After I finished my Greek midterm this morning, I began walking to my dorm room. While doing so, I removed my glasses to clean a distracting smudge off of one of the lenses. Being careful not to run into anything, I noticed the ground glimmered as though a hundred tiny diamonds had been tossed upon it. I placed my glasses back on my face and realized the glistening atmosphere was gone and I was just left with dew on blades of grass. So, I did what any aspiring theologian would do: I removed my glasses, prayed that I didn’t hurt myself while walking, and pondered the deeper meaning of the revelation at hand.
As Christians, we sometimes get so bogged down with the details of Scripture, the disciplines of Christianity, and the practice of trying to “be good.” When, in reality, we miss glistening diamonds of meaning in God’s word. I believe all of those things are necessary in life; however, if we’re so dependent on the motions of being a “good Christian,” we can miss God’s magnificence. We see God as a dictator of rules and regulations, and not the loving Father that wants us to come to Him. He wants us to come before Him with all of our junk. He wants us to beg Him to take our burdens. Yes, like a loving father, He disciplines; He is just, which seems unfair to us at times, but He is who He is because He is love. He is. He is Yahweh, set apart, holy. He is who He is. There is none like Him. So, while learning Scripture and disciplining yourself, I believe, is a necessity, don’t make it a hum-drum way of life.
Never stop being moved by God’s word.
Let yourself be open to the Holy Spirit’s conviction.
Pray for a tender heart.
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