I was asking a friend a question about the lecture we just had, when my professor, also a dean of our college, overheard me and asked me if I had a question he could answer. I shyly responded 'no, nothing really'. And he looked at me and said 'I am here to answer your questions but you would rather ask your friend that question than me?'. He smiled and walked away to answer someone else. It made me think.. How many times do we try to solve our problems by ourselves, when the GREAT I AM is here, as a friend, as a Father, to help us with our every need.
An Open Letter -- Part 1
"Forever O Lord Your Word is settled in heaven" - Ps 119:105 "The grass withers, the flower fades But the word of our God stands forever" - Is 40:8 A few summers ago, we went to Paris and in our exploration of the city, we walked into the Pantheon in Paris. Beautiful architecture, white walls, high gothic arched ceilings with a heavy, murky vibe. The Pantheon is essentially a cemetery for notable French figures, leaders and philosophers. One of the first burial monuments we came upon was Voltaire, 18th century French philosopher and writer. Also a strong critic of Christianity and the Scriptures. He famously said that within 100 years of his death, the Bible would become obsolete, 'a museum piece'. Ironically, a century after his death, Voltaire's house and printing press were used to print Bibles by the Evangelical Society of Geneva. The famous man that once uttered those words has himself became a museum piece. "The grass withers, the flower fad...
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