Relationship

Many Christians focus exclusively on the written Word and assume things about the Holy Spirit. They don't know how He operates in any practical sense. They think they have a personal relationship with the Lord, but don't do it. They assume they do, but don't know they are blind. It's interesting that in the Bible the Word is both written and a Person. "The Word becme flesh and dwelt among us." (John 1:14). He wanted a personal relationship with us. To fail to nurture a personal relationship with the Lord is to miss half the equation. To read the Bible and assume things about the Lord is not the way to nurture a personal relationship with Him. Try to relate to your spouse only through written communication and assume things about him/her, and you'd be in big trouble. Moses is the lawgiver in Scripture, so he was big on the written Word. Alot of people stop there. They forget that his relationship with God Almighty was close and personal. "Thus the Lord used to speak with Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to his friend." (Exodus 33:11). It doesn't sound like the written Word comprised the totality of Moses' relationship with God. It was so exceptionally personal that it was noted in the Bible. Thus it has to be with Christians, only with us, it should be more personal than it was with Moses since we have the Holy Spirit. We don't have to assume things about God. We can know for sure.