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Thoughts by Sugar Bear 3/14/2022

 

“And he made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and the height thereof was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about”.1 Kings 7:23

 

This scripture talks about the “sea” as a large metal bowl. The round in compass suggests a circle. The thirty cubits is the circumference. The ten cubits is the diameter. The formula we learned in school is Circumference = times Diameter. Here, circumference/diameter = 30/10 = 3, which suggests the Bible says pi equals 3. We know the value of pi is an infinite decimal whose first few digits are 3.1415926. We usually round this to a value of 3.14. While this makes me pause mentally. As well as scripturally, I say to myself , what is the goal of this root? Ah as I have an Eternal breath of Life., Transformed me into his likeness “Jesus is Lord” and trust and behave.

 

Mercy’s hand of the Holy Spirit give me a reminder  today as I have a serendipitous thought because it is pi day and  Pi is a pretty cool mathematical constant. But the word “pi” makes me pause on “feel” good . And makes me think of the most important thing ,”Christ”; Loving God and loving people, that's definitely the most important. They are so closely tied to each other that in Matthew 25:40, Jesus points out that the act of love you do to someone else, you are actually doing that to Him. So part of how I love God is wrapped up in how I love you. So, today I will give you a piece of pie.

 

 Pi is a number that , in all likelihood, continues on forever and ever, containing all possible numerical combinations imaginable. This beautiful number from god which is such a  neat unending ratio if it’s true then the circumference divided by the diameter should equal three plus a little bit more. This is an incredible ration because it works for a circle of any size it shows god’s consistency. The same formula applies no matter what the size of the circle.

 

I have to admit, as I think about the concept of pi ,I daydream about the uniqueness of Christ His character, his purity , selfless, sinless and endless. Jesus also proved His divine character through His immeasurable love, an unconditional love unique in history. He willingly offered Himself as a sacrifice for all sin and evil, and He gave the free gift of everlasting life to every person who would accept it.

 

As I remind you using a biblical view of mathematics with a piece of “pi” it is based upon the fact that God in Christ created all things and that “He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together” Colossians 1:17. Remember  God is the source of all knowledge, and He is the one who gives meaning to all of creation. that god’s love for us is also consistent and it doesn’t matter how big or how small you are or how old or how young, how rich how poor the same laws of god apply . He died he sent his son and died on the cross for your sins so you could be saved. Let pi remind you  today of god and as believers be mindful of God’s grace in your life and have total dependence on him.

 

Knowing your God-given identity gives you confidence, self-esteem, and awareness. Knowing who you are and Whose you are changes everything. If you knew that you were fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14), that would change the way you view yourself. 

 There sometimes is a lot of empty space between dimesons of what I am and what I can do on my own, and who I become when God intervenes. I suppose I’m like many of us, unaware of my limitations, the holes in my faith, the doubts in the back of my mind—until life sneaks up behind me and unfurls a veil of difficulty over the whole thing. Sometimes, a dark night of the soul is the one and only way God can get my attention.

Admittedly, it sometimes takes longer than I’d like—like waiting for the collard greens to simmer themselves to tender. No rush. He woos me from the burned up edges of my faith, and I am grateful to find myself eating from the center of the pie.

Make the pie you make, be chock-full of fruit! With the Mindset of Christ! Wouldn’t it be great if our lives, and all the lives around us were just as chock-full…overflowing with the fruit of the Holy Spirit?

God Bless You and This Ministry!