When I was a teenager, I purposely signed up for nursery duty when my pastor announced he was going to be preaching from Revelation. I had less-than-no interest in the subject and happily skipped learning about it. Over the years that hasn’t changed much, I never really cared much about the book or the subject matter. Sure, I read Left Behind and I think I even watched (part) of the film, but even that hype couldn’t interest me for very long.
Obviously that all has changed with the current sermon series on Revelation where I’m attending at Judson Memorial. I’ve been praying that I have an open mind and an open heart to hear what God is teaching me through this material and it seems to be working. Yesterday the pastor handed out a ditto with charts about the letters to the seven churches and I was terribly excited about it. I love dittos! Then he said we should hold onto it while he preaches about the letters over the next seven weeks. Years ago, that would have depressed or terrified me. But yesterday the news not only excited me, but I immediately jotted it down so I could make sure to be there for each of those Sundays!
I’d like to say that I’ve matured (which is true) and that I’ve grown to appreciate all of God’s word (which is also true) but the only way to explain this change is God. He has definitely softened my heart to this subject and given me a desire to learn, which is pretty awesome.
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