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I must apologize again for missing a day. There was a bit of Excitement I would like to share with you.
I am proud to announce the birth of my nephew:
John Wesley Waldenville, son of Ina Caroline and Gary Wayne Waldenville.
At 8 pounds 8.2 ounces and 21 inches long, Johny arrived at 9:06 pm on
Monday, the second day of the month of March in the year of our Lord 2009.
I'm an Uncle!
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Numbers 6-7
God’s message to me: Bless others and be blessed.
Promises: God blesses those who ask. He brings blessing on those who others request it for.
Commands: Bless others. Pray God’s blessings on those you are responsible for. You know that God knows your needs before you do and yet you also know He wants you to pray for those needs. the same is true of blessings. He longs to bless us but it is our prayer for blessings that brings Him to action. While the bible mentions those who pray to be blessed themselves with no negative comment, it most often mentions praying for others to be blessed. It specifically places the job on the priests and the fathers. We are to bless our children and our ministers are to bless their congregation. This is their duty.
Timeless principles: Has someone done something for you that you felt they should be blessed for? Pray God’s blessings on them. God promises to pour out His blessings upon those whom you have blessed in His name. Doing so encourages good things as more people will pray those blessings on you as they feel you deserve. We have gotten out of the habit of blessing others in prayer and in our speech. Imagine the power our churches would have if we simply blessed people when they did something we are thankful for or proud of. Then if we continued to pray for God’s blessings on those people. Imagine the power of a church full of people under God’s abundant blessing.
How can I apply what I’ve learned: Add “God bless you” to “Thank You” and mean it. Pray for those blessings on those around us.
more to learn for in-depth study: The offerings of the tribes were matching. Each tribal leader brought a platter, a bowl, and a pan representing the tribe and filled with offerings of grain and incense for the temple. The also brought a burnt offering, a sin offering, and a peace offering for their tribe. These were used to provide final sanctification of the temple for all the tribes.
The Nazirite Vow: A Nazerite has nothing to do with the vine. He doesn’t use wine, vinegar, grapes, raisins, grape juice, grape seed oil, grape seeds, or anything similar to these things. He doesn’t cut any hair on his body during the duration of the vow. He won’t go near a dead body even for the funeral of his closest relative or friend. A sudden death near him will be treated as starting the vow over again.
The Nazirite vow is a vow of separation for a time. The Nazirite sets himself apart from society for a specific purpose for a specific time to be in the service of God. This was a vow of holiness and Nazerites must be careful not to defile themselves physically, spiritually or ritually during the time of the vow. Even the routine things that others take for granted are forbidden to a Nazerite. They cannot tend to a sick loved one, attend a funeral, be near things that might defile them. This is why a Nazerite vow is , normally, set for a specific time period.
BENEDICTION: The Lord commanded Moses to teach Aaron and his sons to bless the children of Israel. He taught them a benediction which is commonly spoken over the congregation in Jewish services and which Christian pastors are learning to use in closing a sermon. It is something Christians are wise to emulate so that the congregation will be further blessed of God. Like prayer, God already knows all but, He acts on our speaking it to Him.
The Lord bless you and keep you;
The Lord make His face shine upon you;
And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up His countenance upon you,
And give you peace.”
tomorrow: Numbers 8-10
Promises: God blesses those who ask. He brings blessing on those who others request it for.
Commands: Bless others. Pray God’s blessings on those you are responsible for. You know that God knows your needs before you do and yet you also know He wants you to pray for those needs. the same is true of blessings. He longs to bless us but it is our prayer for blessings that brings Him to action. While the bible mentions those who pray to be blessed themselves with no negative comment, it most often mentions praying for others to be blessed. It specifically places the job on the priests and the fathers. We are to bless our children and our ministers are to bless their congregation. This is their duty.
Timeless principles: Has someone done something for you that you felt they should be blessed for? Pray God’s blessings on them. God promises to pour out His blessings upon those whom you have blessed in His name. Doing so encourages good things as more people will pray those blessings on you as they feel you deserve. We have gotten out of the habit of blessing others in prayer and in our speech. Imagine the power our churches would have if we simply blessed people when they did something we are thankful for or proud of. Then if we continued to pray for God’s blessings on those people. Imagine the power of a church full of people under God’s abundant blessing.
How can I apply what I’ve learned: Add “God bless you” to “Thank You” and mean it. Pray for those blessings on those around us.
more to learn for in-depth study: The offerings of the tribes were matching. Each tribal leader brought a platter, a bowl, and a pan representing the tribe and filled with offerings of grain and incense for the temple. The also brought a burnt offering, a sin offering, and a peace offering for their tribe. These were used to provide final sanctification of the temple for all the tribes.
The Nazirite Vow: A Nazerite has nothing to do with the vine. He doesn’t use wine, vinegar, grapes, raisins, grape juice, grape seed oil, grape seeds, or anything similar to these things. He doesn’t cut any hair on his body during the duration of the vow. He won’t go near a dead body even for the funeral of his closest relative or friend. A sudden death near him will be treated as starting the vow over again.
The Nazirite vow is a vow of separation for a time. The Nazirite sets himself apart from society for a specific purpose for a specific time to be in the service of God. This was a vow of holiness and Nazerites must be careful not to defile themselves physically, spiritually or ritually during the time of the vow. Even the routine things that others take for granted are forbidden to a Nazerite. They cannot tend to a sick loved one, attend a funeral, be near things that might defile them. This is why a Nazerite vow is , normally, set for a specific time period.
BENEDICTION: The Lord commanded Moses to teach Aaron and his sons to bless the children of Israel. He taught them a benediction which is commonly spoken over the congregation in Jewish services and which Christian pastors are learning to use in closing a sermon. It is something Christians are wise to emulate so that the congregation will be further blessed of God. Like prayer, God already knows all but, He acts on our speaking it to Him.
The Lord bless you and keep you;
The Lord make His face shine upon you;
And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up His countenance upon you,
And give you peace.”
tomorrow: Numbers 8-10
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Leviticus chapter 7-9
God’s message to me: Giving to the Lord is not just an obligation but can also be a celebration.
Promises: God will reveal himself and show us His Great pleasure when we do all He commands.
Commands: Never do something halfway for God. If your doing it for His service be careful to complete every detail. In the New Testament we are told we should always work as if we were working for God. This work ethic, if applied, results in a thoroughness and dedication to our jobs that not only pleases God but brings Him glory by letting Him shine through us. People should see Christians as a cut above the rest and willing to go the extra mile. They should prefer Christians employees because Christians do a better job.
WARNING: I can say from personal experience this leads to being a workaholic. Work should never outrank your service to God and obedience to Him. You still need church. You still need your day of rest.
Working as to God never means ignoring His command.
Timeless principles: The price of sin is quite high.
How can I apply what I’ve learned: Tithing is our duty. Some give offerings out of a sense of obligation. Giving out of our abundance and in celebration is pleasing to the Lord as well.
more to learn for in-depth study: “Unclean” is a biblical concept that ranges from simple laws to protect against disease to the need to avoid sin by avoiding those who, unrepentantly wallow in it. The main definition was applied to things which were not Kosher and things which were ritually unclean. Kosher laws were primarily to protect against illness. They made a great deal of sense and still do. By the time God presented the Apostle Peter with non-Kosher foods and told him it was alright to eat them, the practices of farming, food preparation and food preservation had become much more modernized. The Romans invented canning and made great strides in anti-microbial preparations. Ritually unclean things are a matter of Israel’s law. It is wise to take caution with these things but not necessary to avoid them. Some are unavoidable anyway. Someone has to tend to the dead, for example. Someone has to clean up after the livestock too. None of us would think it wise to do either without taking precautions against disease.
Fun Facts: The animal hides(for leather goods)belonged to the priest who offered the sacrifice. The only time leaven was offered with the sacrifices was in a thanksgiving sacrifice which was a celebration. When part of an offering was to be eaten it had to be finished the day of the offering. Leftovers were to be burned up. The one exception was if the sacrifice was voluntary(not part of some defined offering) or part of a vow. In that case it could be eaten on the next day as well but nothing remained for 3 days or it was burned.
Tomorrows assignment: Leviticus chapter 10-12
Promises: God will reveal himself and show us His Great pleasure when we do all He commands.
Commands: Never do something halfway for God. If your doing it for His service be careful to complete every detail. In the New Testament we are told we should always work as if we were working for God. This work ethic, if applied, results in a thoroughness and dedication to our jobs that not only pleases God but brings Him glory by letting Him shine through us. People should see Christians as a cut above the rest and willing to go the extra mile. They should prefer Christians employees because Christians do a better job.
WARNING: I can say from personal experience this leads to being a workaholic. Work should never outrank your service to God and obedience to Him. You still need church. You still need your day of rest.
Working as to God never means ignoring His command.
Timeless principles: The price of sin is quite high.
How can I apply what I’ve learned: Tithing is our duty. Some give offerings out of a sense of obligation. Giving out of our abundance and in celebration is pleasing to the Lord as well.
more to learn for in-depth study: “Unclean” is a biblical concept that ranges from simple laws to protect against disease to the need to avoid sin by avoiding those who, unrepentantly wallow in it. The main definition was applied to things which were not Kosher and things which were ritually unclean. Kosher laws were primarily to protect against illness. They made a great deal of sense and still do. By the time God presented the Apostle Peter with non-Kosher foods and told him it was alright to eat them, the practices of farming, food preparation and food preservation had become much more modernized. The Romans invented canning and made great strides in anti-microbial preparations. Ritually unclean things are a matter of Israel’s law. It is wise to take caution with these things but not necessary to avoid them. Some are unavoidable anyway. Someone has to tend to the dead, for example. Someone has to clean up after the livestock too. None of us would think it wise to do either without taking precautions against disease.
Fun Facts: The animal hides(for leather goods)belonged to the priest who offered the sacrifice. The only time leaven was offered with the sacrifices was in a thanksgiving sacrifice which was a celebration. When part of an offering was to be eaten it had to be finished the day of the offering. Leftovers were to be burned up. The one exception was if the sacrifice was voluntary(not part of some defined offering) or part of a vow. In that case it could be eaten on the next day as well but nothing remained for 3 days or it was burned.
Tomorrows assignment: Leviticus chapter 10-12
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