So I have a thing for numbers – odd numbers to be more accurate. I don’t know why, but numbers stick in my head, they are important to me. They either seem good or not so good. Even numbers don’t seem so good, but odd numbers seem “right”. If you know me at all I’m sure you’ve heard some of my “number stories” :-)
Anyway, before I lose you… soon after I became a believer in college I realized that I thought of bible verses and remembered them by their reference numbers. Numbers and verses belonged together. I would even set my alarm to verse numbers. I couldn’t just get up at 6:30am – the clock had to be set for 6:33am because I like Matthew 6:33. I noticed for a few weeks that I would look at the clock at random times and it would be 10:23. There was not another time that I consistently saw on the clock but 10:23 always seemed to find me. I thought – “what verse is 10:23?!”
I read in Hebrews - Let us hold fast to the profession of our faith without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
How great is that verse! It resonates in my spirit - He is FAITHFUL. What strength and assurance this brings during trials and during times of blessing when I remember by God’s grace… He is Faithful. Faithful to all He has promised and Faithful to all He has called and loves. His name is Faithful and True. It is a verse I love and want to proclaim. It identifies who I am (and who we are) - He is Faithful! I still love to look up and unexpectedly see the clock revealing 10:23. It happened last night as I sat in my living room and it made me smile. I’m sure it will happen again today.
10:23 / 07 – may you find yourselves joyfully resting in the faithfulness of our God today!
3 comments:
What an interesting blog to discover! Hope you don't mind me dropping by to say hello and we miss you all...
Thanks for sharing He 10:23... your method would netver work on us LaBriola's; since 10:23 is way passed our bedtime ;) (as you know)
Talk to you soon!
Hey - Wow! Both Julie and the Labs posted comments in the same day! Now we can feel like a real blog... :)
Glad to have you both stop by!
Julie - Please tell Aaron that I am sorry to have missed the opportunity to stop by on Thursday night before he left. I ended up needing to work and just ran out of time. Congratulations on the house sale! Hope all is well up in Canada! No doubt that it is good to be back together again. I know that he missed you very much...
I will look to give you guys a call in the near future.
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