I am reading in Psalms 9 currently. It's a little ahead I know but I was so far behind for so long, I read every chance I get.
I read while canning vegetables, while waiting for my mother to take her bath,(she is elderly) in the doctors office, in the car (daughter driving), while eating breakfast, in the bed at night.
In today's reading I love the story of Queen Ester. Her resilience in the face of almost certain death to save her people is a lesson to us all. I would hope I would have that strength but the truth is most of us have a breaking point. But the story that I love most in the Bible is the story of Job. It is not a pretty story. It is hard to read both visualizing the horrible things that he went through and I find the writing a little difficult. It's more poetry than prose I think. But the story of Job is one of triumph, faith, and love.
This story is my touchstone no matter what I am going through, and I have been through a lot in the last few years, the story of Job lifts me up. I know that no matter what my God will never forsake me. Linda
Praying for you this week as you continue on this journey of reading through God's Word!
ReplyDelete{Esther is also a favorite story of mine!}
Good for you for being ahead - especially after having been behind! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYay for being ahead! I love the story of Esther too, and Job is also one of my favorites. Funny that I didn't think near as much of it until I'd gone through some pretty terrible trials myself.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love your observations this week. Both stories do hold so much peril, but also so much truth.. He will not let us down.