a good day

i think sometimes when you have a good day you just need to share it with the ones you love.
today was such a day. it was different, to say the least. instead of being in front of the class most of the day i took the back seat to others, wiser and more experienced...my bosses. it was sweet. not because i didn't have to "work," but because i got to learn. my direct supervisor will be teaching a bible study on the book of Romans this summer, and it was so, so good today. she is a great teacher. she's also been playing some songs by big daddy weave and having us listen to the lyrics...amazing stuff if you take the time to hear what's being said.

here are some things that i was encouraged by just as i was reading through Romans 1
v5 through (Jesus) we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations
i still get all stirred up every time i read about "the nations." and paul realized that it was for the glory of God that he was being sent into the nations with the gospel
v8 your faith is proclaimed in all the world
wow! paul is telling the Roman believers that their faith is known throughout the world. what does the world say about us? about believers in the USA? i have a sad, sad feeling it's not our faith they're talking about.
v18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth
unrighteousness suppresses the truth. is there anything i'm doing that is hindering the truth from being spread?

another sweet moment today happened during our reading of the old testament this morning. we've been reading through 2 kings and keep coming upon kings that "followed the Lord, but/nevertheless/however..." didn't follow Him completely. they compromised. they left up the high places. they didn't inquire of the Lord. they weren't men after His heart. one of the girls said something really profound. we've got to live life with "no conjunctions."
i'm seriously thinking about putting that on a tee-shirt.