Joyful Transformation

Have you caught that new show on Discovery Channel called “Myth Busters”? My husband loves this show. They take myths like tomato juice removing the smell of a skunk and they set about to either prove it or bust the myth. One night they tried every conceivable way to split an arrow completely up the shaft as is done in the William Tell movie and could not do it. Last night they were testing the theory that a stick of dynamite placed properly inside a cement truck would remove the loose cement. Now they called that myth busted when the truck blew to smithereens…but in my opinion the concrete was gone….

I was doing some Bible reading while sitting there with my husband, and I wonder if we treat the words of God as myths that have to be proved or “busted”. I am enjoying Fajita’s series on the Word of God and it is opening my eyes to a new way of looking at things. But last night I wondered if we take the written word and analyze, break it down, try it on, cast it off, or just declare that it must have been a custom of the day.

I don’t want to be guilty of treating the Bible or any of the words of God as myths or theories. I want to break free from trying to prove that I am right or that you are wrong. Instead, I want to let God’s word speak to me.

I'm finding myself at a loss for words
And the funny thing is it's okay
The last thing I need is to be heard
But to hear what You would say

Word of God speak
Would You pour down like rain
Washing my eyes to see
Your majesty
To be still and know
That You're in this place
Please let me stay and rest
In Your holiness
Word of God speak

Word of God Speak
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