What's on God's Mind?

I have lots of questions for God. While he isn’t obligated to me in any way, there are many things I don’t understand that I would love to ask him. And I do at times.

Then I read in the Bible that God has some questions for me. Or for people like me in the Bible. God asks questions like,

     “Where are you?”

     “Do you love me?”

     “What are you looking for?”

     “What’s in your hand?”

Maybe I ought to answer his questions before I expect him to answer mine. After all, he started the conversation. While the Bible has a lot of answers, it also contains some great questions. Could it be that God asks these things so we think and wrestle with what’s really important? God’s questions, addressed seriously, could actually change our lives.

Next Sunday I plan to start a series called, “Questions God Asks”. We will take a look at several of God’s questions and try to discover why he asked and how the answers can make a difference to each of us. Join us for the conversation.

Why I don’t read the Bible like I did

These days I’m reading the Bible less than I have for a long time. No, I’m not giving up on God’s Word in favor of my ideas or the internet. I just found another way to get a lot of Word in me.

I discovered an app for my iPhone that has made the Bible come alive to me. (You can also get it online on your home computer or laptop.) It’s an audio format that features dramatized readings of a couple translations.

Now when I get up in the morning and start my usual exercise routine of 12-15 minutes (I also do sort of a power walk or bike ride later), I open the app and listen to the day’s reading that I choose. I love it! Hearing the Bible, especially when it’s dramatized, offers a fresh, new perspective.

The app I use is Bible.is and is also available online at www.Bible.is. Either way it’s free, though I encourage you to go online and make a donation like I did to support them getting the Word out to other nations. (Another Bible app I like that includes more audio Bibles is YouVersion, but I don’t think they have a dramatized version.)

While the Bible is timeless and is God’s living Word, our times in the Bible need to be refreshed. If we always read the same way at the same time of day, it can become routine. We need to mix it up a bit. Try this dramatized Bible, and see how God speaks to you afresh.