As most of you know I have had my struggles with pride
and trying to convey an assurance that I know what the
Bible says. I have read it through and through and established
the truth of Jesus and what is apparent to me in Scripture.
However, with all the hubbub of what's what in doctrine and
theology I found inspiration in a certain old gentleman in
a forum where I get some of my Christian news. He is
probably in his 70s and apparently has extensive knowledge
of God's word. But his knowledge is not what impressed me.
It was the fact he couldn't recall much or any of it.
There was a thread that had loads of insight and chatter about
people's perception and here was this man who wanted to get
in on the discussion and he could only insert fragments and
then made a comment about why he couldn't recall his mental
library. He is suffering from preliminary dementia symptoms and
it is already attacking his recall but in his struggle of inability of
recapturing that knowledge I found who I am looking for.
This man's frustration with the prison that we are in shows where
Christ stepped in. He is not impressed with our knowledge but felt
sorry for our brokenness. We are strangers in a strange land and if
I can't recall all that I know then I know only Jesus.
and trying to convey an assurance that I know what the
Bible says. I have read it through and through and established
the truth of Jesus and what is apparent to me in Scripture.
However, with all the hubbub of what's what in doctrine and
theology I found inspiration in a certain old gentleman in
a forum where I get some of my Christian news. He is
probably in his 70s and apparently has extensive knowledge
of God's word. But his knowledge is not what impressed me.
It was the fact he couldn't recall much or any of it.
There was a thread that had loads of insight and chatter about
people's perception and here was this man who wanted to get
in on the discussion and he could only insert fragments and
then made a comment about why he couldn't recall his mental
library. He is suffering from preliminary dementia symptoms and
it is already attacking his recall but in his struggle of inability of
recapturing that knowledge I found who I am looking for.
This man's frustration with the prison that we are in shows where
Christ stepped in. He is not impressed with our knowledge but felt
sorry for our brokenness. We are strangers in a strange land and if
I can't recall all that I know then I know only Jesus.