Thursday, August 11, 2011

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  1. Musings and Rhymes...Signs of the TimesAugust 11, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    "Reading without meditation is unfruitful; meditation without reading is hurtful; to meditate and to read without prayer upon both is without blessing."

    -William Bridge, Puritan Writer

    see prayer heroes:george mueller

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  2. Musings and Rhymes...Signs of the TimesDecember 26, 2011 at 12:55 PM

    Received two Hugh Ross books,

    1. Beyond The Cosmos, 3rd Ed.
    2. Hidden Treasures in the Book of Job

    Very thought provoking and fit well with some current musings--so encouraging when the flow of meditations receives reinforcement from the current writings of those I highly respect. He is up there on my list with Eugene Peterson.

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  3. Musings and Rhymes...Signs of the TimesJanuary 15, 2012 at 8:45 AM

    ...the manna that should be our daily diet. It’s not meant to be deep, or even new to us, but it sustains us in our Christian life.

    In Exodus 16:4 we read, “Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may test them, whether or not they will walk in My instruction.’” That is remarkable. This one thing and primary factor will determine if the people will walk in the ways of the Lord or not. Will we too get up first thing every morning to gather something fresh from heaven for that day?

    If we value the Word of the Lord enough to get up a few minutes early to start our days by seeking something fresh from Him, it can be one of the things that most radically changes our lives. You’ll find that if you begin your day with Him like this that you will be much better able to abide in Him all day. We will be more prone to take our thoughts captive, making them obedient to Him rather than wasting so much of our life in vain imaginations, frustrations, etc. This really could determine whether we walk in the ways of the Lord in a very practical, daily way.

    In Deuteronomy 8:16-17 we read, “In the wilderness He fed you manna which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, to do good for you in the end. Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’” Here He adds that He gave them manna to humble them. We should all have humility as one of our chief pursuits because “God resists the proud, but gives His grace to the humble” (see James 4:6 NKJV). God’s grace is more valuable than any other treasure we could have on this earth.

    Could not help but notice the references containing the number 16, in continuing the theme of the past yr or so

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  4. Musings and Rhymes...Signs of the TimesJanuary 15, 2012 at 8:49 AM

    God’s grace is more valuable than any other treasure we could have on this earth. One of the ways that the Lord provided to keep Israel humble was manna! How did this keep them humble?

    It is the same with us. By getting up first thing each day to seek fresh manna from heaven we are acknowledging that we cannot make it through the day without Him and His Word. Because of this, the simple devotion to get up each day to do this could be one of the biggest conduits of His grace into our lives.

    As Jesus related in His teaching, He is the Manna that comes down out of heaven. It is not just hearing the words of the Lord that we’re seeking, but it is hearing the Word, Himself. It is a personal touch from Him each day that we should be more addicted to than a junky is for his next fix. This is an addiction that does not put us in bondage but truly sets us free to be what He created us to be.
    When feeding on His truth becomes this type of habit our strength will continue to go from glory to glory!

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