The B - I - B - L - E

The little children like to sing -- "The B I B L E--yes, that's the Book for me ----"  Even though I have not been a little child for many years, I still like to sing, "The B I B L E"!  God's Holy Word is such a blessed lamp for our feet and light for our path, whether we are young or old.

There are some very interesting paradoxes in God's Word that, on the surface, might seem rather absurd or self-contradictory.  Let's look at some!  In Proverbs 11:24, we read:  "There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty."  So we see the paradoxical message of this verse is, "To get, we must give."

Let's look at some others:
     1.  To really live, we must die.  Galatians 2:20 says:  I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me."

     2.  To save one's life, we must lose it.  "Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it."  Luke 17:33

     3.  To be wise, we must become fools.  "If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise."  (What an interesting verse found in I Corinthians 3:18).

     4.  To reign, we must serve.  "Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things."  Matthew 25:21

     5.  To be exalted, we must become humble.  "And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted."  (So we see that the way up is down)!  Matthew 23:12
     6.  To be first, we must be last.  "So the last shall be first, and the first last."  Matthew 20:16

"Thank you, Heavenly Father, for your Holy Book --- 'The B - I - B - L - E'!  May we be careful to hide it in our heart that we might not sin against Thee!"