"For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope."
Romans 15:4
I like the idea that the scriptures offer us comfort, and patience. They definitely do, but we don't usually think about them like that. In fact, we often think about them as an obligation rather than a blessing... and maybe we should change that. The idea that all of this is written to help us is an important one. The scriptures aren't there to give us a guilt-trip when we don't read them, or to provide a list of impossible standards we can't live up to. They are there to offer us hope, and some patience as well. :)
Today, let's try looking at our scriptures in a more positive way, and when we need comfort, and/or patience, let's try turning to them and see if it helps. God wants to help us... let's give him the chance.
Romans 15:4
I like the idea that the scriptures offer us comfort, and patience. They definitely do, but we don't usually think about them like that. In fact, we often think about them as an obligation rather than a blessing... and maybe we should change that. The idea that all of this is written to help us is an important one. The scriptures aren't there to give us a guilt-trip when we don't read them, or to provide a list of impossible standards we can't live up to. They are there to offer us hope, and some patience as well. :)
Today, let's try looking at our scriptures in a more positive way, and when we need comfort, and/or patience, let's try turning to them and see if it helps. God wants to help us... let's give him the chance.
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