What would you think?

I was getting dressed for work this morning and my wife was sitting up in bed reading her Bible. I was thinking to myself, "should I ask her to read it out loud?" For whatever reason, I didn't...2 minutes later she says, "listen to this, isn't it sad." Then proceeded to read from scripture...2 Chronicles 25 1-2 "Amaziah was 25 years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem 29 years. His mother's name was Jehoaddin; she was from Jerusalem. He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not wholeheartedly."

 

What would this mean to you?

 

There's a funny thing that people say that I used to agree with. It goes something like "the Bible can mean whatever you want it to mean. You can find something in there that will help you prove your point." As my relationship with the Lord has grown and shrunk...as I have forged ahead and back slid...one thing has remained steadfast. HIS love for me. Not the other way around. As I think about the saying that I mentioned, if you read things out of context or without the Love of the Almighty, His Holy Spirit...they are just words. Words can be manipulated any way you want them to be, especially without understanding. But, add God...add His desire to communicate to the ones He loves. Then, the words mean something. They become personal. They become words from His mouth directly to me that apply to my circumstances. As I type this I am becoming overwhelmed with the thought/realization of this all over again. Even as I type, the shuffle of my songs playing through my headphones remind me: "This is my daily bread, Your very word spoken to me. And I'm desperate for You. And I'm lost without You." "This is the air I breathe, Your Holy presence living in me."

 

NO, IT'S NOT COINCEDENCE...It's the love of the Father, my Jesus, the Holy Spirit burning inside me for fellowship and I love it.  I need it more than anything else. It's all I need...but, I forget sometimes. And my gracious Father reminds me...through a prompting in my head and the voice of my precious sweet wife..."do it wholeheartedly".

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