These past few weeks have been insightful, particularly on Gods providence over me and how he uses his word to manifest much greater glory. After suggesting to Becky to read up on the book of James with steadfast keenness and sincerity, she is now posting and updating her blog to certain verses and passages that convey exhortation and words that sometimes seem to fall on deaf ears. It strikes me, how easily is it for us to fall victim to skimming verses and words in the bible. Do we skim the book and only cease to extract meaning only on sentences that seem more important to us?
Certain verses from James have been coming to my attention lately, from Becky posting verses (and also from 'random' places) such as:
"But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors" (Jas 2:9)
"Count it all joy my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds. For you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance, and let it have it's full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing" (Jas 1)
"So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin." (Jas 4:17)
It strikes me how odd it is that only now do these verses implicate more meaning and conviction to me than before. How awful is the thought of missing out on others? My thirst for his word grows even more, knowing that I failed to inscribe depth unto my heart when I read from the word. I find great pleasure to confide in a God who is eternal and never changing, and the one who ordained each and every word in the bible. How ignorant would it be from us to skim even a period from it?
Certain verses from James have been coming to my attention lately, from Becky posting verses (and also from 'random' places) such as:
"But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors" (Jas 2:9)
"Count it all joy my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds. For you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance, and let it have it's full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing" (Jas 1)
"So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin." (Jas 4:17)
It strikes me how odd it is that only now do these verses implicate more meaning and conviction to me than before. How awful is the thought of missing out on others? My thirst for his word grows even more, knowing that I failed to inscribe depth unto my heart when I read from the word. I find great pleasure to confide in a God who is eternal and never changing, and the one who ordained each and every word in the bible. How ignorant would it be from us to skim even a period from it?
