"Our Mighty God"

[A Psalm of David] "Unto Thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be Thou not silent to me: lest, if Thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit." (Psalms 28:1) One of our greatest treasures on this earth is God's written word; with it, we are given hope and security in all that He has let us know about Himself; without it, we would have had to count upon our own imaginations and fables from our fathers. I do believe that God could have continued speaking through prophets, or grabbing the attention of a certain man or woman every generation or so; but God's choice in speaking to everyone, through all generations, was His word written out for all to read and meditate upon, each and every day of their lives. He really did put a lot of effort into writing to us, more than we often realize; for in so doing, He inspired many to not only write the words that He gave them to write, but He ensured that those writings were gathered and placed together in an effort to give us the most complete picture that we need of who He is and how much He loves us. Not just any book, but a Book that is the words of the God who created us and who gave us life; not just any life, but life eternal with Him, if we would but take what He has written to us and believe in His Word..."That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; for the life was manifested, and we have seen It, and bear witness, and show unto you that Eternal Life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us; that which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ. And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full." (1 John 1:1-4)