Why Read the Bible?

When I was a young boy growing up in a Baptist church we (children) were exposed to reading the Bible and to always bring it with us to church. I learned to find the different books of the Bible and where they were located. I learned how to find scriptures quickly and all the drills associated with doing so. What I can’t remember was being taught that the scriptures were meant to be a road map God had sent me to begin this journey called life. God wanted to reveal Himself to me but I had other boyhood things that were more important to me than reading a big old book.
 
Fast forward to 1974 and I am married with two children at home. My father is about to undergo open heart surgery with the real possibility he might not survive. My heart could find no peace and I was sorely troubled at what was happening to my earthly father. I was pacing the floor at home awaiting the news of the surgery when I spied a large Bible lying on the coffee table. I picked it up, opened it, and began reading God’s word.
 
After a few minutes an amazing thing happened; my spirit was transformed from anxious to peaceful. From that moment I became aware of why this book was given to a world that is troubled so deeply. So let me give you some of the reasons why I spend time reading my Bible.
 
  1. Every word, every page, shows me who my God is and why He should be the most
    important part of my life.
  2. God speaks to me one on one and every word He speaks is true.
  3. The Bible leads me in the direction I need to go in life.
  4. It corrects me when I detour from the path I need to follow.
  5. It fills me with a peace like nothing else can when my heart is troubled
  6. Strengthens my faith.
 
I could go on about why I read the Bible but don’t take my word for it, take God’s word for it and you will not be disappointed. Reading God’s word daily will change you forever.
 

As we embark on the beginning of 2022, you may want to consider a new study platform.  Following are some great Bible Study apps that you can download to your phone or device.  These tools will provide you with a way to nurture your faith easily and effectively.

 
– Frank Brooksher

 

Trinity Life – January 2022


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There is Redemption in this Blood

Hi. My name is Frank Brooksher. In 2015 I joined Trinity Baptist Church as a Pastoral Care Minister. These past three years have been an exciting time in my life. But, one of the most exciting I’d like to share with you today is something that happened to me on March 24th of 2018 during a performance of The Victor here at Trinity.
 

 
Having been a police officer for 33 years; most of that in Houston, Texas; I can tell you that I have been around a whole lot of blood and violence, some terrible things that I have witnessed. Most of us think of blood as something to shy away from. And for most cases that is true. But I can’t help and think of blood in the Bible and what Ephesians 1:7 tells us, It is by the shedding of Blood of Jesus Christ that we have redemption that our sins are forgiven. How great is the grace of God. On that day in March this past year I had an opportunity in this very spot right here to feel the full impact of the shedding of that blood for me.
 
During the performance of the Victor I am allowed to come forward after the crucifixion scene and take down the cross. On that Saturday evening, like I had done so many times in years past, I reached up to grab the cross and lay it down so it would not block the view of the ongoing performance. On that night when I reached up to grab the cross I felt something on my hands as I lay the cross down. As I turned to walk away I looked down at my hands and they were covered in the blood that was used in the for the scene of the crucifixion.
 
As I turned to walk away God told me, “This blood that you feel was shed for you.” Such as moving, moving impact that had on my life. I had to share it. I had to tell people that the blood of Jesus Christ was real. It’s real for me. It’s real for you. Cause without the shedding of his blood we would have no chance of having a relationship with God, we would have no chance of spending eternity in heaven with our Lord and God.
 
All of those years I spent as a Police officer I tried to distance myself from the blood of those victims that I had to treat and come in contact with. But from now on I will know that blood that I felt that day was nothing like the blood that I felt on the night of March 24th.
 
Jesus is Lord of my life. If you want him to be Lord of your life all you have to do is confess that you are a sinner, that Jesus Christ died for you, was buried, rose again, and is sitting at the right hand of the Father waiting for our arrival. God gives eternal life for me and for you. Trust in Him, love Him, and serve Him.
 

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