This is a reflection of Gods mercy towards us sinners who have sinned and indeed continue to sin against Him.. He walks with us because of His love for us even when we continue to fall down day by day.. We should love others who do us wrongs as we can refect to the world some of that same love that Jesus has for us..
Weird things God has asked people to do
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1 Samuel 17
David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hands, and I’ll strike you down and cut off your head. This very day I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds and the wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. 47 All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give all of you into our hands.”
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I keep a box of odds and ends that might come in useful some day. I call it my "junk box".
I was starting to get a lot of junk in that box, so I decided to clean it out, but wanted to actually use the things somehow since that was the whole point! So each week I chose a random object from the box and asked God to use it somehow for his glory or to simply encourage someone.
One week I pulled out a gold frame with no picture or glass. I asked God what he might want to use it for, and for some weird reason I felt like he wanted me to paint a copy of the last drawing by Steven Curtis Chapman's daughter who was killed in an accident. It is a picture of a butterfly with the word "See". I thought perhaps God wanted to encourage someone who might see it and who might be familiar with the story behind it.
So I painted my own copy (feeling sort of creepy and morbid!) and then asked God what I should do with it. I didn't seem to get a clear answer, so I took it with me as I went grocery shopping. But still nothing happened.
I returned home and sat it on the table beside my bed as I went about my daily chores. I pretty much forgot all about it...
Later that day, my lazy eye began to bother me a lot. I grew very frustrated, since I had often prayed for God to heal that eye, but he hasn't. I began to tear up over it and asked God why He had given me that constant weakness in my flesh that interfered with every nice day.
Finally, still in tears, I went to my bedroom to lay down and give my eyes a rest. And when I walked into the room, what did I see? That very picture I painted earlier with one word: "See".
It was then that I realized, God had instructed me to paint that picture to teach me something! That no matter what happens on earth, there is more to see. Our pains and struggles will be completely forgotten someday, and someday I will truly "see" and understand why. Oh, the picture of the butterfly is unfinished (Chapman's daughter went outside partly through and was killed) so it's also a reminder that we only see a part of the picture right now, or "through a glass darkly".
So that was kind of a weird thing, but God definitely taught me something through it!
I was starting to get a lot of junk in that box, so I decided to clean it out, but wanted to actually use the things somehow since that was the whole point! So each week I chose a random object from the box and asked God to use it somehow for his glory or to simply encourage someone.
One week I pulled out a gold frame with no picture or glass. I asked God what he might want to use it for, and for some weird reason I felt like he wanted me to paint a copy of the last drawing by Steven Curtis Chapman's daughter who was killed in an accident. It is a picture of a butterfly with the word "See". I thought perhaps God wanted to encourage someone who might see it and who might be familiar with the story behind it.
So I painted my own copy (feeling sort of creepy and morbid!) and then asked God what I should do with it. I didn't seem to get a clear answer, so I took it with me as I went grocery shopping. But still nothing happened.
I returned home and sat it on the table beside my bed as I went about my daily chores. I pretty much forgot all about it...
Later that day, my lazy eye began to bother me a lot. I grew very frustrated, since I had often prayed for God to heal that eye, but he hasn't. I began to tear up over it and asked God why He had given me that constant weakness in my flesh that interfered with every nice day.
Finally, still in tears, I went to my bedroom to lay down and give my eyes a rest. And when I walked into the room, what did I see? That very picture I painted earlier with one word: "See".
It was then that I realized, God had instructed me to paint that picture to teach me something! That no matter what happens on earth, there is more to see. Our pains and struggles will be completely forgotten someday, and someday I will truly "see" and understand why. Oh, the picture of the butterfly is unfinished (Chapman's daughter went outside partly through and was killed) so it's also a reminder that we only see a part of the picture right now, or "through a glass darkly".
So that was kind of a weird thing, but God definitely taught me something through it!
This is difficult to do and difficult to remember, and difficult to preach:
7 [FONT="]Judge not, that ye be not judged.
[/FONT]And this one:
[FONT="] 12 All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets. Enter ye in by the narrow gate: for wide [a]is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many are they that enter in thereby. [/FONT]
7 [FONT="]Judge not, that ye be not judged.
[/FONT]And this one:
[FONT="] 12 All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets. Enter ye in by the narrow gate: for wide [a]is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many are they that enter in thereby. [/FONT]
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Hard to believe but the Bible does not record every single conversation. For instance, Barnabas. He is considered an apostle, (Acts 14:14), and yet is never listed in the names of the apostles. How did that happen?
We don't know, and yet, look at him. You can tell by his heart and actions he was doing what the Lord gave him to do.
In like kind, the same with David. He was called by the Lord. (1 Sam. 16.) And sure enough, he spoke for the Lord -- THREE times!
1. To his family and the army. (1 Sam. 17:26)
2. To Saul. (1 Sam. 17:34-37)
3. To Goliath. (1 Sam. 17:45-47)
Cocky kid, but he really did get what God told him to do. You can see it in his words and action.
We don't know, and yet, look at him. You can tell by his heart and actions he was doing what the Lord gave him to do.
In like kind, the same with David. He was called by the Lord. (1 Sam. 16.) And sure enough, he spoke for the Lord -- THREE times!
1. To his family and the army. (1 Sam. 17:26)
2. To Saul. (1 Sam. 17:34-37)
3. To Goliath. (1 Sam. 17:45-47)
Cocky kid, but he really did get what God told him to do. You can see it in his words and action.