I just started a new Beth Moore bible study in our women's meeting at church. Everytime I spend any time with Beth I am so amazed at the gifts God has given her! But let me tell you...there is nothing like a Beth Moore study to make you feel like you are reading The Bible for Dummies while Beth has the original manuscript of The Bible: The Complete Works as Dictated to Beth Moore by The Almighty. That woman understands some scripture! If I got nothing else out of her study, I would at least see growth in my desire to be able to read, interpret, and apply scripture the way that Beth does. Amazing!
One of last week's lessons was particularly inspiring. We are studying the Exodus of the Jews in the desert with Moses. (It may just be my favorite story in the Bible....especially when you have Beth showing you how increasingly profound it is!) She recounted the part where God was with the Jews in a cloud by day and a pillar of fire at night. In Exodus chapter 14, God positioned himself between the Jews and the pursuing Egyptians as this great pillar while the Jews crossed into safety. At this, Beth said "Revel in a God whose business is to come between you and your enemies."
Awesome, right? In other words, let us be thankful, be at peace, celebrate, relax....whatever you need to do to comprehend the extreme protection that comes from our God who WILLINGLY gets between us and our enemies. Whatever we are facing, we can take it on with gusto knowing that God is already out ahead of us! You know how in all those war movies (Braveheart, The Last Samurai, The Patriot, etc) it always takes one person charging the field before the others follow? That will never be you! No matter how brave you are or how ready to fight, God will always beat you to the battlefield. Ok, that gave me goosebumps a little.
How awesome to have a God who comes between me and my enemies. Let us be encouraged and stand tall knowing our great protector and provider is ahead, beside, and behind us.
Much love!!
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