neither root nor branch
It is scary to think 'what if I don't believe in God.' Where else shall I go? Not by emotion, but by knowing (hearing, reading, etc...) God from many possible ways I want to stay with God. The emotion is natural, God gave it to us. So where else shall I go? The LORD has the word of life! Fortunately I don't doubt that God loves me (Lord, let me keep the faith) because it is about His love coming to me totally, and nothing to do with my deeds or even my personality. God is love. So he loves even me. 
I read Malachi this week. 4:1 says, "For the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the proud and evildoers will be stubble; the day that is coming will set them ablaze," says Adonai-Tzva'ot, "and leave them neither root nor branch. (Complete Jewish Bible)
Adonai Tzva'ot = The LORD of hosts
The LORD is the Almighty God. This verse suddenly reminded me that He is the one who is in control! Is it bad to be happily grafted into the root? We should keep reading and studying the word of God in the Bible, and yet not be proud about discovering the root (Judaism) and dwell in the satisfying state that we are grafted into the olive tree, the root of Christianity. Some churches focus on evangelism and I see that we need the love they have towards the neighbors. God loves variety. Balance must be the key. Am I reading the word? Am I loving others???
Micah 6:8 (New International Version)
8 He has showed you, O man, what is good.
And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.
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I read Malachi this week. 4:1 says, "For the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the proud and evildoers will be stubble; the day that is coming will set them ablaze," says Adonai-Tzva'ot, "and leave them neither root nor branch. (Complete Jewish Bible)
Adonai Tzva'ot = The LORD of hosts
The LORD is the Almighty God. This verse suddenly reminded me that He is the one who is in control! Is it bad to be happily grafted into the root? We should keep reading and studying the word of God in the Bible, and yet not be proud about discovering the root (Judaism) and dwell in the satisfying state that we are grafted into the olive tree, the root of Christianity. Some churches focus on evangelism and I see that we need the love they have towards the neighbors. God loves variety. Balance must be the key. Am I reading the word? Am I loving others???
Micah 6:8 (New International Version)
8 He has showed you, O man, what is good.
And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.
