Good Morning! I like that, reading for quality, not quantity. Too often we take pride in reading through several chapters each night in order to fulfill some goal of quantity. Reading the Bible through several hundred times will not grant you entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven. God does not measure in the same way that we do; his measuring stick would probably be unrecognizable in our present form. For example, here is one part of one verse that speaks volumes to us; Jesus said, “Don’t be afraid. Just trust me.” (Mark 5:36, NLT) Our Lord said that to Jarius when the crowd of mourners inside of his house laughed when Jesus came to heal the man’s daughter. However, those few words from Jesus resonate through 2000 years of history; “Don’t be afraid. Just trust me.” We need to remember them in times of joy and in times of trouble. Throughout all of that time, man has built fortresses, armies, navies, personal weapons, machines, and shelters of all types, trying to protect one person or a group of people. None are sufficient without faith in God. Think about how many times someone has claimed some sort of permanence in something humans have created. The Titanic, Rome, some “impregnable” fortress? None have stood the test of time; even the earth will be replaced with a new one. Our fears are often even less permanent, usually gone with the morning light. “Don’t be afraid. Just trust me.” One part of one verse, and Jesus said so much to us.
Bucky
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