31-32 The grammar is clear: God says, ‘I am—not was—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob.’ The living God defines himself not as the God of dead men, but of the living.”
The bible is so perfectly written and yet I miss the little nuance when I read, the Message is helpful here noting the significance so I don't miss that it says I am not I was--for the record I did miss it when I read the NIV.
Those who are dead in human heart beat are in fact alive right now, comforting to be reminded.
Our Bettendorf church mission was to Love God and Love others, a simplified version of v37-38 the greatest commandments. It seems like a pretty simple and clear commandment, but does my life show that I am doing as he has commanded? focusing all of soul and mind on him?--if I am doing this it should be clear to everyone who knows me...I have a lot of room go here.
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The same verse caught my attention too. It shows that God isn't limited to the boundaries of this world. He lives in the "always", not just the now. That's a really hard thing to remember. The other thing that caught my eye was the part about heaven moving past marriage, and that all the intimacies will be with God. hhhhhmmmmmmmm..
ReplyDeletethat one about marriage isn't such a comfortable thought
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