Sometimes it's nice to
BE
Pursued.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
O.K., so this is where I'm at...
Absolutely stuck here. Though the solution seems simple enough, I haven't done a thing about it!
James 1:22 "But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves."
Romans 2:13 "for it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified.
James 1:25 "But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does."
I do not want to be merely a "hearer" of the Word; I want to be a "doer"! But the sad fact of the matter is: I only memorize Scripture, I do not live it!
I must tell this wonderful analogy by Francis Chan. See if this sounds familiar to you.
I am paraphrasing:
[ My daughter knows better than to come back to me after I have told her to clean her room and say, "Dad, I thought about what you said. I even memorized it in Greek. Later I'm going to have my friends over and we are going to discuss what it would look like to clean my room." ]
I would have never told my dad that. But for some reason, I think that it's O.K. when Jesus tells me to do something.
How in the world, when I am standing before HIM and giving an account of all I did for him, can I look at Him, with the scares in His hands, and maybe even the ones on His brow, and tell Him all of the little memory verses I know???
Just think about that.
Now I am not belittling memorizing the Holy Scriptures. You can not be a doer of the Word without first knowing the Word. But we are merely hearers. I can't think of anyone that I would call a "radical" for Jesus Christ. To me, someone who is radical is someone who lives like Jesus.
So the question for me becomes, What do I do? What is it going to take for my life to be radically changed for the name and renown of Jesus Christ?
Absolutely stuck here. Though the solution seems simple enough, I haven't done a thing about it!
James 1:22 "But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves."
Romans 2:13 "for it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified.
James 1:25 "But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does."
I do not want to be merely a "hearer" of the Word; I want to be a "doer"! But the sad fact of the matter is: I only memorize Scripture, I do not live it!
I must tell this wonderful analogy by Francis Chan. See if this sounds familiar to you.
I am paraphrasing:
[ My daughter knows better than to come back to me after I have told her to clean her room and say, "Dad, I thought about what you said. I even memorized it in Greek. Later I'm going to have my friends over and we are going to discuss what it would look like to clean my room." ]
I would have never told my dad that. But for some reason, I think that it's O.K. when Jesus tells me to do something.
How in the world, when I am standing before HIM and giving an account of all I did for him, can I look at Him, with the scares in His hands, and maybe even the ones on His brow, and tell Him all of the little memory verses I know???
Just think about that.
Now I am not belittling memorizing the Holy Scriptures. You can not be a doer of the Word without first knowing the Word. But we are merely hearers. I can't think of anyone that I would call a "radical" for Jesus Christ. To me, someone who is radical is someone who lives like Jesus.
So the question for me becomes, What do I do? What is it going to take for my life to be radically changed for the name and renown of Jesus Christ?
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Southwestern
We are going to tour Southwestern Theological Seminary next Wednesday on spring break. We are praying diligently that the Lord would be clear weather we should go to this school or not. This is what we want to do. We are praying that He will tell us if that's what He wants. We hate where we are. I don't know how much longer we can take. We need a breakthrough! We are begging God that we will be able to start in the fall. We are quite honestly passed depression and consumed in despair. Yes we want out. But I do not want a Hagar! I want to wait for the Lord.
After the tour, we are leaving to go on a much needed camping trip. We have not been able to get away for a while. But we are going if the weather is good. I know this will help refresh us to get away from everything. And I am looking forward to spending time with the Lord away from the distractions of everyday life.
Friday, March 05, 2010
Those who wait on the Lord
A day seems like an eternity. A week is gone as soon as you blink.
It's never fun while waiting on the Lord. But Oh how much greater the prize the longer the wait!
" those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary." Isaiah 40
Nat Jansen
It's never fun while waiting on the Lord. But Oh how much greater the prize the longer the wait!
" those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary." Isaiah 40
Nat Jansen
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