Depth check!

"Did you ever wonder why Abraham stopped at 10?" When I heard this phrase I said "NO" out loud as I laughed.  I thought to myself, "Why would I ever wonder that?" As Darrell unpacks the rest of the story (sorry for the late post by the way!), insecurity began to rear its ugly face as I wondered, "Is there something wrong with me that I don't ask questions like this?" I feel like I'm missing out on so much depth and meaning by not thinking critically about the scriptures. Thinking about the depth of faith Abraham had, I'm reminded that the depth didn't come overnight. It is inspiring to me that Abraham asks that question and then continues to push the number down until he reached 10 people.

"Abraham stopped at 10 because he had sufficient answer to his question." The relationship between God and Abraham was so special. When Darrell talks about the 1 human being who is worthy, it brought tears to my eyes.  God desires to know and be known by us.  The God of the universe desires for me (not picturing him sitting "on the pile of rose petals, passing out daisies," but with a battle ax and a war cry) to know HIM.  That is the Great God that I want to know! That is the God that I want to have a deep relationship with. The Holy Spirit used a few people this week to reveal areas in my journey with Christ that I haven't thought deeper about, specifically baptism.  God is really forcing my eyes open, (think about being in a movie theater and walking outside and opening your eyes to daylight) and calling me to lay down my pride as I learn about baptism.  

Thanks again God for revealing yourself this week through Darrell, this series and the community on this Blog!