The Bible and Its Author
by Pastor Cornelius R. Stam
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on the shelf she placed the book with a sigh. It was too dull and
uninteresting to wade through. She didn’t feel like reading anyway; in
fact, she was utterly bored, and didn’t feel like doing anything.
The
next night was different — very different. At a party she had met the
kind of man she could really go for. He seemed interested in her too,
and in the weeks that followed they saw more and more of each other,
until she was sure she loved him.
One
night he mentioned something about a book he had written, and somehow
the title rang a bell with her. Where had she seen it? It bothered her
that she couldn’t remember. When she reached home, however, it dawned on
her all of a sudden. This was the book she had found so boring. She
hadn’t even noticed the name of the author.
Taking
the book down from the shelf again, she began reading. As she read page
after page, she asked herself: “Why did I think this book was dry?
Say, this is some book! I had no idea he could write — and so well!” And
thus, avidly, she continued reading far into the night.
Yes,
it makes a great deal of difference if you know the Author — and
especially if you love him! How many believers in Christ there are whose
most precious hours are spent in reading and studying the Bible — a
Book which once seemed dull and uninteresting to them! The reason? They
have come to know and love the Author!
Our
Lord said: “This is life eternal, that they might know Thee, the only
true God, and Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast sent” (John 17:3). But how do
we obtain the “life eternal” with which this knowledge is bound up? Our
Lord said: “He that believeth on Me hath everlasting life” (John 6:47).
Salvation is, after all, a love story to be believed, and by which we
come to know Him who loved us and gave Himself for us.
Les Feldick Ministries
30706 W. Lona Valley Rd.
Kinta, OK 74552
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