The Journey
July 25, 2005
Many of you know that I am a Christian, that I love God, that I believe in
Christ. What you may not know is that my church is sponsoring a movement called
The Journey. It is open to anyone: Christian or Non-Christian, Church member or
non-member, old, young, man, woman. This challenge of The Journey is to read the
Bible in one year.
Did you know that if you picked up the Bible and read it continuously, beginning
to end, it would only take 72 hours? I have not always been faithful to read my
few chapters a day. Sometimes I skip a day. Sometimes I skip two weeks. Life
�gets in the way� and I sometimes lose sight of my goals and priorities.
Thankfully, I don�t feel guilty about the chapters that I miss. I just pick up
and start with the current date (the chapters are divided into 365 sections and
labeled for daily reading), and move forward.
Sometimes the introductions to each section stops me in my tracks, and I think,
�I want to share this with the world!� Today was that day. Today�s reading was a
combination of Scripture and modern science, and after reading it my heart felt
so thankful, so grateful for God�s unconditional love. Today�s reading made me
think to myself, �Nothing makes me feel more loved, wanted, desired or secure
than this truth.�
This has been taken from the book of ISAIAH and the July 25 section of The
Daily Walk Bible (New Living Translation):
�The oceans of the world contain more than 340 quintillion gallons of water;
yet God holds them in His hand. (40:12)
�The earth weighs 6 sextillion metric tons; yet to God it represents but dust
on the scale. (40:12, 15)
�The known universe stretches more than 30 billion light years (200 sextillion
miles); yet God has measured off that great expanse with his fingers. (40:12)
�That same universe contains at least 100 billion galaxies, each made up of
approximately 100 billion stars � yet God knows them all by name. (40:26)
�Now do you see why it is absurd to offer the God of heaven your advice rather
than your worship? Even so, he says to you: �Do not be afraid, for I have
ransomed you�.You are mine� (43:1)!�
How does that make you feel? Or conversely, what do you believe?
