Have you ever wondered why, when God wanted to reveal Himself to the people of Israel, He so often chose to do it by writing? The ten commandments were written on tablets of stone, the warning to Belshazzar was written on a wall, the prophets were told to write things down in a scroll or on tablets, and some of the first teachings of the early church were written in letters to the believers.
Our faith hinges on the truths written in God’s book, which is in fact a whole library of books. In fact, the only thing better than God’s written Word to us was when He came Himself in the flesh.... and even then He was also called the Word: “ the Word became flesh and lived among us.” (John 1: 14)
So if writing was so important to God throughout the Old and New Testament era, I guess we shouldn’t be surprised that He still calls people to write things today. I seemed to have an unusual amount of writing tasks in my schedule during these first two months of 2016: ministry manuals, university papers, home preparation materials for summer outreach… Some days I spent so much time writing, that I began to have a feel for what it must be like to be a full time author!
I'm so pleased that everything on my list is completed now. My goals was to finish all those writing projects before leaving for my first trip. Praise God, I finished the last paper today, and I leave for the airport first thing tomorrow morning.
The good news is that I generally enjoy writing. As a friend pointed out, why else would I write more than 55 entries in my journal and some 33 posts on this blog, when I was already spending so much of my working day on different writing tasks?
I've finished my two month journey through the book of Genesis now, and I trust you've enjoyed reflecting with me on the lives of some of the characters in that first book of the Bible. I've certainly enjoyed reading your comments and reflections sent to me by email. Thank you… and may God bless you as you continue to meditate on his word during 2016. I encourage you to write down some of your insights and discoveries. It's amazing how encouraging it can be to read them again at the end of the year.
