I have noticed in reading Holy Scripture that my trend of thought is
sidetracked often by a verse that changes
direction of my study goal. It is
sort of like a detour in the road. I am headed in the direction I had
chosen, but must
alter my destination first to see where
the detour takes me. I call them 'detour verses'. I was 'detoured' by
another
trend of thought that calls for study. I have noticed that those
'detour verses' seem to be more abundant in
subsequent passes through
Scripture, verses with a special meaning that did not catch my attention in
previous passes.
Holy Scripture is deep and at times I am paddling on the
surface and miss the deeper meanings.
As I have said before in a previous
writing, Holy Scripture should be read slowly and each verse should be pondered
upon.
You cannot glean the beauty of Holy Scripture if you simply read it as
you would a novel.
Written by Bob Stanley, April 30,
2011
Galations 4:16