Unleash the Bible Geeks

 

As geeks, we like to know things. Things like pi to as many decimal places as possible, the atomic number of, say, potassium (it’s 19), the opening scroll of all the Star Wars movies, the flavors of subatomic particles, Klingon, Elvish, Pavel Chekov’s starfleet service number, (which is 656-5827B, but shhh, I didn’t tell you that). Memorizing, knowing, it expands our minds, and challenges our neurons. It gives us a springboard for our creativity, and makes us really, really good at trivia games.  Plus, it’s just plain fun.

As Christian geeks, we have a veritably inexhaustible supply of information to learn and have handy. Which name of God conveys His sovereignty? What is the chronological order of the non-Pauline epistles? How many times does Paul say ‘therefore’ in all his letters put together? What is the genealogy from Abraham to Moses?  

All of these are questions that take us deep into the heart of God’s word. So, why is it so much harder to know the Beatitudes than to know the lines to our favorite movies?

(Feeling lame yet? Don’t worry, me too. But that’s not the point of this post, so keep reading.)

Here’s what it is, plain and simple: It’s a spiritual battle.

The Bible is so potent- so powerful- that the spiritual forces of evil don’t want us to know it. It is one of the two offensive components of the armor of God (Ephesians 6:10-18.) When we decide we want to become someone who wields this weapon powerfully for the Lord, the forces of the world, our own flesh, and the devil will come against us. But the more we fight, by the strength and urging of the Spirit, the more equipped we will become for the fight.

So pray, my fellow Bible geeks, pray. Pray when you don’t want to, when you don’t feel like it. Pray to know the Lord better. Pray for the strength and desire to know His word. And pray for me, too, if you think of it. Pray that God would raise us up as a specialized, spiritual strike force defending and presenting the truth.

Keep praying. Keep fighting. Keep learning Keep memorizing. Keep knowing. Keep doing what you do best.

Geek out.

Keep on glowing in the dark,
Elora