Friday, March 22 A Living Book
Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things from Your law.
Psalm 119:18
According to theologian Erich Sauer, the Bible isn't merely an old volume of once-upon-a-time stories; it's a living Book. "The Spirit of God has not only inbreathed the written Word," wrote Sauer, "He accompanies it and makes it operative .... God comes to us now through His Word, and the Word that is centuries old remains fresh and eternally young. It is as if it had been written yesterday, as if the ink was not yet dry, never growing old, superior to time, ever present."1
The same Holy Spirit who inspired the Bible makes it new every morning to those who prayerfully study it. The words of David, Matthew, Peter, Paul, and the other writers teach us fresh lessons, remold our thoughts, refresh our hearts, and help us achieve a renewed mind. In the process, we discover for ourselves on a daily basis "what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God" (Romans 12:2).
Let's learn to pray as we study our Bibles: Lord, open our eyes that we may see wondrous things from Your Word.
The Bible is a living Book ... not only a written word, but a spiritually living Word.
Erich Sauer
1Erich Sauer, From Eternity to Eternity, (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1972), 134.
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