Jan. 26, 2007
Favorite Verses
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II Peter 1:3 seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence May I tell you this one's story for me personally? Not what it means - but, how I came to view it as a favorite verse. I believe it is a testimony to God's faithfulness. Many years ago I attended a women's retreat with other women from my church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. I was in my early 20's. The organizers had painstakingly planned things... even down to our own Bible verses laid on our pillows. These prayer warriors had prayed for months and had then written each woman's name on a 3 X5 card followed by her special verse. I still recall reading my verse thru that evening when I found "my" pillow on the queen sized bed. I had to reread it numerous times - I just couldn't seem to "get" it! Infact, I was even a bit put out that they would give me such a seemingly esoteric verse! lol However, I kept that card. Actually, I stuck it in my Bible. I reread it when the mood struck me. Still, I couldn't make much of it. The verse's meaning seemed to be just out of my grasp! What in the world is wrong with me? And, what were those ladies thinking? Maybe someone who didn't know me personally had done one of those "close the Bible and then let it drop to see where it lands" things in picking out my verse. Whenever I felt I was getting a bit big for my britches, I would pull out the card and read it....I would quickly remember that I certainly don't know much at all or have all my eggs in the basket or my ducks in a row. Now, those last parts are still too true lol - but, one day during a discouraging period of homeschooling a number of years ago, the Lord chose to reveal to me the meaning of "my special" verse - the verse prayfully chosen for *me* years before. I believe I just sat there and wept. To think, I had been given this verse as a young 22/23 yr old (who was clueless of its personal truth) and when the time was right-some 14 years later- He showed me its meaning *for me*! The God of the Universe! He did this for me. Just when I needed to know this-He had had it planned out down to that old 3X5 card in my possession. Is He not an awesome God??! My circumstances look different when I realize that our God is interested in the big and little things in our lives and He has *such* amazing plans for us. When this verse was given to me, I had no children and certainly didn't plan on home educating the children I might have someday - yet, this verse really gives me strength and courage in the endeavor of homeschooling (and life). |
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