As Bill pointed out Sunday in the
King James Version
Psalm 23
1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
New Living Translation
Psalm 23
1 The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need.
In my mind there is a big difference between what I want and what I need.
It is good to just sit down sometimes and think about that GOD has given me all that I need.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Saturday, February 20, 2010
How a Man is Known?
Genesis 4:17-22 NLT
17 Cain had sexual relations with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain founded a city, which he named Enoch, after his son.
18 Enoch had a son named Irad. Irad became the father of[f] Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech.
19 Lamech married two women. The first was named Adah, and the second was Zillah.
20 Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the first of those who raise livestock and live in tents.
21 His brother’s name was Jubal, the first of all who play the harp and flute.
22 Lamech’s other wife, Zillah, gave birth to a son named Tubal-cain. He became an expert in forging tools of bronze and iron.
It has always puzzled why the men listed in the fourth chapter who achieved so much were from the line of Cain the people that cared nothing for God.
(1) Jabal, who was the first of those who raise livestock and live in tents.
(2) Jubal, the first of all who play the harp and flute.
(3) Tubal-cain, He became an expert in forging tools of bronze and iron.
An impressive list from from one family. Their focus appears to be on what they can accomplish. Man because he is created in the image of God can sometimes, if they focus all their energy on one thing can accomplish alot.
Let's look at the other brother
Genesis 4:25 - 26 NLT
25 Adam had sexual relations with his wife again, and she gave birth to another son. She named him Seth, for she said, “God has granted me another son in place of Abel, whom Cain killed.”
26 When Seth grew up, he had a son and named him Enosh. At that time people first began to worship the Lord by name.
(1) Enosh. At that time people first began to worship the Lord by name.
What would I like to be known for that great things I accomplished or my worship of God.
17 Cain had sexual relations with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain founded a city, which he named Enoch, after his son.
18 Enoch had a son named Irad. Irad became the father of[f] Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech.
19 Lamech married two women. The first was named Adah, and the second was Zillah.
20 Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the first of those who raise livestock and live in tents.
21 His brother’s name was Jubal, the first of all who play the harp and flute.
22 Lamech’s other wife, Zillah, gave birth to a son named Tubal-cain. He became an expert in forging tools of bronze and iron.
It has always puzzled why the men listed in the fourth chapter who achieved so much were from the line of Cain the people that cared nothing for God.
(1) Jabal, who was the first of those who raise livestock and live in tents.
(2) Jubal, the first of all who play the harp and flute.
(3) Tubal-cain, He became an expert in forging tools of bronze and iron.
An impressive list from from one family. Their focus appears to be on what they can accomplish. Man because he is created in the image of God can sometimes, if they focus all their energy on one thing can accomplish alot.
Let's look at the other brother
Genesis 4:25 - 26 NLT
25 Adam had sexual relations with his wife again, and she gave birth to another son. She named him Seth, for she said, “God has granted me another son in place of Abel, whom Cain killed.”
26 When Seth grew up, he had a son and named him Enosh. At that time people first began to worship the Lord by name.
(1) Enosh. At that time people first began to worship the Lord by name.
What would I like to be known for that great things I accomplished or my worship of God.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
The Last Battle
I am touched this morning by the works of CS Lewis in the last book on the last page of the Chronicles of Narnia. The series ends with these words
"'The term is over, the holidays have begun. The dream is ended, this is the morning. ' And as He spoke He no longer looked to them like a lion; but the things that began to happen after that were so great and beautiful that I cannot write them. And for us this is the end of all the stories, and we can most truly say that they all lived happily ever after. But for them it was only the beginning of the real story. All their life in this world and all their adventures in Narnia had only been the cover and title page: now at last they were beginning Chapter One of the Great Story, which no one on earth has read, which goes on forever in which every chapter is better than the one before."
And so one day our life here will end.
"'The term is over, the holidays have begun. The dream is ended, this is the morning. ' And as He spoke He no longer looked to them like a lion; but the things that began to happen after that were so great and beautiful that I cannot write them. And for us this is the end of all the stories, and we can most truly say that they all lived happily ever after. But for them it was only the beginning of the real story. All their life in this world and all their adventures in Narnia had only been the cover and title page: now at last they were beginning Chapter One of the Great Story, which no one on earth has read, which goes on forever in which every chapter is better than the one before."
And so one day our life here will end.
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