THROUGH
Debbie Tindall
10/24/24
Words are such containers of meanings. We read them and speak them and have a general understanding of what they mean, but I love to tear them apart and drill down on their meanings. Digging deep I can find another dimension or perspective that increases my understanding of what they are saying.
THROUGH is one of the “th” words like there, their, them, throw, threw, though, thorough, etc., that challenged me in 3 rd grade. I can remember it so clearly…trying to learn their spelling and attach them to the right meaning. “THROUGH” as defined in vocabulary.com: “As an adjective means finished or done. As an adverb it can mean backward and forward, completely, up to and including, or all the way to the end. The preposition through means in and out of.”
I picked up my Jesus Bible and happened upon 2 Peter 1:3-4 “His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life THROUGH our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. THROUGH these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that THROUGH them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.”
*THROUGH our knowledge of him his divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life.
*THROUGH his own glory and goodness he has given us his very great and precious promises.
*THROUGH the promises he gives we may participate in his divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires (sin).
Old timers in Centreville Church of God may remember our JC Singers in the 1970’s. Three girls with guitars and one with a tambourine. Donna Horney, Tanis White, Lesta Reiff, and Debbie Dill. One of our favorite songs was “Through it All” by Andrae Crouch and we sang that song a lot, along with Day by Day. What a wonderful time of life that was for us as teens.
The song touches another aspect of “THROUGH.” I hope you take a moment to look up the lyrics. I wish I had space to write them out here for you, but the chorus says, “Through it all, Through it all, Oh, I’ve learned to trust in Jesus, I’ve learned to trust in God. Through it all, Oh, through it all I’ve learned to depend upon His Word.”
It is THROUGH the knowledge revealed in his word and THROUGH the promises he has given to us that we can stand on his goodness and see his glory as we journey THROUGH this life. We’ll get THROUGH it and come THROUGH it victoriously.