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For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
Romans 15:4

My twin sons are seniors in high school this year. Recently, they have been working on speeches to present for combination grades in History and English class. They had to prepare a written paper first, making sure it was prepared correctly, then memorize it and present it to the class. It has taken a lot of forethought. They’ve combed over their presentations, organized notes, made rough drafts and revised them, selecting just the right words to create a sound presentation. They worked hard to come up with an attention-grabbing start and to summarize and construct a conclusion that ties it all in nicely.

Have you ever thought about how the Bible does that too? I guess I didn’t really think about it until recently. In the book of Genesis, we read of the creation of the sun, the entrance of sin into the world, the curse that it brought with it, of Satan’s victory in conniving humankind, and of the exclusion from the “tree of life.” In the last few chapters of the book of Revelation, we read of a place where there will be no need of the sun. We read about a place where sin is banished, and there will be no more curse, where Satan is overthrown and there is admission to the “tree of life.”

Wow! It appears that there was some forethought to how this book was put together! These inspired words were written for our learning. They’ve been well thought out, well prepared, selected just right, so that when they are presented to us, we’ll be able to see an attention grabbing beginning with the creation of the world, and a triumphant end when “The seventh angel sounded; and there were a great voices in heaven, saying, ‘the kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ, and he shall reign for ever and ever.’” Revelation 11:15.

Written by
Melody Foster