A little leaven

Recommended reading: Book of Galatians

Key verse: Galatians 5:9
A little leaven leavens a whole lump.

Leaven: unbelief, doubt, fear

The rest of God
Heb 3:7-19

Old testament reinforcement:
The picking of Gideon s  300 men
Judges 7:1-8

Greetings!

A few years ago I was passing through the Southern part of Illinois on a Sunday morning.  This is not my habit, but I felt compelled to attend a truck stop church service.  While the word was good and welcomed, God's reason for me to be there was for one individual who happened to share the same first name as me.   My conversation and interaction with this man taught me a life changing message.

We were about the same age and in the same profession. (to be completely honest I was running from the call of God on my life) Any case in small talk conversation, he told me he suffered a debilitating injury about a month prior as a car hit him on the side of the road.  I could visibly see he was in a fair amount of pain but was now clear by the doctor to drive again.  He told me the following day a man was coming to the truck stop to pick him up and he would begin work again.  Well at the time, I was in a position to help him and offered to put him up in a hotel so he could sit in a hot bath and rest for the next day.  To my surprise he refused.  I was not angry at him but to be honest was a little hurt.  As I walked away, some what stunned by all which transpired, God's still, small voice began to speak to my heart.

My heavenly Father gently said to me, "this is how I feel when you reject my compassionate desire to help you.  The experience let me feel in measure what our Lord Jesus feels when we refuse to accept God's precious promises toward us.  Again I would love to say I'm in a perfect place, exactly where I need to be..today it is not completely true.  This whole blog is just one man's journey to say yes to God.

So this brings us up today..a little leaven

Jesus through out the Gospels used leaven to illustrate sin the heart of a person and its corrupting influence. The apostle Paul used leaven to address a self righteous doctrine which was steering some of the saints from the foundation Faith by which we all stand.  I would encourage you to read and mediate on the whole book of Galatians.

The larger question today for my heart is what is hindering me from entering into God's promised destiny for me and my family.  What is the leaven the Spirit of God would have me deal with by faith by the work of His Spirit??  For me Saint of God it is fear.  Fear has been my greatest leaven!  What is yours?? Let's us believe God together!

In Christ love,