Tuesday, February 19, 2013

The Story of My Life as told by Jesus Christ

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013        Learn from the Ravens and Lilies

Page 199      Luke 12: 22-32

In today’s passage, Jesus very subtly introduces one of his greatest revelations about God. First some background. When God called Moses to lead the exodus, God revealed His name to Moses. However, in the following generations the Hebrews so revered God they would not speak or write God’s name. When writing God’s name, they used four consonants; YHWH which is generally rendered in our Bibles as, LORD. Over time other people inserted vowels so as to pronounce the name of God: YAHWEH. This word was later transliterated into Jehovah.

At the beginning of the passage, Jesus refers to God caring for His creation. Then Jesus becomes more personal and begins referring to God as “your Father.” Jesus personalized God, from being a distant power to a close, loving parent. It is one thing to believe in the God who created heaven and earth, it is another to trust God your Father with the care of your life. Jesus is calling his disciples to follow him into a close, personal, trusting relationship with their Heavenly Father, a relationship that will shape and transform every aspect of their lives.

The Psalms shaped Jesus’ prayer life and helped him grow in his intimacy with God. We too can make the transition from referring to God as YHWH, LORD to knowing Him as our Father, our Abba. A very good place to begin is Psalm 23. Make King David’s words to become your words, your expression of your close, and personal, trusting relationship with your Heavenly Father.

“So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.” For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory” (Romans 8:15-17a, Emphasis added).

Sē’lah

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What word or phrase in today’s reading attracts your attention?

Reflect on that word or phrase.

What insights come to you?

How does this passage touch your life today?

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  In addition to this BLOG they are distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com. The BLOG is also available on Amazon Kindle, by subscription

The Story of My Life as told by Jesus Christ

(Seed Sowers Christian Book Publishing House. http://www.seedsowers.com/)

Wednesday, February 20, 2013   Prepare for the Master's Return  

Page 200      Luke 12: 33-48