I have a really old recipe book. It’s a collection of many recipes written by many authors that has been passed down for centuries. It’s actually only a copy of the original anthology that has been translated into English.
The recipes give all the information and explain in detail the processes necessary to make incredible experiences. All I have to do is to read them and to do what they say. The more accurately I follow the recipes, the better the results I get.
I use my ancient recipe book every day to cook up a better attitude and better behavior than I would have without its powerful daily influence in my life. It’s the world’s bestselling book of all time. It’s called the Bible. Chances are you have seen one and you may even own one.
When I pick up my copy and read it with an open heart, the words stir up a fire within me (even when I read it digitally) and fill me with hope and joy. I encounter the risen Jesus on every page and sense Him applying the Bible’s recipes directly to my life. Through the words of Scripture, the living Jesus Christ trains me to hear His still small voice within me and makes me aware of His supernatural presence both inside of me and around me. He empowers me with a burning desire and with the spiritual strength to follow and obey Him throughout each day.
“Christians are called to follow Christ beyond the culture around them and to live by the values of the kingdom of God — to be in the world but not of the world — to be lights that radiate the presence, love, and reality of the risen Jesus, not mirrors that reflect the thoughts, feelings, desires, and beliefs of the society where they live.” That’s why I daily read, ponder, write about, and seek to obey that wonderful recipe book called the Bible and the living Jesus who it makes so real to me.
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