Read, Ponder, Imagine.

There are some people that do not like to read the Bible because they find in boring or they don't understand it at times. I will admit that some parts of it are a bit hard to understand but it is far from boring. The word of God is alive through all of time. What I like to do when I read the Bible is read it carefully. Then I like to ponder on what I just read to help it sink in. Then I like to imagine the whole scene I just read. How the people looked, how they lived and how the area might have looked.  Getting a living scene in my mind as I read through the Scriptures helps me to really get a good concept of what is going on or what lesson is being focused on. I find that when I do this it takes me back in time and then the Scripture comes alive for me in a special way. At first it may not be easy to do but once you are able to do it you will be surprised how into the Bible you will get. What is awesome is that it not just applied to that time but it applies to the present time. It is awesome to know that these people were listing to Jesus in the flesh on the Sermon on the Mount or during one of the big gatherings as he preached or at the wedding at Cana. Its amazing to know that we can be taught by Jesus or the Apostles as if they were right in front of us. Try to imagine the sounds, the smells, the landscapes and throng of people and I grantee you that your Bible reading will be such a profound experience that your reading of the Scriptures will take on a new level of meaning for you in your heart. Peace. T