Lorie encouraged me today to post my thoughts, and I really appreciated her understanding and grace as I explained my position. Most of my life I have been immersed in a culture of "should's" and "need to's" regarding prayer and Bible study and all the other things people do religiously for many different reasons. In an attempt to escape that kind of thinking, I would say that currently I do these things infrequently, but when I do them, it is because I want to. I guess I am sharing this to say that I hesitate to commit to contributing on a regular basis, because no, I don't always want to. That said, I plan to enjoy reading and occasionally contributing to this blog.
Here are a few things that stand out to me from this story.
1:17 John will "turn the hearts of the fathers to their children..." I wonder what this means?
1:37 For nothing is impossible with God.
The story, specifically of Mary and Elizabeth, is amazing. In a world where there are plenty of nay-sayers, it makes me smile because it seems too good to be true! I can't begin to count all the times people have told me over the past decade that my or someone else's dreams or ideas will never work out. I begin believing these lies, I think, to save myself any grief in case they don't. But this story that seemed way better than any of my dreams or hopes seem and way more unlikely to be true is true as far as I am concerned.
Similarly, all the prophecying in the story blows my mind. I don't spend much time thinking about prophecy going on in my day to day life. It seems like there was always someone prophecying about something, though, in the Bible, and it is awesome to read.
It's hard for me to read or hear the story and not feel choked up. It's full of life, hope, and rejoicing. Of couse this account skips over the killing of all the baby boys.
That's all for me today! Happy reading.
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