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From one war to another – Vietnam, Grenada, Iraq I and now Iraq II. From telephone to pagers to cell phones with built-in cameras to PDAs. From Commodore 64 to IBM PC to Macs to integrated wireless systems. From console TVs to large screens to LCD and flat screens. Faster and faster and faster seems to be the motto of the world around us. “This” will save you time, the commercials scream. “That” will make your job so much easier, the ads tell us. Where is all of this “extra time” that we should have saved up by now, I want to know? How come we’re not working 20 hour weeks if all of our new toys can save us half of the time and effort that we used before? In the midst of this frenetic, turbo-charged world that we live in people are going back to the basics for comfort and peace. Log cabin sales are at an all-time peak. Gardening is a hobby that has sales in the billions annually. We long for things that remind us of a simpler time and a slower day. We want things that will impact us and remain meaningful long after the next wave of technology comes along. What about the Bible that is lying around somewhere in your house? Do you remember where it is? How thick is the layer of dust on it? You were raised with it, probably, and like so many others you’ve left it behind in the rush of your life. You work, you parent, you have fun, you vacation, you travel, you relax and you constantly rush from one task to another, with barely enough time to breathe… and your Bible sits in the last place you laid it, cover closed, dust gathering… the greatest book ever, unused and seldom thought about. Why not find it, dust it off and see if God will speak to you while you read it for the first time in a long time? Unlike the world around us, His words are timeless and true for every generation. “For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.”, Psalm 119:89 tells us. The Bible is the calm eye in the hurricane of life. It has answers for our eternal questions. It reminds us of our frailty and warns us of our impending judgment. It offers God’s forgiveness for our past sins and promises the power of His spirit for our future, if we seek Him. The God who “cannot lie” (Titus 1:2) whispers “Peace” in those eternal words. Will you take the time to listen to Him soon? Rev. Gary Collier is pastor at Christ’s Sanctified Holy Church located at 791 White Pond Rd. He can be reached at garybcollier@gmail.com or by calling 854-3003. You may access and share “Gary’s Musings” by going to www.cshcl.com . Archived Gary's Musing Click Here
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