Proverbs 7
The key verses that stood out to me while reading this were verses 4, 7, & 8. We are to love, appreciate, and respect wisdom, and cherish it as a part of us.
After reading all of chapter 7 over and over again, the weight of it's meaning to me is important. There is not so much focus on the adulteress--that's not the main point. Sinners will always be there, as will temptation, but we're not to focus on that in life. We're not to focus on the woman in this passage. My focus is on the man going to her house. He is describes as a youth who lacked judgement. He may or may not have intentionally desired to meet her, but because of his lack of wisdom and judgement, he ended up in the area where he will be tempted.
Verse 25 says to not stray into her paths, which amplifies what the man has done. This is good for me to read, because I have a tendency to end up in areas or situations that have the possibility of tempting me.
My application is to put verse 25 in my concordance under "Life", as a reminder to not allow myself, my heart, or my thoughts stray into areas that would allow myself to be tempted.
Saturday, February 15, 2014
IBS WEEK 15
Jonah 1:2
God's desire for all of His people is to come to Him to be saved. Though we turn away, He continues to call to and beckon for us, giving us ways to come back to Him. He could have easily destroyed the Ninevites because of their wickedness, but He instead chose to send Jonah as a messenger to give them a chance to come back to righteousness.
People will ask, "Why does God go through all that trouble? Why didn't He just destroy them? He would have been totally right to do so." The answer is simple: God didn't want to. He loves us! He loves His people, and His desire is for ALL to come to Him, so He'll give us ways out of our sin to see us prosper.
Praise God for His unending second chances!
Application: Put verse in concordance under "Grace".
God's desire for all of His people is to come to Him to be saved. Though we turn away, He continues to call to and beckon for us, giving us ways to come back to Him. He could have easily destroyed the Ninevites because of their wickedness, but He instead chose to send Jonah as a messenger to give them a chance to come back to righteousness.
People will ask, "Why does God go through all that trouble? Why didn't He just destroy them? He would have been totally right to do so." The answer is simple: God didn't want to. He loves us! He loves His people, and His desire is for ALL to come to Him, so He'll give us ways out of our sin to see us prosper.
Praise God for His unending second chances!
Application: Put verse in concordance under "Grace".
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Happy February!
This time is going by so fast! I don't know if I've ever had this much inner conflict before--I want to go back to the States, but at the same time I don't ever want to leave this beautiful place and all of these incredible people.
Lord willing, He'll continue to send me farther and faster than I could imagine, but for now I'm soaking up this place as I should: as if there's no tomorrow.
Spending every day knowing tomorrow isn't promised.
Jesus rules!
Lord willing, He'll continue to send me farther and faster than I could imagine, but for now I'm soaking up this place as I should: as if there's no tomorrow.
Spending every day knowing tomorrow isn't promised.
Jesus rules!
IBS WEEK 14
Galatians 6:10
"Therefore" is referring to verse 9, being able to reap the harvest of the good works God does through us at the proper time. What must be kept in mind is the proper time is God's time, which very well might not until we see Jesus.
It's' such a simple command--doing good to all people. All people. There is no exception. There are many reasons for this, but the main one is to represent Christ to the lost and dying world--loving people tryly with the heart that they would see Jesus.
This verse puts such a good emphasis on the command to love. Living a pure, honorable, true, and lovely life brings me back to this verse. Seeing it straight-forward is an incredible encouragement for what to strive for and an excellent reminder of God's heart.
My application is to put this in my concordance under "LIFE", because it is a literal command of what to do everyday to all people.
"Therefore" is referring to verse 9, being able to reap the harvest of the good works God does through us at the proper time. What must be kept in mind is the proper time is God's time, which very well might not until we see Jesus.
It's' such a simple command--doing good to all people. All people. There is no exception. There are many reasons for this, but the main one is to represent Christ to the lost and dying world--loving people tryly with the heart that they would see Jesus.
This verse puts such a good emphasis on the command to love. Living a pure, honorable, true, and lovely life brings me back to this verse. Seeing it straight-forward is an incredible encouragement for what to strive for and an excellent reminder of God's heart.
My application is to put this in my concordance under "LIFE", because it is a literal command of what to do everyday to all people.
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