Do You Have The Correct Key For Life?

The Bible is an amazing book…..it contains 66 separate books and was written over a period of about 1,500 years, by over 40 people who were inspired by God to write down His words.  One of the things I love about the bible is that it is a book about Life, written for our spiritual being.  Yes, there are things in the Bible that address our physical bodies like, “Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit” (I Corinthians 6:19), but the Bible was written to be read with our spiritual eyes.  Since God is a Spirit, it is logical that His Words in the Bible were written for our spiritual being.

When we understand that the Bible was written for our spiritual being and read it with our spiritual being, it is so much easier to understand.  If we read the Bible as if it were written for our physical being, so much of it seems confusing.  Clarity comes when we understand that the Bible is a spiritual book about our Life and when we ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to us what He wants us to learn when we read it.  How wonderful that our loving Heavenly Father cares so much about us that He gave us a spiritual book to guide us through Life so that we can live Life to the fullest. 

In the Bible we see two contrasts on Life.  In Genesis 3 in the Old Testament, we see that, through the enemies influence, Adam and Eve lost their lives in the fall.  When they chose to sin, their perfect spiritual connection with God was lost. Then in the Gospels of the New Testament, we see that Jesus came to bring Life.  John 10:10 says, “I have come that they may have Life and have it to the full.”  John 11:25-26 says, “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the Life.  The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me, will never die’”. 

That seems strange, we “live, even though they die”…..how can that be?  Our spirits will live on long after our bodies die.  Life…..Jesus came to bring us Life….. Life to the fullest, here on this earth and Life to the fullest, for all eternity in Heaven.  The Bible, a book about Life!  Our spiritual Life that connects us to our Heavenly Father!

Have you ever had trouble making something work correctly?  Maybe it was broken and you tried to fix it or maybe you just couldn’t get it to work correctly, so…..you forced it.  You pushed, pulled, twisted, turned…..and you just couldn’t get it fixed or get it to work.   

Well, I did that this past week.  I was trying to unlock the gate at my house.   I put the key in and tried to twist it.  It wouldn’t budge.  I looked at the key to see if it was the correct one.  It sure looked like the correct one.  I tried the key again, I twisted it left…..I twisted it right…..but it wouldn’t budge.  I was sure it was the correct key!  Why wouldn’t it work?  I took it out and pushed it back in again.  I tried twisting it again, I tried forcing it…..but it wouldn’t budge.   

After several tries, I decided that I had the wrong key.  I decided I needed to look at the other keys to find the correct one.  I decided that without the correct key, I would be unsuccessful at opening the gate.  I decided….. 

Many years ago, I came to understand that the Bible was the key for Life…..the key for living Life to the fullest…..the key that shows us the truth about Life and then sets us free from the bondage of the lies of the enemy.  John 8:32 says, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.  Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” It was then that I decided I wanted to live Life to the fullest!  It was then I decided the Bible would bring me spiritual Life!  It was then I decided….. 

That decision was the BEST decision I would ever make.   I am living Life to the fullest.   Yes, I have struggles in my Life.  Yes, I have sin in my Life that I need to confess.  Yes, I have tragedies in my Life.  But in the midst of all that, I am living Life to the fullest.  I am full of the “PEACE that passes all understanding.” (Philippians 4:7)  I am full of the JOY of the Lord that is my strength”. (Nehemiah 8:10)  I am full of “LOVE for my neighbor”. (Mark 12:31)  I am full…..I am living Life to the fullest because I believe God’s Word when it tells me that God loved me so much He sent His Son to take my sin upon Himself so that I could experience Heaven here on this earth and be guaranteed of living Life in eternity with my Heavenly Father.  I am full…..

The Bible…..a gift from God that is our key to Life…..our key to living Life to the fullest.  It is my prayer for you that you are living life to the fullest.  That you are reading your Bible every chance you get and that through your reading you are experiencing the PEACE, JOY and LOVE that God has for you through a personal relationship with His Son, Jesus Christ.  If you are reading His Word regularly and living this full Life…..I Praise God with you!  If you are not, I encourage you to go to the cross.  Go on your knees in repentance, confessing your sin and ask God to bring you to the place that you can live Life to the fullest.   

The Bible…..The Correct Key For Living Life!

Keys are normally not meant to be shared,

but this key is different.

This key is meant to be shared with

the whole world.

"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.  And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."  Matthew 28:19-20

Encouraging You Today To Share The Key!