Brad at Presence. Voice. Touch. put forth an excellent question, which you can view at the link that might show up somewhere around here when I finish and click on "publish post" provided I put the right stuff in the right box etc. This is an experimental post to help me with the daily learning curve of blogbuild. My goal is to figure out how to use one new gadget a day.
The gist of the question is: If your Christian support network is removed, including people, books like your Bible and all things that serve to sustain you in your faith- leaving only you and Jesus- will you be able to have a dynamic relationship w/Him? If so, what will it look like? If not, why not? (definately go to the link; I hope it shows up somewhere, or go to 'Blogs I follow' and click on Presence. Voice. Touch. for the origional question in the context of Brad's writing)
I appreciated being given the opportunity to think about it: Here is the comment I posted.
"You can have all this world, but give me Jesus."
I would do it and do it more purely. I'd miss my Bible the most, well- maybe my family the most- but if the family remained and just weren't contributing to the encouragement of my faith- it's my Bible I would miss. BUT experience has shown me over and again that the Lord God, the One true Maker of heaven and earth, speaks very clearly to me- makes Himself fully known to me- even when my Bible and the commentaries are not around.
I think it would actually be easier. I'd listen to the pure voice of God. That would always be correct, the right answer- no gnosticism etc. mixed in.
Corrie TenBoom had a dynamic, evangelistic ministry in the confines of the lice infested camp of death. I read that someone had actually smuggled a New Testament in to her- small, tattered, torn- but I know she didn't need it. Without it, God would've given her the nightly words of faith that sustained her and others until their death or release, whichever..When there is nobody or no book there to proclaim the truth of Jesus- the rocks cry out!
He is not limited by our circumstances or our haves and have nots. Truth is more enabled than disabled when human helps are stripped away. Yet the world in which we live does not afford this luxury very often.
God is truly amazing, faithful in every way to pull me back into the fold when I wander to the imaginary greener grass on the other side of the fence (a repeating stroll for me). If this were not true- I would not be typing this.
As Brad asked in his post, "how about you- what do you think?"
Heidi
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