Hello, Bonnie, you are right that the Psalms absolutely belong. Psalms shows us how to be worshippers like the book of Proverbs teaches us how to be wise. In Psalms 137:2 I would suggest that not only were they not willing to sing for their captors because it was the Lord’s song but also that they were so sorrowful that didn’t have the heart use them. They didn’t get rid of their incitements, they had hope that one day again they would have occasion to use them, so they laid them aside (hung on a willow) for at the present time they had no use for them; God turned their, feasting into mourning and their songs into weeping (Amos. 8:10). Negative psalm have its place because if the Psalms were only filled with positive messages that only show…
The scripture passage in which I have chosen comes from the book of Timothy. The passage is 2 Timothy 1:7. The passage tells us that God did not make us be timid with our faith, but to go out a practice self-discipline and love. My service experience started out with me not wanting to do it and jus stay at home. It was a Friday…
Please keep my Mamaw (Peggy Bates) and Papaw (Ronald Bates) in your prayers, they've been through so much in the past two years. My father (Kenneth Diets), their only son was murdered and my Papaw is in the fight for his life against cancer. Whatever life gives them, even if it hurts, they stay strong Please pray for them they are the strongest and bravest people I know and they've taught me that strong walls shake but never collapse.…
In The Strength in What Remains by Tracy Kidder, and my life there are instances in life where God’s presence is challenged. Sleeping up in my loft bed I suddenly hear my mom yelling for my dad to call an ambulance. I sit up in bed, not getting down from my bed just sitting still. I hear my mom crying and screaming, and then I hear someone coughing. The sirens…
7eventh Time Down sings the song, God is on the Move. The words of the refrain, “God is on the move, on the move, Hallelujah. God is on the move, in many mighty ways” accurately reflects my life. God is definitely on the move and has been preparing me for this journey in the MOL program. Thinking about events in my life that contributed to my growth as a leader, several events come to mind.…
In my life I try to remember and tell myself that the best thing to do is to ask God for help whenever when I feel like giving up on him during hard times. The next passage was Matthew 26-27. This speaks to me about how Jesus gave up so much for us so…
This week’s readings surrounded around the topic of prayer. Fung and Fung stated that the STEP found that individuals who knew they were being prayed for had more post-surgery complications than individuals who were unsure if they were being prayed for. This study done in 2006 supports a Christian worldview, as God does not give preferential treatment to those who receive more prayers than others. This is a strengths based approach at interpreting the data from this study. It also is practical as God knew that this study was being done but still had his followers to take care of after their surgeries.…
The Called & Favored: Our Lord has promised never to forsake those that waited on Him. Psalm, 37:-7 "Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him: fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass." The precious Blood of Jesus brings comfort to those that put their trust upon the Lord.…
Luke 11:1-13 demonstrates the disciple’s desire to become more like the one they are following, Jesus, through their prayer life. As his close followers, they have the ability and insight to understand that prayer is the most crucial aspect of Jesus’ rule and reign here on earth, more so than his ability to perform miracles or speak eloquently in parables. The disciples ask for guidance in what they deem the most important feature of life, be it theirs or Jesus’. As Jesus provides them with the guidance they request, he gives them an outline to follow—he is not saying that they must pray for the exact things that he does, but rather, that there is a proper way to address God; it is a way of humbly beseeching God for what they need while still…
Biblical Poetic Readers: Learning How To Know God Can you live in the world, partake of the ways of the world, and yet please God? Psalm 1 is written by an anonymous psalmist, however, the reader can see the psalmist knows God, as well as understands that life without him is bleak. The Wisdom of the psalmist has shined through this Psalm to create this illustration of a wonderful wisdom psalm, perhaps through personal experience or sometime in his life, God revealed to him the importance of the godly life, how life is without Him, and how He rewards us for having a relationship with Him. This psalm also includes the warnings and what precautions the reader should heed to, so the warning will not come to fruition.…
Introduction This passage I have chosen was part of the extensive letter written by the apostle Paul around 54 AD, to the Greek church in the cosmopolitan city of Corinth, which was primarily made up of non-Jews. Paul’s letter was a reply to a letter he had received from the Corinthian church (1 Corinthians 7:1) and also to reports he had received detailing divisive issues in the church (1 Corinthians 1:11) In 1 Corinthians, Paul extensively encourages and corrects this new church in all kinds of practical issues, while also framing his writings with the events of the cross and the resurrection, as “everything else in the letter must be understood in light of these”. Just as Jesus is the central point of history, so our love for Him and intimate relationship with Him, should put God at the central point of our lives, flowing over into every aspect of what we do, say, and think.…
and I want to try to walk the walk as much as I talk the talk. It makes me feel closer to Christ because I have been reminded that he will never turn me away. Thinking about this verse makes me feel even closer to…
I am sure you have heard testimonies of similar experiences of healing, provisions, and guidance. God 's goodness is…
In the bible Jesus says to his disciple’s in Mark 16:15 “and he said to them, go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature”. What was Jesus saying and why is this verse in the bible taken so literally? In the world today we call it evangelism and many people are participating. The world has had great evangelists in its time such as billy graham who have made known what evangelism really means but people have their own views on what evangelism is depending on their own beliefs systems and religious views. I thought about evangelism from a person’s point of view who never really knew gods intention.…
When I read this, I was reminded of time when I was struggling and most days the only way I could find peace was to read my Bible and constantly remind myself that God would take care of me. When reading this and remembering my experience of struggling and how God helped me through this difficult time I felt the presence of God near me. Another one of the devotionals that I read discussed how people become so busy and distracted with doing what a good Christian should do that they miss what a good Christian is. They have the actions of a good Christian, but they may be lacking the attitude or have a misunderstanding of a Christian attitude. This devotional also resonated with me.…