The Word

If I say the words living, breathing, growing, changing, what do you think of?  Think about it for a few moments. 
 
Maybe you thought of a child, maybe you thought of that big old dog of mine (to be fair- he is NOT still growing, thank goodness).
 
When I asked the question, I bet you did not think of a book as living, breathing, growing, and changing, right?  After all, a book is an inanimate object.  At most, maybe you could SAY it had been living, breathing, growing, and changing when it was a tree - but once that tree is cut down, mashed into pulp, and turned into paper, it is no longer “alive.”  For every single book you would be right.
 
But not the Bible.  The Bible is the living breathing word of God.  When you open the cover, our world, our history, our relationship with God comes to life at your fingertips.  It is as real as when it was written, and it evolves and grows to fit our current day circumstances.  What an awesome resource to have in our relationship with God!