I Did It!

Over the years, there’s been a few times I attempted to read the entire Bible.  I always began in Genesis, but I never made it very far because it seemed so hard to understand. Then 3 years ago, I tried again.  For some reason (which makes perfect sense to me now) I began in Leviticus.  I could understand it, but it was so hard to read because it's mostly about sacrifices.  Several times I thought, “Lord I don't wanna read this”...  but I kept reading.  If I had to give a summary about that book, I would say it's about sacrifices and how they had to be perfect and without blemish.  In the end I realized that Jesus could be the only perfect sacrifice.   I am happy to say that I have read the entire Bible. (Don't laugh, yes I realize it took me 3 years!) I jumped all around, wherever the Lord led me, and finished up in Zechariah, which ends beautifully... all about God’s promises to come.  Now I see why I started in Leviticus and ended in Zechariah… between the two, they pretty much describe the life of a Christian.   We are stubborn and sinful people who never seem to learn, and do all the wrong things to try to make up for it.  But God loves us anyway, and if we’ll open our eyes and heart long enough, we can see that Jesus, the pure & perfect sacrifice, is our Savior!  When we accept that, God will say

"I will bring that group through the fire and make them pure. I will refine them like silver and purify them like gold. They will call on my name, and I will answer them.  I will say, ‘These are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”  

 (Zechariah 13:9 NLT)

 I'm not bragging because I read it all, I'm excited because I can't wait to read it again...because the Word is alive!