I Have been... Comments welcome

[Uphill Battle]

Hi all, just a bit of writing that I coughed up when it was slow at work, critique is more than welcome.

Ever wonder if the bible is relevant to you? If the people of its pages are anything like you at all? I no longer wonder.

I have been like Adam. I have sinned, and blamed others for it.

I have been like Cain, Angered only because someone else did what was right, when I didn’t.

I have been like Noah, drunk on the fruits of my own accomplishments.

I have been like Job, I have suffered, and moaned to the heavens, “Why me?”

I have been like Abraham; I have lied to keep people from knowing who I really am.

I have been like Lot, Choosing comfort over righteousness.

I have been like Moses. I have fallen face down and said “No, God, that’s too much for me.”

I have been like Gideon. I have put out the fleece to test God, over and over.

I have been like Saul, turning away from God to find my own way.

I have been like David, looking at, and taking things that never belonged to me.

I have been like Peter; I have spoken my devotion to Jesus, and then turned around and denied him.

I have been like Matthew; I’ve cheated others, and have been hated for it.

I have been like Nicodemus; I was tired, confused, and seeking truth.

I have been like a Pharisee, heard headed, and hard hearted.

I have even been like Judas. I’ve looked right into the face of My God and betrayed him.


But….


I have been like Adam. I have had an innocent sacrificed to cover my shame.

I have been like Cain, preserved despite my murderous heart.

I have been like Noah, led to life, in a way that others find to be a joke.

I have been like Job, accepted as God’s Servant.

I have been like Abraham, promised great things far beyond my imaginings.

I have been like Lot, pulled out of the fire by the Lord himself.

I have been like Moses, I have had God accomplish things through me that I could scarce dream to consider.

I have been like Gideon, led to victory on the Lord’s strength alone.

I have been like Saul, treated by others far better than I have deserved.

I have been like David, Cleansed by mercy so that I can sing and dance for the Lord.

I have been like Peter, restored, after my greatest of failures.

I have been like Matthew, Called by the Lord despite who I am.

I have been like Nicodemus, Lovingly told the truth.

I have been like a Pharisee, Loved despite my heart.

I have even been like Judas, Washed by the Son of God, in spite of my betrayals.


In fact, the only person in the Bible that I have not been like is the one that I am to emulate. But by the Grace of God, one day, I will be unlike all the others, and just like Him.

 

[dawnsday]

i love this one this is really cool i've never thought of it like that before

 

[Evee]

Great Post/Thread
Really Good.

 

[ShirleyTemple777]

AWESOME!

 

[dreamer_mandy]

wow! thats awesome!