I started using a new Bible for daily devotions, one that divides the Scriptures according to “timeline,” or when events detailed in Scripture occurred.
To be honest, I was a skeptical about reading this thing. We don’t have a calendar notifying us that Light was created on April 21, 5 million B.C. — and I get tired of people arguing over that subject. No matter how we humans got here, I still believe we were created by God to enjoy and glorify him. (See the Westminster Catechism!)
Yet the Bible was a gift, so I cracked it open.
What I’ve found has surprised me. Immediately after giving me the stories of the Fall, Cain & Abel, Noah, and the tower of Babel, the book plunged me right into the Book of Job. Right off the bat, a new year beginning with daily readings about suffering and sin. I haven’t put Job and Genesis together before, and it has been a welcome challenge.
So I may write some more posts on this come Lent. Specifically, some posts dealing with the question, “Is God Mean?” We’ll see how it goes.
In the meantime, I’ll hopefully post something before Lent gets here — it’s on the way!
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