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<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cHave you ever noticed how \u2018Bible women\u2019 become more demanding and difficult<\/strong> as they age?\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n My friend\u2019s off-the-cuff question lingered with me for days. Although I\u2019d never thought about it, I unfortunately knew plenty of instances in which this was true. My memories were filled with elderly Christian women who were never pleased<\/strong>. How could I assure that my own pathway led to\u00a0grace, rather than grumbling? How could I hold onto the exact truth of His Word without becoming exacting toward my own way?<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The religious leaders of Jesus\u2019 day spent much time scrutinizing the Torah. With careful precision, they investigated each regulation given by Moses so that every action could be delineated as either black or white. They seated themselves \u201cin the chair of Moses,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0deciding\u00a0much but obeying little (Matthew 23:2-3). How often do we \u201cBible women\u201d of today pore over the Scriptures like the Pharisee\u2019s, but remain\u00a0unwilling to meet with Him face to face as our very Life (John 5:40; Colossians 3:4)? Indeed, the law was handed down on stone through Moses; but graciousness and truth generate into reality\u00a0only through a Person<\/strong> (John 1:17). Becoming approachable and ageless unfolds\u00a0as we daily approach the Ancient of Days.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n In order to mature\u00a0gracefully, we must regard His Word as the\u00a0life where we\u00a0rest, not just a book that we\u00a0\u00a0study. His Word is not merely a library of books to change your ideas, but a living force\u00a0effecting change of\u00a0your personality. These Scriptures we hold in our hands are not meant for mere knowledge. They bear witness of a Person \u2014 the very reality of Jesus Himself<\/strong> (John 5:39). In fact, Christ\u2019s very Name is called the Word of God (Revelation 13:19)!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nineteenth-century missionary Andrew Murray says, \u201dThe whole… blessedness of waiting on God… is that we cannot for any time come into contact with Him without that life and power secretly, silently beginning to enter into us and bless us.”<\/em> Oh, precious\u00a0child of God \u2014 come daily before His Word as your very source of contact to\u00a0the Living Person of your Lord. Pore over the Scriptures only in this way: allowing Him to secretly, silently pour\u00a0Himself into your innermost being<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cHave you ever noticed how \u2018Bible women\u2019 become more demanding and difficult as they age?\u201d My friend\u2019s off-the-cuff question lingered with me for days. Although I\u2019d never thought about it, I unfortunately knew plenty of instances in which this was true. My memories were filled with elderly Christian women who were never pleased. How could I assure that … <\/p>\n