If we come to the holy scriptures expecting to receive maxims and premises rather than God, we err on the most important step. His book is not a text of rules and regulations; it is a revelation of Himself. The pages burn with his fiery presence and life and strength (Heb. 4:12a). If you think that you can approach that fire and not be burned, please think again. Its pages are the doorway to a furnace that Hell itself is but a fading ember in comparison. You see that holy writ placed before you? There is the gateway to the consuming fire.
Remember why you read and write from that book. It is not to demonstrate your own cleverness. It is not to become smarter than your peers or enemies. You come to this ancient tome because you desire God and long to see His face. His fires are your only warmth and light, His holiness the only truth, beauty, and goodness that you long for. You are not here to fulfill a duty or oath, but rather because you desire and delight in only the Light and Life of men. God's call to man (through the mouths of His prophets, His Son, and His word) is to seek His face. If you come to this table by any other motive, then you will miss the feast that is spread before you, the feast that is God.
-Jon Vowell
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