I work with people from many different backgrounds, to include religious belief systems. There is one person who is 32 years old and has said to me that “the Bible is irrelevant”. He has also said that the Bible was “written thousands of years ago, so of course it is irrelevant to today”.

While the Bible was written a very long time ago, humanity does not change. If you read the Bible, it is filled with sex, murder, greed, rape, liars, drunks, cheaters, hate, wars, famines and disease. Last time I watched the news, all of this was still going on. The Bible tells us how to treat each other and ourselves, with love and respect. Clearly, we do not follow this, if we all did, the news would have less tragedies and crimes to report about.

Maybe the Bible is irrelevant because we make it irrelevant, we ignore it or dismiss it. The irony is that every human being craves peace, calm, or love. The way to get these is in the Bible. It is all in there, the Bible is the roadmap to life. The very thing people dismiss or ignore is the exact answer they need.

The Bible promises that we will have trouble in life, how is that irrelevant? We are surrounded by trouble each day to varying degrees. The Bible tells us how to handle trouble when it comes our way. It tells us how to have a happy marriage, handle money, raise kids, take care of parents, be successful at a job, and so on. Who doesn’t want the answers to life….I guess those who think that the Bible is irrelevant.

Let’s pray. Father in heaven, thank You for the Bible. Thank You for telling us exactly what to do and not do so we can be filled with peace, love and joy. Thank You that You did not keep secret the way to live a life full of calm. We thank You and praise You. In Jesus’ precious name we pray, amen.