One of the things that has been giving me joy lately is bringing my German New Testament to church. It definitely helps that we are in a series on the gospel of John, but even when we are in the Old Testament, I can pull out my iPod with a split screen German-English Bible. One particular Sunday, I found myself taking notes in German too, which was odd, considering that English is my first language.
I just pulled out a note sheet from last month with a bunch of German on it. You wouldn't believe how encouraging it was to me. Seeing God's Truth in German is amazing. Er geht vor mir. He goes before me. Seeing that reminds me of the faithfulness of God when I moved to Austria, but also that He is the same today... same faithfulness. I didn't know a stitch of German before going... He went before me. Now, I am semi-(not really at all)-fluent and He goes before me. Simple, simple truth... Profound in every language.
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