Paul wrote about half the books in the New Testament and as the son of a Pharisee, extremely well versed in the Old Testament – this is how we think about Paul.
But before Paul was Paul the follower of Christ… he was Paul the destroyer of lives! Unfortunately we can all imagine strangers breaking down your door and dragging you into the street. Maiming and Killing. This was Paul.
I have been pondering Paul… the state of the US politicians and the state of our own disaster and government. And wondering… what will it take to change all this?
Donald Trump made his fair share of mistakes in his lifetime and regardless of what any person’s opinion is about him or his abilities, he did something I can get behind… he asked the Christian community to pray for him.
Which is how I got to Paul and his local, modern day equivalent… what would happen… what could happen? If certain prominent pains in our sides became true followers of Christ? Can you imagine?! What if we… what if I prayed for that every day?!
Anyhoo… I made the mistake of mentioning to my Father that I don’t even have time to pray AND read my Bible on a day… and He requested that I open screentime on my phone.
“What if we turn that screentime into FaceTime between me and you?”
Through my anger, and my frustration and my mistakes and my bitterness… My father still speaks softly and gently … right into my chest, deep into my heart.
