What Precept Bible Study Means To Me

I have been studying the Bible Precept method since 1977. It has made a huge difference in my life. In fact my life revolves around Precept....How? It is my present homework. I am looking always to see how it ties to things I’ve learned in past studies and constant watching for God’s leading in what to lead our group to study next. I have repeated some courses but love the freshness of a new workbook even if I have done it before. It amazes me that the next time around I see new truths that I’ve never seen before. The Word of God cannot be exhausted. I see everything I read with new eyes because I have been trained by Precept to really see words, repeated words, which meant emphasis—synonyms, which often give greater understanding. I am eager to get into God’s Word for it is like a treasury to me....rich resources for living, for dealing with circumstances and relationships. God’s Word influences every aspect of my life—my time, relationships with friends, family, strangers, my finances, my responses to difficult circumstances and losses: plus a greater appreciation of the blessings I have received. The immersion of my life in God’s word via Precept is like dipping a cloth into dye. It comes out a new color, if I have allowed it to be receptive, spread out before Him, unfolded from myself, ready to absorb and be saturated with His truths.

 

Puzzels

The Puzzles of Life

I love jig-saw puzzles. I have one that has pieces that look like they fit, but are slightly wrong. This puzzle also has a pattern on the back that makes it easy to see if you are putting it in the right place.  It has been a help to look on the back and know if it fits the other pattern.

I began to see how easily it is, in life to fit things into the wrong place....to make decisions that look right but don’t fit God’s big picture. For life is not that easy. We cannot ” look on the back”  of each decision or choice we make to know if it is the right one. But we can go to the Lord for guidance and direction. Sometimes the direction is not easily found or we are not ready to see it and we must wait....wait until another “piece” is put into place. If we are patient and do not run ahead, if we persevere and do not give up asking, seeking, knocking we will be given directions. ...”Place it here.” “Wait a while.” “Look for another piece.”  He is always ready to answer. Are we always ready to ask?