Applying God's Word

I was looking through some old papers the other day and ran across something I’d written over 30 years ago. I remember that my heart was moved by the Holy Spirit one day when I was at school at Trinity Bible Institute in Ellendale, ND. Genesis chapter 1 just bounced off the page for me that day…January 5, 1977. I began to write His Word as it applied to what I was going through at the time. Put yourself into this reading and let it minister to you. I hope it blesses you.

And my life was without form and void.
And darkness and despair was upon me.
And the Spirit of God moved upon my empty life.
And God said, “Let there be Light and hope once again in her life”.
And, with no effort of my own, there was Light.
And God saw the hope that it was good.
And God divided the hope from the despair.

And God said, “Let there be a solid foundation in the center of her life of struggles and tests”.

And God said, “Let her life be gathered unto one place – Jesus Christ, and let the life of victory be hers”.

And God said, “Let this victorious Christian grow and bring forth fruit, yielding fruit after its own kind”.
And the life grew and brought forth fruit, yielding fruit, whose seed is in itself.
And God saw that it was good.

And God said, “Let there be hope in the dark times of her life and let them be for signs and give hope to the heart of my child”.

And God said, “Let the trials and testings bring forth abundant lessons to learn”.
And God allowed many great trials and small trials in my life, and each trial brought forth another trial after its own kind.
And God saw that it was good for me.
And God blessed them to my life.

Now that I’ve reread this several times, I see God’s wisdom and faithfulness to me over the years. Amazing. I didn’t like trials then and still don’t. But, now, thirty years later, have a better understanding of how the process of changing me into the image of His Son comes through these trials.

Thanks for letting me share this with you.