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I tend to be quite content with my daily reading routine. Over
the years I developed a system that works for me and most days I stick to it. But,
every once in a while, (or more often than that!), I notice I am falling
headlong into a rut.
The fist indicator of this is that I think I already know
what God is going to say (?!!).
Suddenly all the fun is taken out of
reading His written word, all the vital signs go flat and it's just dead words on a page that begin to sound something like
Yada, yada, yada…
When that happens, I
know I am in trouble.
Obviously, there is a heart issue with that kind of
attitude which I need to first recognize and then acknowledge. But sometimes, getting out of a rut can be as
simple as reading God’s Word in a translation different from the one I am used
to. Reading familiar thoughts packaged in a
radically different way can be quite refreshing and insightful.
So, the other day I decided to pick up a copy of The Word on
The Street by Rob Lacey
Reading it was more than simply ‘refreshing’ and ‘insightful’.
It was…how shall I describe it? Well, I am not even going to try. I think I’ll
just let you decide for yourself.
Here’s
a small portion from one of my favorite books, 2 Corinthians. Apostle Paul is describing
his recent missionary trip to some close friends:
You are like brothers
and sisters, so you need to know the score.
The West
Turkey trip was a total nightmare!
Everything hit the
fan;
our eyes flashed
before our eyes;
we were comparing
notes on our funeral services.
End product?
Well, what d’you do
when your battery’s flat,
your tank’s empty,
your engine’s splurging out gunge and
there’s still a mountain
to drive up?
You phone God’s
personal breakdown service.
You know he is the
only one who can get you going again,
even if you’ve died
(he’s done it
before!).
He got us out of schtuck, and
he’ll do it again –
‘cos you keep on
nagging him to.
The end product is
this:
loads of people are
well happy ‘cos
God’s response record is
top.
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