WORD OF GOD....NEVER EXHAUSTED!!

Have you ever taken on a task and found that you were in over your head after working hours and hours only to realize that you've only made a dent. I feel this way every time I open up God's word. I have been reading, studying and preaching out of this one book for the past 27 years. Some books I have read over several dozen times, studied through it over a dozen times and preached and taught out of it almost half a dozen times and I still catch myself surprised by the things that I've missed before. The difference between this task and any other task that I feel overwhelmed by is that instead of it leading to frustration it causes me to be in awe of the writer of these letters (the Holy Spirit).

I don't like watching the same movie more than once. Although I am a creature of habit I am one of those people who the teachers would have definitely given Ritolin to. I get bored when anything is done in repetition. If things are too predictable I lose interest faster than the average person. But the word of God seems never to get predictable. Although it is simple like a child it is deeper than anything else I can imagine. It's like finding the deepest poetry written by a kindergartner. God has made it simple enough that beginners will find life in it. But He has made it deep enough that mature Christians can dive into it all their lives and never come near to touching the bottom.

Who else can give us something so profound and simple all at the same time but our heavenly Father.