Books on a shelf, so what? Books contain all sorts of things, from the ridiculous to the sublime; things that can make you wise or foolish. Christians are to followers of God’s BOOK; it is more than something to be read- its meant to be taken to heart and lived. This message from God will either be hidden by our disbelief or revealed by faith. What we do about God’s book will have consequences...
Revelation 5 ( World English Bible )
1 I saw, in the right hand of him who sat on the throne, a book written inside and outside, sealed shut with seven seals.
2 I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the book, and to break its seals?”
3 No one in heaven above, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look in it.
4 And I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open the book, or to look in it.
5 One of the elders said to me, “Don’t weep. Behold, the Lion who is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome; he who opens the book and its seven seals.”
6 I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.
7 Then he came, and he took it out of the right hand of him who sat on the throne.
8 Now when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
9 They sang a new song, saying,
“You are worthy to take the book,
and to open its seals:
for you were killed,
and bought us for God with your blood,
out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,
10 and made us kings and priests to our God,
and we will reign on earth.”
Revelation 20 ( WEB )
11 I saw a great white throne, and him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. There was found no place for them.
12 I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and they opened books. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it. Death and Hades * gave up the dead who were in them. They were judged, each one according to his works.
14 Death and Hades * were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.
15 If anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.
All books have a message, but God’s book has an eternal message; accept it and live, reject it to your own peril. Now, as far as those books in the bookcase, their combined titles say:
“The
English patient had caught it on the beach, I should have stayed home
she said, now she was in quarantine in the dark house of splendid
isolation. Still, hope springs eternal. With a little bit of
luck,common sense, and personal hygiene, the corona book of horror
stories must end soon. Always remember, clean hands save lives and
when in doubt- don’t go out!” (OK, I added some punctuation).
Some librarian just had a bit too much time on their hands- but that message might just do some good. Just think about all the goodness the Bible can bring to your life (now and forever). Are you listening yet?