Follow-up on the 7-Day Challenge
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 2:39PM Eleven times in Jesus’ final words to His disciples, He calls us to remain. What does it mean to remain, or to abide? It’s all about connection! Jesus, in His own words, said “I am the vine, you are the branches” and apart from Him, we can do nothing. So how can we maintain this connection? It has to be about making our relationship with Him a priority. Jesus had to have known all that the disciples would endure. He knew how desperately they would need His life, power and love flowing into their lives. And He knows now, how desperately you and I need these same things.
With all this being said, this past Sunday, I issued a 7-day challenge for us to read a Psalm and a Proverb each day. Today, we are into day 2. My hope is that as you read these verses at least one word, verse or perspective speaks to your heart. This morning, as I tried to strengthen that connection, Proverbs 2:3-5 spoke to me. It reads:
3 and if you call out for insight
and cry aloud for understanding,
4 and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,
5 then you will understand the fear of the LORD
and find the knowledge of God.
Now listen to Him say to you that word: remain. And hear it even echo up to 11 times, for this is how important it is for us to stay connected to The Vine. We are surrounded by branches here in the Northwest. Let them serve as a daily reminder to you to stay connected!
Please feel free to share a thought and how the daily reading spoke to you by clicking the post a comment link at the bottom of this post.
Praying for you!
Pastor Larry
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Reader Comments (4)
I am moved and inspired by this reading of the gospel and the precious time with God. I didn't think I coud study Precepts and do morning prayer and scriptures at the same time, but it works. The two together quadruple the effect. I pray daily, but have longed for two-way communication. With this I am taking time to listen. Thanks for introducing this challenge!
Today, Wednesday, I read Prov.3 am I on the right track? Anyway, verse 11 stood out to me in relation to prunning," My child,don't ignore it when the Lord disciplines you, and don't be discouraged when He corrects you. " The next verse tells us why He corrects us, because He loves us.
I really loved this verse in today's reading Psalm 4:1 1 "Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; be merciful to me and hear my prayer." Thanks for the challenge to be connected daily to Who will listen and help!
Dear pastor Larry, When you have a moment, I "somehow" placed a comment to your 7 day challenge on the marriage blog from Oct 21. As usual I got aq little wordy and thot perhaps you would just jump over there to hear me. Thank you for your faithfulness to give us what we always need from God's word. Nancy G