Well, I am remembering to post this early enough for Julie. :) I hope you all had a good day yesterday and an even better one today. As always, I'm looking forward to your posts.
caught up.....again. I find it really hard to stay caught up on the weekends! Today I had to read 10 chapters to get caught up! Anyway, I'm still trying, I'll give myself that.
Ok-I know you probably all know this--but for some reason I never got it that Rahab's son Boaz was the Boaz in Ruth! I don't know why I don't put things together like this--it's kind of frustrating. I always just figure it's another person--same name type thing. So--as Debbie predicted--I am actually totally changing my mind about Rahab. She really must have been such a strong woman--to have such faith to not only hide the spies but then to leave all she knew and join the Israelites probably meeting people who knew her past (especially since she is called Rahab the prostitute even in the New Testament). I think this really would have been so hard and yet she persevered and was part of Jesus lineage. As for the question about the format--I also like it a lot. I am learning things about different books even though I am not currently reading them--which by the way, Julie--that IS such a great idea to read that chapter in Job (3 I think??) before visiting someone who is grieving.
I read Luke 14 today and am thinking about Jesus' warning to count the cost before committing to the kingdom. I think that is something we need to do periodically to remind ourselves of what our true priorities are. For me, "hating" my own children if it should come to that would be a very high cost, but I would do it. It is good, I believe, to ponder these things in case you ever do have to pay those high costs.
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Read Job 4-7.
Thanks for the kind words, Debbie.
Now I am going to take Jannae to school, after I put on my shoes and socks.
caught up.....again. I find it really hard to stay caught up on the weekends! Today I had to read 10 chapters to get caught up! Anyway, I'm still trying, I'll give myself that.
I am also caught up.
Ok-I know you probably all know this--but for some reason I never got it that Rahab's son Boaz was the Boaz in Ruth! I don't know why I don't put things together like this--it's kind of frustrating. I always just figure it's another person--same name type thing. So--as Debbie predicted--I am actually totally changing my mind about Rahab. She really must have been such a strong woman--to have such faith to not only hide the spies but then to leave all she knew and join the Israelites probably meeting people who knew her past (especially since she is called Rahab the prostitute even in the New Testament). I think this really would have been so hard and yet she persevered and was part of Jesus lineage.
As for the question about the format--I also like it a lot. I am learning things about different books even though I am not currently reading them--which by the way, Julie--that IS such a great idea to read that chapter in Job (3 I think??) before visiting someone who is grieving.
I read Luke 14 today and am thinking about Jesus' warning to count the cost before committing to the kingdom. I think that is something we need to do periodically to remind ourselves of what our true priorities are. For me, "hating" my own children if it should come to that would be a very high cost, but I would do it. It is good, I believe, to ponder these things in case you ever do have to pay those high costs.
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