The Magic Words

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It's an amazing thing to think about. God has breathed and is still breathing scripture to equip us for every good work. But how does this work? I think that the inspiration of scripture comes in a community where it is read aloud and given the chance to fully equip the people for acts of service, encouragement and (not or) love of all kinds. In short, we are given the means to serve King Jesus (the Word and Wisdom of God) by God's very words. These words are passed down over generations through the community that God shapes and molds into a people who serve others to the point of their own deaths.

Some people chalk scripture up to a story or stories about the history of a tribal people in the ancient Near East, which it certainly is. But, scripture’s power comes from some place else. Scripture’s power comes from the same place that our very lives do; God’s breath. We don’t bring its life to it with our ingenuity or instincts to thrive. God makes scripture alive by breathing life into it.

I think I’ll end this little blog up in the same way that liturgical churches respond to the reading of the Holy Writ: Thanks be to God!