Readings
Psalm 12
Isaiah 52:1-12
Galatians 4:12-20
Mark 8:1-10
Psalm 36
Song
Your Love, Oh Lord
Your love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens
Your faithfulness stretches to the sky.
Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
Your justice flows like the ocean’s tide.
I will lift my voice to worship You, my King.
I will find my strength in the shadow of Your wings.
“Your Love Oh Lord,” Words & Music by Third Day ©1999 New Spring Publishing Inc.
Used by permission CCLI #66885.
Prayers
Pray for the grieving
Pray for peace
Pray for a family member or friend
Pray for Toronto
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Once-A-Day | January 30
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Hello Everyone!
It is exciting that the web site is up and running. A part of me wonders if this comment will drift off into cyber space? However, I have faith that over time this section, the "once a day", could be a place for reflection about the scriptures we are reading. If you're not reading the scriptures, feel free to comment anyhow.
A couple things stood out for me today. In the first pslam it says:
"Therefore, Lord, we know you will protect the oppressed, preserving them forever from this lying generation,even though the wicked strut about,and evil is praised throughout the land."
My question in relation to this is how does the Lord protect the opressed when oppression is still taking place? Does God have some special place in his heart, heaven and the new earth for all those who were wrongfully oppressed due to injustice?
Would anyone like to expand on the historical and biblical significance of Jurusalem or point me to a good web site?
It is interesting to parrallel the passage in the first psalm to the opposite reaction of the Galations in their recieving of Paul:
"But even though my condition tempted you to reject me, you did not despise me or turn me away.
No, you took me in and cared for me as though I were an
angel from God or even Christ Jesus himself."
I'm assuming that sickness would be seen as a great weakness and that culture and that perhaps those who were sick in bilical times were those who were most open to oppression. However, the Church recieved Paul as he were Christ. Do we recieve the sick and needy as Jesus in our community?
Does Paul actually believe that Christ can be fully developed in our lives?
What's the point of the fish Story? Or is there no point, but rather merely God's provision?
Lastly, it is interesting to see how things like justice, righteousness and holiness are so closely connected to God's character.
Peace!
Matt
Good thoughts Matty A...I'll need more time for a response of any adequacy...
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