Week 12 already?!? Where has the time gone? I know that we are all very busy, but this week let's put God first and make Him our priority. Study Number 10 gets into Psalm 106 and a fourth chapter on repentence. Continue to pray for one another!!
Hi Kathy, I just wanted you to know that I am still here and working through psalm 106. you are not alone ! Wow!TK's answer for #2 is scary stuff!I have been writing and thinking this over and it has helped me see that when I get that "antsy" feeling proding at me when I am too busy , it is the Spirit that is trying to get my attention. That makes sense to me . There is no way I am going to forget what God has done / is doing for me so I aim to consciously remember to continually reflect upon , think out and reason from his presence in my life as is suggested here . ...more another day ... Joyce
Once again there is much in this psalm. I will have to say that I have trouble with some of the info in the reply to question #2. He tells of a very scary situation , but if he is actually saying we lose our salvation , I do not believe this . Recently I asked Kevin to come and speak to my Titus 11 group on this very topic as one gal strongly suggested an affirmative answer . I would suggest if we could,” spiritually forget” , or if the truth becomes “spiritually unreal “ to us , we were not His to begin with . There are many passages that assure us of our salvation and several of them we studied recently in John. On the other hand I think it is very important to stop (wait ?) and remember who God is and what he has done / is doing in our lives; to reflect upon that , to think out and reason from it ; to keep our hearts in line with the truth as either Keller or Kidner says . I know that I have not been spending the time God is calling me to in this regard and so the Spirit is prodding me in that direction. After this week I will be in a better position to go deeper one on one with my Lord and am longing for that . The other thing I wanted to comment on here was idols . Maybe you would give me your thoughts here Kathy. I find it hard sometimes to balance the things I feel God is calling me to . My time gets too full ...all good things but the alone time with God gets short changed . The other thing that has been going the same route is my quiltart. I have done very little of it over the last couple of years and yet God gave me that gift too . Recently I read a statement by an obviously Christian women’s clothing designer . She said , “I serve an awesome God and it is a privilege and delight of my soul to express his gifts in this work”. This really struck me because although I have believed that he is part of my work , I have also wondered at times if it was an idol. Thank you Kathy for keeping on posting the studies and for your comments. Joyce
Hi Joyce and Angela: I am unable to do the next study until my computer comes back. We had a virus attack it and had to send it away to get cleaned. That computer has my entire study on it. Joyce, I will respond to your recent comment later tonight. Maybe my computer will be back by then.
My computer was returned yesterday so I had a chance early this morning to do the Repentance IV chapter. Isn't it so easy to read through the stories of the Isrealites and think "how stupid" they were? I do that all the time yet forget that I am just like them on my journey to "Caanan". This Psalm only looked at 6 sins but they can morf into a million each!! I am thankful that TK in his questioning had us think how each sin related to our own experience. It reminded me that I need repentance each and every day but at the same time that is not enough ---I mean my own confession. I need Jesus (like the Isrealites needed Moses) to stand in the "breach" for me so that I do not get the punishment that I deserve.
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Hi Kathy,
I just wanted you to know that I am still here and working through psalm 106. you are not alone ! Wow!TK's answer for #2 is scary stuff!I have been writing and thinking this over and it has helped me see that when I get that "antsy" feeling proding at me when I am too busy , it is the Spirit that is trying to get my attention. That makes sense to me . There is no way I am going to forget what God has done / is doing for me so I aim to consciously remember to continually reflect upon , think out and reason from his presence in my life as is suggested here .
...more another day ...
Joyce
Once again there is much in this psalm. I will have to say that I have trouble with some of the info in the reply to question #2. He tells of a very scary situation , but if he is actually saying we lose our salvation , I do not believe this . Recently I asked Kevin to come and speak to my Titus 11 group on this very topic as one gal strongly suggested an affirmative answer . I would suggest if we could,” spiritually forget” , or if the truth becomes “spiritually unreal “ to us , we were not His to begin with . There are many passages that assure us of our salvation and several of them we studied recently in John.
On the other hand I think it is very important to stop (wait ?) and remember who God is and what he has done / is doing in our lives; to reflect upon that , to think out and reason from it ; to keep our hearts in line with the truth as either Keller or Kidner says . I know that I have not been spending the time God is calling me to in this regard and so the Spirit is prodding me in that direction. After this week I will be in a better position to go deeper one on one with my Lord and am longing for that .
The other thing I wanted to comment on here was idols . Maybe you would give me your thoughts here Kathy. I find it hard sometimes to balance the things I feel God is calling me to . My time gets too full ...all good things but the alone time with God gets short changed . The other thing that has been going the same route is my quiltart. I have done very little of it over the last couple of years and yet God gave me that gift too . Recently I read a statement by an obviously Christian women’s clothing designer . She said , “I serve an awesome God and it is a privilege and delight of my soul to express his gifts in this work”. This really struck me because although I have believed that he is part of my work , I have also wondered at times if it was an idol.
Thank you Kathy for keeping on posting the studies and for your comments.
Joyce
Hi Joyce and Angela:
I am unable to do the next study until my computer comes back. We had a virus attack it and had to send it away to get cleaned. That computer has my entire study on it. Joyce, I will respond to your recent comment later tonight. Maybe my computer will be back by then.
My computer was returned yesterday so I had a chance early this morning to do the Repentance IV chapter. Isn't it so easy to read through the stories of the Isrealites and think "how stupid" they were? I do that all the time yet forget that I am just like them on my journey to "Caanan". This Psalm only looked at 6 sins but they can morf into a million each!! I am thankful that TK in his questioning had us think how each sin related to our own experience. It reminded me that I need repentance each and every day but at the same time that is not enough ---I mean my own confession. I need Jesus (like the Isrealites needed Moses) to stand in the "breach" for me so that I do not get the punishment that I deserve.
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