LivingWaters The Edison Effect I have read the entire Bible. When I read it again, its OK, I remember already reading this. And I dont have much desire for reading the Bible anymore because its just re-reading what Ive already read. Now, since youve been reading the Bible every day for decades, Im sure there isnt a verse you havent read 50 times over. How do you remain motivated to read? Any tips? -Taylor B. The problem is that you are reading the Bible as though it were an ordinary book. Im sure you know that there is great treasure hidden in the earth-diamonds, gold, silver, emeralds, rubies, sapphires, amethysts, etc.-and that if we want them we have to dig for them. They dont lie openly on the top of the earth. It takes time and effort to dig into the soil to find them. The psalmist said, I rejoice at Your word as one who finds great treasure (Psalm 119:162). If you want to find great treasure in this supernatural Book, it will take humility, time, and effort as you dig into the soil of Gods Word. Thomas Edison was a genius who acknowledged Gods existence. Look at his humble and teachable attitude toward the Makers creation. He said, Its obvious that we dont know one millionth of one percent about anything. Have that humble and teachable attitude when reading Gods Word. Every verse you superficially skim you show that you are not digging for treasure, so dont be surprised when you wont find any. Take for example two words from a well known verse: Jesus wept. You can either skim the verse, or you can stop, stare at it, and say, Where is the gold? Im not seeing it. Then activate the Edison Effect. Say to yourself, I dont know one millionth of one percent about anything. The Scriptures say, The entrance of your Word gives light. I need You to please switch on the light bulb and give me understanding in my darkness. Then prayerfully think about the verse. Think about His deity. This is Jesus of Nazareth, God in human form, weeping. He was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, and in that lowly state He was hungry, He was thirsty, was tempted, felt fear, slept, felt pain…and He wept. But why would Jesus weep? He was going to raise Lazarus from the dead. Why then shed tears when He knows the joy that that will bring? Was it because He was touched by the pain of others? Dig and think, then think and dig. Theres gold in there somewhere and when you find it, it will delight your eyes. Once youve exhausted your own energy, take advantage of the hard work of the great gold-miners of the past, men like Spurgeon, Wesley, Matthew Henry, or respected modern-day diggers. I know that when I read a portion of Scripture with which Im intimately familiar, if theres a familiarity that breeds contempt on my part, I know that its just my arrogant attitude in thinking I know it all. So I quickly humble myself and make sure I activate the Edison Effect. Most of the time, though, as I read Psalms or other portions of Scripture and know exactly whats coming next, I have a sense of humble gratitude and an appreciation that Im getting to intimately know Gods Word…and thats a very good thing. From Rays Facebook page: facebook/official.Ray.Comfort
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 21:00:00 +0000
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