Thursday, March 11, 2010

Day 61 - History

Day 61 – I want you to stop for just a moment and think about the most outlandish story you have heard from the Bible. Now, remember – this wasn't just a story – this is chronicling someone's life. Some of the stories are horrific. I read one this week about Jezebel and King Ahab that just floored me regarding King Ahab not getting some land for a vegetable garden he wanted to make closer to where he lived. He pouted and whined and Jezebel arranged for the person that owned the land to basically get stoned to death. Wow!!!

Many of the stories we read are about shortcomings and failures and are often quite embarrassing. I can't imagine. The exercise that I used before was to have our youth group kids go through was to ask them how they would live their lives differently if those stories in the Bible were about them. Can you imagine your biggest shortcomings and failings being plastered on a local billboard or worse…a book that has been written for generations to see and use you as an example for what NOT to do? Your name would be synonymous with whatever it was that you did. That is a daunting thought isn't it?! I bet you would probably live your life a little differently if you knew things were being documented about you.

We are so blessed that God can work through our weaknesses to show His strength. I can only imagine the hearts of the people in the Bible and how God worked through them. I'm sure many of them face feeling broken hearted before God worked victoriously in and around them.

Psalm 147:3

 3 He heals the brokenhearted
       and binds up their wounds.

It is in our weakness that he shows his strength and that we truly find our way back to Him.

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