The Hot Days of July

For my days disappear like smoke, and my bones burn like red-hot coals. Psalm 102:3

Look! The Bible tells of the hot days of July! If you run to your scripture, as you should in this case, to look up Psalm 102, you will find that using this verse out of its context is to change the subject entirely. Although it may seem a spot on description of the effects our weather is having on us lately, this verse is part of a psalm that sings of one calling out to the Lord in a time of great trouble. (Sorry, a hot day may be tough, but it isn't usually 'great' trouble.) For all we know the weather may have been just fine outside as the psalmist wrote down the agony of his or her heart to the Lord.

Heading into the Bible with an agenda of my own, I can probably pick and pluck verses out of context to support about any point I can come up with; the Devil did when he tried to get Jesus to fall in the wilderness. The great thing about the Lord's word is that if any will read the story, the context of that plucked out verse, then great things will be revealed. One great thing will be the revelation of God's point in place our your own. What does God say about you and me in the hot days of July?

I invite you to read the Word of God and behold the wonder. Some verses can stand alone, but all have a context that goes further. Even the great ones like John 3:16 have a wonderful story with them, and how the mind does like a good story. Speaking of John 3, what better place to search for the key to eternal life! That's quite a treasure, and it sure beats stomping through the hot and steamy swamps of Florida like that Spanish explorer did. We can read the Word in the air-conditioned luxury of a home or office instead.

Enjoy one of the hot days of July, rejoice in the Lord Jesus!

Bucky