Better Than an Autograph!

“For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable,

through the living and enduring word of God.”

I Peter 1:23

 

When my wife was a child Theodor Geisel a.k.a. “Dr. Suess” came to visit her school.

She was in second grade at Washington Irving school and as a result of his visit she has an autographed copy of one of his books titled: “Yurtle the Turtle”.

The students sat on the gymnasium floor as he read a book to them.

Anyone who bought one of his books was able to have him sign it.

This took place about 1959 and of course Dr. Suess when on to write many childrens’ books including “Green Eggs and Ham”; “The Cat in the Hat” and “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”.

Now from that short visit it would be quite a stretch to claim that my wife knew the author.

While it’s true that she met him many years ago; so did hundreds

– or perhaps even thousands – of other school-aged children.

   Sadly, many believers claim to know Christ because they once met Him a long time ago.

He was an acquaintance to them but he never became a friend.

They never took the time to get to know Him.

You and I can read His book – the Bible – but never take the time to build a relationship with the author.

Head knowledge will never bring the Bible to life.

It is only through revelation of, and relationship with, the “Living Word” Jesus that His Words become alive in us.

We become Living Epistles of Christ in us.

We can not only carry the book with us but the author Himself takes up residence in us.

And that’s so much better than an autograph!