9/24/12

Being more, or being less


Yesterday, I looked in the mirror and didn't like what I saw; somehow in about a week, I seemed to have gained 40 lbs..  Now, I know this can't be, but still, what I saw upset me.  Today, we went for a ride past Lake George and did a little souvenir shopping.  My Linda bought me a few tee shirts which were smaller than I had been wearing and believe it or not they fit!!!  So, when I saw this picture and reminded me of an attitude that is very destructive...pride.


Proverbs, Chapter 16
 18 Pride goes before destruction,
and a haughty spirit before a fall.


I am not sure what kind of bird is to the left, but the one in the mirror is an Eagle.  Good lesson for me, as I don't ever want to think of myself as being something more than I actually am.  I am glad I didn't really gain a lot of weight, but I can't let it go to my head.  Smile, God loves both you and me... thin or fat, Eagle or something less...

Sept. 24 Psalms 98-100

Sept. 24
Psalms 98-100

Psa 98:1 Sing to Yahweh a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand, and his holy arm, have worked salvation for him.
Psa 98:2 Yahweh has made known his salvation. He has openly shown his righteousness in the sight of the nations.
Psa 98:3 He has remembered his loving kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Psa 98:4 Make a joyful noise to Yahweh, all the earth! Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!
Psa 98:5 Sing praises to Yahweh with the harp, with the harp and the voice of melody.
Psa 98:6 With trumpets and sound of the ram's horn, make a joyful noise before the King, Yahweh.
Psa 98:7 Let the sea roar with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell therein.
Psa 98:8 Let the rivers clap their hands. Let the mountains sing for joy together.
Psa 98:9 Let them sing before Yahweh, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.
Psa 99:1 Yahweh reigns! Let the peoples tremble. He sits enthroned among the cherubim. Let the earth be moved.
Psa 99:2 Yahweh is great in Zion. He is high above all the peoples.
Psa 99:3 Let them praise your great and awesome name. He is Holy!
Psa 99:4 The King's strength also loves justice. You do establish equity. You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.
Psa 99:5 Exalt Yahweh our God. Worship at his footstool. He is Holy!
Psa 99:6 Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel among those who call on his name; they called on Yahweh, and he answered them.
Psa 99:7 He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud. They kept his testimonies, the statute that he gave them.
Psa 99:8 You answered them, Yahweh our God. You are a God who forgave them, although you took vengeance for their doings.
Psa 99:9 Exalt Yahweh, our God. Worship at his holy hill, for Yahweh, our God, is holy!
Psa 100:1 Shout for joy to Yahweh, all you lands!
Psa 100:2 Serve Yahweh with gladness. Come before his presence with singing.
Psa 100:3 Know that Yahweh, he is God. It is he who has made us, and we are his. We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Psa 100:4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name.
Psa 100:5 For Yahweh is good. His loving kindness endures forever, his faithfulness to all generations.

Sept. 24 2 Corinthians 4


Sept. 24
2 Corinthians 4

2Co 4:1 Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we don't faint.
2Co 4:2 But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
2Co 4:3 Even if our Good News is veiled, it is veiled in those who perish;
2Co 4:4 in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the Good News of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn on them.
2Co 4:5 For we don't preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake;
2Co 4:6 seeing it is God who said, "Light will shine out of darkness," who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
2Co 4:7 But we have this treasure in clay vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves.
2Co 4:8 We are pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not to despair;
2Co 4:9 pursued, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed;
2Co 4:10 always carrying in the body the putting to death of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
2Co 4:11 For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus may be revealed in our mortal flesh.
2Co 4:12 So then death works in us, but life in you.
2Co 4:13 But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, "I believed, and therefore I spoke." We also believe, and therefore also we speak;
2Co 4:14 knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus, and will present us with you.
2Co 4:15 For all things are for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
2Co 4:16 Therefore we don't faint, but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.
2Co 4:17 For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;
2Co 4:18 while we don't look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

Hebrews, Chapter one, Mark Copeland 

                      "THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS"

                              Chapter One

Dispensing with greetings and salutations typical of letters at that
time, the epistle to the Hebrews begins like a sermon, with the author
immediately declaring the superiority of Jesus.  While God spoke in
times past to the fathers by the prophets, He now speaks to us through
His Son (1-3).  Jesus is also demonstrated to be much better than angels
(4-14).

POINTS TO PONDER

   *  How Jesus is superior to OT prophets

   *  How Jesus is superior to angels

REVIEW QUESTIONS

1) What are the main points of this chapter?
   - Jesus’ superiority over prophets as spokesman - He 1:1-3
   - Jesus’ superiority over angels by virtue of His deity - He 1:4-14

2) How did God speak in time past?  How does He speak today? (1-2)
   - By the prophets at various times and in various ways; by His Son

3) List seven things that describe the Son. (2-3)
   - He is the appointed heir of all things
   - Through Him God made the worlds
   - He is the brightness of God’s glory
   - He is the express image of God’s person
   - He upholds all things by the word of His power
   - He purged our sins
   - He is now seated at the right hand of the Majesty on high

4) List five ways that Jesus is superior to the angels. (4-14)
   - He is the "Son", angels are not
   - He is "the firstborn" who receives worship from angels
   - He is "God" enthroned and anointed, angels are merely servants
   - He is "LORD" (Yahweh) who is the eternal Creator
   - He is "sovereign" seated at the right hand of God, angels are
     ministering spirits

5) For whom have the angels been sent forth to minister? (14)
   - Those who will inherit salvation

6) List the Old Testament passages that are referenced to in this
   chapter. (5-13)
   - Ps 2:7 and 2Sa 7:14 in verse 5
   - Deut 32:43 (Septuagint) in verse 6
   - Ps 104:4 in verse 7
   - Ps 45:6-7 in verses 8-9
   - Ps 102:25-27 in verses 10-12
   - Ps 110:1 in verse 13
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