Today's was really good. A lot o' thinking going on today from it.
Like:
1. Isn't worship *awesome*?!!? First we offer up our sacrifice (our time, ourselves, our heart, our thoughts...), we worship Him and then we GO CELEBRATE. That's a pretty stinking cool process! (Deut. 26:5-11)
2. Should Jeff and I give a special tithe every three years to the men and women of God who serve us, foreigners, orphans and widows in our town so they have enough to eat? I mean, it's both practical and spiritual. I guess it's up to God- whichever way He leads. (Deut. 26:12)
3. Building an altar of uncut rocks seems to be of important significance. Cut rocks are polished and pretty (not the best word picture, but think of tombstones- some are ornate and intricate; beautiful even). But the Lord would rather the place of sacrifice be made of uncut stones. Kind of like our hearts, right? I mean, when I first came to the Lord my heart was a mess- jagged, sharp, unpolished. I laid my life down and He's been smoothing and shaping it ever since. Hmmmm. Uncut stones. (Deut. 27:5-9)
4. Once the Israelites entered the promised land the Levites (priests) pronounced curses on the people if they performed certain things (and everyone shouted "AMEN!"). 4/12 were sexual perversions. Yikes. (Deut. 27:14-26)
5. I am not shamelessly persistent. (Luke 11:5-8)
The Scripture I am going to memorize and quote over myself is the following:
"You have declared today that the LORD is your God. And you have promised to walk in His ways, and to obey His decrees, commands, and regulations, and to do everything He tells you. THE LORD HAS DECLARED TODAY THAT YOU ARE HIS PEOPLE, HIS OWN SPECIAL TREASURE, JUST AS HE PROMISED and that you must obey all His commands" Deut. 26:17,18
--- I am His people, His special treasure, JUST AS HE PROMISED.
I like God's promises. He doesn't break them.
That's all, folks.
Oh, Bella turns 4 next Saturday.
Wow.
LOVES
2 comments:
I was at a funeral, then got caught in a tornado, then a hailstorm, and now flash flooding. No excuses I know, but I haven't stopped blogging just been busy, but lots of interesting pictures. I'll put them up today.
By the way, who the heck is "celulite" in the previous blog? :)
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