1. Mom and I decided we didn't like the Gnostic Gospels and gave up on them. Since then, I've re-read Romans and Isaiah and just started re-reading Galatians.
2. I'm in chapter four of Mosaic. I like it, its just hard for me to find time to read.
3. Our current bible study is Nehemiah by Kelly Minter. We're almost done with it. Next is Simply Jesus by NT Wright.
4. And I did finally finish Let the Nations Be Glad.
I plan to start re-reading the entire bible on January 1st.
Monday, September 23, 2013
Just some Daily Devotional Bible Verses that I've been Squirreling Away...
He said to Him, “O Lord, how shall I deliver Israel? Behold, my family is the least in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father’s house.”
Judges 6:15 (NASB)
Anyone else feel like Gideon? Because I do. Asked to do something by the Lord that I think is totally beyond me. But just like Gideon, I know that the Lord is with me so even if I feel inadequate, obviously He thinks otherwise.
"On the day I called, You answered me; You made me bold with strength in my soul."
Psalm 138:3 (NASB)
This one feels like it kinda goes with the Judges verse. Strength thru God.
Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28 (NASB)
I need to just take this verse and tuck it into my heart. Because I feel oh so very weary from my busy life right now. I definitely need to be given rest.
Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.
Romans 12:19 (NASB)
This may have just been proven true in my life. It is definitely not necessary to take revenge when someone does you wrong, because God has righteous anger on your behalf.
But you did not learn Christ in this way, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus, that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.
Ephesians 4:20-24 (NASB)
I'm attracted to verses that speak of laying aside your former life and your old self for the new life and your new self in Christ.
If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the furnace of blazing fire; and He will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.
Daniel 3:17-18 (NASB)
I love this message. If our God exists, then He will save us. If he does not, we still will not worship your gods. I love the absolute devotion that Daniel teaches.
Judges 6:15 (NASB)
Anyone else feel like Gideon? Because I do. Asked to do something by the Lord that I think is totally beyond me. But just like Gideon, I know that the Lord is with me so even if I feel inadequate, obviously He thinks otherwise.
"On the day I called, You answered me; You made me bold with strength in my soul."
Psalm 138:3 (NASB)
This one feels like it kinda goes with the Judges verse. Strength thru God.
Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28 (NASB)
I need to just take this verse and tuck it into my heart. Because I feel oh so very weary from my busy life right now. I definitely need to be given rest.
Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.
Romans 12:19 (NASB)
This may have just been proven true in my life. It is definitely not necessary to take revenge when someone does you wrong, because God has righteous anger on your behalf.
But you did not learn Christ in this way, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus, that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.
Ephesians 4:20-24 (NASB)
I'm attracted to verses that speak of laying aside your former life and your old self for the new life and your new self in Christ.
If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the furnace of blazing fire; and He will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.
Daniel 3:17-18 (NASB)
I love this message. If our God exists, then He will save us. If he does not, we still will not worship your gods. I love the absolute devotion that Daniel teaches.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Monday, July 29, 2013
Psalm 51:7
Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Psalm 51:7
That's today devotional verse. And the devotion is about a friend that was abused and didn't know if she could come back to God after all that's happened.
As I know, you can always come back to God. He welcomed me home, and I'm sure he welcomed this friend home. You can always be purified and cleansed of your sins.
I really love Psalm 51, so go give it a read. If I remember correctly, it was our focus on Ash Wednesday.
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Psalm 51:7
That's today devotional verse. And the devotion is about a friend that was abused and didn't know if she could come back to God after all that's happened.
As I know, you can always come back to God. He welcomed me home, and I'm sure he welcomed this friend home. You can always be purified and cleansed of your sins.
I really love Psalm 51, so go give it a read. If I remember correctly, it was our focus on Ash Wednesday.
Depending on God
In my email this morning, was a message from my dear friend Anne (the leader of my Bible study group). She pointed me towards Proverbs 31 Ministries devotional from July 26th. I'm assuming because she knows that I was having a bad week last week (a fact which looks to be continuing this week so far).
The verse that day was:
Matthew 14:29-30 (NASB)
and the devotional was about not losing our focus on God and leaning on Jesus instead of worrying about everything. Something that I try to do, but looking back on last week and its troubles, I don't think I was doing that. So this morning, I'm taking a deep breath and putting all my troubles (work computer is still broken and our mail delivery is screwy) on God.
And here's the devotional post if you'd like to read it for yourself. It was also amusing to me that if you follow the link to the writer's personal blog, she has a post about how to take God on vacation with you, and I have vacation coming up next week. The Lord certainly knows how to get us to listen sometimes, doesn't He?
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
What I'm Reading - Quick and Dirty Update
We finished the New Testament!
And working on the Gnostic Gospels, we're maybe about halfway through.
I'm still not done with Let the Nations Be Glad, but only 20 pages or so are left.
I started reading Mosaic last night, just for a change from what I have been reading.
And a friend is letting me borrow a book called Love Wins, so that just got added to the reading list.
And working on the Gnostic Gospels, we're maybe about halfway through.
I'm still not done with Let the Nations Be Glad, but only 20 pages or so are left.
I started reading Mosaic last night, just for a change from what I have been reading.
And a friend is letting me borrow a book called Love Wins, so that just got added to the reading list.
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Daily Devotional
I'm linking my daily devotional again, because it talks about the importance of touch and physical affection. I'm very affectionate with my nuclear family and with several of my extended family members, as well as a lot of my friends. I honestly think that people who don't like to be touched much are weird.
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