Casting Pearls- Reading God's Word

                        As we read through God's Word, we often come on verses we already know from previous teachings, or preaching. More often than not we only remember the part of the verse that directly affects us. That is our selfish sin nature, We need to overcome our natural selfishness and read not only the part of the verse that we think applies to us, but also the surrounding verses so we can understand better the true meaning of the verse.
                        An example of this is in Romans 6:23 where the Bible says in the first part of the verse; 'For the wages of sin is death' , many people stop there but the second part of the verse is even more important to our salvation than the first. The Bible goes on to say 'but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord' . Furthermore, the previous verse states; ' But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end end everlasting life.' , Meaning that we are free from the wages of sin, and are bearing fruit now that will be holy and bring others into Heaven, and lead us to the final reward of eternal life.
                       How often we stop before completing the task God has given us because it seems more than our little mind can comprehend. Or limit the work of the Holy Spirit, by not exploring further into the Word of God. The Holy Spirit is of God and can only be limited by our not allowing Him to go as far as He might. (I speak of the Holy Spirit as a Him, Only for esthetic reasons) The Lord can do awesome things that seem to us as foolishness. In 1 Corinthians 1: 25, the Bible says that 'Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.' and in verse 27, it says; 'But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;'.
                       In our weakness we can show the world God's strength, and in our foolishness we find the true power of God. Some thought it foolish for Joshua to attack Jericho with the Ark of the covenant and horns. Some thought Gideon foolish to attack the Midianite army of thousands with only three hundred men some lamps and some horns, Some thought David foolish to go against Goliath with only a sling and five smooth stones, I could go on citing examples but these are enough. It is when we seem foolish to the world around us and put our faith in God to deliver us, that God's true Strength is revealed. We can do nothing on our own, it is God's Strength that allows us to succeed.
                      Suffice it to say that the only limit to God's abilities is our own mind. If we have faith that God will do it, and are in God's will in our lives, it will happen! Nothing is to great for God to accomplish. Nothing is to big for God to overcome.