A pioneering man moved west, bought some farm land, and worked to build a prosperous homestead.
Having done so, he wants a family to share his success with. But there are few women available so he sends back east for a bride. Before coming, the soon to be bride sends a letter in advance to introduce herself. In the letter, among other things, she mentions that she is an excellent cook, an above average cleaner, and loves the outdoors.
Soon the betrothed arrives and the two hurry to the courthouse, exchange vows, and go home and consummate the marriage.
The next morning, the man awakens to a cornucopia of pleasant aromas. He dresses and comes to the table where he finds a plate full of eggs and biscuits and bacon and a nice hot cup of coffee. He enjoys the meal thoroughly and thanks his wife and heads toward the back forty with a pocket full of biscuits for lunch, thinking to himself that she had said she was an excellent cook, but having eaten one of her meals he now knew it for sure.
Finally arriving home in the evening and entering the abode, the man was astonished at how organized and clean the house was. No more cobwebs in the corners and the floor swept and a tablecloth across the wooden table. He sat down and complimented his wife and enjoyed another delicious meal; all the while thinking to himself, wow, she said she was a good cleaner but now I know it's so.
After dinner the couple went out for a stroll on the property and the man showed her around the farm. She breathed deeply of the fresh clean air and commented on the the beauty of the stars and the moon as they shone brightly in the sky. And the man thought to himself that she had noted her love of nature, but now he truly knew from experience it was so.
Just as this man knew things about his wife because she had written them, so too can we know about God by reading in the Bible what He has written about Himself. And also like this man who came to truly know his wife as he experienced what she had written concerning herself, we too can know God as we experience the things He has written concerning Himself personally.
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Having done so, he wants a family to share his success with. But there are few women available so he sends back east for a bride. Before coming, the soon to be bride sends a letter in advance to introduce herself. In the letter, among other things, she mentions that she is an excellent cook, an above average cleaner, and loves the outdoors.
Soon the betrothed arrives and the two hurry to the courthouse, exchange vows, and go home and consummate the marriage.
The next morning, the man awakens to a cornucopia of pleasant aromas. He dresses and comes to the table where he finds a plate full of eggs and biscuits and bacon and a nice hot cup of coffee. He enjoys the meal thoroughly and thanks his wife and heads toward the back forty with a pocket full of biscuits for lunch, thinking to himself that she had said she was an excellent cook, but having eaten one of her meals he now knew it for sure.
Finally arriving home in the evening and entering the abode, the man was astonished at how organized and clean the house was. No more cobwebs in the corners and the floor swept and a tablecloth across the wooden table. He sat down and complimented his wife and enjoyed another delicious meal; all the while thinking to himself, wow, she said she was a good cleaner but now I know it's so.
After dinner the couple went out for a stroll on the property and the man showed her around the farm. She breathed deeply of the fresh clean air and commented on the the beauty of the stars and the moon as they shone brightly in the sky. And the man thought to himself that she had noted her love of nature, but now he truly knew from experience it was so.
Just as this man knew things about his wife because she had written them, so too can we know about God by reading in the Bible what He has written about Himself. And also like this man who came to truly know his wife as he experienced what she had written concerning herself, we too can know God as we experience the things He has written concerning Himself personally.
What are some ways
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