I just finished the New Testament and am working through Genesis right now. I thought I’d blog some of my journal notes.
2 Corinthians 5:17 — God is in the transformation business.
2 Corinthians 7:8-10 — I feel that way sometimes when I preach.
2 Corinthians 9:10 — No excuse for us not to be generous.
2 Corinthians 10:18 — WOW, this one convicted me.
Galatians 5:22-23 — Are these evident in my life? Paul tells us the Spirit produces these in us if we have the Spirit. Hmm, I’ll stop there.
Galatians 6:3 — Love the blunt honesty of Paul here.
Ephesians 1:19-20 — This verse blows up in my heart EVERY time I read it. How can we read that verse and NOT live in victory? Paul’s prayer is that we would understand the power available to us. Listen, God’s GREATEST desire is not to heal us, make us happy or make sure our church is just the way we like it. His Son died on a cross and was RAISED FROM THE DEAD so that there might be power to OVERCOME SIN! Forgive it AND destroy it! Also, every time I read that verse, I remember that God is So MUCH bigger than we ever can imagine.
Philippians 2:12-13 — See it again? Not only does God give us the desire, but the POWER to do what pleases Him.
Philippians 3:10 — I want to know that power too. Goes along with the verse in Ephesians.
Colossians 4:5-6 — May we live this way.
Hebrews 11:25 — May I choose this also.
2 Peter 1:3 — Again, why don’t we live in victory? According to this we’ve been given everything we need JUST through faith and believing in Him.
Revelation in three statements: (I LOVE Revelation and studying the end times. There is SO MUCH to talk about in Revelation that I can’t do it here. Thus, my three statements.)
1. Jesus IS coming back
2. We WILL be judged
3. satan LOSES!
Still learning,
Jeff
