Sunday, April 06, 2008
Apr 6
I realized something about old testaments. They like to repeat themselves a lot. I think it's fro emphasis sake and that, somethings, like God's promises are deserving to be uttered over and ovrer again to forgetful people like us.
Well so Mr Moses today recounted some of the promises and the blessings and judgment for those who follow and do not follow th law. What caught me today was part of the bold verse today.
"Therefore CHOOSE life" (emphasis mine)
That reminded me of something that I learnt from Him before. It's a choice to believe in Him because God had given us the gift of free will. There is not such thing as we are born into the religion. We need to choose Him. He doesn't come to us like THAT. We need to ask Him to come and we need to choose for Him to come. And yes, choose life. Funny how people deny Him and claim to be in search of a better form of life when He is life thriugh and through, the beginning and the end, the alpha and the omega, the first and the last.
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Luke. There is 2 parts about Luke today. Firstly is what I coined as "wrong Christian" behaviour. Jesus was seen condemning the Pharisees and the lawyers and there are a few things I would list here, hopefully as well as an apt reminder of what I shouldn't become.
1. Tithing yet blind to justice.
Pretty self explanatory. W can give money to church and when people around us are accused we sit there and "shake leg". When the world is in need of someone to shine for them, we can deny Him. Question. What is more important? Tithing or Justice? My answer? Neither.
Love is more important.
2. Pride
Well that one is a hard trap NOT to fall in. I mean once we are in a certain Christianity stature, we get respected and we somehow has authority. People actually listen to our opinions and work on our opinions. And this feeling of superiority can seriously get into our head. And we end up working not because of love but because of that feeling of superioity that it gives us.
3. Unmarked graves
I am too lazy to check the study bible for this but it seems to be some form of a reference to the "Christian identity". Who are we? We are God's people and I wouldn't want to be walked past like an unmarked grave, I want to be known. Not by my name but by His name. If people walk past me (ie interact with me) they don't feel God radiating from me, something is wrong.
4. Loading people with burdens without putting a finger to them.
Ah. That one is new but good. We can go around "mobilization" people to run for Christ etc etc. And then we don't share the burden.That sounded pretty much like a boss sitting on the desk and bossing people around. Nay Nay behaviour.'
M That's for now. And 2 more apt reminders, I don't think any explanations of sorts is needed but apt apt reminders.
"Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed or hidden that would not be known"
"Fear Him, who after He has killed has authority to cast into hell"
Well as a side note, this is a good reminder to us on why we shouldn't be scared of other people. Well they can kill us abuse us, but they can't send us to hell. What they can merely do is inflict physical pain on us or perhaps emotion but they can't separate us from the love of God, neither can they throw us into eternal anguish.
"Yes I tell you, fear him! Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why, even the hairs on your head are all numbered. Fear not, you are of more value than many sparrows"
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Extra,Bought the Hillsong United newest Cd (rocks)
Bought acoustic lvoe song s CD (gonna listen. Had to listen to Christian songs while doing bible reading .HEH)
Needs to go back to my Cranes. I am working on the characterizations.
Muackz.
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Innocence
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