How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord is laid for your faith in his excellent word.

What do you think about when you don't have anything else to think about? Well, that's the interesting question that our teacher, Dr. J. Vernon McGee, asks in this study of Through the Bible. I'm Steve Schwartz, your host, and I know what I'd like to answer. I know that I'd like to say that I think about the Lord and what pleases him. Well, how about you? What would you say? Or what would you like to say?

I know many people listen to our studies while on the road riding along in their car or truck,

and, you know, that's a good place to really give thought to a passage of Scripture, isn't it?

May God bless you in that discipline. Ask God to help you develop that habit.

We've been studying Dr. McGee's guidelines for

understanding scripture, and he's got seven in all, and we'll hear two more in just a few moments.

But before we dive in, here's Dr. McGee with a few introductory thoughts.

Some time ago, a minister in California announced that he would speak the next Sunday over radio on heaven. During that

week, the minister received a letter from an old man who was very ill. In this letter was one of

the most beautiful expressions of faith ever pennanned. It read in part.

Next Sunday, you were to talk about heaven.

I'm interested in that land because I've held a clear title to a bid of property there

for over 55 years.

I did not buy it.

It was given to me without money and without price,

but the donor purchased it for me at a tremendous sacrifice. I'm not holding it for

speculations, since the title is not transferable. It's not a vacant lot for more than half a century.

I've been sending material out of which the greatest architect

and builder of the universe has been building a home for me,

which will never need to be repaired because it will suit me perfectly and will never grow old.

Termites can never undermine its foundation for it rests upon the rock of ages. Fire cannot destroy it.

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