Search the Scriptures!
character than the Thessalonians, for they
received the message with great eagerness
and searched the Scriptures every day to
see if what Paul said was true." Acts 17:11
The Greek word translated
search signifies a strict, close,
diligent, curious search--
the kind men make when they
are seeking gold, or hunters
when they are in pursuit of game.
We must not be content with
giving a superficial glance
to one or two chapters--
but with the candle of
the SPIRIT we must deliberately
seek out the meaning of the Word.
Holy Scripture requires searching--
much of it can only be learned by
careful study. There is milk for babies--
but also meat for strong men. The rabbis
wisely say that a mountain of matter
hangs upon every word.
The person who merely skims
the Book of GOD will not profit
from it. We must dig and mine
until we obtain the treasure!
The door of the Word only opens
to the key of diligence. The Scriptures
demand to be searched. They are
the writings of GOD, bearing
the divine stamp and imprimatur--
who shall dare to treat them casually?
To despise them is to despise
the GOD who wrote them. GOD
forbid that any of us should allow
our Bibles to become witnesses
against us in the great day of account!
the Book of GOD will not profit
from it. We must dig and mine
until we obtain the treasure!
The door of the Word only opens
to the key of diligence. The Scriptures
demand to be searched. They are
the writings of GOD, bearing
the divine stamp and imprimatur--
who shall dare to treat them casually?
To despise them is to despise
the GOD who wrote them. GOD
forbid that any of us should allow
our Bibles to become witnesses
against us in the great day of account!
The Word of GOD will repay searching.
GOD does not ask us to sift through
a mountain of chaff with only here
and there a grain of wheat in it--
but filled with hidden treasures.
Scripture grows upon the student.
It is full of surprises. Under
the teaching of the HOLY SPIRIT,
to the searching eye--
it glows with splendor of revelation,
like a vast temple paved with gold
and roofed with rubies, emeralds,
and all kinds of priceless gems!
Finally, the Scriptures reveal JESUS:
ME!" (John 5:39)
No more powerful motive can be
urged upon Bible readers than this:
HE who finds JESUS finds life,
Heaven, and all things. Happy are
they who, in searching the Bible,
discover their SAVIOR!
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