Occasionally, archaeologists unearth a new artifact and to their surprise, the discovery serves to verify Biblical history. When this happens, it's all I can do to contain my excitement! I intensely appreciate when God leads people to His hidden truths, removes the dust of history and proves the Bible stories.
The Bible has truths hidden deep within its pages. Some believe that these truths are old fashioned and effectively dead; that the ONLY value of anything exhumed is because it MIGHT be a collectible. Everyday I am more fully convinced that, YES, every artifact is dead but only temporarily mute. It's as if they slumber, waiting for God's messengers (us), to give them a voice!
Another hidden truth, yet to be discovered, are the Ten Commandments. As the Bible record indicates, the Commandments were written on stone tablets, they were kept in God's tabernacle and in a holy box called an ark. It's interesting to note that to this day, the expression, 'cut in stone' is still an effective metaphor to describe permanence. In fact, if our society were to disappear I doubt a hard-drive or the like, would stand the test of much time. I believe the actual stone Commandments will soon be rediscovered. However, God's Commandments can be seen today. We are a testimony to His temple. He lives in us. He engraves His promises and commands in our hearts. Christians are a testimony to His holy word; His Commandments. We need to keep telling ourselves, "I am God's chosen."
In the Bible, in Romans 2:14 through 17, we read: "14 Even Gentiles, who do not have God’s written law, show that they know his law when they instinctively obey it, even without having heard it. 15 They demonstrate that God’s law is written in their hearts, for their own conscience and thoughts either accuse them or tell them they are doing right. 16 And this is the message I proclaim—that the day is coming when God, through Christ Jesus, will judge everyone’s secret life." NLT
Even non-believers understand what is right and what is wrong. When we are receptive to it, we prove that ancient knowledge is alive and well! As His children, we are drawn to follow the Word of God. We know that the Spirit of God is on the inside of us, guiding and directing us. Every time we follow His leading, our ability to hear and know Him is strengthened. Don't choose to bypass the Holy Spirit's prompting, By doing so we effectively pick up the erasure of the world and begin to rub-out God's words from our heart; leaving our hearts empty. A blank slate, is an invitation to an artist to write new passages. Keep listening to God. Let Him write on your heart. Avoid a heart of stone!
Have His Commandments become dusty in you life? EXHUME THEM! Breathe life into them!
~Pray /\
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