Bible reading: end of Ezekiel, Hosea, through Acts22
Reel thoughts:
What's the real difference between a relationship with God and religion: motivation for why you do what you do. A person with a relationship with God spends time with Him because they want to. A religious person does it because they're supposed to. A person with a relationship with God knows His God. A religious person knows about God. In a tough time, the relationship sustains one while the religion feels like a burden. A person with a relationship has their choices informed by God. A religious person usually doesn't understand their faith enough to make God informed choices.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Monday, July 23, 2012
7.23.12
Bible Reading- Through Ezekiel 27, Acts 16
Reel thoughts
the past week of reading has been all about 2 sides of the same coin: God's grace and his judgement. Which side do you want to be on?
Reel thoughts
the past week of reading has been all about 2 sides of the same coin: God's grace and his judgement. Which side do you want to be on?
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
7.18.12
Bible Reading: through Ezekiel 25 and Acts 16
Reel Thoughts:
So while catching up on my daily devotionals I've been thinking a lot about the difference between God's grace and our actions. The whole New Testament is about responding to God's grace with faith while the Old Testament shows just how much we need His grace because of our limitations.
Reel Thoughts:
So while catching up on my daily devotionals I've been thinking a lot about the difference between God's grace and our actions. The whole New Testament is about responding to God's grace with faith while the Old Testament shows just how much we need His grace because of our limitations.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
7.10.12
Bible Reading: Jeremiah 52, Ezekiel 1-3, Acts 11-12
Reel thoughts:
What responsibility do we have to first digest the message before we share it like Ezekiel did?
Reel thoughts:
What responsibility do we have to first digest the message before we share it like Ezekiel did?
Monday, July 9, 2012
7.7-7.8.12
Bible reading: Jeremiah 50-51, Acts 10
Reel thoughts:
There are some huge leadership implications from reading the past few days. The first is just the idea that all leadership derives itself from God, and when you disconnect from that as your original source, you're in trouble.
Reel thoughts:
There are some huge leadership implications from reading the past few days. The first is just the idea that all leadership derives itself from God, and when you disconnect from that as your original source, you're in trouble.
Friday, July 6, 2012
7.4- 7.6.12
Bible Reading: Through Jeremiah 50, Acts 8-10
Reel thoughts:
- In the book of Acts, at one point it describes the church of having reverential fear of God, and the church prospering and everything going well for the people. Correlation?
- Saul's conversion- I love how when Annaias found him, he was praying. Saul already knew the basics, he knew of God, all he needed was a personal encounter with God.
- The entire time I've been reading Jeremiah, I can't help but sometimes get frustrated with the people of Israel for knowingly making the dumb choices they made. But then again, I've drawn so many parrallels to my own life where I too have "tested" God and it makes me even more thankful now for God's mercy bestowed on me when I've wandered willingly down wrong paths
- I've noticed that everywhere these early church Christians were, they're followed by signs and miracles. The preaching of the good news is accompanied by God's power. Is that still true today?
- Towards the latter end of both Jeremiah and now in Acts, the focus shifts to non-Jews. God cares about all of the world, He uses some as the entrypoint to get to others.
Reel thoughts:
- In the book of Acts, at one point it describes the church of having reverential fear of God, and the church prospering and everything going well for the people. Correlation?
- Saul's conversion- I love how when Annaias found him, he was praying. Saul already knew the basics, he knew of God, all he needed was a personal encounter with God.
- The entire time I've been reading Jeremiah, I can't help but sometimes get frustrated with the people of Israel for knowingly making the dumb choices they made. But then again, I've drawn so many parrallels to my own life where I too have "tested" God and it makes me even more thankful now for God's mercy bestowed on me when I've wandered willingly down wrong paths
- I've noticed that everywhere these early church Christians were, they're followed by signs and miracles. The preaching of the good news is accompanied by God's power. Is that still true today?
- Towards the latter end of both Jeremiah and now in Acts, the focus shifts to non-Jews. God cares about all of the world, He uses some as the entrypoint to get to others.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Sunday, July 1, 2012
7.1.12
Bible Reading: Jeremiah 30-35, Acts 5-8
Reel thoughts
The past few days as I've been catching up on some of my daily reading, an interesting theme has emerged. One phrase, "call to me, and I'll tell you things you could never figure out on your own". That seems to be the story of my life right now. Particularly as I read through these scriptures and see that though God is clearly depicting the future, history tells me that they didn't listen. And, as I think of my own situations, where God is clearly depicting my future, giving me guidance about which way to go, which decisions to make, etc. It makes me think. Correction, it makes me want to stop thinking so much, and start believing. Start listening. Start resting. We've all gotten too big for our "britches" and I don't want to be caught trying to assume my intelligence can gain me more insight than God.
Oh yeah, and in Acts as Stephen was being martyred, the Message translation says he had eyes only for God, he hardly noticed the crowd. I pray for the clarity of vision and peace of mind necessary to have eyes only for God. I want to eliminate the opportunistic worry and self deprecation that undermines my ability to see God in every situation, even myself.
Reel thoughts
The past few days as I've been catching up on some of my daily reading, an interesting theme has emerged. One phrase, "call to me, and I'll tell you things you could never figure out on your own". That seems to be the story of my life right now. Particularly as I read through these scriptures and see that though God is clearly depicting the future, history tells me that they didn't listen. And, as I think of my own situations, where God is clearly depicting my future, giving me guidance about which way to go, which decisions to make, etc. It makes me think. Correction, it makes me want to stop thinking so much, and start believing. Start listening. Start resting. We've all gotten too big for our "britches" and I don't want to be caught trying to assume my intelligence can gain me more insight than God.
Oh yeah, and in Acts as Stephen was being martyred, the Message translation says he had eyes only for God, he hardly noticed the crowd. I pray for the clarity of vision and peace of mind necessary to have eyes only for God. I want to eliminate the opportunistic worry and self deprecation that undermines my ability to see God in every situation, even myself.
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