March 2, 2010 7:21 AM
Sam wrote:
Would you look at what David said in chapter 21, verse 5? "Indeed women have been keptfrom us, as usual whenever I set out. The men's things (or bodies) are holy evenon missions that are not holy." Amazing. First, because man is man, yet David made sure his followers were kept pure (from women) on his military missions. Even more amazing, is that David regarded some of his fights as not being holy, yet made sure he and his men remain such. Have you ever had to do things that you knew weren't really what God would have wanted you to do, but did it because you were told to do so, say, by your boss at work. I really don't mean anything illegal, but something that isn't quite right with God. I can't think of anything right off hand, but I am sure there has been stuff in my past that I was ordered to do that wasn't just quite 'right', but I did it anyway as per following orders. In the case of David, I guess some of his missions he considered not quite 'right' as well, but he made sure he and his men remained true to God. And that is what is important here....remaining true to God.
I also like the part where David acted insane because he feared for his life when entering Gath. He put on an act, in order to save his life. Now, I don't advocate that we put on acts, especially righteous ones, in order to 'save our lives'. That would be considered hypocracy. David did it to save his human life, but I don't think he would have done so in front of God to save his eternal life. Look around you at church...are there people who do that....act 'nice' in church, yet live lives contrary to Jesus' teaching? Probably. If you know anyone, I suggest you rebuke them with love and attempt to change their ways.
March 2, 2010 1:23 PM
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“Clare Booth Luce, one of the first women to serve in Congress, once said, "a great man is a sentence." What she meant was that anybody who ever achieved anything of enduring significance wasn't running in 17 directions at once. Those who leave left a lasting imprint -- not just on their country, but also on their families and communities -- are animated by a singular purpose. One of the best ways to find your purpose is to ask yourself a variation of Luce's question: What's my sentence? When all is said and done, how to do you wanted to be remembered? How will the world be different because of your presence on it? Your sentence need not be George Washington-esque in its scope. ("He led a revolution from tyranny and helped guide a young democracy.") Maybe it's "she served every patient who came into her office whether or not that person could pay." Maybe it's "he taught two generations of children how to read." Maybe it's "she raised four children who are now happy and healthy adults." There are few better navigational tools than to find your North Star of purpose. So ask yourself: What's my sentence? You might find the answer motivating.”
The above quote came from the internet this morning, off a news site. SO, I am not sure just how accurate the first quote, “a great man is a sentence”, really is. I am not certain Ms. Luce said it at all, but whoever did (even if it was the author of the news article), has made a great point. As you all know, a sentence has a single purpose. To state something. Whereas a paragraph, a page, a chapter, a book, etc, all are designed to state many things. Something as simple as a simple (or compound) sentence is what she was getting at: a sentence is a purpose. The purpose of Jesus (or His sentence) was to, and I quote (again), ‘to seek and to save what was lost’ (Luke 19:10). The purpose/sentence of John the Baptist was to ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.' (Matthew 3:3). The sentence of Paul (from Tarsus) was to carry God’s ‘name before the Gentiles and their kings and before the people of Israel.’ (Acts 9:15). Moses had a sentence as well. His purpose was ‘to bring my (God’s) people the Israelites out of Egypt.’ (God’s added) (Exodus 3:10). Joshua was ‘sentenced’ by God to ‘lead these people to inherit the land I (God) swore to their forefathers to give them.(Joshua 1:6). Well, I think you get the point. Each great person I just mentioned had a most single purpose appointed by God. Each person’s sentence was to perform some great task (save souls/lead a nation to safety/lead Israel into the promised land/etc). You too, have “A” purpose. Yes, you are challenged to provide for your family. You are supposed to work honestly for your wages. You need to, just like Paul, proclaim the gospel about Jesus Christ (you do that through speaking and living your life). You OUGHT to do a lot things. But, what is your PURPOSE? What is YOUR sentence?
If you can answer that, you have it all together. Just like the challenge in the news article I read, I challenge each of you to identify what YOU think your sentence is. Is it simple? Is it bold? Is it complicated? Is it easy? I have yet to decide what I think my sentence is. I would LIKE to be able to fluently preach the Word of God on a regular basis, but I think my sentence structure is too complicated and I can’t do so at this time. My sentence might be simply to make my wife happy. Or maybe it is to rid the world of idiocracy (I don’t think that’s a word, but I know you know what I mean) when it comes to driving a car. My purpose might be to train people how to drive and how to be respectful and courteous to others when doing so. THAT would be a challenging sentence (and more than likely, a LIFE ‘sentence’, as well. Maybe my sentence is to encourage others to read God’s Word daily. I DO like doing it myself, so I already have the sentence ‘structure’, now I need to work on the pronunciation, the subject and the action verbs. I believe each of you DO have sentence, a purpose, in life. I don’t know what yours are either, and perhaps neither do you. Maybe it changes daily, weekly, or annually, I would hope our ‘single’ purpose would be stationary….one that would be our ‘goal’ over time. One that we probably don’t do well now, but with work, we can do better in the future.
So, I leave you with this….what is your sentence? What do you WANT it to be, would probably be a better question. Let me know. And hopefully your sentence can end with a period and not a question mark.
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Would you look at what David said in chapter 21, verse 5? "Indeed women have been keptfrom us, as usual whenever I set out. The men's things (or bodies) are holy evenon missions that are not holy." Amazing. First, because man is man, yet David made sure his followers were kept pure (from women) on his military missions. Even more amazing, is that David regarded some of his fights as not being holy, yet made sure he and his men remain such.
Have you ever had to do things that you knew weren't really what God would have wanted you to do, but did it because you were told to do so, say, by your boss at work. I really don't mean anything illegal, but something that isn't quite right with God. I can't think of anything right off hand, but I am sure there has been stuff in my past that I was ordered to do that wasn't just quite 'right', but I did it anyway as per following orders. In the case of David, I guess some of his missions he considered not quite 'right' as well, but he made sure he and his men remained true to God. And that is what is important here....remaining true to God.
I also like the part where David acted insane because he feared for his life when entering Gath. He put on an act, in order to save his life. Now, I don't advocate that we put on acts, especially righteous ones, in order to 'save our lives'. That would be considered hypocracy. David did it to save his human life, but I don't think he would have done so in front of God to save his eternal life. Look around you at church...are there people who do that....act 'nice' in church, yet live lives contrary to Jesus' teaching? Probably. If you know anyone, I suggest you rebuke them with love and attempt to change their ways.
Well, that's it for now....gotta get to work.
God is Great!
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“Clare Booth Luce, one of the first women to serve in Congress, once said, "a great man is a sentence." What she meant was that anybody who ever achieved anything of enduring significance wasn't running in 17 directions at once. Those who leave left a lasting imprint -- not just on their country, but also on their families and communities -- are animated by a singular purpose.
One of the best ways to find your purpose is to ask yourself a variation of Luce's question: What's my sentence? When all is said and done, how to do you wanted to be remembered? How will the world be different because of your presence on it?
Your sentence need not be George Washington-esque in its scope. ("He led a revolution from tyranny and helped guide a young democracy.") Maybe it's "she served every patient who came into her office whether or not that person could pay." Maybe it's "he taught two generations of children how to read." Maybe it's "she raised four children who are now happy and healthy adults."
There are few better navigational tools than to find your North Star of purpose. So ask yourself: What's my sentence? You might find the answer motivating.”
The above quote came from the internet this morning, off a news site. SO, I am not sure just how accurate the first quote, “a great man is a sentence”, really is. I am not certain Ms. Luce said it at all, but whoever did (even if it was the author of the news article), has made a great point. As you all know, a sentence has a single purpose. To state something. Whereas a paragraph, a page, a chapter, a book, etc, all are designed to state many things. Something as simple as a simple (or compound) sentence is what she was getting at: a sentence is a purpose.
The purpose of Jesus (or His sentence) was to, and I quote (again), ‘to seek and to save what was lost’ (Luke 19:10). The purpose/sentence of John the Baptist was to ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.' (Matthew 3:3). The sentence of Paul (from Tarsus) was to carry God’s ‘name before the Gentiles and their kings and before the people of Israel.’ (Acts 9:15). Moses had a sentence as well. His purpose was ‘to bring my (God’s) people the Israelites out of Egypt.’ (God’s added) (Exodus 3:10). Joshua was ‘sentenced’ by God to ‘lead these people to inherit the land I (God) swore to their forefathers to give them.(Joshua 1:6).
Well, I think you get the point. Each great person I just mentioned had a most single purpose appointed by God. Each person’s sentence was to perform some great task (save souls/lead a nation to safety/lead Israel into the promised land/etc). You too, have “A” purpose. Yes, you are challenged to provide for your family. You are supposed to work honestly for your wages. You need to, just like Paul, proclaim the gospel about Jesus Christ (you do that through speaking and living your life). You OUGHT to do a lot things. But, what is your PURPOSE? What is YOUR sentence?
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What is your sentence?
If you can answer that, you have it all together. Just like the challenge in the news article I read, I challenge each of you to identify what YOU think your sentence is. Is it simple? Is it bold? Is it complicated? Is it easy?
I have yet to decide what I think my sentence is. I would LIKE to be able to fluently preach the Word of God on a regular basis, but I think my sentence structure is too complicated and I can’t do so at this time. My sentence might be simply to make my wife happy. Or maybe it is to rid the world of idiocracy (I don’t think that’s a word, but I know you know what I mean) when it comes to driving a car. My purpose might be to train people how to drive and how to be respectful and courteous to others when doing so. THAT would be a challenging sentence (and more than likely, a LIFE ‘sentence’, as well. Maybe my sentence is to encourage others to read God’s Word daily. I DO like doing it myself, so I already have the sentence ‘structure’, now I need to work on the pronunciation, the subject and the action verbs.
I believe each of you DO have sentence, a purpose, in life. I don’t know what yours are either, and perhaps neither do you. Maybe it changes daily, weekly, or annually, I would hope our ‘single’ purpose would be stationary….one that would be our ‘goal’ over time. One that we probably don’t do well now, but with work, we can do better in the future.
So, I leave you with this….what is your sentence? What do you WANT it to be, would probably be a better question. Let me know. And hopefully your sentence can end with a period and not a question mark.
God is Great
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