We are at the end of week two already. I'm not sure where January went and I see that February is already flying by. It's so easy to let time pass on without taking the time to study. Thank you for keeping me on track, ladies.
I am done for today. Right now I am learning more about Rahab and how God used her to help Joshua's spies. I am trying not to get hung up on it, but can't seem to get past the fact that she lied when the king of Jericho ordered her to send the men out. I don't know how to feel about her. She was a prostitute and lied, but she shows her faith and trust in God. I know she was brave to go against the king, but she lied while going against him. I don't know if I feel that she was courageous or cowardly. I know the whole point of my lesson yesterday and today is seeing that God uses what we think of as unlikely people. I think this is important because I know that at least I am often tempted to judge someone--most often unintentionally. I will lock my doors if I am sitting at a stop sign with a bum at the corner (yes for personal safety, but still a judgment). I will often figure someone isn't interested in God if they look or talk a particular way. Of course I cannot know, but my brain does snap judgments that I then have to reverse and reevaluate. I feel like I am rambling, but I just don't feel at peace with this whole topic yet... The part of my lesson that was easier to wrap my head around is God confidence versus self confidence. I have always been taught self confidence was a good thing. I still believe this is true, but only if it never trumps God confidence. I think that for me personally, I always know where my rock is in hard times, but there are times that I just go on about my day looking over the fact that God is everywhere. That is something I am going to try to realize more this upcoming week. Being thankful and recognizing God's power. MV: Is 55:8-9 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts and my ways are not your ways" declares the Lord "as the heavens are higher than the earth so are my ways than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts" I might move on to the next one starting on Monday--we'll see.
I can't believe I forgot to post yesterday!...well, maybe I can. haha
I have started the book of Luke and am enjoying his style of writing - it fits with my logical outlook. I am interested in John the Baptist. I usually don't think much about him but he really was an amazing man. He is so (appropriately) overshadowed by Jesus that I don't think about what an important job he had or how humble he was in fulfilling it.
Sarah, Rahab is also interesting to me. I think she is a great example of how God sees who was CAN be instead of who we are as we turn our lives over to him. Biblical heros were never perfect and their sins are not overlooked but factually reported. Rahab had a lot of spiritual growing to do and she stumbled as she served God but apparently was a very special lady as she ends up as an ancestor of Jesus and one of very few women mentioned specifically in that ancestry. I'm fairly sure that as she grew in her faith and knowledge of God she learned that she didn't have to lie to help God fulfill His will.
Mostly listing about the people coming back to Judah. But I noticed 'Solomon's servants' and descendants were from that lineage. So I wondered if they were used throughout all the kings of Judah. The good and the bad kings. And why pick Solomon as the king - why not David? Solomon probably becuase the kingdom was fully established and peaceful during his reign. And he probably had MANY servants.
Debbie--yes I guess that is true-that she was learning (as we all are) and my book also pointed out that Rahab was an ancestor of Jesus which is so neat to see. I think I just get hung up when God is using them for good things, but she lied to accomplish it. It's just my black and white brain and my personal issue being sensitive to people lying. But, you are right. I am seeing a snippet of time and a mistake she made but that she went on to become a good person.
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Finish 2Chronicles today. On to Ezra tomorrow.
Off to take Jannae to school.
I am done for today. Right now I am learning more about Rahab and how God used her to help Joshua's spies. I am trying not to get hung up on it, but can't seem to get past the fact that she lied when the king of Jericho ordered her to send the men out. I don't know how to feel about her. She was a prostitute and lied, but she shows her faith and trust in God. I know she was brave to go against the king, but she lied while going against him. I don't know if I feel that she was courageous or cowardly.
I know the whole point of my lesson yesterday and today is seeing that God uses what we think of as unlikely people. I think this is important because I know that at least I am often tempted to judge someone--most often unintentionally. I will lock my doors if I am sitting at a stop sign with a bum at the corner (yes for personal safety, but still a judgment). I will often figure someone isn't interested in God if they look or talk a particular way. Of course I cannot know, but my brain does snap judgments that I then have to reverse and reevaluate. I feel like I am rambling, but I just don't feel at peace with this whole topic yet...
The part of my lesson that was easier to wrap my head around is God confidence versus self confidence. I have always been taught self confidence was a good thing. I still believe this is true, but only if it never trumps God confidence. I think that for me personally, I always know where my rock is in hard times, but there are times that I just go on about my day looking over the fact that God is everywhere. That is something I am going to try to realize more this upcoming week. Being thankful and recognizing God's power.
MV: Is 55:8-9
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts and my ways are not your ways" declares the Lord "as the heavens are higher than the earth so are my ways than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts"
I might move on to the next one starting on Monday--we'll see.
I can't believe I forgot to post yesterday!...well, maybe I can. haha
I have started the book of Luke and am enjoying his style of writing - it fits with my logical outlook. I am interested in John the Baptist. I usually don't think much about him but he really was an amazing man. He is so (appropriately) overshadowed by Jesus that I don't think about what an important job he had or how humble he was in fulfilling it.
Sarah, Rahab is also interesting to me. I think she is a great example of how God sees who was CAN be instead of who we are as we turn our lives over to him. Biblical heros were never perfect and their sins are not overlooked but factually reported. Rahab had a lot of spiritual growing to do and she stumbled as she served God but apparently was a very special lady as she ends up as an ancestor of Jesus and one of very few women mentioned specifically in that ancestry. I'm fairly sure that as she grew in her faith and knowledge of God she learned that she didn't have to lie to help God fulfill His will.
Ezra 1-3 was my reading today.
Mostly listing about the people coming back to Judah. But I noticed 'Solomon's servants' and descendants were from that lineage. So I wondered if they were used throughout all the kings of Judah. The good and the bad kings. And why pick Solomon as the king - why not David? Solomon probably becuase the kingdom was fully established and peaceful during his reign. And he probably had MANY servants.
Debbie--yes I guess that is true-that she was learning (as we all are) and my book also pointed out that Rahab was an ancestor of Jesus which is so neat to see. I think I just get hung up when God is using them for good things, but she lied to accomplish it. It's just my black and white brain and my personal issue being sensitive to people lying. But, you are right. I am seeing a snippet of time and a mistake she made but that she went on to become a good person.
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