In today’s study, Selwyn looks at another escape route from reality. He starts by saying: “Let us look at yet another popular escape route – that of busyness and activity. It’s interesting how the phrase “I’m too busy” can be a cover-up allowing us to avoid something that we don’t want to do but know full well, we ought to do.”
I think what Selwyn has written is fairly straight forward – and I’ve no additional comments.
What did you think of today’s study?
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Last night, I had a dream (about Jesus); and, it was so vivid I got up out of bed at around 3 am, and started to read the Bible. I was taken to a number of different passages, but these verses from Pslam 107, I found to be very encouraging (verses 1-22, NIV) : “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story – those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south. Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle. They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away. Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle. Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains, because they rebelled against God’s commands and despised the plans of the Most High. So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains. Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron.
Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities. They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death. Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave. Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind. Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy.”
It does not matter – what sort of distress we are suffering; our Lord and our God – loves us, and will rescue us.
Learning lessons the hard way
In today’s study, Selwyn looks at another escape route from reality. He starts by saying: “Let us look at yet another popular escape route – that of busyness and activity. It’s interesting how the phrase “I’m too busy” can be a cover-up allowing us to avoid something that we don’t want to do but know full well, we ought to do.”
I think what Selwyn has written is fairly straight forward – and I’ve no additional comments.
What did you think of today’s study?
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Last night, I had a dream (about Jesus); and, it was so vivid I got up out of bed at around 3 am, and started to read the Bible. I was taken to a number of different passages, but these verses from Pslam 107, I found to be very encouraging (verses 1-22, NIV) : “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story – those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south. Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle. They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away. Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle. Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains, because they rebelled against God’s commands and despised the plans of the Most High. So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains. Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron.
Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities. They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death. Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave. Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind. Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy.”
It does not matter – what sort of distress we are suffering; our Lord and our God – loves us, and will rescue us.