skip to main |
skip to sidebar
I get these daily Christian Women Devotions and wanted to post today's devotion. Have a blessed day!"These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come" (1 Corinthians 10:11). In order to learn from the mistakes of those who lived before us, let's look at the specific sins that were to serve as warnings for us:"Do not be idolaters, as some of them were;" (1 Corinthians 10:7)"We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did--" (1 Corinthians 10:8a)"We should not test the Lord, as some of them did--" (1 Corinthians 10:9a)"And do not grumble, as some of them did--" (1 Corinthians 10:10a)Consider carefully what each of these behaviors represents, to understand how they are present in the twenty first century. Idolatry is simply worshiping anything or anyone other than God. We were created to worship, but too often we allow sports, music, financial power or fame to become the objects of our devotion rather than God. In a society like ours that has erased the lines of right and wrong, not much is even considered immoral. Sexual immorality -- any sexual behavior outside of marriage - is the ultimate expression of selfishness, seeking pleasure regardless of the cost. Those who tested God challenged His right to command them. To put it plainly, they were unwilling to submit to God's authority. Grumbling reveals an ungrateful heart. It fills me with fear to realize that God included complaining in the same list as idolatry and sexual immorality. The fulfillment of the ages -- Christ's death, resurrection and imminent return -- has come. Thus, in 2008, let us heed the warning. We must flee from evil behavior and set our hearts on serving God.~God, forgive me for giving in to sin and then trying to justify my actions. Make my whole desire this year to seek You and to walk in Your holiness.Questions: What idols have you been prone to worship? Why did God treat grumbling so seriously?Author: Suzanne Benner
THE BELL
I KNOW WHO I AMI am God's child (John 1:12)I am Christ's friend (John 15:15) I am united with the Lord(1 Cor. 6:17)I am bought with a price(1 Cor. 6:19-20)I am a saint (set apart for God). (Eph. 1:1)I am a personal witness of Christ (Acts 1:8)I am the salt & light of the earth ( Matt.5:13-14)I am a member of the body of Christ(1 Cor 12:27)I am free forever from condemnation (Rom. 8: 1-2)I am a citizen of Heaven. I am significant (Phil.3:20)I am free from any charge against me (Rom. 8:31-34) I am a minister of reconciliation for God(2 Cor.5:17-21)I have access to God through the Holy Spirit (Eph. 2:18)I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realms (Eph. 2:6)I cannot be separated from the love of God( Rom.8:35-39)I am established, anointed, sealed by God (2 C or.1:21-22)I am assured all things work together for good (Rom. 8: 28)I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit (John 15:16)I may approach God with freedom and confidence (Eph. 3: 12) I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil. 4:13)I am the branch of the true vine, a channel of His life (John 15: 1-5)I am God's temple (1 Cor. 3: 16). I am complete in Christ (Col. 2: 10) I am hidden with Christ in God (Col. 3:3). I have been justified (Romans 5:1)I am God's co-worker (1 Cor. 3:9; 2 Cor 6:1).I am God's workmanship(Eph. 2:10)I am confident that the good works God has begun in me will be perfected (Phil. 1: 5) I have been redeemed and forgiven (Col. 1:14). I have been adopted as God's child(Eph 1:5)I belong to GodDo you knowwho you are!?(Keep this bell ringing...pass it on) "The LORD bless you and keep you;the LORD make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn His face toward youand give you peace."Numbers 6:24-26I thought that this was really cool in my e-mail, but when I cut/paste it in here; it didn't do the bell shape. Oh well - I liked the scriptures anyways!!Have a GREAT weekend and let God be your guide.
WOW, 1 whole week since I last blogged!!!!!!!! If you're like me, you go to certain blogs almost daily to see if they have been updated; then I thought back to my own and couldn't believe it had been so long. OOPS!!!!!!!Let's see what's going on:1. We started training at a new place - Best Friends and we love it! Everyone out there is great! This past week was a lot of fun. There are 2 classes going on at 1x and we had a relay with our dogs at the end of the night. Way too fun!2. Kodiak is on a diet. I'm going to try and get her down to 75 lbs. She gets 1 cup of food a day and then also eats green beans (no salt added). She is doing well, but I wish it wasn't about to get cold b/c I LOVE going to the park. Plus, there are a few ponds/lakes that she can swim in. That will be the best exercise for her!3. My Explorer is fixed -YAY!! I am so excited b/c I get to drive my car again. :) Thank you Les for fixing it for me. For those of you who are curious - he had to replace the head gasket on the driver side of the engine. Now I have heat - just in time for the cold front that is supposed to come on in tonight. 4. I am excited b/c we have a cold front coming in tonight with possible rain! I can't wait to get home and sit in our living room and be warmed by our wood-burning stove. I love that thing! I am becoming a GREAT fire starter!!! Of course, I had the BEST teacher - my hubby, Les!5. We bought a GPS - I am so excited about this too (don't tell my hubby). It has a thing on there that tells you when the best time to go fishing is. I am excited to start using that! Also, I want to use the GPS part of it too and walk around different places and see various measurements. That'll be cool! :)6. Our ABF (Adult Bible Fellowship) at church is going to break into 2 groups. It has become a very large group and many more couples starting families. They are going to make it 1. class for parents and 2. engaged/newlyweds. That'll be good b/c they are going to cover more specific topics depending on which class you're in. I think Les and I are going to change to the engaged/newlyweds class since we are newlyweds (we've been married a little over 3 months now).Well, I guess that is all the news that I have for the moment! Have a GREAT day and I'll write more later.
WOW, I can't believe that Les and I just celebrated our 3 month anniversary!! It was very exciting, but we were pretty tired last night! We went camping this weekend and Les hunted all weekend with a couple of his buddies. None of them shot anything; the weather was warm again and not much was seen or shot. We had a good time though despite that. Thanks to William, we had grilled duck; which was REALLY good!!! I found me a new meat that I like to eat.............LOLI went into town during the day on Saturday and wandered around there for a few hours. Then the guys and I went back into town and went to the General Store for hand-dipped Blue Bell ice cream cones - YUMMY!!Sunday I went hunting with Les during the night hunt. The 4 of us hiked around for a while before that and they found a few more places to hunt next season. It was nice to be out and about in nature. The weather was beautiful and it was just a tad cloudy and that really helped! Les and I sat from about 3:30 PM or so till about 6 PM; then it was time to pack up and leave. All in all - I had a great weekend!!!AGILITY TRAINING:We start back to agility training tonight. I have switched places and now we're going to be training at Best Friends Agility. I am excited about this too b/c we're going to be following our former teacher. I really wanted him to be our teacher and when he switched - I asked him to switch too. :) So, we're starting tonight at 6:45 PM and very excited about that!!I'll keep you posted on how Kodiak is doing! Oh, she is improving on the weave poles. I have made a set of weave poles for Kodiak and I to work on in our yard and we're having a lot of fun with them. I am excited to see how Kodiak does this afternoon if we run through the weave poles. I hope she performs well since it's been about 4 - 5 wks since she's been on a course. :)
.JPG)
Posts
