Thursday, September 12, 2013

Thursday’s Musings: Putting Color into Bible Study


I need color in my life.  Not just because it makes things more interesting to look at, though.  Color has always been a necessary work and study tool.  When I worked as an accountant or even work with the church financial reports now, I used different colored pencils to check things off.  When I read my Bible or nonfiction books I use colored highlighters to mark important passages.  I can’t remember being without a box of colored pencils and an array of colored pens and markers in my desks.  One might wonder if they saw my sermons.  I used both colored text and colored highlighting to help me with emphasis and to help me keep my place.  A certain color signifies a main point while another strong emphasis, while another biblical text.  Do you know that there is even a Rainbow Bible?  Each text is color coded.  Prophesy may be one color while history will be another color.  How do you read your Bible?  If it is all black and white to you or if you have a Red-Letter version black, red and white, you may not be getting all you can receive from God’s Word.  Go ahead buy some colored pencils and make your own rainbow bible.  (Pencils don’t bleed through the pages).  You will be surprised how much easier your bible study and devotion time will become.

 Father God, how often we skim through verses as we study your Word.  Help us to slow down and read carefully that we might discovered the treasurers of Biblical knowledge. Amen.

Have a lovely day,
Paige

 

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