Monday, March 13th, 2006
I want to share a quandary that I have been thinking of lately. It starts with this scripture:
Genesis 10:8-9
8 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who grew to be a mighty warrior on the earth. 9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; that is why it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD."
So my thought is this: If Cush lost his son and they make a movie out of it, would it be called “Finding Nimrod”? I really do wonder…
Onto some scriptures that were shared with me over the last few days:
Psalm 40:1-4
1 I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. 2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. 3 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD. 4 Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods.
Philippians 4:4-9
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Jonah 3
1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.”
3 Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very important city—a visit required three days. 4 On the first day, Jonah started into the city. He proclaimed: “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned.” 5 The Ninevites believed God. They declared a fast, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.
6 When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust. 7 Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let any man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. 8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence. 9 Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish.”
10 When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he had compassion and did not bring upon them the destruction he had threatened.
Matthew 15:21-28
21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession.”
23 Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.”
25 The woman came and knelt before him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
26 He replied, “It is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs.”
27 “Yes, Lord,” she said, “but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table.”
28 Then Jesus answered, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
2nd Corinthians 12:9 “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
This is what was sent to me… and it is great stuff. God did change his mind with those of Nineveh. He didn’t change his mind with David’s son. And with all these scriptures, I can’t help but think of the U2 concert back in October of last year. The guy was bold enough to ask (I had mentioned this, I am sure at least once since then, but I will tell again in slight detail here). This guy is out in the crowd and he asked Bono if he could play with the band… and his request was granted. He didn’t know if Bono would let him play, but the thing is, if he didn’t ask, he was for sure to not play. But by asking, his request was granted. David knew the road before him… and God had set his decree. But David also knew that he could ask, and maybe God would grant his request. God didn’t, but if David had not tried, he would have felt even worse without giving any effort. And with the emails that were sent, I know that I should try, even if the results are nil, an effort should be given and pray for the best. God’s will is always a mystery, but my efforts should not be… and I think that is the true calling of a disciple. To do the will and act of God as best I know how. Thanks so much for the encouragement, the calls and emails have been a true blessing and it hasn’t gone unnoticed by me or by God.
Here is a little survey that was sent to me this morning, I thought I would share it with you all.
WHAT TIME DID I GET UP THIS MORNING?
- This morning, I slept in a little and got up at somewhere between 7:30 and 8.
- Really? Well, I would say… neither. I don’t care all that much for jewelry.
- I know it was at the dollar theatre… I think it was Zathura… but I may have seen something sense.
- All time, I would say Earthworm Jim. Currently, since EJ is no more, it would be House.
- A donut.
- Michael
- Steak or Seafood (IE: Shrimp, Lobster, Salmon)
- Tomatoes and anything pretty much with small seeds that can get stuck in your teeth.
- Ranch potato chips, I guess.
- Snow Patrol’s newest CD
- A 2005 Ford Freestar
- PB and J
- Excuse making
- Hats!
- I don’t know… New York City has a lot of museums and Europe does too… one or the other.
- I don’t really have a favorite brand.
- Colorado, maybe… not all that important to me.
- I’ve had a few… arcade games one time, my wife did a pirate theme a couple of years ago…
- Really? Do we have to go there? Baseball, hands down!
- I am going to send this with my quiet time, so no telling where it will end up.
- I think this does make it out to Africa, so anyone from there would be a bit of a surprise… although I rarely get any emails back, so expectations are fairly low to begin with.
- Jenny or Robert
- Outside of the yearly goals, I have to finish up college and become a high school algebra teacher.
- March 25th, 1974
- April 1st, 1999
- Depends on the day
- Depends on the shoe – normally 10 ½
- Uuummm, I can’t think of anything off the top of my head. Maybe a little more luck tomorrow after I get back from DBU (that’s Dallas Baptist University, for the Bostonites out there).
- A chef
- Super fantastic
- Chocolate Truffles
- Not so much the flower, as it is the color. Blue is good, as is red.
- My birthday – I get to see the Phantom that afternoon.
- Jamaica and Washington State… not sure which one is the furthest.
- My son
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