Have you ever reflected on the existence of the Bible? The presence of God's Word in our world says much about the nature of God. It says God is talkative. He loves to speak. Since what we call the beginning God has been speaking... "And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light" (Genesis 1:3). Every time God speaks, something good is introduced into the life of the listener... "And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day" (Genesis 1:31).
The existence of the Bible also declares that God is also very social. The presence of God's Word in our world reveals God's desire to connect with us. Every time God speaks He is forfeiting His personal privacy in order to let us approach Him, to invite us to get a glimpse of Him, to compel us to hear from Him. The clearest demonstration of God's social nature is the incarnation, where His Word, His Voice took on a nature we could approach, touch, and follow... "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God... And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us" (John 1:1, 14). But long before and ever since the incarnation, we have the Bible, the Word, the Voice of God calling out to us to connect with Him... "All Scripture is breathed out by God" (2 Timothy 3:16).
The existence of the Bible confirms God's earnest desire to be heard. The presence of God's Word in our world is an undeniable shout-out to us from our amazing Creator and caring Father. It's no surprise that God-in-the-flesh, Jesus Christ repeats an urgent command to listen to His Word as He speaks to us about His beloved Church about it's trials and tribulations here in this temporal world... "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches" (Revelation 2:7).
The existence of God's Word in our fallen world is evidence that He longs to speak, touch, and be heard by His children. The ability to pick up and read His Word is confirmation that God has given us an ear to hear His Word. The only question that remains is, will we listen to our wonderful, talkative God?
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