Gods written word week 4

 Week 4 God's written word

2 Corinthians 3:2-4

2) You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men.  3) being manifested that you are a letter of Christ, cared for by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, no on  tablets of stone but in tablets of human hearts, 4) Such confidence we have through Christ toward God.

We are a letter from Christ, not written with ink, but with the Spirit of the living god on tablets of human hearts.  Our heart is what holds the message from Christ and the written word of God.  It is our lives that people often read about.   

When Jesus walked on earth He did not write any letters or leave any penned words behind.  Only, 1 time He wrote in the sand.  He did not need to leave written letters, He spoke the words that others wrote.  He is the word and His word lives in our heart.   Our changed lives and transformed hearts is proof of His gospel, why it is so important for each of us to know our story and understand how Jesus connects to that very story.

We are an open ended written letter for Jesus, showing us His grace, mercy and His love, faithfulness to us.  {Through our bible journaling (this is what I do) becomes part of our stories or a letter } or story he places in our hearts from day to day.

When we journal God's word and our personal experience in His word has been engraved in our heart

The truth we are learning then spills out in our actions, and our spoken words to others.  Others around us get to learn about Jesus through this ongoing letter/story of our lives,

Here is a quote from Mother Teresa:  "I am just a little pencil in the hand of a writing God, who is sending a love letter to the world"      Are you that little pencil?  

Jesus, I want to be a messenger to God's love to the world by the way that I live my life.