i am falling back in love with the bible. does that sound weird? a pastor who really didn’t like to read the bible that much? who had to make himself do it? who struggled to make time for quiet moments with God? (honesty. keep it real.)
yeah, so as part of my lent sacrifice, i decided to give up one extra hour of sleep each morning to get up and spend some quality time digging into God’s word and listening for His voice. it’s been pretty incredible. if for nothing other than the extra time to wake up and relax before hitting the grind, it’s great. but i’m experiencing God’s word like i never have before. i started in the book of romans and have now read through 2nd corinthians. three books in three weeks, with a few days off here and there depending on…how lazy i am. (honesty. keep it real.) i don’t know if that’s a fast pace or a slow pace. some days i bust through six or seven chapters and other days i have to re-read the same chapter over and over to make sure i get it.
anyway, here are a few things that stuck out to me this morning from 2nd corinthians chapter 10. no interpretation, no commentary. just the scripture.
talking about how paul and his partners fight spiritual warfare:
“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
talking about people who pump themselves up:
“when they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves to themselves, they are not wise.”
“for it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.”
talking about what false teachers have done to the corinthian church:
“in fact you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or pushes himself forward or slaps you in the face. to my shame I admit that we were too weak for that!”
any thoughts? speak.
Posted on March 19th, 2009 by deWeb
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