An Open Book Test

     Wow!  I just woke up from a nightmare!  I was dreaming that I was taking a test, and had not studied.  I hadn't even opened the textbook.  I finally decided to turn in my test and try to do better next time.
     It made me think:  my life in many ways is a test.   So is yours.  And God has provided an open book.  It's there available for the reading.
     I was raised in a church that did not encourage reading from the Bible.  Later on, as an adult, my husband and I joined a church that did encourage Bible reading, and I did sometimes read it.  But for some reason, I never studied it I needed to.
     Then, some years back, as a New Year's resolution, I read the Bible through in a year.  I was amazed and surprised by what it said!  It was about that same time that my husband and I began a test and a challenge to our lives, our marriage, and our family.  I KNOW that the timing of my "discovering" the Bible was not accidental.  God's word has brought us both through the tests of the last 10 years--some of which are ongoing.
    It is now my practice to read the word most days.  I have read through the Bible several times, and learn something new each time.  I am certain that if you are reading this, there is a test or challenge that can be faced and overcome by study of our life's textbook--The Bible!