Matthew 17:20
King James Version
20 And Jesus said unto them,
Because of your unbelief:
for verily I say unto you,
If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed,
ye shall say unto this mountain,
Remove hence to yonder place;
and it shall remove;
and nothing shall be impossible
unto you.
It's a MIRACLE in itself.
That I understand the Bible at all.
Much less write about it.
And piece the books, chapters, and verses together.
Weaving from the material given.
With SPIRIT creating a system for me.
I attribute this miracle to the TRIUNE GOD:
-- To GOD, Who saved me.
-- To JESUS, Who taught me GOD's laws.
-- To SPIRIT, Who guides me through Scripture.
I used to be really intimidated by the Bible.
As a kid, schools gave us Gideon Bibles to study.
I never really got to do that.
Though we'd be given stories, and verses by the Catholic nuns.
I am grateful for that foundation.
As a grownup, I'd merely stare at the Bibles in the bookstores.
Not quite knowing where to begin.
I was reading most everything, EXCEPT the Bible.
But when GOD made me born again, I took to the Bible as a fish to water.
We were made for each other.
I swam effortlessly.
Happily.
Gloriously.
Endlessly.
GOD was my AIR.
I lived, and breathed, through Him.
I was blowing bubbles of joy!
GOD was that VAST OCEAN I swam in.
Happy to be home, at last!
GOD made Scripture easy for me to understand.
Through His SPIRIT's guidance, I have a joyous time studying.
The LORD knew I had been searching so long.
Looking for that ULTIMATE, ABSOLUTE TRUTH.
Which happened to be Him.
When I surrendered all my sins, He knew I was ready to read His BOOK.
Ready to take the journey He had planned for me, all along.
Ready to read that wonderful, glorious, astounding book of His LIFE.
And He sent His SPIRIT, that I may understand easily, and happily.
For when you understand, you become happy.
And you can't wait to share with others your discoveries.
That's why there's no stopping our blogs.
I have ALWAYS loved the written word.
I had no idea GOD's LIVING WORD would change my life.
Beautifully, and completely.
There is nothing like comprehending the Bible.
And knowing that the ONLY POWER is GOD.
If you don't know the GOD of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, I invite you to do these things:
-- PRAY to GOD.
-- OPEN your heart to Him.
-- APPROACH Him, as a child would.
-- SPEAK to Him in your own way.
-- BE willing to wait for His answers.
This is a personal relationship between you, and GOD.
No one else's business, but yours.
For myself, I would always pray to Him, as a child would:
Knowing nothing, but
wanting to know
EVERYTHING.
And He would laugh at that hungry, little heart of mine!
Watch what happens next, soon as you pray to GOD!
GOD will always show up at His own PERFECT time.
At the time you need Him the most!
You being humbled, and feeling forsaken, that's when GOD's closest.
He will show up, in a manner perfectly attuned to His child.
Which you are.
That's what makes our journeys exciting.
We never know what GOD has in store for us.
But how can you know, UNLESS you ASK Him?
Say YES to GOD now!
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Mountain image: Francesco Ungaro
Dolphin image: Pixabay
