God understands us but do we understand Him?
from Daily Picture Hosted by Stephanie Hawkins
I saw a picture of a 4 legged table with one leg working its way loose, ready to tip the table over. I believe that this is a reminder that whilst some bible verses may be clear, such as "Trust in the Lord with all your heart", others may be more complicated, contradictory or may even seem wrong to us. Jesus said he has given us His Holy Spirit to help us in our understanding (John 14:26), but this picture of the four legs of a table are a good reminder that some verses may need 4 background considerations, namely context, grammar, theology and history/culture at the time the verses was written, which are sometimes used in literary analysis. Also we may have personal blockages in our understanding through our previous experiences, our education etc. Let us ask God to open our minds and hearts before we dismiss God's Word as untrue and/or incomprehensible.
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