1Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
2"Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them,
'I am the Lord your God.
3You shall not do what is done in the
land of Egypt where you have lived,
not are you to do what is done in the land of Canaan
where I am bringing you; you shall not walk in
their statutes.
4You are to perform My judgments and
keep My statutes, to live in accord with them;
I am the Lord your God.
5So you shall keep My statutes and My judgments,
by which a man may live if he does them;
I am the Lord your God.'"
Fabulous. Absolutely magnificent. "I am the Lord your God." What a strong statement. It reminds me that He created me and loves me, that He is in control. It gives me peace.
Also the fact that He wanted the Israelites to abstain from all of the wrong-doings of those countries around them. I think that's really applicable to our lives today as Christians. He wants us to be a light and be different than all those around us. What a cool passage! Thank you Old Testament class!
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Friday, September 28, 2007
Philippians 3:7-11
"But whatever gain I had, I
counted as loss for the sake of Christ.
Indeed, I count everything as loss
because of the surpassing worth of knowing
Christ Jesus my Lord.
For his sake I have suffered the loss of all
things and count them as rubbish,
in order that I may gain Christ
and be found in him,
not having a righteousness of
my own that comes
from the law, but that which comes
through faith in Christ,
the righteousness from God that depends
on faith--
that I may know him and the power
of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings,
becoming like him in his death, that by any
means possible I may attain the
resurrection from the dead.
counted as loss for the sake of Christ.
Indeed, I count everything as loss
because of the surpassing worth of knowing
Christ Jesus my Lord.
For his sake I have suffered the loss of all
things and count them as rubbish,
in order that I may gain Christ
and be found in him,
not having a righteousness of
my own that comes
from the law, but that which comes
through faith in Christ,
the righteousness from God that depends
on faith--
that I may know him and the power
of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings,
becoming like him in his death, that by any
means possible I may attain the
resurrection from the dead.
how amazing...to die so that i can live...
i am amazed when i sit down and look at the glory of my King. even though i go through hardships, i am still blessed by Him day by day.
over the course of my life, i have not seen a lot of pain, but within the last year, God has blessed me with struggles that have changed my walk with him. i have struggled with heart issues, from a break-up to protecting my heart. God says to guard your heart, and through these experiences, i am slowly learning to.
i have also learned that there is nothing greater than my King. there are many days that just walking on campus, this gorgeous campus on which i live, makes me so excited about my Lord.
I just want to be less of me and more of Him. To die to self and live in him. Philippians 1:21 states it best: "For me to live is Christ and to die is gain."
over the course of my life, i have not seen a lot of pain, but within the last year, God has blessed me with struggles that have changed my walk with him. i have struggled with heart issues, from a break-up to protecting my heart. God says to guard your heart, and through these experiences, i am slowly learning to.
i have also learned that there is nothing greater than my King. there are many days that just walking on campus, this gorgeous campus on which i live, makes me so excited about my Lord.
I just want to be less of me and more of Him. To die to self and live in him. Philippians 1:21 states it best: "For me to live is Christ and to die is gain."
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