Whew Pastor John!
I don’t want to write to you every day, but I can’t help it today. I am amazed.
I can’t believe that Jesus is letting me understand this! I remember reading the Bible for the first time and turning the pages, telling Jesus that I didn’t understand a word of it but that I was gonna keep going. And then, one day Jesus let something go in, and that was a game changer for me.
I was reading scriptures on “faith” this morning from Roman’s 3 and 4. So, I wanted to read more in Romans 4 because we have been reading about faith and works. When I started the chapter, my thoughts were that I can see how people get confused about the issue of faith and works, but when I slowed down and read the whole chapter, I was amazed at the clarity. I then wanted to confirm that Paul wrote Romans, and so, I went to chapter 1, and I became mesmerized just at the clarity of the description of who Paul was. Wow! And then I had to keep reading.
It really is a matter of the heart. The hearts of those believers in Rome grabbed onto what they wanted, and mine did, too. I thank Jesus that I love His truth!
I feel the sweetest love for Abraham this morning. Abraham followed God before he received anything from Him. I see why he was God’s friend. And any heart following after God before the promise of the Spirit is given is like Abraham.
We all did that. We sought after God and kept coming before we received the Spirit, and God loved seeing us do that and soon sealed us with it. That makes me very mushy toward the hearts of those who are now wanting His Spirtt.
(By the way, mushy is best when two or more are gathered!)
Who knew Romans 1 and 4 were so good!
Beth
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