2 Timothy 1:14
Here is how I remember the incident [of stealing pears with friends]. My delight in stealing came not from what I stole but from the fact that I stole. Still, I doubt that I would have enjoyed doing it alone. Friendship sometimes causes us to sin just for the fun of it. Someone cries “Come [...]
I think God put these stories in the biblical narrative to remind us how different God is from us, how vast is the separation and alienation between God and us that our sin has caused. As you ponder these stories during this Lenten season, ponder too the wondrous love of God, a love that manifested itself in the cross of Jesus Christ. Give thanks to the One who loves you and gave himself for you so that you might have a hope and chance to live with him by faith in this life and one day live directly in his Presence forever without being afraid.
