Imagine it is an ideal summer day, which is not too much work on a day like today. You have the picnic basket packed and you are walking in a beautiful park. You find a spot with just the right amount of sunshine and you and your beloved enjoy the most wonderful lunch. Afterwards you lay back on the red and white checkered blanket you have brought just for such an occasion and look into the incredible blue sky. Your hand moves over and catches hers, and you sigh, “I love you.” Then it happens. She sits up on one elbow and with a twinkle in her eye says, “Why?”

Oh no it’s a trap! Red alert, just the right words are needed here! Your heart races, the options are endless but often lead to deep trouble. Your mind is spinning in circles, because if you pause too long, it will look like you are having to think too hard! You only have a few seconds before you had better say something! Cooking and taking care of the kids! NO that won’t work to utilitarian are you trying to get stabbed with a cheese fork! You could go with the physical characteristic and mention some of your favorite ones even quote scripture “your hair is like goats….. “ Buzzz – to shallow and very likely to get you in trouble! Time is up! Time to man up and wax loquacious. Time to think of all the things that make her unique, all the things that cause you to love her.….

David said this in Psalm 119:97 –“Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long.” What if suddenly God asked; “Why?” What would you say? It is fairly easy to say you love the Bible, but we also say things like we love Carl’s Jr. or Seabeck pizza. Have you ever stopped and pondered if it you can say like David did. “I love your word”? And if you did, could you say why?

 This week we will be talking about Next and our goal to have the word of God saturate every aspect of our church. Rather than talking about how we will accomplish this with classes, discipleship, and personal devotion, I will be talking about why. So spend some time before church thinking about how you would answer the question; “Why do you love the Bible?”

See You at church,

Pastor Chris