Eleven Chaptger

 

           If we didn't have enough books in the world, we now find ourselves living in the age of self publishing. You now have the capability to write a book on any subject there is and self publish it. I know this to be true because I did it. I wrote a book that contains 366 devotions taken from the devotions that have appeared on the internet during the past 21 years. I had one of my relatives proof read and edit any gross grammatical errors. The manuscript had to be sent with a certain format to fit a common 9 x 6 book with a simple binding. Once submitted, I had to purchase one copy to proof it and then say “go.” Wow. I am published, have an ISBN and available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Fortunately, there were no educational requirements to do this and just about fifteen dollars would cover the cost of the one book. Anyone can write a book. Some have said that there is at least one good book in every person. I think the book is important but the rest of the world probably doesn't think so. After all, why do we need another “devotional” book in the world today? There is, however, one book that is supreme to all others and it is the Bible. Genesis 1:1-2 says, “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.” 

            Many people begin reading the Bible with the first chapter of Genesis. After all, it is the beginning of the book. Since you are reading this, it is most likely that you believe what the Bible says about most things that are in it. How much you believe about God's Words is going to be summed up in the fact if you believe the first eleven chapters of Genesis or not. There are many professing believers who don't really believe what it says in the first eleven chapters. Most kids have played with mud pies. All you need is dirt and water, mix it around, and you have a nice blob of mud. We form it into little balls and squish it here and there, but that is where it ends. I have made a few mud pies in my youth, but never ate one of them. God, on the other hand made man from the dust of the earth as it says in Genesis 2:7 “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” The unbeliever cannot comprehend the creation of man from the Biblical account in any way and many so called believers, also have difficulty in accepting God's account of creation. I probably have been accused of putting my brain in neutral when it comes to such matters but the truth is, I would rather accept the Biblical account rather than the theory of evolution. The Biblical account shows the creation of man, his fall and the plan of salvation, the worldwide flood including the ark constructed by Noah, the tower of Babel and the fall of Sodom and Gomorrah. It is true that we can all write a book but only the Bible has the truth in regard to life both on the earth and in the future to come. I can't say how God breathed life into a glob of dust and made it “man” but He did. Of all the books in the world both past, present and future, only the Bible stands as the absolute truth. Just trust what God says and you won't go wrong. Praise God for His Word.