Exodus 35:21 And they came, everyone whose heart was stirred, and everyone whose spirit was willing, and brought the Lord’s offering to be used for the tent of meeting, and for all its service, and for the sacred vestments.
I love grammar. I love the passive voice. I love being reminded, through simple grammar, who is really at work in the world; and who is responsible for all the good things that we are able to do as people of faith, as the church. And I'll give you a hint: it ain't you. (Told you I love grammar)
"everyone whose heart was stirred": not everyone who stirred their heart or everyone who got themselves all worked up... "everyone whose spirit was willing": Who made their hearts willing?
It ain't you.
It ain't me.
Whether she'd like to admit it or not, it ain't Pastor Jenn.
It's God.
It's the Holy Spirit. The Spirit stirs our hearts to faith and action. The Spirit makes our spirits willing. Thanks be to God!
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
Visit http://www.allsaintspalatine.org for all the details on the ministry of All Saints. Join us for Ash Wednesday worship at noon and 7 pm on, well, Wednesday.
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