Hi all,
I am going to work today, which is rare but am thankful for the extra money. :) "Be thankful IN all things. :)
Two things today jumped out to apply 1 Kings 20:42b Because you have spared the man I said must be destroyed.... How many times have I not followed God's instructions in correcting or rebuking or cutting myself away from someone and called it being merciful. So my apply on that would be "Follow God's instructions"
The second is 1 Kings 22:5 and 2 Chronicles 18:4 Then Jehosaphat added, "But first lets find out what the Lord says" I think that is how I should do everything in my life.
My Something New was Jehosaphats son marrying one of Ahabs daughters in 2 Chronicles 18:8
The other thing that caught my eye was 1 Kings 21:27-29
27 But when Ahab heard this message, he tore his clothing, dressed in burlap, and fasted. He even slept in burlap and went about in deep mourning.
28 Then another message from the Lord came to Elijah: 29 “Do you see how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has done this, I will not do what I promised during his lifetime. It will happen to his sons; I will destroy his dynasty.”
Even though Ahab would not see it, it would affect his children. So again it makes me realize how much what we do affects our descendants.
May you all have a Blessed and Peaceful Day.
Lynn
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
"But for David's Sake" - Day 160
Nothing we do can be done without somehow altering something or someone.
1 Kings 15:4a "But for David's sake", the LORD his God allowed his descendants to continue ruling,... (emphasis mine) then continue down to the next verse, verse 5 For David had done what was pleasing in the LORD's sight and had obeyed the LORD's commands through out his life, except in the affair concerning Uriah the Hittite.
Have you ever thrown a rock in a still pond or lake. The ripples go out a long way, and that's just on the surface where we can see. What does it do under the water. What change did it make to bottom of the lake. Each moment, Each decision we make changes something.
I looked up Legacy and Inheritance this is what I found:
Legacy - A gift by will especially of money or other personal property. Something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past.
When we think of a will we think of a document that we write our wishes on to be carried out after we leave this world. However there is another "will" the free will that God gave us.
Inheritance - The reception of genetic qualities by transmission from parent to offspring. the acquisition of a possession, condition, or trait from past generations.
What trait am I passing on?
Solomon asked for wisdom and did wonderful things and God blessed him with great wealth. But God warned him about marrying foreign women.
1Kings 11:2-4 The Lord had clearly instructed the people of Israel, ‘You must not marry them, because they will turn your hearts to their gods.’ Yet Solomon insisted on loving them anyway. 3 He had 700 wives of royal birth and 300 concubines. And in fact, they did turn his heart away from the Lord. 4 In Solomon’s old age, they turned his heart to worship other gods instead of being completely faithful to the Lord his God, as his father, David, had been.
1 Kings 11:11-13 So now the Lord said to him, “Since you have not kept my covenant and have disobeyed my decrees, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to one of your servants. 12 But for the sake of your father, David, I will not do this while you are still alive. I will take the kingdom away from your son. 13 And even so, I will not take away the entire kingdom; I will let him be king of one tribe, for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, my chosen city.” (emphasis mine)
Do you see that - Do you see the favor that David gained with God by following God's commands? Do you see the responsibility that we must take in leaving an inheritance for our descendants? What I do and don't do will create a ripple for generations to come. I'm not perfect, I have made lots of mistakes but, God has given me so much mercy when I've humbled myself.
2 Chron. 12:12a Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the Lord’s anger was turned away....,
I want to be an example to my descendants, I want them to know I serve the one and only true God. (Believe me I tell them all the time) I want God to look at my descendants with mercy and be able to say "For the sake of my servant Lynn...."
Blessings,
Lynn
1 Kings 15:4a "But for David's sake", the LORD his God allowed his descendants to continue ruling,... (emphasis mine) then continue down to the next verse, verse 5 For David had done what was pleasing in the LORD's sight and had obeyed the LORD's commands through out his life, except in the affair concerning Uriah the Hittite.
Have you ever thrown a rock in a still pond or lake. The ripples go out a long way, and that's just on the surface where we can see. What does it do under the water. What change did it make to bottom of the lake. Each moment, Each decision we make changes something.
I looked up Legacy and Inheritance this is what I found:
Legacy - A gift by will especially of money or other personal property. Something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past.
When we think of a will we think of a document that we write our wishes on to be carried out after we leave this world. However there is another "will" the free will that God gave us.
Inheritance - The reception of genetic qualities by transmission from parent to offspring. the acquisition of a possession, condition, or trait from past generations.
What trait am I passing on?
Solomon asked for wisdom and did wonderful things and God blessed him with great wealth. But God warned him about marrying foreign women.
1Kings 11:2-4 The Lord had clearly instructed the people of Israel, ‘You must not marry them, because they will turn your hearts to their gods.’ Yet Solomon insisted on loving them anyway. 3 He had 700 wives of royal birth and 300 concubines. And in fact, they did turn his heart away from the Lord. 4 In Solomon’s old age, they turned his heart to worship other gods instead of being completely faithful to the Lord his God, as his father, David, had been.
1 Kings 11:11-13 So now the Lord said to him, “Since you have not kept my covenant and have disobeyed my decrees, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to one of your servants. 12 But for the sake of your father, David, I will not do this while you are still alive. I will take the kingdom away from your son. 13 And even so, I will not take away the entire kingdom; I will let him be king of one tribe, for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, my chosen city.” (emphasis mine)
Do you see that - Do you see the favor that David gained with God by following God's commands? Do you see the responsibility that we must take in leaving an inheritance for our descendants? What I do and don't do will create a ripple for generations to come. I'm not perfect, I have made lots of mistakes but, God has given me so much mercy when I've humbled myself.
2 Chron. 12:12a Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the Lord’s anger was turned away....,
I want to be an example to my descendants, I want them to know I serve the one and only true God. (Believe me I tell them all the time) I want God to look at my descendants with mercy and be able to say "For the sake of my servant Lynn...."
Blessings,
Lynn
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Nugggets - Day 149
As a reminder - as I am reading through the word chronologically with women from all over the world, hosted by Wendy Pope from Proverbs 31 Ministries we are to look for;
*Something Old - This is something that we have read before but see in a new light.
*Something New - This is something that we feel we have never read or seen before.
*Something to Do - This is something that we can and or are going to apply to our life.
Today's Reading: Proverbs 8 - 10
Something to do: 8:32-34
32“And so, my children, listen to me, for all who follow my ways are joyful.
33 Listen to my instruction and be wise. Don’t ignore it.
34 Joyful are those who listen to me, watching for me daily at my gates, waiting for me outside my home!
* Watch for and Seek God's Wisdom daily
Something Old - in a different way:
Proverbs 10:25 When the storms of life come, the wicked are whirled away, but the godly have a lasting foundation.
This reminded me of the Parable of the farmer scattering seeds:
Matthew 13:8-23
18 “Now listen to the explanation of the parable about the farmer planting seeds: 19 The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message about the Kingdom and don’t understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches away the seed that was planted in their hearts.
20 The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy. 21 But since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word.
22 The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear God’s word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life and the lure of wealth, so no fruit is produced.
23 The seed that fell on good soil represents those who truly hear and understand God’s word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!
Our soil is our heart, and in our reading on Thurday my "apply" was Proverbs 4:23 Guard your heart above all else for it determines the course of your life.
Be Blessed,
Lynn
*Something Old - This is something that we have read before but see in a new light.
*Something New - This is something that we feel we have never read or seen before.
*Something to Do - This is something that we can and or are going to apply to our life.
Today's Reading: Proverbs 8 - 10
Something to do: 8:32-34
32“And so, my children, listen to me, for all who follow my ways are joyful.
33 Listen to my instruction and be wise. Don’t ignore it.
34 Joyful are those who listen to me, watching for me daily at my gates, waiting for me outside my home!
* Watch for and Seek God's Wisdom daily
Something Old - in a different way:
Proverbs 10:25 When the storms of life come, the wicked are whirled away, but the godly have a lasting foundation.
This reminded me of the Parable of the farmer scattering seeds:
Matthew 13:8-23
18 “Now listen to the explanation of the parable about the farmer planting seeds: 19 The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message about the Kingdom and don’t understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches away the seed that was planted in their hearts.
20 The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy. 21 But since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word.
22 The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear God’s word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life and the lure of wealth, so no fruit is produced.
23 The seed that fell on good soil represents those who truly hear and understand God’s word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!
Our soil is our heart, and in our reading on Thurday my "apply" was Proverbs 4:23 Guard your heart above all else for it determines the course of your life.
Be Blessed,
Lynn
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Nuggets - Day 79
Hello,
Something in a new way: Deuteronomy 30:6 The Lord your God will change your heart and the heart of all your descendants, so that you will love Him with all your heart and soul and so you may live.
For anyone that has ever believed for a loved one to be saved or your children to walk after God, this is so encouraging - that God cna change their heart... Hey he changed us didn't He?
And notice when he says "that you may live" he's not talking about just breathing, he's talking about having life to the full.
Have a Blessed Day everyone.
Lynn
Something in a new way: Deuteronomy 30:6 The Lord your God will change your heart and the heart of all your descendants, so that you will love Him with all your heart and soul and so you may live.
For anyone that has ever believed for a loved one to be saved or your children to walk after God, this is so encouraging - that God cna change their heart... Hey he changed us didn't He?
And notice when he says "that you may live" he's not talking about just breathing, he's talking about having life to the full.
Have a Blessed Day everyone.
Lynn
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Nuggets - Day 77
Something to Apply:
Numbers 35:34 You must not defile the land where you live for I live there myself.
A good reminder that it is not all about us.... We are here for God not ourselves and He is here with us.
Blessings,
Lynn
Numbers 35:34 You must not defile the land where you live for I live there myself.
A good reminder that it is not all about us.... We are here for God not ourselves and He is here with us.
Blessings,
Lynn
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Nuggets of Interest
Hello everyone and Happy V-Day weekend.
I have been reading my Chronological Bible everyday but haven't had time to comment. I have been doing some commentaries and then digging into more truths that have been awesome. I've been trying to find hidden nuggets or if not expand on the obvious.
Remember back to last month when we were looking up the names of God..I found a new one. When God was giving Moses the 10 Commandments, in Exodus 20:5 God says "I am a Jealous God" One of Gods names is Jealous "Qanna" Just like His other names Yireh - "Provider", Elohim - "Almighty" etc. - one of His names I Jealous "Qanna" That really shows me how serious He is when He says He is a jealous God. I thought that was interesting.
I also found a quote in a Bible Study book that I did in 2008 by Kelly Minter called "No other Gods" It said "The Israelite's turned God's gifts into gods" isn't that rich. Here God made it so that the Egyptians gave all their jewelry and riches to the Israelite's. Then when Moses stays on the mountain too long in their eyes, they grow impatient and turn the gifts from God in a golden calf and make it into a god. What things has God Blessed us with that we have made into an idol?
Then in today's reading as they build the Ark, Table, Lampstand, Incense Alter, ..... Because most all these things were made starting with "Acacia Wood". So I decided to look up Acacia Wood, because I had never heard of it other than in the Bible before. Well it turns out that it is a hard wood that is used for making furniture. What was also interesting is that it has roughly 1300 species, which most of the common names include the word "Wattle" in its name. It got its name from the Greek word for Thorn "akis" because of it's thorny stems. Now it makes me wonder what species was used in the alter. Interesting.
It also made me wonder if this was the plant used in the crown of thorns for Jesus crucifixion. However with more searches I found out that was called "Euphorbia Milii" which bears the common name "Crown of Thorns". I'm not really a plant person, this was just a curiosity gone wild, and thought someone else may enjoy.
Have a great day I may have more later.
Lynn - OR
I have been reading my Chronological Bible everyday but haven't had time to comment. I have been doing some commentaries and then digging into more truths that have been awesome. I've been trying to find hidden nuggets or if not expand on the obvious.
Remember back to last month when we were looking up the names of God..I found a new one. When God was giving Moses the 10 Commandments, in Exodus 20:5 God says "I am a Jealous God" One of Gods names is Jealous "Qanna" Just like His other names Yireh - "Provider", Elohim - "Almighty" etc. - one of His names I Jealous "Qanna" That really shows me how serious He is when He says He is a jealous God. I thought that was interesting.
I also found a quote in a Bible Study book that I did in 2008 by Kelly Minter called "No other Gods" It said "The Israelite's turned God's gifts into gods" isn't that rich. Here God made it so that the Egyptians gave all their jewelry and riches to the Israelite's. Then when Moses stays on the mountain too long in their eyes, they grow impatient and turn the gifts from God in a golden calf and make it into a god. What things has God Blessed us with that we have made into an idol?
Then in today's reading as they build the Ark, Table, Lampstand, Incense Alter, ..... Because most all these things were made starting with "Acacia Wood". So I decided to look up Acacia Wood, because I had never heard of it other than in the Bible before. Well it turns out that it is a hard wood that is used for making furniture. What was also interesting is that it has roughly 1300 species, which most of the common names include the word "Wattle" in its name. It got its name from the Greek word for Thorn "akis" because of it's thorny stems. Now it makes me wonder what species was used in the alter. Interesting.
It also made me wonder if this was the plant used in the crown of thorns for Jesus crucifixion. However with more searches I found out that was called "Euphorbia Milii" which bears the common name "Crown of Thorns". I'm not really a plant person, this was just a curiosity gone wild, and thought someone else may enjoy.
Have a great day I may have more later.
Lynn - OR
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Nuggets - Day 33
Yes I have been doing the reading, however don't always have time to do a post. :)
Here is a little nugget from today's reading in Exodus 4
Exodus 4:21-23 Especially 22 Then you will tell him: This is what the Lord says: Israel is my first born son".
I really saw this either for the 1st time or in such a different light. Knowing these are the descendant's from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Israel) they are the Israelite's, Gods Chosen but seeing today (new revelation) how God calls them His First Born. Yes Israel is Gods chosen, but they are only His first born... Isn't i nice to know that when we are born again we are born into his Kingdom as equal heirs. They are not greater, only the 1st born. God doesn't play favorites.
Sometimes you can know all these things, however sometimes it drops into your heart and spirit in a whole new way.
Have a great day.
Lynn
Here is a little nugget from today's reading in Exodus 4
Exodus 4:21-23 Especially 22 Then you will tell him: This is what the Lord says: Israel is my first born son".
I really saw this either for the 1st time or in such a different light. Knowing these are the descendant's from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Israel) they are the Israelite's, Gods Chosen but seeing today (new revelation) how God calls them His First Born. Yes Israel is Gods chosen, but they are only His first born... Isn't i nice to know that when we are born again we are born into his Kingdom as equal heirs. They are not greater, only the 1st born. God doesn't play favorites.
Sometimes you can know all these things, however sometimes it drops into your heart and spirit in a whole new way.
Have a great day.
Lynn
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