Jesus, the divine Creator, carried out a wonderful self-sacrificing work for us on Earth 2,000 years ago. And He’s still working for us individually in heaven. All His work on our behalf prepares the way for us to receive forgiveness and eternal life. Yet His work also needs to change us. That requires communication with us, cooperation from us, and transformation of our lives.
Before He left, Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Godhead, to accomplish this work in our lives. He’s the power that transforms us, and He brings Jesus’ presence to us. John 14:16-19. He works individually with us through a seemingly humble device—the Bible! Let’s look at how the Bible is involved in renewing our lives.
When we open the Bible, we’re not just looking at a collection of 66 books written over thousands of years by
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