2nd Book of Peter, chapter 1, verses 16-21.
16 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased,” 18 we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain. 19 And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, 20 knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. 21 For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
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The power of God and the Word of God are so real that it is transmitted to us by the printed page. Reading it brings light, which grows and grows inside of us until we are fully illuminated. The light is not produced inside of us by our imaginations. It is reproduced as it is spread from the original source, from person to person, as we testify of the light we have received.
God has revealed Himself with words, and as the word, to share His life with us. It was not enough to make us living creatures, like plants and animals. He made us in His image, to be like Him, able to reproduce Him through His Word. Plants and animals reproduce, and they also reveal God through the glory of creation. “For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.” (Romans 1:20).
Today, mankind seems to believe he has outgrown God, using the material world to obfuscate the creator who made it. Our educational system pretends God does not exist, and suppresses any discussion about Him. That is why we must speak and bring out the light that is in us. We must come out of our church sanctuaries, and out from behind our touch screens and keyboards and declare the truth that has already been revealed through the Bible.