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of skin that God wanted to fill with His glory. You are a tent
made out of skin that God wants to fill with His glory. We said,
“Lord, I want to know You but the word “God” is too big.” In
His love He said, “Alright, the Word became flesh and lived
among us.”

So, we begin to study the life of Jesus. Thirty three and a
half years He lived on earth. We study His miracles and study
His teachings and we study His discourses with different people
and when we are all done in our hearts we say, “I still don’t know
you. God, You’ve got to help me. You need to bring it down. I
need more words. The word “God” is too big; the “Word became
flesh” is too much.

He says, “You want words? I’ll give you words. I’ll give
you 1,189 chapters. Is that enough words? I’ll give you 81,173
verses. Is that enough words? I’ll give you 3,000,000 letters. Is
that enough?” I say, “Thank You, Lord. Now I have the Bible.”
So, I begin to study the history of the Bible and I study the
prophecies and I study the poetry and I study the gospels and I
study all of the redemptive history and I study the titles and
names of God and I say, “Thank You, Lord. You gave me the
word but it’s too much; ‘The Word became flesh.’ That helps
but it’s too much. Now I have a whole Bible. Thank You but I
still don’t know the Lord. I end up with theology. I end up with
creeds. I end up with philosophy. We have denominations and
it all comes from the Bible?”

I have a library with three thousand books, all based on
the Bible. Some people study the Bible and they end up in a cult.
So, I say, “Lord, like Abraham, don’t be angry. Let me ask You
one more time. I appreciate that You took the Word and the
Word became flesh. I appreciate that You took the Word and
turned it into words and I have it on paper; more than 3,000,000
words. Thank You. But Lord, I still don’t know You. Can you
help me one more time? I’m ashes and flesh. Please, don’t get
angry.”