unveiled is about a woman in the Bible by the name tamar. she is a woman who goes through abuse & is used to then try to find justice on her own. unashamed is about a woman by the name of rahab "with a past whom God gave a future." these two stories can relate to the story of my life before truly finding the Lord & seeking Him for who He is. while learning history of the genealogy of Christ, i have also been reminded throughout the two stories to be still, & wait upon the Lord. & we all know how hard it is to be patient. but, i have been consumed by the love of the Lord & he has given me hope. i have also [by being able to relate some of my own life to these women's stories] learned that the Lord can use trials in our life & situations in our life to really use us. i'm not disregarded because i didn't grow up in church. i won't go by the wayside because my past isn't a clean slate. the Lord renews me. & i am loved for the restoration the Lord has given me by those who follow the Lord because they do not see me as that person. i had a friend tell me last year, "this old amy everyone keeps talking about, i don't see that. i don't even put that into perspective with you when i'm talking to you or talking about you. i see the new amy that the Lord has renewed&restored."
something that i love about this book is that i can relate it to things i am learning right now in my life too! in one of my previous posts, i attended a church which had a segment on it's "man up" series. quick recap, it's talking to the men on how christian men should be living their lives, to that of the image of Christ. but, in today's society, we seem to have the image of Christ a little backwards. so, the series is teaching men the correct image of Christ & how to apply it to their lives. this past week we talked about how men will fight for something bigger than themselves. with the love of God in them, men will stand up for what they need to do. for example, in the book i'm reading, salmon "is still & waits for His Lord" even though it may be hard for him. & his mission when the walls of jericho come down: to protect the harlot, rahab. he is fighting for her because the Lord knew she needed to be saved from death because His name was written on her heart. salmon fought for his Lord first & foremost by fighting for rahab's safety because he loved her as the Lord loved her. looking past her sin-filled past right when he saw her..it's just great. but anyways, going back to what i was saying [hah, whew..that's just a part of me; i go on&on to get somewhere! :)] salmon is a great representation of what i learned on sunday. great stuff! :]
i can't wait to dive into the next 3 stories about ruth, bathsheba, & mary.
if you love to read, pick this up. it's a honker, like 550 pages in all, but it's completely worth every page. & more.
"You are high & lifted up, & ALL THE WORLD WILL PRAISE YOUR GREAT NAME!!"
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