A story is told of a young lady who began reading a novel. After a chapter or two she decided the book was rather boring so placed it on a shelf and in a short time forgot about it.
Sometime later she began an acquaintance with a young man. As their relationship developed and deepened, she learned he was an author. One of the names of his books sounded familiar. During an evening at home she searched her bookshelf and discovered the book she had discarded some months before had been written by her new friend. She immediately sat down and now read the entire book, unable to stop until she had finished it.
What made the difference in this young lady's attitude towards the same book? Obviously she was now fascinated by the book because she had an affection for the author. There is a parallel between this story and the experience of a child of God.
To some the Bible may be fables, to others it is dull or confusing and to yet others it may be a little, if ever, read holy book. But, to the one who personally knows the Author, it is fascinating! It speaks to them, describes them, rebukes them, delights them, convicts them and assures them. Within its pages they find solace for troubles, guidance for problems and hope for the future. This is one of the evidences that a person is indeed a child of God.
To one, who really has received the Lord Jesus Christ as His personal Saviour, the scriptures are a letter from the Father to his child. Just as an obedient child grows in his appreciation for his physical father's words of instruction, warning, and comfort, so a child of God thus grows in his appreciation and understanding of God, his Father's words. The more he reads and applies the wisdom of God's word to his life, the more precious it becomes, for indeed it is true and it works.
by: Weyman Zelder
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