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I feel blessed. Because of when and
where I was born I am able to read God’s word. I was born in an age and culture
that values education. I learned from a very early point in life what the
markings on paper, when written in English, mean. I am able to read something
and comprehend. Because of that, I am able to pick up a Bible and read it. The
ability to pick up a Bible is another blessing. I am sitting in my office. In
this room I have nine Bibles that I was easily able to look around and count.
Many of those are various translations, King James Version, New Living
Translation, New International Version (Copyright 1984 & 2011),
Contemporary English Version, and the New American Standard Bible. Not only do
I have those printed Bible, but I also have at my finger tips electronic copies
of those translations and many more on my computer screen and on the Bible App
from YouVersion. I am blessed that each day I have the ability and option to
read from God’s Word.
That was not the case for the Exiles
returning to Judah and Jerusalem. Many probably had the ability to read, but most
did not have a copy of the Law – the first five books of the Bible, also known
as The Pentateuch, The Torah, and the Law of Moses. When Ezra along with the
other priest read and explained the Law to them they were amazed at what it
said. What an event to witness that day. The stories of the Bible amaze me many
days, but sometimes I find it rather boring because it has been a part of my
entire life. But here are the people, most hearing God’s Word’s and commands
for the first time.
If nothing else, consider yourself
blessed that this morning you could read the Bible out of your choice to do so
because of when and where you born. Consider yourself blessed to have at your
finger tips many English translations of the Bible to help you get a fuller
grasp of God’s Word. Consider yourself blessed to be able to use technology to
read God’s Word. Friends, we are truly blessed!
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