I have continued to read through. My continuance read of the Old Testament is complete.
I am now ready for Matthew.
Reading the Bible through. I highly recommend it, even if it takes years to complete.
Looking Skyward, Kathie
Continuing
Space
A very quick word this morning, from my phone 😊.
I’m reading in Daniel.
Nebuchadnezzar. Are you familiar with him? You can read about him in chapters 1-4 in the Book of Daniel. In chapter 5 you can pick up with Belshazzar, his son. Belshazzar is off the scene by chapter 6. But I’m off point.
Nebuchadnezzar had a dream. GOD gave Daniel the meaning of the dream and Daniel delivered the message. One year later it happened. And at the prophesied time Nebuchadnezzar repented. GOD gave Nebuchadnezzar Space to Repent.
Space to Repent. While we have it, let’s do it!
Belshazzar sinned away his space.
Space to Repent! What a most lovely gift Father gives us.
Takeaways. GOD never lies and HE is never wrong. And when He gives Space for Repentance, we do well to receive it.
Until next time. . . Kathie
Drop-In Thoughts
Early mornings are good times for me, often thoughts surprise me and then settle in to help and correct. This morning was one of those mornings.
The initiating thought went something like this: As a Christian we, you and I do not have the right to do as we please. It’s a common teaching, I think, that we all have the right to do as we please. And you know, for the NOT born again, I think that is a fair statement.
But if you (and I) have been born again, at that exchange of sin for Righteousness, we (you and I) no longer have the right to do as we please. We really don’t.
We (the Redeemed) have been bought back from the evil one, and we forfeited our ‘right’ to sin at that time.
We are now obligated to obey The Father, obligated to refuse to do as we please. However, glory, hallelujah, we have the right, the authority, and the Power to live holy for His glory and our good.
John 1
12 But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—13 children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.
And then the next logical thought arrested my attention: If this confronts any one of us as unacceptable, then the only logical thing to do is check in with Him and find out if we have in truth been born again.
Messaging in good faith, Kathie
Over and Over Again
Continuing to read through the Bible.
Ezekiel!
Over and over and over, I have read: then you (or they) will know that I am the LORD.
Over and over in 35 and a half chapters so far.
This tells me with all certainty that GOD, the GOD of Creation and All Power, wants YOU to KNOW HIM.
Does that speak to you?
I hope you will respond.
