Our Daily Bread
Have you ever tried the SiriusXM radio, like when you received a free trial after purchasing a new vehicle? There are sooooo many channels to listen to! There are music channels and talk channels and more music channels and more talk channels. It is amazing. After reading the devotional, I wish there was a God channel!
The devotional talks about truly listening to God and being focused on what he is telling us. I had two thoughts: the SiriusXM radio concept and the iPod concept. I see folks walking around or waiting for public transportation wearing their iPod headphones. They listen so intently to their music (or whatever). They are focused on it. My new goal is to be that focused on listening to God. I want to listen like I wearing noise canceling ear phones that block out all the noise around me!
Lord, thank you speaking to us. Please help us focus on listening!
Teaching Tuesday
The lesson this week was a very detailed look at the seven bodies or codes of law in the Torah (the first five books of the Old Testament). The book talked about the sources for each code and why they were written the way they were. The law also included one of the most familiar to us today, the Ten Commandments.
In short, all the laws taught us two things: how to interact with God and how to interact with each other. The concepts carry over into the New Testament in the teachings of Jesus. When asked which of the laws was most important, Jesus said: These two: love God with all you heart, soul and mind; love each other as you love yourself. These two phrases encapsulated the laws of the Old Testament in simple terms.
The book also talked in more detail about the deep meaning in the phrase "love God with all your heart, soul and mind". This means love God with all your being -- all of it!
It was a long chapter. I am sure I missed some things. I will reread chapters 13 - 15 over the holiday break.
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We too can know this God and be assured of His presence. He has revealed Himself in His creation and in His Word. As we ask Him to make Himself known to us, we’ll learn that He is even more than the owner and creator of everything! - Our Daily Bread web site
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