So...working at a greenhouse provides a lot of hours for pure thinking. Which can be good or bad.
But I was just thinking about how much I can struggle every day as a Christian. How I, and every Christian for that matter, is exactly like ancient Israel.
You know how while reading the old testament you want to take the Israelites and shake them up sometimes. I mean really, God leads them out of Egypt with one miracle after another and they praise and thank Him, forget Him, complain, worship other gods, God says, "that's enough" and they after chastising them they come back humbled, beaten, and once again praise God.
Life is good again.
So they go back to their wicked ways. Talk about some hard headed, stupid people!
Now go write down a summary of your walk with God in the last year and compare notes with the Israelites...you almost can't tell which is which, can you?
2 comments:
Well I would say mine is bigger, but Christ died once for all so that there is no "list" , just a clean slate when you confess your sins. They are as far away as the east is from the west. Remember we are the new Israel. Just the thoughts I had on this subject.
Chip
Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded grace abounded much more, so that as reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. What shall we say then? Should we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live in it any longer? Romans 5:21 through 6:2
If we say that we have no sin we, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 1 John 1:8
Some references I thought of. Hope it helps explain what I was trying to say.
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