Loving The God of Truth

Welcome to all those in the ODM who desire to know and to love the God of Truth through the faithful study of His Word. Please feel free to share your comments, insights, questions, concerns, words of encouragement, thanksgiving, praise, and prayer requests with all of us.

May God most richly bless the reading of His precious Word to our hearts this year.

"The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul.
The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes.
The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever.
The ordinances of the Lord are sure and altogether righteous.
They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold;
They are sweeter than honey from the comb.
By them is your servant warned;

In keeping them there is great reward."

(Psalm 19:7-11)

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Paul Arrested

"The Holy Spirit says, 'In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt...'" (vs. 11)

This passage explains why the people were begging Paul not to go... The uproar and the anger of the city and the violence. Vs. 35 says that Paul had to be carried because he was badly injured. Its crazy... Paul KNEW that this was going to happen. The beatings, pain, violence, hate, and etc. Everything! But he still went...

"...I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jersualem for the name of the LOrd Jesus...The Lord's will be done." (vs. 14)

Not a lot of us are like that. We try to take the "easy way" out, but God never promised us the easy way when we accepted Him into our lives. Something that carries me through the tough times is...and Paul knew this too..that God is always by our side :)

One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.

Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.

In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.

Sometimes there were two sets of footprints,

other times there were one set of footprints.

This bothered me because I noticed

that during the low periods of my life,

when I was suffering from

anguish, sorrow or defeat,

I could see only one set of footprints.

So I said to the Lord,

"You promised me Lord,

that if I followed you,

you would walk with me always.

But I have noticed that during

the most trying periods of my life

there have only been one

set of footprints in the sand.

Why, when I needed you most,

you have not been there for me?"

The Lord replied,

"The times when you have

seen only one set of footprints,

is when I carried you."
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1 comment:

darlayoo said...

thanks innie for your reflection. paul's commitment to the Lord Jesus was truly amazing. we may never be called upon to go through the kinds of extreme sufferings he experienced, but the Lord has given each one of us something to do in this life, and we need to be as fully committed to our calling as paul was to his. i think that is the secret to happiness in the christian life, no matter what we may have to endure. i'm sure paul would testify that in spite of all his sufferings, he was the happiest man alive.

September 23, 2010 at 9:28 AM

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