I wonder how many believers feel like I did the first half of my Christian life. I dutifully went to church (Bible and Baptist churches) and knew the verses that linked success to knowing and meditating on the Bible. I had daily devotions and sat through regular services. Two decades in and I became disheartened. Never in a sermon did I hear anything I couldn’t have gotten from reading the Bible myself. In fact, I was reading my Bible and had already gotten it. There was nothing new. I cried out to God. There had to be more.
God heard my prayer, and He knew exactly what I needed. It required getting me out of my bland church and into one I never would have picked had God not drawn me by compelling circumstances. It was at this church I learned of deep, soul-satisfying treasures in the Bible. I had only ever read and heard of two dimensions of the Bible—historic and devotional. That is, you take the events that happened in the Bible and figure out how you can apply those lessons to your daily life. At this new-to-me church, I learned of a third dimension that makes the Bible come alive with God’s plan and His working through the ages to make that plan happen. The third dimension is the doctrinal/prophetic angle.
Exactly what am I talking about? Well, today I am releasing a fiction book called “Treasures in Plain Sight.” It’s a short allegory novel (62 pages) taking the reader though the main character’s experience regarding Bible understanding. It shows how she came to learn of the deep treasures from God and how that helped her to get to know the Lord better. And isn’t that the ultimate goal of our Bible reading? You can read the first six chapters for free if you click on “Book: Treasures in Plain Sight” on the right side of this page. If you like it, it’s available pretty cheap on Amazon ($4.95). Even cheaper on Kindle ($2.99).
Without that third dimension of doctrine and God’s ultimate purpose, my spiritual life was flat. But once I was conditioned and trained to see the hidden treasures, my life has never been the same. Further, it was at this church with this view of the Bible I met my husband Richmond who came to know the Lord and grow right out of the gate with that expanded outlook. We are on the same page and started this blog 14 years ago in order to share some of the truths we know and live by!
Jody
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