overwhelmed. definitely.

okay. so this is a sudden, not thought out post. 

I was talking to my lovely roommate, Mallory about what we have learned the past few days.  I am leading the devotion for tomorrow (we take turns every day) and I am talking about Amos.  What the heck? Since when would I ever want to talk about Amos and the northern kingdom and the Israelites?

To tell you the truth... I didn't even know the story of the old testament until today. I know that is horrifying, but I believe that many people are in the situation I was (mainly because not very many people on our team knew until today). 

I am just blown away by the grace of God for a sinful, rebellious people that He created.  He could have easily wiped out the Israelites when they left the promised land the first time.  But he didn't. Solomon's heart turned away from God and followed other gods even after the Lord had commanded him not to.  But even though Solomon turned away - God waited until after his lifetime to tear away only ten kingdoms and leave one because of his father David.  So... there is still grace because God will keep his covenant - even when man fails to keep it.  

So.. this is me rambling - but I am just... overwhelmed with all the information right now.  I think we need to continue to dive deeper into the old testament and learn more about the character of God - it is so inspiring and just.. awesome.  I say 'we' with myself included and excluding whoever already has this knowledge and need to go deeper.  Sorry for the generality.

So Acts 1:8 has taught me to fall in love with the Bible and renew my love for God's redemptive story that is found throughout the old and new testaments.  How beautiful is this story and what God is continuing to do!

..... so there is my random post that poured out from my excitement.  And now. bedtime!