Comments on: January 13th: The Harvest http://pvcroute66.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/january-13th-the-harvest/ Blogging the journey through the 66 books of the Bible in 2008. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:03:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: H6 http://pvcroute66.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/january-13th-the-harvest/#comment-97 H6 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:53:35 +0000 http://pvcroute66.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/january-13th-the-harvest/#comment-97 Greg did a great job teaching this weekend. I so needed to be reminded that God sees the whole road, just like from the Sear's Tower. He sees the big picture. I also love the SOAP study method. I used it today and benefitted greatly from it! Thanks. Loved all the reading today. But really spent time reflecting on the psalm and proverb. I love that it says God observes us. His eyes examine us. The Lord examines the righteous. Proverbs goes on to say to not despise God's discipline and rebuke. He does it to those He loves. I know that God sees all and knows all. But if I understand this correctly... He only observes/examines me when I am seeking Him and living a righteous life. He can then show me my sin and my flaws. He can discipline me because I am seeking Him. I want to hear from Him. I want to be shown His ways. Now all I have to do is obey what He reveals. He is best able to show me His love, when I am seeking relationship with Him. It kind of reminds me of what a "coach" would do with a player that wanted to take their ability to the next level. The coach would observe and examine the player. Fine tuning any weakness.... Greg did a great job teaching this weekend. I so needed to be reminded that God sees the whole road, just like from the Sear’s Tower. He sees the big picture. I also love the SOAP study method. I used it today and benefitted greatly from it! Thanks.

Loved all the reading today. But really spent time reflecting on the psalm and proverb. I love that it says God observes us. His eyes examine us. The Lord examines the righteous. Proverbs goes on to say to not despise God’s discipline and rebuke. He does it to those He loves.

I know that God sees all and knows all. But if I understand this correctly… He only observes/examines me when I am seeking Him and living a righteous life. He can then show me my sin and my flaws. He can discipline me because I am seeking Him. I want to hear from Him. I want to be shown His ways. Now all I have to do is obey what He reveals. He is best able to show me His love, when I am seeking relationship with Him.

It kind of reminds me of what a “coach” would do with a player that wanted to take their ability to the next level. The coach would observe and examine the player. Fine tuning any weakness….

]]> By: Rachel E. http://pvcroute66.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/january-13th-the-harvest/#comment-96 Rachel E. Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:45:53 +0000 http://pvcroute66.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/january-13th-the-harvest/#comment-96 Hi Paul, this passage stuck out to me too. I love the progression. It starts with an attitude of compassion. Then it goes to prayer. Then starting in chapter 10, action. If you miss one of the steps, things become crippled. If you pray for the workers and start serving, but don't have a servant-like, compassionate attitude, it becomes a mundane job, clock-in, clock-out. But if you have the compassion and the prayer, but don't actually do anything about it, well, your faith is pretty dead. Even still, if you're passionate about the lost, but just rush into serving without really seeking God's face for direction and guidance you're almost sure to start following your own agenda and program instead of the vision He's called you to fulfill. Hi Paul, this passage stuck out to me too. I love the progression. It starts with an attitude of compassion. Then it goes to prayer. Then starting in chapter 10, action. If you miss one of the steps, things become crippled.

If you pray for the workers and start serving, but don’t have a servant-like, compassionate attitude, it becomes a mundane job, clock-in, clock-out.

But if you have the compassion and the prayer, but don’t actually do anything about it, well, your faith is pretty dead.

Even still, if you’re passionate about the lost, but just rush into serving without really seeking God’s face for direction and guidance you’re almost sure to start following your own agenda and program instead of the vision He’s called you to fulfill.

]]> By: Kathleen Flanagan http://pvcroute66.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/january-13th-the-harvest/#comment-94 Kathleen Flanagan Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:43:17 +0000 http://pvcroute66.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/january-13th-the-harvest/#comment-94 Simple but profound! It sure removes any hint of self-serving agendas, especially when I consider the "co-sheep" part. To think that ultimately it is the Creator of the universe and His tender mercy actually working all this out is so very humbling. What a soaping for this ewe! What a blessing it is to hear from the Good Shepherd, and from all of you PVC Sheperds each day. Simple but profound! It sure removes any hint of self-serving agendas, especially when I consider the “co-sheep” part. To think that ultimately it is the Creator of the universe and His tender mercy actually working all this out is so very humbling. What a soaping for this ewe!

What a blessing it is to hear from the Good Shepherd, and from all of you PVC Sheperds each day.

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