Bibeli Mimo

(That means Holy Bible in my Native language)

In church last Sunday I sat next to somone who didn't come with a Bible; maybe she did but she didn't have it with her during the service. I looked at my cute pink Bible and I had all these yellow marking (highlightings) all over my Bible, and to anyone generally, it would have looked like a real Bible-reader's Bible.
As the service went on, the pastor mentioned some Bible verses that I had heard of before, but I wasn't able to remember the verses, or even the books of the Bible that they were taken from. And then I asked my no-Bible friend, and she knew the exact verse!
I'm sure you're thinking "fine; big deal" - sarcastically, but it actual fact, it really IS a big deal because what that taught me was that it is not about how colorfully marked my Bible is but how well I learn it. Am I reading just for an opportunity to mark my Bible or do I plan to commit what I read to memory?
Sometimes, highlighting may simply function to let others know - "YES, I read my Bible". It should be way more significant than that.

WOW!

I was reading the first book of Ephesians this morning and this time it had a different meaning, or maybe it was the first time it really meant anything.

1. You know when Jesus said we should pray (according to the will of God) - "Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven", he meant it literarily. Because verse 3 says that we have every spiritual blessings in the heavenly world. WOW! Think of what heaven is like - no pain, no suffering, happiness, joy, peace, abundance... we can actually enjoy all of that while on the face of the earth. Isn't that amazing?!
2. Then - we have been made right through Jesus Christ, with The One who makes everything agree (or work together) with his plans and purposes - verse 11. So when we pray His will, He makes everything work together for our own good; we know that His plans for us are good... (Jer. 11:29)
3. Here's the crowning glory - When you and I got saved, we were separated by Jesus blood; it's like he put a stamp on us that visible even to the devil. So Here's what happens when sin or evil 'comes nigh' us, as long as we're not non-chalant about guarding our heart, they flee. However when we go near evil or sin, our conscience feels no rest, we feel detached from the CEO of our hearts; we would have to spend time rewelding the connection - through prayer and praise.