OK...so, I haven't blogged here for awhile...but I assure you, I've been more or less keeping up with the reading! In about a month, we'll reach the halfway point of the Bible. It seems hard to believe that we've covered that much ground. Ezra and Nehemiah cover similar territory and even though some of it is slow going, there are nuggets that just knocked me off my feet.
Nehemiah 8:8 has a great scene in which Nehemiah talks about interpreting God's law to the people. It reminded me that scripture is always in need of interpretation. We don't always get it by just looking at it. Sometimes we need help discerning its meaning. I suppose that's often the preacher's task, but the preacher is telling you that he sometimes needs someone Else's help in finding the interpretation.
There's a lot of confessing done in these books...long long sections of communal confession. Why don't we do that much anymore? I suppose we find it depressing or something. Confession isn't supposed to make us feel rotten...it's supposed to remind us of the greatness of God's grace. It's supposed to maintain our humility - something I believe in short supply today. So I'm confessing how rotten I've been at keeping up with this blog and asking God's help in keeping it up to date!
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