to His words?
Will you get touched by His Words, even until your tear-drops fall down on your face?
Will your heart be so joyful when you hear Words of God or be so bored?
Will you remember His Words as your encouragement and motivation or just forget anyway?



Watch this heart-awakening video, named "His Love Letter to You" with Indonesian subtitle.



As a true acknowledgement that you love His words, please remember and exercise this short verse into your daily lives,


"Oh how I love your law!
    It is my meditation all the day."

(Psalms 119:97 - ESV)

God bless you!
He loves you :)

Brian Bernadi
brian.bernadi@yahoo.com

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