Today I was thinking about who I love. His name is Jesus.
Here is a bit of my testimony. When I was in my teen years, I greatly feared God. I was afraid that I wasn't giving Him enough of my time. I was constantly feeling guilty if I did anything other than read my Bible in my spare time. It was sort of a disease of my mind. I had the wrong idea about who God is.
Romans 8:15 says, "For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father."
That is such a dear verse to me. God loves me- He is my Father.
In these years of singleness that the Lord has blessed me with and even after I marry- He is my Valentine. It is my desire that He have my heart. I would say He has my heart, but honestly, some days that just isn't true. It's a daily struggle. Overall, I am quite the happy individual though.
That is the end of this blog post. Has He delivered you from your bondage? The popular Christmas song says that Santa knows we're all God's children. Not so. (John 8:44) The only way to the Father is by Jesus Christ (John 14:6). I just thought I'd end with that. It seems that many people have the wrong idea of who God is the way I used to. Here's a tip: Read your Bible to find out who God is. Really study it, don't just take the preacher's word for it. Don't take the evangelist's word for it. Don't take my word for it. Study your Bible.
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Sunday, February 9, 2014
A Man's Ego & an Angel's Humility
Here are a couple of things from my Bible study this week that I think are worth sharing.
Firstly, there is Abimelech's death in Judges 9. Abimelech and his armies pursued a group of people and sort of treed them in a tower(seriously, I'm thinking Rapunzel here). They are trying to kill the people in the tower, so they attempt to burn the door down. Then, a woman dropped a piece of millstone out of the tower and busted Abimelech's head open! Read his response in verse 54-
"Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that they men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died."
I was struggling to read Judges because it is kind of bloody, but I laughed so hard when Abimelech didn't want people to think that a woman killed him. That kind of attitude is still going on!
And second, on a more serious note, I loved the story in Judges 13. The Angel of the Lord came to announce the coming of Samson and give instruction for his rearing.
This is what I liked: Although the Angel was amazing, he didn't want any glory. It just struck a thought that people care so much about Angels sometimes, that they are magnified above God. I do not believe that is the right thing to do. Angels are fascinating, but God created them. He deserves the praise and glory. (Read Colossians 1:16-17)
Comment below and tell me what you learned in Bible study this week!
*Note: I reserve the right to remove cruel or irrelevant comments. ;)
Firstly, there is Abimelech's death in Judges 9. Abimelech and his armies pursued a group of people and sort of treed them in a tower(seriously, I'm thinking Rapunzel here). They are trying to kill the people in the tower, so they attempt to burn the door down. Then, a woman dropped a piece of millstone out of the tower and busted Abimelech's head open! Read his response in verse 54-
"Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that they men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died."
I was struggling to read Judges because it is kind of bloody, but I laughed so hard when Abimelech didn't want people to think that a woman killed him. That kind of attitude is still going on!
And second, on a more serious note, I loved the story in Judges 13. The Angel of the Lord came to announce the coming of Samson and give instruction for his rearing.
This is what I liked: Although the Angel was amazing, he didn't want any glory. It just struck a thought that people care so much about Angels sometimes, that they are magnified above God. I do not believe that is the right thing to do. Angels are fascinating, but God created them. He deserves the praise and glory. (Read Colossians 1:16-17)
Comment below and tell me what you learned in Bible study this week!
*Note: I reserve the right to remove cruel or irrelevant comments. ;)
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Be Thankful
"The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them." Proverbs 20:12
I heard a couple of people talking a while back. Man A was angry at the Lord.
Man B said, "Why are you angry with the Lord? Hasn't He done so many good things for you?"
Man A said, "No, He has never done anything for me."
Man B said, "You have eyes to see and ears to hear; The Lord did that for you."
Good point.
"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning." James 1:17
I guess someone else would say, "So, if God gives us our eyes and ears, then why are some people born blind or deaf?" That reminds me of a story in the book of John.
"And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him." (9:1-3)
Jesus goes on to heal the blind man, thus showing the works of God. There are many instances though, when Jesus does not heal someone from blindness. I believe He can still manifest the works of God in someone through an illness. In fact, the Bible says so in 2 Cor. 12:9. Go read it. 2 Cor. 1:4 is another good one.
Be thankful for your eyes and ears, if you have them. Let God use it to His glory if you don't have them.
I heard a couple of people talking a while back. Man A was angry at the Lord.
Man B said, "Why are you angry with the Lord? Hasn't He done so many good things for you?"
Man A said, "No, He has never done anything for me."
Man B said, "You have eyes to see and ears to hear; The Lord did that for you."
Good point.
"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning." James 1:17
I guess someone else would say, "So, if God gives us our eyes and ears, then why are some people born blind or deaf?" That reminds me of a story in the book of John.
"And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him." (9:1-3)
Jesus goes on to heal the blind man, thus showing the works of God. There are many instances though, when Jesus does not heal someone from blindness. I believe He can still manifest the works of God in someone through an illness. In fact, the Bible says so in 2 Cor. 12:9. Go read it. 2 Cor. 1:4 is another good one.
Be thankful for your eyes and ears, if you have them. Let God use it to His glory if you don't have them.
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