In Plain Sight

Last night, I was sitting in bed reading in the bible, and it didn’t take long for me to be wrecked. I was reading in Hebrews, chapter eleven: a chapter I’ve read a bunch of times, and came to a point where I couldn’t continue.

I’ve learned not to “rush” through the bible. I have an entire lifetime to read it, so why not take me time through life to do so. I would rather read one Scripture and become it than read a whole chapter and forget it. Anyway, the part that wrecked me was about Abraham and Sarah.

I’ve always read about their unwavering faith, about waiting for a son, and I would speak and teach about how THAT’s what God recorded, not where they had fallen short, and that’s about as far as my teaching went on that, but last night, God opened up a whole new revelation to me.

It’s not that He left-some-parts-out. No, He doesn’t even SEE that stuff; it’s as if none of it ever happened. When they repented; it was erased, never remembered. The only part remembered was their unwavering faith in waiting for a son. How amazing is that, and that’s how He sees YOU!!

When we enter into the heart of Jesus, all our sins are wiped away…forgotten…invisible. The enemy’s only weapon is to accuse us, and as he does, God says, “I don’t even know what you’re talking about” because He doesn’t know; He doesn’t keep a record. That’s why it’s so important to share our testimony through Jesus because it cancels ever accusation that comes our way.

So what about after…after you know Jesus and still sin? That’s why repentance is so important: it wipes away, erases, and the more we become love, the less we sin. We should learn from God what to focus on.

He focuses on the good. Many people focus on the bad. Instead of seeing what He’s done, they focus on what Satan’s doing. Instead of seeing positive statistics; they focus on the negative. Maybe people look for the signs that the world is coming to an end because they WANT it to come to an end. That’s just not the way I think.

I’m excited to live, to love my kids, to be love for them and everyone else, to reach out to more people and reveal more truth to those who are believing lies. I’m in no hurry to die. I want to see my grand-kids, bring glory to God through my future marriage, grow in love with brothers and sisters in Christ…I’m not done living. I want to release more of God’s Kingdom everywhere I go.

I choose to focus on what God’s done, is doing, and will do. I’ll let Satan keep record of the rest.

 

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