I want to be completely honest with everyone. When I read this weeks lesson, I didn’t get any point the first time. The second time I went through it though, I got a different perspective. I don’t want to talk about the “unholy trinity” the author talks about.
I want to talk about what God has done for me this year in spite of myself! During one of our classes, Leland commented that he hoped the author experienced some joy in his life. I’m sure he does, but reading his book week in and week out is a bit of a challenge.
While I certainly have gotten some great insight from the class, I also want to point out the good things God has done for me in 2009. I’ve been challenged to repent and step outside of the emotional pits I constantly seem to be fighting and to trust God. Did you hear that? Trust God.
That is what I am going to do. I am going to take out of 2009 the fact that God is for me and who or what can be against me. The Lord spoke to me through Julia today and it was words of great encouragement. She spoke of God’s faithfulness and with tears in her eyes shared some of her concerns to me. But with a flash of her smile, she commented that God was good and will see us through any mess we find ourselves in.
Yes David blew it with Bathsheba. He blew it big time. Is there anyone out there in blog-land that DOESN’T understand that? I doubt it. But God showed himself strong to David. Just as he did to Moses, Elijah, Peter, Paul and anyone else who would come to Him in faith.
Yes I’ve blown it. Yes I’ve made horrible mistakes. Yes I know it. But how trite for me to limit God by not trusting him to be bigger than my sin, my bad attitudes, and any other issue of moment I might be dealing with. Oh God forgive me!!!!! And the good news is????
HE DOES FORGIVE! It’s like the song I heard Don Fransico sing many years ago. “HE’S ALIVE AND I’M FORGIVEN!!!!!!!!!!!” YES!!!!! To quote some of my favorite sports announcers: HE’S AT THE 10, THE 5 TOUCHDOWN!!!! HE SHOOTS HE SCOOOOORES!!!!! THERE’S A LONG DRIVE TO LEFT FIELD … THAT BABY’S GONE!!!!!!!
DO YOU GET THE MESSAGE!!!!! I’M FREE, MY SINS ARE FORGIVEN AND GOD IS NOT MAD AT ME OR ANYONE ELSE!!!!!
Merry Christmas to everyone and I am looking forward to trusting God in 2010!!!!!
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