The forty-plus writers of the Bible give us their witness of
their growing relationship with God. Their life stories were a lot like ours.
Life was a hard struggle then as it is now. Even with advanced technology, our
basic struggles are the same. We face the same temptations to sin against God
and against other people, just as they did. Some of them obeyed God and were
blessed, and some of them turned away from God and paid the price of their
folly. We can learn from their successes and mistakes that God is quick to
forgive those who repent and love. If you find that life is just too much, turn
to your Bible, and you will find that someone before you has faced the same
problem and has given you a witness for overcoming that problem with power and
faith.
It is ironic that in the age of super fast computers, when
our access to knowledge and information exceeds any previous age, that
confusion is rampant. It is not the new and improved that we need to seek but
the oldest source of wisdom and strength, God’s Word. The words and witness of
the prophets of the Old Testament and the saints of the New Testament tell us
that faith is more powerful than doubt, that hope is more potent than despair,
and that only God’s love can conquer those forces within us.
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