"Oh How Wonderful"

"Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law." (Psalms 119:18)

  Of all the articles that God instructed Moses to make for the Tabernacle, everything had been given measurement and size except one article, the ceremonial water basin. There is absolutely no limit to God's Word; we can read His word over and over again, and there will still be things reveled that have never been reveled before. I heard a message the other day about dealing with verses that you simply do not understand; it was more about instruction to allow God to show you something that was right there in front of you all along. The message was really quite simple: If you come across a portion of Scripture that you don't understand, write it down in a journal or on a piece of paper; write the verse or verses, and the reason you are having difficulty, place it aside, and then pray for God to show you what it means. As if God has removed blinders from your eyes, when you come back to it, it will appear so obvious you will wonder why you couldn't see it before. Sometimes it is just one simple word, a "and" or a "then"; something you would have never even imagined, it will just appear as if it is a revelation. This can work both ways, as strange as that might sound. I have been so moved by Scriptures, and so overwhelmed, I have needed to show off what God has revealed in my heart; but nobody quite gets the same impact from the verses that I have; and on top of that, if I go back later to revisit the exact same Scripture, the message I received before has lost the movement it had on me previously. I could relate it to Moses and the veil: his wearing of the veil was not to hide the glory that was on his face from the people, it was so the people wouldn't notice when it faded away. This is something I believe we should all be interested in, whether we are reading our Bible everyday, or reading it only on Sunday, we should always be ready for God to speak into our hearts. Any time I am going to listen to a message, either during a Bible Study or during a Sunday Service, I always have a pen and paper in hand, waiting to take notes. I don't care how many times you have read the Bible, it should never get old or boring. We can never run out of things to learn about God...

"Since this new way gives us such confidence, we can be very bold. We are not like Moses, who put a veil over his face so the people of Israel would not see the glory, even though it was destined to fade away. But the people's minds were hardened, and to this day whenever the old covenant is being read, the same veil covers their minds so they cannot understand the truth. And this veil can be removed only by believing in Christ. Yes, even today when they read Moses' writings, their hearts are covered with that veil, and they do not understand. But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." (2 Corinthians 3:12-17) NLT