My world had changed. I was no longer the same person. Although I was raised in church, I had never read the bible. I didn’t even own a bible. I bought one for the house, one for the car and for the office. I began to read. I read at home, at every stop light and in the office. I started reading in the New Testament. I read it like a book because this was the first time I read it. God would stop me and explain a particular scripture. Then I would continue reading. It took me 2 years to read through the New Testament. Then I began to read it again. And God would stop me and teach me about His word. I eventually got to read the Old Testament. It has taken me 25 years to read and study the bible the first time. The more I have learned about God the more I have learned how much I don’t know about Him. But I have never stopped. I tell you a truth, I want to go home. My home is heaven, not this earth. As God taught me, my understanding about God’s kingdom has grown and changed. When I started with God, I was too old for Bible College. But God had other plans for me. As God had taught Paul on the backside of the desert, this is where God wanted me to learn. So away from the public and with my teacher, the Holy Spirit, I learned of God. Step by step, line upon line, here a little, there a little, I learned about who God is. And with each step came faith. God made sure that my faith was tested. The only way to know if your faith works, is to test it. As the bible says, Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone….and I will shew thee my faith by my works.

Joseph1637.com

Joseph1637@juno.com