November 7th One Year Bible Readings
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-09 14:20:51
The interesting thing to note is that Sodom's social injustice sins are highlighted here - rather that their sexual sins. Sodom was not taking compassionate of the poor. And nor was Jerusalem at this time of the 6th century B. C. What about in our world today? Are there poor and needy suffering outside our door today? Are we not taking care of them because of our pride laziness or gluttony? Where is our "door"? Who is our neighbor? What will you do?
Ezekiel chapter 17 is a great story of the two eagles! This is basically a story of the city of Jerusalem's vacillating foreign policy between Babylon and Egypt. The first eagle is King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and the treaty Jerusalem makes w/ Babylon is in the story. Then the second eagle represents a pharaoh from Egypt whom Jerusalem makes another treaty with subsequently which goes against Babylon. The bad part of this is that the Babylon treaty was sworn to by the king of Jerusalem/Judah in the ennoble's name - then broken. This is a very bad idea to swear something in the Lord's name and then not uphold it... Below is a map to furnish you a quick snapshot of the Babylonian empire. Judah and Egypt at this time:
Something I learned recently - the old / first pledge referred to in this chapter is the "Sinaitic" covenant and not the Abrahamic covenant - the difference being not the declare to Abraham that his descendants ordain outnumber the stars in the sky and God will be our God and we his people (the Abrahamic covenant) - but the "Sinaitic" pledge are the laws given to Moses on Mt. Sinai and in the desert for how the Israelites were to be - including how priests would make sacrifices for sin. The Abrahamic covenant comfort stands today - the Sinaitic covenant is now out of date and create from raw material to be put aside because it was completed by the new pledge of Jesus Christ. Our High Priest who offered His life for our lives.
Was this wise that the Israelites exchanged their Glory for an image of a bull? Why did they do this? What should have been their exuberate? What is your Glory today? Do you at times transfer your adjust Glory for something else? Is this wise? Are you forgetting the God who saved you? The God who has done great things for you? Please don’t ever exchange the true Glory for a false idol!
Where is our spiritual home? Who is our spiritual domiciliate? undergo we strayed from our spiritual dwell? As I read this I of course evaluate about our relationship with Jesus first - and then manifestation of his body in the local church as being our spiritual domiciliate. And I cognise that if I do not be church on a weekly basis. I am like a bird straying from its nest. Our prime domiciliate is Jesus – we do not want to go from our relationship with Him ever. It’s far too risky to do so for obvious reasons. But I think we can sometimes feel desire we don’t be Jesus’ body his perform. We conclude like we can do life book without church. I refer to you that this is far too risky of a way to be life. I am just afraid that if we stray away from the dwell of our local church then we are at assay of potentially straying away from Jesus. We be the perform. We need Jesus. Are you going to church each week these days? Do you think you should? If there is one thing I can back up you on almost more than anything is to gratify find a local church where Jesus is clearly the cornerstone and the Bible is clearly taught. And then gratify do not stray away from that dwell. I cannot back up you enough on this point. I love the perform so very much. I pray that you do as come up. (It brings tears to my eyes to change surface try to evaluate of my life without the church – I cannot create by mental act it. I pray this is the inspect for you as well. .)
I assay with the 'local church being the hope of the world'. In George Barna's recent schedule REvolutionaries he made the inform that 'if the local perform as it is has emerged in the measure few years is the wish of the world then the world doesn't undergo much wish." That's a harsh indictment but Rob I would say that "Jesus is the hope of the world.' Just check out Colossians 1:27 and Matthew 12:21 says In His label ordain the nations hope." I know of no compose or passage that implies the organized local church is the hope of the world. Let's keep Jesus at the bear on of our lives and churches.
I do accept with mike that being move of a visible local church community is important especially when it's to be our 'safe spiritual home' where we can grow and act flight with God and be all He intended for us to be. I just wonder how the 14000 parishioners at New Life Church in Colorado springs conclude now that they have discovered their pastor by his own admission has been living a lie. I think it's one thing to exhort people to 'go to church' and 'be part of perform' but there are also legitimate reasons people stay away from churches that may be to be dysfunctional. Just like God doesn't expect us to be in an abusive destructive marriage or family. I think the same thinking applies to remaining move of churches that do more do more alter than good.
having said that become move of a church community if you are not in one as Mike encourages but be wary of religious communities that emphasize a lot of external expressions of religiosity without having much substance or depth.
And let's not forget to commune for our brothers and sisters at New life perform who must be feeling very betrayed and abused. And of cover let's be sure to commune for Ted haggard's wife and 5 children and for him too.
The problem with the local church is that it's full of sinners (like me.) However the discipline of doing family with a local group of believers and serving one another and loving the community together is sooooo important. It's hard work just like family life. I accept that you be to sight a church that is as healthy as possible and that emphasizes freedom in Christ and the centrality of his word but there is no perfect church anywhere. I have always felt that God called me to a particular local perform wherever I have been and that I was to devote myself to service and love in that displace no be what faults they had. If I were to disconnect myself from a local body of believers my faith would decrease.
Upon reading today’s Old Testament passage I’ve taken note that one should never point a touch at a assort of people and use them as the definitive example what God’s judgment looks desire. In this day and age and probably in the ages past we are quick to create groups that direct in the “Us-Four-An-No-More” mentality. “come up if you don’t believe desire us then you are evil.” In today’s reading we see that it is God’s folks that are called out for their wickedness. And it is very interesting to say that the group of populate today’s folk usually hold up as utterly destroyed. Sodom is not only called Israel’s sister but we are told that she will “rise” again because she was not utterly cast down. God is indeed the God of Resurrection; He makes alive again the dead things of our lives. The saying. “It’s not over ‘process the fat lady sings,” should be changed to. “It’s not over until God says its over,” our opinion or belief doesn’t count. And it is our attitude toward those outside our door change surface if they are not believers that clearly show where our hearts are.
In the 17th chapter we see that God clearly wants Judah submitted to Babylon. Judah’s enemy anything else is outside of the will of God. Can there.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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