Do You Read For Real?

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DO YOU READ FOR REAL?
Lisa Mendenhall


Have you ever wondered how a person could get saved, go to church regularly, read their Bible daily, read other books about the Bible, and still live a "lifestyle" of sin? Now I am not talking about missing the mark or falling into sin, I am talking about leading a double life, where one is the church go-er and the other is the world know-er.

How does this happen? One reason, I believe, is that the Bible is not "REAL" to them. They have grown up on a daily diet of television where life "isn't real". That's not real blood on that man, they really didn't shoot that person, etc... It's just a movie! So even though the Bible witnesses with their inner-man, the outer-man is fed a daily diet of "its not real."

Okay, Now think about what I am going to say;

You are in love with a person, and lets say they are in another state
working a job with no telephone or internet access. The only line of communication is the written word. When you receive a letter-YOU DEVOUR IT! First you read it through fast, to see all they are saying, then you read it again very slowly taking each word separately, thinking about the meaning of what they are saying. And you believe every word! That letter is REAL to you. It brings that person into the room where you are, you hear their voice speaking those words, you see their expression, you know the type of mood they are in by the words they write. IS THIS TRUE?

Are the words of Jesus this real to you? Do you see what kind of mood He is in when He says them? Can you imagine the look on His face? Was He smiling, sad, frowning, stern?

The Bible is letters written to you, the Bride of Jesus. A letter of a Father who has written to you, his beloved child. Do you get the picture?

Would you like for the Bible and Jesus to be this real to you?

START READING IT LIKE A LOVE LETTER WRITTEN PERSONALLY TO YOU, BECAUSE IT IS !!!!