Today I saw the oddest thing…………a book?

I had a meeting this morning and it was at a coffee shop. I went into the shop and began looking at all the books that they have in the bookcase. As I was scanning the books I noticed a book titled “100 Greatest Bible Verses.”  This really seemed to get to me. It raised the following questions right away:

• In what Context?
• To Whom?
• Who Said?
• Do you think that Jesus labeled one verse better than the rest?

I am certainly not an authority on the situation by any stretch of the matter. However, I do think that all verses have their time and place and that they are all very relevant at all times. The Bible is a book of Love. In the book there are several commands, parables, genealogical verses and simply verses that tie things together.

Now, I did not pick up the book to see if the author did put this into context. Something like 100 Greatest Bible Verses to me, regarding love or anxiety, or simply the best of all time? It is much like choosing the top 100 Basketball players of all time. It is so different for each and every person that I can’t believe that you can put this in a list. I also think that the list is an ever-changing list. It will change to you over time as your priorities or “core values” change.

I think that it is hard to create a list like top 100 basketball players of all time. This is very different for each person based on their perspective of what might make a player good or great. This list changes over time as the options change and there are more players to choose from. There are not going to be additional Bible verses over the coming years but perspective and impact of a verse may change for someone over time. I used to believe that there was an absolute truth. That everything had an answer that was specific to that question. Yes, this was when I was an Engineering major but over time I have changed my view on that a bit.

See our story is written in advance but we are given moments in life that one choice versus the other will have a dramatic impact on our future. God will rewrite the story based on that decision and the choice that we come to. It is a story that is also ever-changing. I think that our perfect creator has to change his plan on the go. Rewrite goals based on the actions that we have taken here.

So then why the rant on the book. I think that categorizing “greatest 100 verses” is impossible. Yet we can publish this because lists are an easy  way to read and understand something. List Posts are popular styles of writing and I have used them in my blog. However, I just can’t wrap my head around the best verses of all time. It struck a nerve in me and I had to write about it to determine whether my thoughts are silly and without merit or others think that without context this is a hard one to Categorize.I also think that it is in line with some recent thoughts I have been having on a series, on another personal blog I am creating(so I don’t commingle, next mortgage definition, work and pleasure to much) about LABELS!!!!

Thanks for listening!!!!!!!!!

******Update for clarification purposes. One of our readers made a great point. God is all knowing so when I spoke about rewriting the goals or our story I was off base from my own understanding. Our course has been set and like our very own children it may not be the path he had envisioned for us. However, he does love us unconditionally and he is graceful. Thanks again for the gentle reminder and encouragement.