The Scriptures In Ink

Apostle Grace Lubega

Romans 15:4(KJV); For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

For centuries, what amounted to the scriptures was not what we have as the Bible today. Rather, it was the experiences of men and women whom God had called, encountered and used in their day. 

Some of their experiences were passed down through the years as part of Christian or ecclesiastical tradition.

But you need to ask the ultimate question. “Why were the scriptures written?” “Why did the Lord find it prudent to reduce them to ink and have them preserved for the generations to come?”

The answer is in our theme scripture. The Bible says that these things were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

The Bible is a symbol of hope to the Church of Christ. The stories therein and the victories of its men and women of faith serve the ultimate purpose of giving the Church hope.

We are reminded that mouths of lions are shut from harming a believer; that burning furnaces cannot consume us; that axes still float; that bones can still give life; that the barren can bring forth children; that the lame walk; the blind see; the dead are brought back to life.

This hope has anchored the Church through the ages; in times of persecution; in times when the gates of death yawned open; in times when the Church went underground.

Every scripture is a breath of hope. Find comfort in the Word, in the fact that history has proved over and over again that nothing is too big for God; no situation is too desperate for Him to save.

His name be praised!

FURTHER STUDY: 1 Corinthians 10:11, 2 Timothy 3:16-17

GOLDEN NUGGET:
Every scripture is a breath of hope. Find comfort in the Word, in the fact that history has proved over and over again that nothing is too big for God; no situation is too desperate for Him to save.

PRAYER: Loving Father, I thank you for your Word. It is my anchor and my comfort. I look to it in all circumstances because it is a beacon of hope and a reminder to my spirit that all things are possible. I read it in this understanding and grow in its wisdom every day. In Jesus’ name, Amen.