Inspired, But Not Inspiring

“All of scripture is inspired, but not all of it is equally as inspiring.”- Alistair Begg

“Will we ever get through Acts,” I thought to myself as I realized I was scheduled to write two weeks in a row. When I read the passage, I felt Alistair’s words deep in my soul! Goodness. What in the world will I say?

I should know by now that every time I need to write, the Lord is going to give me something to say, and I don’t think it’s for my sake. It’s for the sake of all of you who read it.

In the Monday morning women’s Bible study earlier this week, the teacher said “we are not orphans or the fatherless digging for food from the Word. Rather we are God’s beloved children and when we read the Bible, we can expect the Lord will feed us from the Word. He has prepared the meal for us.”

Cue the conviction from the Holy Spirit! I showed up in the middle of Acts 21 begging my Father to give me something- ANYTHING- to write about. I acted like I was digging through the trash looking for a scrap, rather than feasting from the word of God.

For the past few days, I’ve dug into Acts 21 as often as possible. And what the Lord has shown me through this passage has been a treasure. I wrote a whole lot! But then I decided not to share it.

On Sunday Pastor Steven is going to preach from Acts 21:17-26. I hope you will come, eagerly expecting the Lord to speak to you through the Word. Until then, I pray you will sit down with your Father and enjoy the feast he has for you, in his Word. It’s living and active, and he has treasures there just for you.

“Hold the power of the universe in your hand
Hold the words that shaped the sky and sea and land
The King has given words to us, to tell us what he's like
Open up your ears and let his Spirit strike

It's a light and a hammer
It's a fire and a sword
It's the voice of our Father
The word of the Lord
The blade of the Spirit can cut to the soul
And God will use it to make us whole”

It’s a Light and a Hammer- Awesome Cutlery

-Natalie

P.S. You can listen to the Awesome Cutlery song on the Bridge Kids Spotify and Amazon playlists.