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ezra 7 10 for ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the lord and to do it and to teach statutes and ordinances in israel paul reminds us in romans to not be conformed to this world but rather to be transformed by the renewing of our minds we are not to let the things of this world become idols in our life we are not to let ourselves look and behave no differently than the rest of the world remember we are to be salt and light to the world in 2 timothy he reminds us that all scripture is inspired by god and is useful training so that we can be equipped for any good work romans 12 2 and do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of god 2 timothy 3 16 17 all scripture is inspired by god and is profitable for teaching for rebuking for correcting for training in righteousness so that the man of god may be complete equipped for every good work paul tells us in 1 timothy that we should be an example to the believers in speech do you gossip do talk down about people in conduct do you try to live in such a way that no one can say anything bad about you in love in faith and in purity everything that we do shows the world what christians are like if we aren t showing them jesus then who are we showing them 1 timothy 4 12 13 let no one despise your youth instead you should be an example to the believers in speech in conduct in love in faith in purity until i come give your attention to public reading exhortation and teaching over the next few weeks i m going to be digging into matthew this book contains a considerable amount of teaching on what it means to be a disciple of christ are you ready to live out the scriptures in your life posted by lynette at 7 00 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels bible study friday september 11 2015 snake rattle and roll two years ago shortly after we moved to ok i had my first run in with a rattle snake and to make matters worse it was a zombie rattle snake don t believe me just read what i wrote about it back then the snake incident i ve gone blissfully about the business of getting a homestead up and running and haven t really thought about rattle snakes oh sure i still think about them and watch for them when i m out but i don t really think about them like thinking there s going to be one coiled up under the rabbit hutch but two weeks ago that s exactly where i found one well actually my mother in love saw it first as she quietly said i think there s a rattlesnake under there and backed away i leaned over to get a better look yup there s a coon tail under there in this part of ok western diamond backs are called coon tails because of the black and white banding by the rattle so i headed into the house to get my boots and 22 pistol and some extra ammo remembering the last snake incident boots because everyone does chores in flip flops and the pistol because it had at least 6 shots in it back outside i took aim darn snake was at the far corner and it was getting dark out six shots and he barely moved deep breath reload the pistol darn it how do i get the barrel open another 6 shots and the snake starts moving eek it s coming out at me what do i do grab the shovel hoping it s sharp enough to cut the head off and slam the edge down on the neck about 6 below the head nope not sharp enough now what junior is now behind me and i ask him to reload the pistol i m seriously doubting i ll be able to steady my aim enough to hit the head wait tell grandma to get the pitchfork my sweet mother in love brings it over and stabs the snake in the body no no stab it through the head done girly go call daddy and tell him what s going on because sarge was at work again daddy says he ll be home in 30 minutes thirty minutes later i m still standing there with the shovel in one hand and the pitchfork in the other there was no way i was going to have another zombie snake while i m standing there watching the snake continue to move i got to thinking about genesis 3 especially verse 15 and i will put enmity between you and the woman and between your offspring and hers he will crush your head and you will strike his heel i m certainly glad i was able to crush his head without him striking my heel sarge finally got home and pulled out his handy dandy snake handling snare so we could drag the snake out of the rabbit area once we got it out in the yard we measured it at 64 gulp that s a big one yeah even though i know it s dead i still don t want to be standing by it and here you can see that it s bigger around than my wrist and longer than i am tall i m 64 sarge got to work on skinning it because it is a really pretty pattern in the light of day without the head and about 5 of neck the skin measured out at 6 2 the thing keeps getting bigger and bigger sarge thought this was all very cool he but the head in a jar of alcohol and took it to work the next day once the hide was tanned he took that in too he s going to be doing a snake presentation for the kids in three different grades over the next couple weeks because sarge is up for just about anything he decided he wanted to save the meat for junior s birthday we wrapped one section in tin foil with potatoes onions and carrots we cooked it in the fire over the hot coals we took another section and smoked it we ll definitely be smoking the other sections posted by lynette at 12 00 pm 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels genesis 3 rattlesnake monday august 10 2015 like a child the other day i was watching sweet pea as she realized daddy was home a huge smile lit up her face and she started running towards him calling oshie oshie she ran to him with open arms fully expecting him to pick her up and hug her tight and he did exactly what she expected him to do somewhere along the way i ve lost that wild abandon that trusting without thought not only in my everyday life but also in my spiritual life what can we learn from how kids embrace life can we learn to express ourselves boldly to dream big dreams to take risks can we learn to trust god wholeheartedly luke 18 15 17 says then they also brought infants to him that he might touch them but when the disciples saw it they rebuked them but jesus called them to him and said let the little children come to me and do not forbid them for of such is the kingdom of god assuredly i say to you whoever does not receive the kingdom of god as a little child will by no means enter it how do we enter the kingdom as a little child think back to the first part where sweet pea flung out her arms and ran to her daddy we need to follow that example we need to fling open our hearts and embrace faith with a wild abandon we need to be teachable and trust god the same way that children trust their parents wholeheartedly we need to accept it as a gift and not something we can purchase or earn we need to come to god without prejudice without pride without ambition we need to come with meekness and humility proverbs 22 4 by humility and the fear of the lord are riches and honor and life 1 peter 5 5 likewise you younger people submit yourselves to your elders yes all of you be submissive to one another and be clothed with humility for god resists the proud but gives grace to the humble to be humble means to be modest to not be proud or arrogant for the christian it means to think of others more than your think of yourself to put the needs of others above your own needs 1 timothy 6 11 but thou o man of god flee these things and follow after righteousness godliness faith love patience meekness colossians 3 12 therefore as the elect of god holy and beloved put on tender mercies kindness humility meekness longsuffering to have a spirit of meekness does not mean that you allow others to walk all over you it means to be gentle to be kind sometimes sweet pea flings herself into daddy s arms and other times she climbs in his lap to snuggle in and rest the day has worn her out or she isn t feeling well and she needs to know that she can rest safe and be taken care of just as a child will come to his parents when he is tired and hungry we also need to come to god for rest we need to come to him for the peace that comes from being under his protection his care psalm 62 5 6 says find rest oh my soul in god alone my hope comes from him he alone is my rock and my salvation he is my fortress i will not be shaken what is this rest for the soul why does it seem so elusive dietrich bonhoeffer said in his sermon to the german speaking congregation in barcelona on july 15 1928 we are nervous about quietness or rest we are so used to restlessness and noise that we feel uncomfortable in the stillness and therefore we run away from rest we chase from one event to another lest for a moment we find ourselves face to face with ourselves alone we are afraid to look at ourselves in the mirror we are bored with ourselves and it is often the most miserable and fruitless hour when we have to be alone with ourselves but it is not only fear of being alone with ourselves facing up to who we are and our need to be cleansed but far more we are afraid to be alone with god lest he disturb our aloneness and discover us and deal with us we fear that he will draw us into a one on one relationship and chide us according to his will we are afraid of such an uncomfortable personal encounter with god and therefore we avoid it even dismissing thoughts about god in case he comes too near it would be terrible to have to look god in the face and be responsible to him what can we do to experience this rest that we so desperately need we need to be willing to spend time alone with god we need to let ourselves be still before him we need to be in the word daily and we need to pray without ceasing only then can we find rest in god alone psalm 46 10 be still and know that i am god i will be exalted among the heathen i will be exalted in the earth matthew 4 4 but he answered and said it is written man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of god 1thessalonians 5 17 pray without ceasing sometimes sweet pea hides from daddy when she s found a pair of scissors and has cut up something of his she hides to avoid getting disciplined she hasn t learned yet that discipline from the one who loves her is never a terrible thing to be endured but rather a way for her to become mature just like a child hiding from his parents because he s done something wrong we hide from god to avoid facing up to ourselves but it doesn t have to be this way which one of us would ever turn our child away or give him something evil when he s asked for something good jesus said in luke 11 11 13 if a son asks for bread from any father among you will he give him a stone or if he asks for a fish will he give him a serpent instead of if he asks for an egg will he offer him a scorpion if you then being evil know how to give good gifts to your children how much more will your heavenly father give the holy spirit to those who ask him we have a heavenly father who is so much greater than our earthly father we should never be afraid to come to him with arms flung wide in joyful exuberance when we need rest for our weary souls or when we need to seek forgiveness our heart s cry should be abba father galatians 4 6 and because you are sons god has sent forth the spirit of his son into your hearts crying out abba father posted by lynette at 7 51 pm 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels bible study child faith monday july 20 2015 assurance this last week has been kind of rough i have a family member who has been struggling with depression they have gone through multiple medications and ect but nothing seems to be helping early this week they were checked into a hospital for round the clock monitoring and it got me thinking about hope and peace how do we find it in our lives then in church one of the hymns we sang was because he lives and the chorus struck me because he lives i can face tomorrow because he lives all fear is gone because i know he holds the future and life is worth the living just because he lives where do i find hope when i m struggling and the darkness is closing in where do i turn psalm 62 hcsb 5 rest in god alone my soul for my hope comes from him hope comes from god freely given to those who have called on his name romans 10 9 if you confess with your mouth jesus is lord and believe in your heart that god raised him from the dead you will be saved 1 john 1 9 hcsb 9 if we confess our sins he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness 1 john 5 13 nkjv 13 these things i have written to you who believe in the name of the son of god that you may know that you have eternal life a and that you may continue to believe in the name of the son of god but that doesn t mean our lives are without trials and tribulations we still struggle with things because we live in a fallen world but instead of feeling hopeless we can rejoice in hope romans 12 12 version nkjv 12 rejoicing in hope patient in tribulation continuing steadfastly in prayer with this hope we can have peace isaiah 26 hcsb 3 you will keep the mind that is dependent on you in perfect peace for it is trusting in you peace knowing that in the midst of the storm in the midst of the waves there is an anchor for our souls a lighthouse that we can focus on to find our way to the shore once again we need to believe there is a reason for our trials god is not far off and unconcerned he is in control using the circumstances in our lives to transform us from what we are into what he wants us to become we need to accept trials and tests and understand what they are doing for us when sarge was deployed to afghanistan and iraq some of my friends couldn t understand how i could be so calm about it there were still times when i struggled and was fearful about all the what ifs but knowing there wasn t anything i could change by worrying i made the effort to rest in jesus gift of peace john 14 27 hcsb 27 peace i leave with you my peace i give to you i do not give to you as the world gives your heart must not be troubled or fearful our peace was tested again four years later when sweet pea was born and we learned that she would need open heart surgery i remember sitting in the hospital waiting for her to come out of surgery with a feeling of peace other parents in the waiting room that day were pacing back and forth looking fearful every time a doctor came out to speak to a family i knew that sweet pea was being bathed in the prayers of our church family i knew that they were praying for a successful surgery but they were also praying that sarge and i would have peace in the situation we ve faced other trials that have tested our 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