There is an old saying that is still going around today the  “Bible is Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth.”  There is another saying that is sometimes attached to this, and that is “When all else fails, read the instructions.” That last saying is said because people rarely read the instructions on anything.  Many would rather cuss up a storm while trying to put something together than read the instructions!  Yes, the Bible has instructions in it, which make the world an easier place to live in when followed, but it is so much more than that!

Is the Bible a love letter from God to us?  On one level you could say that it is, in fact, I have said that it is a love letter myself, but it is so much more than that. When you delve down deep, it is God’s Biography! There are many books that tell you not to steal, cheat, and give you other details that make your life easier, there are many love stories in the world, even some that talk about one person gives his life for another.  The Bible stands alone. I guess it is OK to use the illustrations on occasion, but keep in mind that it isn’t just any small thing, it is the Biography of God, and much more.

“Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past       misfortunes, of which all men have some.”
-Charles Dickens

While striving for excellence is a thing that we all should do, don’t forget to balance it with a large dose of gratitude, for God, and all who helped you along the way.

Noah Webster (author of the famous dictionary): “All of the miseries and evils which men suffer from vice, crime, ambition, injustice, oppression, slavery, and war, proceed from them despising or neglecting the precepts contained in the Bible.”

Myers, Jeff. Understanding the Faith: A Survey of Christian Apologetics (Understanding the Times) (Kindle Locations 791-793). David C. Cook. Kindle Edition.

That’s what grace is Undeserved, unrequired, unmerited favor of God.

Source: Is God Unfair? | Stand to Reason