Morning Pastor John!
I have been up reading in Galatians this morning. I read chapter 4:22-23 and I am just in awe. I love that God shows us the symbols or foreshadowing of Jesus, such as Adam and Eve hiding from God after sinning against Him because they were naked and ashamed being like our flesh hiding from God, and the tabernacle representing heaven, the purification of wives, Abraham sacrificing Isaac, etc. I am really just in love with how good God is. He lays it all out so we can understand it when He touches us, telling us a story that only He can tell.
Today is the first time I really took in that Abraham had two sons, one by a bondmaid and one by a freewoman of promise. That is like God having His children of His spirit and those who are of the flesh. It almost sounds silly to write because it is so obvious and simple but I really never took it in like I did today. When you take in all the ways God shows us the truth and teaches us about His heart and His desires, it is just so good! I really love that he teaches us this way because it is like drawing out a picture for us. It makes it exciting to realize you may read a verse and God may paint you a picture of understanding, when you are not even trying to learn anything. Ha! I love this.
I am in awe that this whole story, this whole life, is being revealed to me…to us. It’s like opening a book and realizing it has hidden messages that others can’t see, written in between the script. Kinda like reading invisible ink!
I just had to share these feelings. I feel like the veil over my eyes is getting thinner and thinner. I can see but, oh, I want a clearer picture! I am so excited to live in NC and soak up what God has taught you and the body.
Beth