01.03 Gen. 5,6, Psa. 3, Pro. 3, Mat. 5
01.04 Gen. 7,8, Psa. 4, Pro. 4, Mat. 6
01.05 Gen. 9,10, Psa. 5, Pro. 5, Mat. 7,8
01.06 Gen. 11,12, Psa. 6, Pro. 6, Mat. 9
01.07 Gen. 13,14, Psa. 7, Pro. 7, Mat. 10
01.08 Gen. 15,16, Psa. 8, Pro. 8, Mat. 11, Melissa's 5th birthday!
01.09 Gen. 17,18, Psa. 9, Pro. 9, Mat. 12
Saturday, January 2, 2010
01.02.2010
Today's reading is Gen. 3, 4, Psalms 2, Proverbs 2, and Matthew 3, 4.
I love reading Genesis. So much action, and God seems to speak directly to everyone. We meet the 'subtle' serpent, and witness the fall. It sure seemed pretty direct, the serpent said you can be just like God, and they bit it. To bad they didn't realize they were already made in the image of God. Then again, if they didn't would we be here? Then, Cain and Abel's first sacrifices. This I have a hard time understanding. What was wrong with Cain's sacrifice? Why was his less appealing to God? There didn't seem to be any instructions on how to sacrifice to God, and with his fruit, being his fruit it makes sense to me to give it to God. Maybe part of the issue is Cain was only giving a sacrifice at all because he knew Abel was. Cain was born first, and so he would have had an opportunity to sacrifice before Abel. Maybe the reason his sacrifice was not pleasing to the Lord was that he gave it only to save face and not with an earnest heart.
The brief reading of Genesis had so much adventure; the first murder, Cain's audacity to challenge God's punishment, Cain's punishment, Cain's descendants including the bigamist, murderer Lamech and his proclamation. Also, Seth's birth.
The Psalms challenging the thinking and ways of kings of the world, and ending in advice to not anger the Son of God and to take refuge with Him.
Proverbs goes into how depravity compounds itself in people. It goes from speaking of perverse things and builds quickly to walking the evil paths of darkness and delighting in evil. I have to say from personal experience, that is a steep slope, and it doesn't look very steep from the top. Just being around people who use foul language regularly quickly brings it into your own thoughts and language, and from your thoughts spring forth all kinds of miserable behavior. Road rage, intolerance, impatiences, self-centeredness, and so much more. Then they go into immorality and prostitutes. That also has a steep slippery slope, where a little perversion leads to more and passion leads to obsession.
To the New Testament, Matthew goes directly into John the Baptist. That guy was tough. The had faith and trust in God. To stand up to the Pharisees and Sadducees the way he did. Then to be so humble before Jesus, it is amazing. In the next chapter, the devil's temptation and the the forty days of fasting in the wilderness. Also, the way Jesus just walked up to fishermen and called them to leave their families and lively-hood. To abandon the days catch and walk away after Him. Especially the sons of Zebedee, to walk out right in front of their father who had trained them their whole lives to take over the family business.
Twice in one day, we've read about the devil, boldly mentioned.
I love reading Genesis. So much action, and God seems to speak directly to everyone. We meet the 'subtle' serpent, and witness the fall. It sure seemed pretty direct, the serpent said you can be just like God, and they bit it. To bad they didn't realize they were already made in the image of God. Then again, if they didn't would we be here? Then, Cain and Abel's first sacrifices. This I have a hard time understanding. What was wrong with Cain's sacrifice? Why was his less appealing to God? There didn't seem to be any instructions on how to sacrifice to God, and with his fruit, being his fruit it makes sense to me to give it to God. Maybe part of the issue is Cain was only giving a sacrifice at all because he knew Abel was. Cain was born first, and so he would have had an opportunity to sacrifice before Abel. Maybe the reason his sacrifice was not pleasing to the Lord was that he gave it only to save face and not with an earnest heart.
The brief reading of Genesis had so much adventure; the first murder, Cain's audacity to challenge God's punishment, Cain's punishment, Cain's descendants including the bigamist, murderer Lamech and his proclamation. Also, Seth's birth.
The Psalms challenging the thinking and ways of kings of the world, and ending in advice to not anger the Son of God and to take refuge with Him.
Proverbs goes into how depravity compounds itself in people. It goes from speaking of perverse things and builds quickly to walking the evil paths of darkness and delighting in evil. I have to say from personal experience, that is a steep slope, and it doesn't look very steep from the top. Just being around people who use foul language regularly quickly brings it into your own thoughts and language, and from your thoughts spring forth all kinds of miserable behavior. Road rage, intolerance, impatiences, self-centeredness, and so much more. Then they go into immorality and prostitutes. That also has a steep slippery slope, where a little perversion leads to more and passion leads to obsession.
To the New Testament, Matthew goes directly into John the Baptist. That guy was tough. The had faith and trust in God. To stand up to the Pharisees and Sadducees the way he did. Then to be so humble before Jesus, it is amazing. In the next chapter, the devil's temptation and the the forty days of fasting in the wilderness. Also, the way Jesus just walked up to fishermen and called them to leave their families and lively-hood. To abandon the days catch and walk away after Him. Especially the sons of Zebedee, to walk out right in front of their father who had trained them their whole lives to take over the family business.
Twice in one day, we've read about the devil, boldly mentioned.
Friday, January 1, 2010
01.01.2010
A lot to read for the first day.
Genesis 1 and 2, Psalms 1, Proverbs 1, and Matthew 1 and 2.
In the story of creation, I was surprised to note that God was very specific in His description of a day. A sun rise and a sun set, a period of light and of dark, consecutively. I have heard many versions of creation that try to incorporate modern science, and guess that a day to God could be millions of years to us. This description directly from the source denies that.
Another interesting note, in the first chapter of Genesis, God refers to Himself as 'Us.' This is the first reference I believe to God having multiple aspects, yet being one entity.
The first Psalms, God promises that blessings will come to the man who delights in the Law of the Lord. Those who take wicked counsel are not guaranteed blessings.
Today's Proverb was interesting. A part of it specifically grabbed me.
Pro 1:10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Pro 1:11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
Pro 1:12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
Pro 1:13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
Pro 1:14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
This sounds a lot like a warning against a Socialist or Communist ideology just as much as a warning against a gang of thieves. He warns not to be enticed by these sinners to steal what others have worked hard for, not to fill your home with the rewards of other peoples toils, especially with the promise of equality among the thieves. Thieves in my quick synopsis could easily be replaced by Socialists or Communists. It is precisely their M.O. To take from those who have and split it amongst their followers. There is a warning of laying low and waiting for an opportunity to attack and harm the innocent as well. That puts me in mind of the way our faith is put under attack through political correctness, but to be politically correct, I may be imagining things.
On the the New Testament. The first chapter of Matthew begins with a remarkable genealogy. Many find these passages boring, but this one is relatively short and to the point. The Son of Man has a fantastic pedigree, not only is He God's only begotten Son, but a descendant of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, and so on.
The second chapter involves the fulfillment of dire prophecies, and a mention of the wise men. Three gifts, but no mention of the amount of wise men.
More tomorrow.
Genesis 1 and 2, Psalms 1, Proverbs 1, and Matthew 1 and 2.
In the story of creation, I was surprised to note that God was very specific in His description of a day. A sun rise and a sun set, a period of light and of dark, consecutively. I have heard many versions of creation that try to incorporate modern science, and guess that a day to God could be millions of years to us. This description directly from the source denies that.
Another interesting note, in the first chapter of Genesis, God refers to Himself as 'Us.' This is the first reference I believe to God having multiple aspects, yet being one entity.
The first Psalms, God promises that blessings will come to the man who delights in the Law of the Lord. Those who take wicked counsel are not guaranteed blessings.
Today's Proverb was interesting. A part of it specifically grabbed me.
Pro 1:10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Pro 1:11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
Pro 1:12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
Pro 1:13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
Pro 1:14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
This sounds a lot like a warning against a Socialist or Communist ideology just as much as a warning against a gang of thieves. He warns not to be enticed by these sinners to steal what others have worked hard for, not to fill your home with the rewards of other peoples toils, especially with the promise of equality among the thieves. Thieves in my quick synopsis could easily be replaced by Socialists or Communists. It is precisely their M.O. To take from those who have and split it amongst their followers. There is a warning of laying low and waiting for an opportunity to attack and harm the innocent as well. That puts me in mind of the way our faith is put under attack through political correctness, but to be politically correct, I may be imagining things.
On the the New Testament. The first chapter of Matthew begins with a remarkable genealogy. Many find these passages boring, but this one is relatively short and to the point. The Son of Man has a fantastic pedigree, not only is He God's only begotten Son, but a descendant of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, and so on.
The second chapter involves the fulfillment of dire prophecies, and a mention of the wise men. Three gifts, but no mention of the amount of wise men.
More tomorrow.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Introduction
Tomorrow begins a journey through the Holy Bible in a year. I would love to have you join me and read along daily. Comments are welcome, and discussion would be very helpful.
I will be following the Master's Line calendar I obtained from church. The Pastor challenged us all to read the Bible in a year with the aid of this calendar. Last year I fell short, but this year, with the help of the Holy Spirit, we will read the Bible in a year.
The inside cover states that this plan goes through the Old Testament once, the Psalms twice, the New Testament twice, and Proverbs twelve times.
I pray that this glorifies the Lord, and benefits your life.
I'll be doing my best to post daily on my reading.
I will be following the Master's Line calendar I obtained from church. The Pastor challenged us all to read the Bible in a year with the aid of this calendar. Last year I fell short, but this year, with the help of the Holy Spirit, we will read the Bible in a year.
The inside cover states that this plan goes through the Old Testament once, the Psalms twice, the New Testament twice, and Proverbs twelve times.
I pray that this glorifies the Lord, and benefits your life.
I'll be doing my best to post daily on my reading.
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