Well, thank you, Joe, for that reading. It has been some time since the last message I did in this series. This would now be part three in the series I have titled, The Library of God, in which I have presented the idea that our great God has a great library in heaven, filled with many books of many different aspects. And with that, I will give you a quick review of what we have covered so far. It started off with reading the verse in Revelation 20, verse 12, which reads, And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God. And books were opened, and another book was opened, which is the book of life. The first question I asked myself was, what are these books? We know that one of these books is labeled as the book of life, but what are all these other books? These other books that are open before God. The second question that I had was, why would an omniscient, that is, all-knowing God, need books? What is the purpose of these books before Him when He knows everything, past, present, and future? In that first message, I gave two answers to that second question. First was our fallible minds. Because of how our minds are, we cannot know everything or ever remember everything. God is the only one who knows everything. He knows everything that happened in the past, He knows what is happening in the present, and He knows what will happen in the future. That is why, when all believers come to that altar of judgment before Jesus Christ, our Lord, as spoken of in 2 Corinthians 5, verse 10, which says, For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that everyone may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. that at the end of our life, at this judgment, all that we have done will be revealed in these books with such precise detail that no one will deny it. The second answer to that second question was our limited presence. Just as our mind is limited to remembering things, it is also limited in being confined to this body in time and space. We are limited by our senses in this body as to the information we can take in from around us. We can see, smell, taste, touch and hear the world around us, but anything outside of this immediate realm of our physical body or out of reach of our senses must then come from another source. A form of media must be presented to our senses in order for new information to enter our mind. These two answers I presented in order to show that if God would be just and judge, there needed to be books in heaven, not for him, but for us, as a record of things that we may have forgotten in our lifetime, or things that needed to be tested when we arrive at that altar in heaven. This altar is the altar that Pastor Phil has been preaching on in his series, Your First Day in Heaven. For the Christian, this is the altar where all of life's works will be revealed and tested. For the ungodly, it will be at the great white throne judgment. It will be a revelation of information from each individual that has ever lived and died on earth. For example, if you were to die today and stand before God and the books of your life are opened, open for all to see, and rewards or the lack of them are handed out, you will not argue any of them. Isn't that correct? All that will be written there will be in perfect order as to how you have lived. No argument will be needed to prove otherwise. You will not doubt or deny the smallest detail listed in these books. For God knows everything in perfect detail and these books will show it. Now suppose right behind you in this journey into heaven, there's a man from, let's say, North Korea, who has been martyred for the faith. You stand there and watch as his books are opened. And even though you have never met the man, never seen him in your life, or heard of him in your entire lifetime, you will already know that just as your life was recorded in meticulous detail, so will his. And thus, we will see that God is perfectly just. Even when we come to the end of the millennium, where all the dead are raised up to be judged for their deeds, and where fallen angels also will be called to be judged for what they have done, then this grand jury of the saints will be called to judge these as according to 1 Corinthians 6, verses 2 and 3, which says, Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world will be judged by you, are you worthy to judge the smallest matters? Do you not know that we shall judge angels? How much more the things that pertain to this life? And so even with our fallible minds and our limited presence, that revelation of each individual's life and actions will be written in these books. And with that information present, the saints can see and agree with God, who is perfect and just, and will pass perfect judgment which is due and will show that God is right in doing so. So, a quick list of the books that we have looked at so far are, one, the Book of Works, two, the Book of Transgressions, and I'll note here again that these first two would essentially be one book, but I separated them to show the difference in theme when Scripture is speaking of them. Three, we had the Book of Sorrows, fourth, the Book of the Righteous, Fifth, The Book of the Living. And today, taking us past the halfway mark in this series, we want to continue with answering that first question, what are these books? And today we want to look at the book that I called The Book of Design, book number six. And I want to start us off a little differently this time, because one of the difficult parts of this book was actually assigning its title. Most, if not all, the other books had a word or a phrase that was already found in the text or had a general theme that could easily be summed up in one word. This book, however, proved more difficult to label than the others. I want to start us off by defining and explaining the word design so that it will make more sense when we get to the passage. The word design is defined in my Oxford dictionary as, first, destined or mentally appoint a person or a thing for a use. Second, to purpose or mentally plan an outline or a sketch or groundwork for a pattern for a work of different scale, material, or elaboration. Third, proof of God's existence based on evidence of forethought and nature. It is a bit of an older dictionary, but I find its definitions to be more in line with more conservative thinking. As the last part of the definition says, proof of God's existence based on the evidence of forethought and nature. Our modern world would rather we not use such a term in such a definition, but rather refer to creation as an intelligent design, and instead of God, rather refer to an intelligent designer. because the term God has a bit too much of a moral accountability aspect to it. It is easier for a fallen man to refer to him simply as an intelligent designer, which in their minds lessens the accountability aspect of it all. Even the brilliant mathematician of our modern age, Albert Einstein, who according to Wikipedia called himself an agnostic or a religious non-believer, had this to say about the intelligence in nature, and I quote, Everyone who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the universe, a spirit vastly superior to that of man. and one in the face of which we, with our most modest power, must feel humble. It goes on to say, The scientists' religious feelings take the form of a rapturous amazement at the harmony of natural law, which reveals an intelligence of such superiority that, compared with it, All the systematic thinking and acting of human beings is an utterly insignificant reflection." Well, he got one part right, in that our thinking is utterly insignificant in comparison to the detail and design found in nature. Isaiah 55, 8-9 says, For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are my ways. Nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. If we take a third definition of our word design, which said to be proof of God's existence based on evidence of forethought and nature, we can look at some of the design and detail that our creator God has put into creation. Looking into some of the smallest cells of our body, it is truly amazing what we find. As Joe shared last Sunday, some of the detail that is in just the smallest enzymes of our bodies. It is truly amazing. Every part of creation declares the fact that there is a designer. But it is only through the special revelation of the Bible that reveals not just the designer, that reveals the designer is not just a God, but it tells us who this God is. Psalm 19 verse 1 through 3 read, The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament shows his handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. God was very particular when it came to designing creation. Everything works in such perfect clockwork that it is practically impossible to ignore the intelligence and power needed to create not just the life here on earth, but the earth itself and everything we see in it. And not only our earth, but the entire universe as well. We can look at nature and see the great designers work in everything and that the designer's name is Jesus Christ. That we get from the Bible. But it was not only creation that had a particular design. God was also very particular when it came to the tabernacle and the temple and all its materials, its workmanship and all its designs. This was the reason for the passage of scripture that Joe read for us earlier, in particular verse 11 and 12, which read, And if they are ashamed of all that they have done, make known to them the design of the temple, and its arrangements, its exits, its entrances, its entire design, and all its ordinances, all its forms, which is also the word design, and all its laws, Write it down in their sight, so that they may keep its whole design, and all its ordinances, and perform them. This is the law of the temple. The whole area surrounding the mountaintop is most holy. Behold, this is the law of the temple." And with that, we should be able to conclude that God did not only have a design in mind for nature, but in all that He does. If we now back up and look at what the first definition was, it said, destined or mentally appoint a person for a thing or a use. We may not always think that God has appointed certain people for certain things, but he does. Listen to Judges chapter 13 verse 5, where God is speaking to the parents of Samson. Judges 13 verse 5. For behold, you shall conceive and bear a son, and no razor shall come upon his head. For the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb, and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines." Even before conception, God's plan was revealed, and a deliverer for Israel was set in motion. How wonderful is our God! If He can plan something like this before conception, then can we not trust Him for everything that goes on in our lives? Listen to Jeremiah chapter 1 verses 4 and 5. Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I sanctified you. I ordained you a prophet to the nations. Turn with me to Luke chapter 1. Luke chapter 1, this is where the angel, oh sorry, verses 30 to 33, where the angel came and spoke to her, and he said, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end." God had a perfect design in place for all of these people. God had a very specific design for these people of whom you read of Samson, of Jeremiah, and of course the redemption of man through Jesus Christ, who was prophesied throughout the Old Testament as the coming Messiah. All were destined or mentally appointed for a task in God's plan. And since we know that almost 30% of the Bible is prophecy, that figure alone should tell us that our Lord has a plan for each one of us, as well as the direction that we should go. And with that, it brings us to the part of the definition I was most interested in, and part of the reason I chose the word design as the title. The second definition was to purpose or mentally plan an outline or a sketch or a groundwork pattern for a work of different scale, material, or elaboration. Let me start by asking you this. In looking back into the past, the history of your life, how many decisions have you made so far? How elaborate and complex is your life in regards to every decision you have ever made, every path that you have chosen, all the things in your lifetime that brought you to this place where you are today. We know that it is many, many, many different paths and decisions that have brought us to the place where we are today. Some good decisions, and probably some not so good. Some made with godly wisdom, and some perhaps with worldly wisdom. Now let me ask you this, if God has such perfect detail in designing the universe, the earth, every living thing on the earth, everything down to the smallest cell in your body, and not just the cell, But all the workings inside each cell, wouldn't He have a design laid out for you, for your life? Again, we can look at nature and see how our God has created everything with such precise design. We can look at our Bibles and see from cover to cover the wonderful plan that God has designed for the salvation of mankind. From Genesis to Revelation, that perfect design. That perfect design He has created in order to deal with sin. to deal with death. And when we look at all the prophecy that is in scripture and how much of it is already fulfilled, there is a perfect pattern that is being followed as designed by God. Amen? Amen. But now think of this again, as I said before. If God is so meticulous in designing this world and everything in it, would he not have a design for each one of us? Would he not purpose or mentally plan and outline or sketch or groundwork for a pattern for our life, for our time here on earth? A design of what our life should look like in order to fulfill that chief aim of man, which is to what? Glorify God. Turn with me to Psalms chapter 139. This is where we find our next book. Psalm 139, and we'll start with verse 1. For the chief musician, a psalm of David, O Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up. You understand my thoughts afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. You have hedged you have hedged me behind and before, and laid your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me. It is high. I cannot attain it. Where can I go from your spirit? Or where can I flee from your presence? If I ascend into heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in hell, behold, you are there. If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me. If I say, surely the darkness shall fall on me, even the night shall be light about me. Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from you, but the night shines as the day. The darkness as the light are both alike to you. You formed my inward parts. You covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are your works, and that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in secret, and skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my substance, yet being unformed, and in your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them." Verse 16 is what we'll be looking at. Your eyes saw my substance being yet unformed, and in your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them. This is how it reads in the New King James Version. Does anyone have a King James Version out there? Does it read the same? Almost. Verse 16. Unperfect? Well, for those of you that don't have it, the King James Version reads like this. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect, and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there were none of them. This difference created an interesting twist in my study, because the difference of a few words in the interpretation completely changed the meaning of this verse. This I found out when I was reading in the commentaries of this verse. It was as if half the group was on one side talking about one aspect of the verse, and the other half was on the other side talking about a completely different aspect of the verse, and supposedly they were all looking at the same verse. The reason I bring this up is because if I do not explain each of these views and their differences found in the translations, You may read the other one and come to another interpretation and say that I'm preaching error. So before we proceed, we will take a quick detour into the differences between the King James and the New King James Version. To start this off, I want to quote a section from the course we did in our pastor's training classes called Hermeneutics Bible Interpretation. There was a section called Regarding the System of Bible Interpretation. And underneath was the point labeled false systems and a list of biblical interpretation methods that are, well, false. Under the second point was the label called the right system. The right system says here, and I now quote from our notes, very important point. The right system is the system that helps you discover the plain meaning of the text. We are not looking for deep, hidden truths. We are looking for the answer as to what the plain meaning of the text to the original here, or what was the plain meaning of the text to the original here. The system we put forth here is often referred to as the normal literal interpretation. This is not quite correct. In most instances, it is literal, but figurative words and figures of speech are not interpreted literally, but they are interpreted in the common way we do with such genres today. Thus, we would say we interpret the Bible in the normal, literal sense." End of quote. The difficulty was not in the first sentence, where it says, your eyes saw my substance, yet being unformed or unperfect, as the King James Version says. No, that part is the same. Nor was it in the last section, where it says, when as yet there were none of them. The difference is in the middle section. The New King James Version reads, and in your book, they all were written, the day is fashioned for me. In the King James version it says, in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned. The thing to note here is the words my members and the word which. In the King James, oh sorry, these words which are in the King James version, but these words are not in the original text. As far as I could find, it was only in the authorized version that have added these words. Anyone with that King James Version Bible will see that these words are italicized, meaning they have been added for better clarification of the text. But in this verse, adding these words is also an interpretation of what the text is to say. When you read the Interlinear Bible, or at least the one that I have, the section reads like this. And on your book all of them were written the days they were formed. And the question that arises in many of the commentaries and interpreters is what is meant by the words, all of them. Commentaries like Benson, Poole, and Gill use the added words of the King James Version to refer to them as the unformed parts of the embryo. This fits the previous context of where David describes the mystery of conception and development of the child inside the womb. And that this is a book. that is written of how God plans the assembly or daily development of the baby body inside the mother. Poole says, and I quote, all the several parts of my substance, which in due time and by degrees were formed into bones, fleshly sinews, and the days in which they were or should be fashioned, by what steps, in what order and time each part of the body should receive its proper form. Gil writes in the same manner, and is as follows. In the book of God's eternal mind and design, the plan of the human body was drawn, all the parts of it described, and their form, places, and uses fixed, even when as yet none of them was an actual being. But in due time, they are all exactly formed and fashioned according to the model of them in the mind of God, who has a perfect knowledge of them beforehand, as if they were written down in a book before him." End of quote. Other commentaries, like Elcott, Barnes, and Worsby, do not use these added words and stay with the words that are in the original. the words all of them. These commentaries conclude that when the words all of them is used, it refers to the words coming next, which is days formed. Elcott writes, and I quote again, by inserting the word members, the authorized version suggests a possible but not a probable interpretation. The Hebrew language likes to use a pronoun before the word to which it refers has occurred. And in spite of the accents, we must refer to all of them as days." End of quote. Barnes says, the words my members are not in the original. The Hebrew is all of them. The reference may not be to the members of his body, but to his days. And then the sense would be, all my days or all the periods of my life were delineated in thy book. End of quote. So, what this verse means and what this book contains largely hinges on which commentary we use and which version you are using. On one hand, this book contains the pre-planned design of timelines and events from conception up to birth, which is a fascinating process, but it is a process that has been unveiled with modern technology. We can now know what happens in the womb in one week, in two weeks, in two months, in five months. We can tell what time everything begins to form or begins to happen. On the other hand, This book could contain a vast grid of decisions and choices you could make in your entire lifetime. Every decision you may or may not make and every path you may or may not take. Each one of them is listed and recorded as well as the best one that God would want you to make. And so after reading many commentaries and many pages online regarding the different aspects of this passage, I will remain and continue with the first conclusion I came to about the passage, and that is as the New King James Version reads, and in your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me. That in the words all of them refers to the days fashioned, and that this book is the design of our life. Now in explaining the contents of this book will be our next point. In our course In our course, Hermeneutics Bible Interpretation, there is a section on interpreting the Proverbs and Psalms, and under the point Guidelines for Interpretation, there are four points. Two of them are, determine if figures of speech are involved, and do not use poetic writings to establish doctrine. If there are no figures of speech used in the verse, and we're not trying to form or change any major doctrine from the verse, and are only trying to find the plain meaning of the text, then the rules of interpretation tell us that David is speaking of a book before God, which I have called the book of design. A book alongside many other books that are before him, which we can see from other verses in the scripture, such as Revelation chapter 20, verse 21, which I read earlier. standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the book of life. Now that David tells us of this book, he then tells us in the rest of the verse what this book contains. The verse goes on to say, the days fashioned for me, as yet, when as yet there were none of them. The word fashioned is the Hebrew word yassar, if I'm pronouncing it correctly, and Vine's dictionary defines it as this, and I quote, to form, mold, fashion. A word common to Hebrew in all its periods, yassar is used in modern Hebrew in the sense of to produce or to create. The word is found over 60 times in the Hebrew Old Testament. The first occurrence in the Old Testament is in Genesis 2-7. God formed man of the dust of the ground, reflecting the basic meaning of molding something into a desired shape. End of quote. If you want to make something, that is to have a specific design or outcome, then there must be some sort of design in mind or pattern in place for the construction for that thing to follow. There must either be a mental image, a sketch, a blueprint, or a pattern. This is true for everything we humans make. We can see this in the grand blueprints of gigantic skyscrapers. and superstructures. We can see this right down to the simple sketches little children make when their minds begin to create things. They will draw on a little piece of paper of something that they want to build. It usually doesn't turn out the way the picture looks, but that's how it starts. God did not create man out of the dust of the ground into something random. No, how he made the human body is a fascinating design of God's handiwork. And everything He created, He created with order and purpose. For 1 Corinthians 14.33 says, For God is not the author of confusion. And if there is no disturbance to this creation, everything works in perfect order. The only thing that has hindered this order is sin and death. Another thing to note here is when David says that there are days fashioned for me, not numbered. He doesn't say numbered. I do not believe that there is a certain fatalistic number of days allotted to each one of us, as some believe. It always bothers me when people talk about someone's death as being, well, their time was just up. as if God had allowed only so and so many days to this person and had to orchestrate some dramatic event to bring that person's life to a close, because now was the time. I do not agree with that. I would rather hold to the fact that each good or bad choice, or in fact any choice we make, or each sin we choose to repent of, or choose to live in, can affect and change that number of days of our life. If you live in certain sins like drinking or doing drugs or foolish living, your chances of a long life can be greatly reduced. The term fashion can include the number of days you will live, but it is our free will in choices that can alter this number. Turn to Job 14 verse 5. Job 14 verse 5 says, Since his days are determined, the number of his months is with you, you have appointed his limits so that he cannot pass. Now many people will use this verse to support the view that God has numbered everyone's days to a predetermined amount and that is final. But look at the verse. Look at the verse in this way. Job is speaking of a man and his days, plural, that works, number of his months, Plural again, that is correct. And then it finishes with, you, God, have appointed His limits. Now why would this be plural if there is only a set limit? If there was only a set limit amount of days that we're supposed to live? I think this, and this is only my opinion, that this word here is plural, because all the choices we can make changes that limit. If I eat healthy, if I live right, make good choices, it is a good possibility that I may live a longer limit. If I drive double the speed limit all the time, my limit will probably be shortened. If I take and drink this glass of poison, I might have limited myself to the next 30 minutes. different lengths of time as a result of different choices, there is more than one limit. And that is determined by my choices, or in some cases, in the cases of murder, the choice of others. Proverbs 3, 1 and 2 say, My son, do not forget my law, but let your heart keep my commandments. for length of days and long life and peace they will add to you. Verses 13 through 16 of the same chapter speak of wisdom like this. Happy is the man who finds wisdom and the man who gains understanding, for her proceeds are better than the profits of silver and her gain than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies and all the things you may desire cannot compare with her. Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and honor. Again, going back to the verse that David spoke of, David says, Days fashioned for me when as yet there were none of them. David acknowledges that our all-knowing God has a big book for you. Not of you, as some of the previous books were labeled, and looked at, but a book for you, for your life, a sketch or a blueprint of what He would like your days to look like, days that would include serving Him, living for Him. Even if you have lived in selfishness and sin up to today, up to this point in your life, God still has that book ready for you, detailed of what your life is to look like for you to follow, if you will repent and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and submit to His will. Listen to how Warren W. Worsby writes in his Bible exposition commentary. He writes like this, and I quote, But the Lord did more than design and form our bodies. He also planned and determined our days. This probably includes the length of life and the tasks He wants us to perform. This is not some form of fatalism or heartless predestination, for what we are and what He plans for us comes from God's loving heart and are the very best He has for us. If we live foolishly, we might die before the time God has ordained. But God's faithful children are immortal until their work is done. How can we ignore God when He has given us such a marvelous body and plan for us a wonderful life? Life is not a prison. It is an exciting pilgrimage, and the Lord has prepared us for what He prepared for us. Sorry, I'll read that again. And the Lord has prepared us for what He prepared for us. Our responsibility is to yield ourselves to Him daily, ponder His thoughts found in His Word, and walk in the Spirit. God thinks of us. Should we not think about Him? End of quote. Now, if you're hearing this today and think that God doesn't care for you anymore, Or you think that life is meaningless and pointless and that no God would be interested in your life or has any plan for it? Well, let me give you this simple illustration. I found it actually this morning and inserted it. But instead of just reading it, I will illustrate it. I'm going to ask all of you to raise your hand. Who wants one of these? I see some of you need glasses. Who wants one of these? I'm giving it away. Who wants one? Oh yeah, all of you. Who still wants it? Who still wants it? Don't worry, I owed him 40 bucks anyway. But he concludes like this, you all have learned a valuable lesson. The speaker said, no matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth 50 bucks. Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and grounded to the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or will happen, you will never lose your value in God's eyes. dirty or clean, crumpled or infinitely creased, you are still priceless to Him. Isn't it fascinating to know that there is a God out there who knows every single thing you think? Who knows every single thing you do? Because He made you. He cares for you. He has a plan for you. 1 Peter 5 verses 6 and 7 read like this, Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time, casting all your cares upon him, for he cares for you. Turn to 2 Peter chapter 1. 2 Peter 1 begins with these words, Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ, grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. As his divine power, he has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness. through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. Not only is there a book laid out for me, but He has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness. And not only that, but great and precious promises that wait for me if I partake of that divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed, and in your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them. While we are all still here on earth, and you are hearing this message today, you know that before our great and mighty God, there is a book with your name on it. A book with each choice and each decision that you will ever face. A book that we will record or has been already in place for every day, for every moment. And He has given you the free will to make the choices you want to make. or submit and follow the ones He wants you to make. It starts with the Bible. It starts with being in the Word. For we must all understand His will before we will ever know what His will is for us. You may hear this and think, it's too late for me. No, it's not too late. Jeremiah 18.11 says, Now therefore speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus says the Lord, Behold, I am fashioning a disaster and devising a plan against you. Return now, everyone, from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good. I want to speak to some of you out there today because I know the Lord has fashioned a disaster and a plan against the unbeliever. It is called hell. Therefore repent, now everyone, from your evil ways, and make your ways and your doings good. So as we conclude, we have looked at one book today, the book of design. We looked at the definition of this word, and in particular the second point, which was to purpose or mentally plan an outline or sketch or groundwork pattern for a work of different scale, material or elaboration. I use this definition as the groundwork in presenting and explaining this book. A book, as I said earlier, is not so much of us, but for us. A book that contains the pattern, an outline that our life is supposed to take, but also can be altered by our free will. Free will by sin and by death. It is a book of such great importance that it should be the desire of each one of us to search it out as much as possible, to find what God wants from us and wants us to do. As Warren said, God thinks of us, should we not think about him? But we can only do that if we're in the Bible first. Only when we are in the Word, read the Word, can we find the will of God. And only once we get a handle or understanding on that, can we begin to find what His will is for us. And I want to close with the verses in Matthew chapter 7. And I'll read from verses 7 to 11. Ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives, and everyone who seeks, finds. And to him who knocks, it will be opened. Or what man is there among you, if he has a son, asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more Will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask of Him? Thank you. Amen.