What a word. There's no way you can not continue reading this one with a start like that. And just to keep it interesting, I'm not gonna tell you what it means, you have to look it up! OK, I'll tell. It's the study of moths and their metamorphosis. But this weeks discussion will be on just that, lepidopterology, from a biblical sense anyway, and our subject isn't a moth, it's Paul.
I learned something last week, or I guess the better way to say it that I realized something. There's no way I didn't know it, but for some reason I didn't "know" it. And just as always, such a small thing can change your entire perspective once you "see" it the right way. This then, can change your entire destination just as a small change in direction a pilot makes at the beginning of the flight drastically change where the plane lands.
Paul was a completely changed person (we know that). Paul penned about half of the new testament (we know that). The thing that hit me that I missed was this. Much of "when" Paul wrote this was during his time in prison. Not knowing if today would be his last day and what is he up to? Giving us spiritual encouragement 2000 years later! Wow! Talk about having the right frame of mind!
How did Paul get to the place where he could write inspiration while chained in prison? What was that thorn in his side? Let's use Romans chapter 12 as our starting point and discuss this: "You are what you think about".
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