EMPHASIS

For years I stood on stage and told people over and over: 'When you read the words of the Bible, know that it's a story about you.

Joseph and the multi-colored coat? A story about you.
Daniel in the lion's den?  A story about you.
Jericho's walls falling?  About you.
Adam and Eve in the garden?  About you.
Mary and Martha in the kitchen?  You.

Hmmmm.

'He is the emphasis of the Bible.'

I have come to more fully understand that the overwhelming message of the Bible is that God loves us and in Jesus the sinful are justified.  It is said in a hundred ways throughout the pages: Sinners are saved, blind eyes see, lame take up their mats and walk, unclean are purified, guilty are declared innocent, slaves are made into sons and daughters.

It is the work of Jesus Christ on behalf of each of us.  Yes, what you do with it is important, but not anywhere near as important as what He has done for you.

He is the emphasis of the Bible.  Not you.  Not me.

And be blessed.