Wow!!!!!!!!!!
GOD is awesome!!!!!!! for real! HE will just totally amaze you when you think you've seen it all! for real!
So, the plan was to read a lot more of Numbers, try to finish it even. there is a story that covers 3 chapters...it's about Balaam and Balak, and some people know of it because there is a conversation between a donkey and Balaam. that's pretty cool!
The Story covers Numbers chapter 22-24. You should read ALL of it! it is awesome! i know you may be busy, but this is Intense! and won't take you that long to read - it's pretty short and easy to read.
Basically, Israel took over a city of people and took over their whole city and lived there! that was cool. well, they were also bordering another place, and the king got Really nervous, and sent for Balaam, and told him to curse Israel. He said no, and Balak sent people again to convince Balaam otherwise - Balak was very persistant. And GOD said if they ask you to go with them, go, but to ONLY say what GOD says to Balaam to say. and, basically, every time Balak took Balaam to another place to curse Israel (a total of 3 places) Balaam blessed Israel! Balak became mad, because this is NOT what Balaam was asked to do (by Balak, but he DID obey GOD). And Balaam responded one time...(Numbers 23:8) "How shall i curse whom GOD has not cursed? And how shall i denounce whom whom The LORD has not denounced?" ...wow! DO NOT GIVE UP ON THE PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW JESUS YET!!! IF GOD has not cursed them, then keep up the prayer! keep up everything that needs to be done for them! keep up the Love!!! don't EVER give up on Love!!!
Friday, September 25, 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Day 22.
Wow! GOD is so coool!!!
Leviticus was an awesome book! and Numbers is amazing as well!
There's so much fun stuff in here! You should read them too!
In Numbers 6 the leaders of Israel made a dedication offering to The LORD. Each leader represented a tribe of Israel, and for 12 consecutive days, 1 leader would make an offering. Each day grain, burnt, sin, and peace offerings were made. Here's what it looked like,
"12 And the one who offered his offering on the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah. 13 His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 14 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 15 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; 16 one kid of the goats as a sin offering; 17 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab."
So, these exact same actions, with the exact same measurements happened for 12 consecutive days, by 12 different leaders representing Israel. If you read through, the only thing different, is the names. Okay, so now to the point, what if we, in our own lives show a consistency in EVERYTHING! What if we consistently be in prayer, what if we consistently be reading HIS WORD, what if we are a people continuously in worship!? It seems like it was repetitive to them, maybe it was, but each man brought his offerings to GOD on the day he was to bring them. And everything was in order. (that's another thing, all throughout the books of Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers...things had to be in order if GOD was going to come and be with them, in HIS GLORY "GLORY follows order") -and i'll get back to that here in a moment. Notice the description when talking about the platter, bowl, and pan...each item was FULL. Every day, the appointed leader came and offered these items FULL of the items that was in them!!! How intense is that!!!!? What if, not only do we consistently bring to GOD our lives, but we bring our lives to HIM in the fullest! We bring HIM ALL of our worship! We pour ALL of ourselves out in prayer! We STUDY HIS WORD to the fullest! (We INVITE HIM in with us, or as a more accurate perspective...we GO TO HIM when we read The WORD! (We should never leave HIM) HE said that HE came to give us Life, and Life moe abundantly...what if we offer to HIM, E-V-E-R-Y DAY the fullness of our lives!!?
Okay, so i said i would get back to the get things in order, here's what The WORD says happened after all of this...
"84 This was the dedication offering for the altar from the leaders of Israel, when it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold pans. 85 Each silver platter weighed one hundred and thirty shekels and each bowl seventy shekels. All the silver of the vessels weighed two thousand four hundred shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary. 86 The twelve gold pans full of incense weighed ten shekels apiece, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; all the gold of the pans weighed one hundred and twenty shekels. 87 All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve young bulls, the rams twelve, the male lambs in their first year twelve, with their grain offering, and the kids of the goats as a sin offering twelve. 88 And all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace offerings were twenty-four bulls, the rams sixty, the male goats sixty, and the lambs in their first year sixty. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed.
89 Now when Moses went into the tabernacle of meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice of One speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubim; thus He spoke to him."
Pay close attention to the last verse (89)...he heard GOD!!!!!!!! Everything was set, and everything was done specifically like it was commanded by GOD, and GOD showed up!!!!!!!!!!
We N-E-E-D to get our lives in order to what GOD says, and HE WILL show up! Obey the commands of Love!!! Love GOD with A-L-L of your heart!!! and Love everybody else unconditionally as well! If you say, "it's hard" GOD says, "I do it all the time, and i will surely give you grace (help) to do this." So just trust in HIM and you will know a Love that you will be able to share that will literally rock your world!
Leviticus was an awesome book! and Numbers is amazing as well!
There's so much fun stuff in here! You should read them too!
In Numbers 6 the leaders of Israel made a dedication offering to The LORD. Each leader represented a tribe of Israel, and for 12 consecutive days, 1 leader would make an offering. Each day grain, burnt, sin, and peace offerings were made. Here's what it looked like,
"12 And the one who offered his offering on the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah. 13 His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 14 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 15 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; 16 one kid of the goats as a sin offering; 17 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab."
So, these exact same actions, with the exact same measurements happened for 12 consecutive days, by 12 different leaders representing Israel. If you read through, the only thing different, is the names. Okay, so now to the point, what if we, in our own lives show a consistency in EVERYTHING! What if we consistently be in prayer, what if we consistently be reading HIS WORD, what if we are a people continuously in worship!? It seems like it was repetitive to them, maybe it was, but each man brought his offerings to GOD on the day he was to bring them. And everything was in order. (that's another thing, all throughout the books of Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers...things had to be in order if GOD was going to come and be with them, in HIS GLORY "GLORY follows order") -and i'll get back to that here in a moment. Notice the description when talking about the platter, bowl, and pan...each item was FULL. Every day, the appointed leader came and offered these items FULL of the items that was in them!!! How intense is that!!!!? What if, not only do we consistently bring to GOD our lives, but we bring our lives to HIM in the fullest! We bring HIM ALL of our worship! We pour ALL of ourselves out in prayer! We STUDY HIS WORD to the fullest! (We INVITE HIM in with us, or as a more accurate perspective...we GO TO HIM when we read The WORD! (We should never leave HIM) HE said that HE came to give us Life, and Life moe abundantly...what if we offer to HIM, E-V-E-R-Y DAY the fullness of our lives!!?
Okay, so i said i would get back to the get things in order, here's what The WORD says happened after all of this...
"84 This was the dedication offering for the altar from the leaders of Israel, when it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold pans. 85 Each silver platter weighed one hundred and thirty shekels and each bowl seventy shekels. All the silver of the vessels weighed two thousand four hundred shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary. 86 The twelve gold pans full of incense weighed ten shekels apiece, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; all the gold of the pans weighed one hundred and twenty shekels. 87 All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve young bulls, the rams twelve, the male lambs in their first year twelve, with their grain offering, and the kids of the goats as a sin offering twelve. 88 And all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace offerings were twenty-four bulls, the rams sixty, the male goats sixty, and the lambs in their first year sixty. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed.
89 Now when Moses went into the tabernacle of meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice of One speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubim; thus He spoke to him."
Pay close attention to the last verse (89)...he heard GOD!!!!!!!! Everything was set, and everything was done specifically like it was commanded by GOD, and GOD showed up!!!!!!!!!!
We N-E-E-D to get our lives in order to what GOD says, and HE WILL show up! Obey the commands of Love!!! Love GOD with A-L-L of your heart!!! and Love everybody else unconditionally as well! If you say, "it's hard" GOD says, "I do it all the time, and i will surely give you grace (help) to do this." So just trust in HIM and you will know a Love that you will be able to share that will literally rock your world!
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Day 15
Okay, yesterday reading was fun!
I was reading about some of the laws and stuff - i know what you're probably thinking..."skim through it, there's nothing you can really get out of it" or a funny one "that's Old Testament - 'THAT'S LAW, WE'RE IN THE NT, THEREFORE WE HAVE GRACE' " haha. and all this stuff with NT message is love, and OT isn't. that's humerus....kinda.
A few times within Exodus 20-24 GOD says, "Do not oppress an alien; you yourselves know how it feels to be aliens, because you were aliens in Egypt." I find that interesting-doesn't the same apply to us today? Think about it.
Another very interesting thing i came across is that GOD tell the Israelite people continuously to show Love...in different ways. Tell me if this sounds like Love... (Exodus 23:4-5) "If you come across your enemy's ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to take it back to him. If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen down under it's load, do not leave it there; be sure you hep him with it." In this whole OT/NT division crap, the big difference is - JESUS summed up all the laws into 2 laws. Love GOD, Love each other. Yes, there's a lot of stuff into it - and the covenant is a little different, but not too much. The point i'm getting to today is that they were also commanded to Love. And that we are to Love. End of Story.
I was reading about some of the laws and stuff - i know what you're probably thinking..."skim through it, there's nothing you can really get out of it" or a funny one "that's Old Testament - 'THAT'S LAW, WE'RE IN THE NT, THEREFORE WE HAVE GRACE' " haha. and all this stuff with NT message is love, and OT isn't. that's humerus....kinda.
A few times within Exodus 20-24 GOD says, "Do not oppress an alien; you yourselves know how it feels to be aliens, because you were aliens in Egypt." I find that interesting-doesn't the same apply to us today? Think about it.
Another very interesting thing i came across is that GOD tell the Israelite people continuously to show Love...in different ways. Tell me if this sounds like Love... (Exodus 23:4-5) "If you come across your enemy's ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to take it back to him. If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen down under it's load, do not leave it there; be sure you hep him with it." In this whole OT/NT division crap, the big difference is - JESUS summed up all the laws into 2 laws. Love GOD, Love each other. Yes, there's a lot of stuff into it - and the covenant is a little different, but not too much. The point i'm getting to today is that they were also commanded to Love. And that we are to Love. End of Story.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Day 11
ok, this was a fun day.
I was reading Exodus 16. This is where The LORD sent manna and quail to feed the Israelite children. It was in the 15th day of the second month - which i believe means 1 1/2 months, but either way-about 2 months after they left Egypt, they were walking through the desert, and they got hungry! How human of them! (you'll see why i put that in a minute). So they "grumbled" to Moses and Aaron about this. I've always heard people hating on Israel at this time for grumbling. "You should have faith." and stuff like that has been said often - and will probably continue to be said. and we should have faith. But, let's all go out on a trip through a desert, being taken away from the only thing you know, and walking to a place that takes 11 days to get to! it's been over a month, almost 2, and they are hungry, they have their children and family to think about. WHAT WOULD YOU DO!?
How does The LORD respond to this? Exodus 16:4 "Then The LORD said to Moses, 'I will rained down bread from heaven for yo. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them and see whether they will follow my instructions.' " God just says, ok. here's food for you that you are asking for. That sounds pretty simple. The funny thing is, we can sometimes be VERY close to being in danger of thinking that we are any better than the Israelite community then. We think that they just had no faith, and just completely rejected GOD. At times they did, and at times we do as well! Be very careful. I am better than no one. And no one is better than me. We are all equals, and GOD loves us all with the same passion and intensity, as anyone else. Who are we to judge?
I find it extremely interesting how GOD responded with them here.
Now for a very interesting part...
I was reading this, and my phone rang. I looked at it, and it was my mom, so I answered it. (i try to always answer it though.) She came across some information that would seem like a "bomb shell"...but thank GOD that HE makes bomb shells to be duds!!!! hahahahaha! GOD is so awesome you can't out do HIM-Fear is not bigger than HIM! HAAHAHAHAHAAHAHA! HE is so awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Quick back story. I am here in Florida, staying at a family member's house. These family members move back and forth from here to Illinois, depending on the time of year. They will be here in October. The plan is to stay here for the length of the internship. Cool, right? Sure...until the other day. The dud (ex-bomb shell) My mom finds out from my family members that it would be best if i moved out before November. (which is less than 2 months away-close to 1 1/2 months). Well, with finding my own place to live, comes getting a job that can support my bills from my college loans, car insurance, gas, etc...and for the monthly payment for where i will be staying! And finding a job to do all of this, isn't that easy. Well, i told my youth pastor about this the next day, and the day after that, somebody at the church has 2 places for me to look at-both very cheap! WOW!!!!!!! GOD IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD Loves So Muuuuuuuucccccccchhhh! And now I am still trying to find the job, but my HOLY, LOVING, GOD will direct me!!!!!!!!!
I was reading Exodus 16. This is where The LORD sent manna and quail to feed the Israelite children. It was in the 15th day of the second month - which i believe means 1 1/2 months, but either way-about 2 months after they left Egypt, they were walking through the desert, and they got hungry! How human of them! (you'll see why i put that in a minute). So they "grumbled" to Moses and Aaron about this. I've always heard people hating on Israel at this time for grumbling. "You should have faith." and stuff like that has been said often - and will probably continue to be said. and we should have faith. But, let's all go out on a trip through a desert, being taken away from the only thing you know, and walking to a place that takes 11 days to get to! it's been over a month, almost 2, and they are hungry, they have their children and family to think about. WHAT WOULD YOU DO!?
How does The LORD respond to this? Exodus 16:4 "Then The LORD said to Moses, 'I will rained down bread from heaven for yo. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them and see whether they will follow my instructions.' " God just says, ok. here's food for you that you are asking for. That sounds pretty simple. The funny thing is, we can sometimes be VERY close to being in danger of thinking that we are any better than the Israelite community then. We think that they just had no faith, and just completely rejected GOD. At times they did, and at times we do as well! Be very careful. I am better than no one. And no one is better than me. We are all equals, and GOD loves us all with the same passion and intensity, as anyone else. Who are we to judge?
I find it extremely interesting how GOD responded with them here.
Now for a very interesting part...
I was reading this, and my phone rang. I looked at it, and it was my mom, so I answered it. (i try to always answer it though.) She came across some information that would seem like a "bomb shell"...but thank GOD that HE makes bomb shells to be duds!!!! hahahahaha! GOD is so awesome you can't out do HIM-Fear is not bigger than HIM! HAAHAHAHAHAAHAHA! HE is so awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Quick back story. I am here in Florida, staying at a family member's house. These family members move back and forth from here to Illinois, depending on the time of year. They will be here in October. The plan is to stay here for the length of the internship. Cool, right? Sure...until the other day. The dud (ex-bomb shell) My mom finds out from my family members that it would be best if i moved out before November. (which is less than 2 months away-close to 1 1/2 months). Well, with finding my own place to live, comes getting a job that can support my bills from my college loans, car insurance, gas, etc...and for the monthly payment for where i will be staying! And finding a job to do all of this, isn't that easy. Well, i told my youth pastor about this the next day, and the day after that, somebody at the church has 2 places for me to look at-both very cheap! WOW!!!!!!! GOD IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD Loves So Muuuuuuuucccccccchhhh! And now I am still trying to find the job, but my HOLY, LOVING, GOD will direct me!!!!!!!!!
Day...i don't remember.
I've slacked off! Forgive me.
I've also gotten behind a little, and am catching up-and in want to show you what has been on my mind a little this last week, from some of the stuff i've been reading.
I've often heard it said that you can relate Israel to you as a Christian. you can.
I've often heard it said that you can relate their coming out of Egypt as you coming from darkness, into Light. Being saved. you can.
I've often heard it said that you can relate the Israelite journey through the desert to their promised land, to our journey as Christians. you guessed it, again...you can.
HOWEVER, if we take the end of Genesis into account as part of THE SAME STORY, we can see it a little different...and it's coooool!
-GOD had Israel go to Egypt. Joseph went to Egypt after being sold by his brothers-he remained faithful to The LORD, and GOD set him at a place at 2nd in command over all Egypt! That's pretty awesome considering that Egyptians saw Hebrews as dirty-(it reminds me of the division America was in a few decades ago with all the racism). When Joseph reunited with his brothers-they apologized and stuff, and Joseph was like, "it's ok. GOD sent me here to save many people" (paraphrase). And he did, with the wisdom The LORD gave him, he not only saved Egypt, but other countries through the 7 years of famine as well! It was INTENSE!!! But the people were saved due to the obedience Joseph had to The LORD. All of Joseph's family moved to Egypt after they found out that Joseph was ok, and in Egypt (remember, his brothers sold him into slavery-and later on in life, Joseph is loving his brothers-that's cool.)
Anyway, the Israelites stayed in Egypt for about 400 years! And they then there is the whole story of the oppression, and Moses being risen up, and GOD delivering Israel out of Egypt! I have been reading, and I have seen where GOD has said that Israel WILL BE IN EGYPT FOR 400 years, then GOD will bring them out and into the land that is promised to them. So, GOD is stating that they WILL be there, not that they SHOULD be there. So, the question that keeps coming up in me is, "Why did they stay so long?" GOD knew that they would, but never said that it was a good thing that they should stay. So, my question to myself - and one to strongly consider in your own self - is, "Are you stil staying in the place GOD called you to a while back?" Have you moved on to what HE has called you to next? This could even be more of a question thing, than a revelation thing...but - should we just be standing still? Or should we keep advancing? What if you or i don't know where to go next? Should we stay here? I know it is important to wait on The LORD...but should you be standing in the same place you were a minute ago? Switch your mind to "Spirit" right now, shouldn't we - if even in the same place - always be bearing fruit and walking in greater glory?
I've also gotten behind a little, and am catching up-and in want to show you what has been on my mind a little this last week, from some of the stuff i've been reading.
I've often heard it said that you can relate Israel to you as a Christian. you can.
I've often heard it said that you can relate their coming out of Egypt as you coming from darkness, into Light. Being saved. you can.
I've often heard it said that you can relate the Israelite journey through the desert to their promised land, to our journey as Christians. you guessed it, again...you can.
HOWEVER, if we take the end of Genesis into account as part of THE SAME STORY, we can see it a little different...and it's coooool!
-GOD had Israel go to Egypt. Joseph went to Egypt after being sold by his brothers-he remained faithful to The LORD, and GOD set him at a place at 2nd in command over all Egypt! That's pretty awesome considering that Egyptians saw Hebrews as dirty-(it reminds me of the division America was in a few decades ago with all the racism). When Joseph reunited with his brothers-they apologized and stuff, and Joseph was like, "it's ok. GOD sent me here to save many people" (paraphrase). And he did, with the wisdom The LORD gave him, he not only saved Egypt, but other countries through the 7 years of famine as well! It was INTENSE!!! But the people were saved due to the obedience Joseph had to The LORD. All of Joseph's family moved to Egypt after they found out that Joseph was ok, and in Egypt (remember, his brothers sold him into slavery-and later on in life, Joseph is loving his brothers-that's cool.)
Anyway, the Israelites stayed in Egypt for about 400 years! And they then there is the whole story of the oppression, and Moses being risen up, and GOD delivering Israel out of Egypt! I have been reading, and I have seen where GOD has said that Israel WILL BE IN EGYPT FOR 400 years, then GOD will bring them out and into the land that is promised to them. So, GOD is stating that they WILL be there, not that they SHOULD be there. So, the question that keeps coming up in me is, "Why did they stay so long?" GOD knew that they would, but never said that it was a good thing that they should stay. So, my question to myself - and one to strongly consider in your own self - is, "Are you stil staying in the place GOD called you to a while back?" Have you moved on to what HE has called you to next? This could even be more of a question thing, than a revelation thing...but - should we just be standing still? Or should we keep advancing? What if you or i don't know where to go next? Should we stay here? I know it is important to wait on The LORD...but should you be standing in the same place you were a minute ago? Switch your mind to "Spirit" right now, shouldn't we - if even in the same place - always be bearing fruit and walking in greater glory?
Friday, September 4, 2009
Day 4!
This was intense! I was reading...not up to 14 chapters, but GOD revealed something!!! HE's Awesome like that!!!!!!
Ok, and i know how almost everybody feels about reading, and even studying the whole, "duh du duh lived and was king, and died and duh du duh son of der der der from bleh ble bleh became king." Yeah, i know it's important, but i can rarely see anything. So, I asked GOD to show me something! and HE does Awesomely!!!!!!!!!!! HE is holy! and HE is awesome! Describe HIM, and then find out that your words don't even come close to it! HE cannot be contained in words!!! HE's SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Genesis 36:31-39 (notice who is king-and who is the king after them...is there a direct relation?) "These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Isaelite king reigned:
Ok, and i know how almost everybody feels about reading, and even studying the whole, "duh du duh lived and was king, and died and duh du duh son of der der der from bleh ble bleh became king." Yeah, i know it's important, but i can rarely see anything. So, I asked GOD to show me something! and HE does Awesomely!!!!!!!!!!! HE is holy! and HE is awesome! Describe HIM, and then find out that your words don't even come close to it! HE cannot be contained in words!!! HE's SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Genesis 36:31-39 (notice who is king-and who is the king after them...is there a direct relation?) "These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Isaelite king reigned:
Bela son of Beor became king of Edom His city was named Dinhabah.
When Bela died Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king.
When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succedded him as king.
When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.
When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.
When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river (Possibly Euphrates) succeeded him as king.
When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Acbor succeeded him as king.
When Baal-Hanon son of Abcor died, Hadad succeeded him king. His city was named Pau, and his wife's name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.
What is interesting about all of this is that, when a king died, his son did not rise up and become king. The BIBLE does NOT say if these kings are having kids or not. And another person, from another father, and another place took over as king. And notice at the beginning of all this, The Bible says that this was all "...before any Israelite king reighed." So, I strongly believe GOD is telling me that, you can kill something that is a high place in your life, but unless you fill it with HIM, something else will rise up and take it's place. "It is NOT good enough just to kill the giant, you have to cut off it's head" as one of my friends said one time! And this is true, and applies here. So, you can dethrone a god in your life-you can take down something that is placed highly in your life-and unless you IMMEDIATELY fill that place with GOD, something else will rise up and take place as king over my/your life! So, kill it, and place GOD as king over yourself! Throw YOUR crown at HIS feet-and give HIM reign over ALL your life!
When Bela died Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king.
When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succedded him as king.
When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.
When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.
When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river (Possibly Euphrates) succeeded him as king.
When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Acbor succeeded him as king.
When Baal-Hanon son of Abcor died, Hadad succeeded him king. His city was named Pau, and his wife's name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.
What is interesting about all of this is that, when a king died, his son did not rise up and become king. The BIBLE does NOT say if these kings are having kids or not. And another person, from another father, and another place took over as king. And notice at the beginning of all this, The Bible says that this was all "...before any Israelite king reighed." So, I strongly believe GOD is telling me that, you can kill something that is a high place in your life, but unless you fill it with HIM, something else will rise up and take it's place. "It is NOT good enough just to kill the giant, you have to cut off it's head" as one of my friends said one time! And this is true, and applies here. So, you can dethrone a god in your life-you can take down something that is placed highly in your life-and unless you IMMEDIATELY fill that place with GOD, something else will rise up and take place as king over my/your life! So, kill it, and place GOD as king over yourself! Throw YOUR crown at HIS feet-and give HIM reign over ALL your life!
Day 3
So, i slacked off yesterday, but GOD didn't let me go to sleep before i read something. So i read about 1.5 chapters. lol.
I did find out that Jacob did work for Rachael 7 extra years, but i was always taught that he did not get her as a wife until after 14 years! Not the case! (Genesis 29:26-30). That's interesting. I have been praying that GOD would reveal to me the areas in my "theology" that is wrong...and that i could truly see HIM! Then it would all get corrected! I am doing that through reading-and studying-HIS WORD! and i am finding out really cool stuff!
And i found out that there was a lot of drama between Leah and Rachel...wow, i thought i knew what drama was from some of the people i knew. Read Genesis 29:31-30:24.
Actually, at the beginning of Genesis 29, Jacob was continuing his journey and he came across shepherds with 3 flock of sheep, and there was a well. and this well had a large stone over the mouth of it. (This is the first time The BIBLE mentions a well having a stone over the mouth). That seems important. Rachel, Jacob's wife and Laban's daughter, was a shepherdess, and therefore watched over Laban's sheep. And every day this stone had to be rolled away to water the sheep. And in verses 7 & 8 the shepherds said that they will wait to remove the stone and water the sheep until all the sheep are gathered together! This also seems interesting... I don't completely know, but I will inquire of GOD. But just figured i'd let you know some stuff that is standing out!
I did find out that Jacob did work for Rachael 7 extra years, but i was always taught that he did not get her as a wife until after 14 years! Not the case! (Genesis 29:26-30). That's interesting. I have been praying that GOD would reveal to me the areas in my "theology" that is wrong...and that i could truly see HIM! Then it would all get corrected! I am doing that through reading-and studying-HIS WORD! and i am finding out really cool stuff!
And i found out that there was a lot of drama between Leah and Rachel...wow, i thought i knew what drama was from some of the people i knew. Read Genesis 29:31-30:24.
Actually, at the beginning of Genesis 29, Jacob was continuing his journey and he came across shepherds with 3 flock of sheep, and there was a well. and this well had a large stone over the mouth of it. (This is the first time The BIBLE mentions a well having a stone over the mouth). That seems important. Rachel, Jacob's wife and Laban's daughter, was a shepherdess, and therefore watched over Laban's sheep. And every day this stone had to be rolled away to water the sheep. And in verses 7 & 8 the shepherds said that they will wait to remove the stone and water the sheep until all the sheep are gathered together! This also seems interesting... I don't completely know, but I will inquire of GOD. But just figured i'd let you know some stuff that is standing out!
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Day 2 of Internship!
So, this is the second day of the Internship here in Florida (September 2). Today i read Genesis 15-28.
Something that is happening often in these few chapters are wells being built. That is really standing out to me. Abraham built wells for water, and now Isaac is too! Something that is really sticking out to me is in Genesis 26:23-25. This is after Esau gave up his birthright to his brother Jacob for some stew, bread, and something to drink. Apparently, after Abraham had died, some Philistines put dirt in Abraham's wells, and dried them up! Now Isaac is moving again, and is camping in a place called the Valley of Gerer, and settles there. During this time, (Gen. 26:18) "Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the time of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died, and he gave them the same names his father had given them." Isaac was going through and restoring what was once a beautiful and living thing! A well that once tapped into something that gave life, was stopped up, and no longer was able to get into the thing that was needed to produce life (water)! and Isaac is coming through and restoring all of them! and redeeming them to their original place (he's giving them the same names his father gave them!). COMPLETE RESTORATION! GOD is doing THAT in me!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE GOD!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!! But wait! There's more!!! hahahaha!
Isaac had also had 3 wells dug in the same place! The first 2 wells that were dug, other herdsmen had argued with Isaac's herdsman, claiming that the water there was theirs (not Isaac's/his herdsmen's)! These 2 wells were named Esek (dispute) and Sitnah (opposition), just for your knowledge. I'm sure there is great importance in there, but that's not quite the focus i've been given for the current moment-but please, go study it on your own!!! That'd be fun!!! -Anyway- the third well, Rehoboth (room), was dug and there was no dispute! The BIBLE says in v. 22 that "He moved on from there and dug another well..." After they had buil the 3rd well, Isaac said (v. 22), "Now the LORD has given us room and we will flourish in the land." cool, right? Yea!..but there's more!!!
Gen. 26:23 "from there he went up to Beersheba." Beersheba was a place a few chapters back (chapter 21) where Abraham was. And back then, Abraham had a well there-and a guy named Abimelech had servents. And his servants seized a well of Abraham's! And Abimelech did not know of this. Abraham brought it to Abimelech's attention. And Abraham and Abimelech were going to make a treaty, not actually about the well, but about another issue, which is why Abraham and Abimelech were meeting in the first place. When they were making their treaty, Abraham set aside seven ewe lambs. Abimelech asked what this was for, and Abraham said (Gen 21:30), "Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness that i dug this well." (v. 31)"So that plac was called Beersheba (well of seven/well of the oath) because the two men swore an oath there." After this Abimelech left, and Abraham planted a tamarisk tree, and stayed (lived) there for a long time. Fast foward now...
Genesis 26:24-25 "That night the LORD appeared to him and said, 'I am the GOD of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bless you and will increase the number of your descendants for the sake of MY servant Abraham'
Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD. There he pitched his tent, and there his servants dug a well."
This is not the first time GOD had said this! HE said it repeatedly to his father, Abraham, and HE has told it to Isaac too! So, GOD is restating HIS promise. When GOD retold Isaac HIS promise, Isaac -built an altar. -pitched his tent. and - dug a well!
He built an altar and recognized GOD!
Set his house there!
He set up yet another place to get into the life giving substance!
I feel like i need to do that! GOD has been restating HIS promises to me...and i need to do what Isaac did! do you?
*In college, someone once calle me "84" because when GOD gave me something, i would read like the whole chapter before, of, and after what i was shown, and used all of that to describe what i was talking about-so, that's kind of why all of the other stuff-but that stuff does serve a purpose too-and to this as well. So, enjoy!
Something that is happening often in these few chapters are wells being built. That is really standing out to me. Abraham built wells for water, and now Isaac is too! Something that is really sticking out to me is in Genesis 26:23-25. This is after Esau gave up his birthright to his brother Jacob for some stew, bread, and something to drink. Apparently, after Abraham had died, some Philistines put dirt in Abraham's wells, and dried them up! Now Isaac is moving again, and is camping in a place called the Valley of Gerer, and settles there. During this time, (Gen. 26:18) "Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the time of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died, and he gave them the same names his father had given them." Isaac was going through and restoring what was once a beautiful and living thing! A well that once tapped into something that gave life, was stopped up, and no longer was able to get into the thing that was needed to produce life (water)! and Isaac is coming through and restoring all of them! and redeeming them to their original place (he's giving them the same names his father gave them!). COMPLETE RESTORATION! GOD is doing THAT in me!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE GOD!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!! But wait! There's more!!! hahahaha!
Isaac had also had 3 wells dug in the same place! The first 2 wells that were dug, other herdsmen had argued with Isaac's herdsman, claiming that the water there was theirs (not Isaac's/his herdsmen's)! These 2 wells were named Esek (dispute) and Sitnah (opposition), just for your knowledge. I'm sure there is great importance in there, but that's not quite the focus i've been given for the current moment-but please, go study it on your own!!! That'd be fun!!! -Anyway- the third well, Rehoboth (room), was dug and there was no dispute! The BIBLE says in v. 22 that "He moved on from there and dug another well..." After they had buil the 3rd well, Isaac said (v. 22), "Now the LORD has given us room and we will flourish in the land." cool, right? Yea!..but there's more!!!
Gen. 26:23 "from there he went up to Beersheba." Beersheba was a place a few chapters back (chapter 21) where Abraham was. And back then, Abraham had a well there-and a guy named Abimelech had servents. And his servants seized a well of Abraham's! And Abimelech did not know of this. Abraham brought it to Abimelech's attention. And Abraham and Abimelech were going to make a treaty, not actually about the well, but about another issue, which is why Abraham and Abimelech were meeting in the first place. When they were making their treaty, Abraham set aside seven ewe lambs. Abimelech asked what this was for, and Abraham said (Gen 21:30), "Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness that i dug this well." (v. 31)"So that plac was called Beersheba (well of seven/well of the oath) because the two men swore an oath there." After this Abimelech left, and Abraham planted a tamarisk tree, and stayed (lived) there for a long time. Fast foward now...
Genesis 26:24-25 "That night the LORD appeared to him and said, 'I am the GOD of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bless you and will increase the number of your descendants for the sake of MY servant Abraham'
Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD. There he pitched his tent, and there his servants dug a well."
This is not the first time GOD had said this! HE said it repeatedly to his father, Abraham, and HE has told it to Isaac too! So, GOD is restating HIS promise. When GOD retold Isaac HIS promise, Isaac -built an altar. -pitched his tent. and - dug a well!
He built an altar and recognized GOD!
Set his house there!
He set up yet another place to get into the life giving substance!
I feel like i need to do that! GOD has been restating HIS promises to me...and i need to do what Isaac did! do you?
*In college, someone once calle me "84" because when GOD gave me something, i would read like the whole chapter before, of, and after what i was shown, and used all of that to describe what i was talking about-so, that's kind of why all of the other stuff-but that stuff does serve a purpose too-and to this as well. So, enjoy!
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