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The Death of Aaron
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Aaron-icon.jpg 18 century icon painter - Iconostasis of Kizhi monastery, Karelia, Russia Wikipedia CCL
Meditation
Monday, Ordinary 30, Proper 25 was short and sweet. The Psalmist recalled the ways that he loved the law of God and how it kept him joyful and satisfied. The Old Testament lesson in Numbers spoke of another, who was obedient to the Lord. Aaron, the brother of Moses, who had journeyed with Moses through the visits to Pharaoh and on their exodus out of Egypt; into the desert, who strayed when the people asked him to build a golden calf and who complained, along with his sister Miriam, that he was as capable as Moses. God put Aaron in his place, but also set him up as the priest who sacrificed on behalf of the whole company of Israelites. He was respected and honored. His death followed Moses’ death.
The New Testament lesson picked up the theme of the law and reiterated that love was the underscore of the law. Love made the law tick. If one was loving, one was in accordance with the law. Not being loving meant one was failing the law, since breaking one o the laws was like breaking them all. Once a plate is broken, even if it is mostly not broken, but only a section broken off, it is still all broken. It is not whole.
I am ashamed that I have been haughty about the church and the way I believed we were to behave. Being ‘right’ was more important than being loving. I ask God’s forgiveness. I have learned differently through this year of studying the Scriptures recounting soooo frequently that being loving is at the top of obedience to God.
Nothing is as important as loving God and one’s neighbor as oneself. The Psalmist loved God and the law. His example was clear and poignant. Aaron loved God and demonstrated that love over and over in his service to the Hebrew people on the exodus to the Promised Land. James wrote pragmatic ways of living the life of a Christian. Believers were to love. Love God and one’s neighbor as oneself. All of the rest of God’s law could be summed up in those few words. Love. Love God. Love neighbors as oneself. Simple to say and understand. Difficult to play out in life, but all the more important for us to do. Let us love. Unconditionally. And see what great things God has in store for us.
Thanks be to God.
All Scriptures printed below are in King James Version for copyright purposes. However, clicking on the verse locations will take you to Biblegateway.com where the text is linked to more contemporary versions.
Click on the Scriptures for links to biblegateway.com, where many translations of the same text enhance the understanding the readings, which come from the (RCL) Revised Common Lectionary – Daily Lectionary Readings. I add a Daily Prayer to bless you with God’s Favor.
Enjoy the Daily Encouragement and Bible Study and may you be inspired to be your best self for Ordinary 30, Proper 25 .
Ordinary 30, Proper 25
O Christ the Great Foundation – St. Peter’s Catholic Church
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Aaron
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2893/13554135683_795df08ffc_z_d.jpg Aaron, Edited Library of Congress illustration of a portrait of Aaron. Stuart Rankin, flickr CCL
Prayer: Almighty God, Open my eyes that I might see. Open my mind that I might understand. Open my heart that I might make your words a part of me. May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in your sight. Amen
Ordinary 30, Proper 25
Close to Thee (Thou My Everlasting Portion) – Antrim Mennonite A cappella Choir
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Ordinary 30, Proper 25
Bible Readings
http://legacy.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm 119:41-48;Numbers 33:38-39;James 2:8-13&version=KJV;ERV;GNT;NCV;NIV (multiple versions)
Monday, Ordinary 30, Proper 25
Psalm 119:41-48
Numbers 33:38-39
James 2:8-13
Daily Bible Verses to Memorize for Meditating
Psalm 90:1-2
King James Version (KJV)
90 Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.
2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
Ordinary 30, Proper 25
Lord, To Whom Shall We Go? -- Bukas Palad
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Single Bible Study chapter to study
Numbers 33:38-39
King James Version (KJV)
38 And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the LORD, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Shrine_on_Mt_Aaron.jpg/1024px-Shrine_on_Mt_Aaron.jpg Mt. Aaron, where he is believed to be buried; A 14th-century shrine built on top of the supposed grave of Aaron on Jabal Hārūn in Petra, Jordan. Wikipedia CCL
39 And Aaron was an hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in mount Hor.
OBSERVE:
Take a moment and write three observations of the verses. What strikes you? An observation is an observable fact from the Word.
1.
2.
3.
INTERPRETATION:
What do you interpret these verses to mean for you today?
APPLY:
Today, I learned _____________________________________and apply it to my life.
Prayer of Encouragement
Almighty God, you are the creator of the universe and you loved us enough to be intimately involved in our lives. Thank you for your protection and empowerment. All success we have is because of you. Help us to see our place in life and receive the blessings you have in store for us. In Jesus name, Amen
Ordinary 30, Proper 25 Music
Sweet Mercies – Jeremy Riddle
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Ordinary 30, Proper 25 Humor
Praise the Lord!
http://www.thebackpew.com/images/p/ptl_with_alarmclocks.jpg ©Jeff Larson, Used by permission
Whom Shall I Fear – Chris Tomlin
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I hope you found a chance to encounter your Creator and experience the Love of God and the joy of Christ in Ordinary 30, Proper 25.
Conclusion
Monday, Ordinary 30, Proper 25’s lesson gave us a clear direction. Love. Love the Lord God. Love the neighbor as we love ourselves. Love summed up the law and the prophets. The Psalmist loved the law of God and it gave him freedom.
Love gives freedom. In Christ we are given freedom to be all that we can be. Then we can be like Aaron at the twilight of life known for his service to the God he loved and attended.
Go out and be ready for God to do mighty things in your life—for the glory of God.*
Thank you for visiting ChapLynne’s Daily Encouragement and Bible Study. Please like if it was meaningful. God bless you.
*If you do not know the Lord as your personal Savior and you are seeking, please contact me. A genuine and simple prayer, asking God into your heart for the forgiveness of your sins will also do.
Please like if you are blessed and don’t hesitate to comment or contact me. I love hearing from you.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Aaron-icon.jpg 18 century icon painter - Iconostasis of Kizhi monastery, Karelia, Russia Wikipedia CCL
Meditation
Monday, Ordinary 30, Proper 25 was short and sweet. The Psalmist recalled the ways that he loved the law of God and how it kept him joyful and satisfied. The Old Testament lesson in Numbers spoke of another, who was obedient to the Lord. Aaron, the brother of Moses, who had journeyed with Moses through the visits to Pharaoh and on their exodus out of Egypt; into the desert, who strayed when the people asked him to build a golden calf and who complained, along with his sister Miriam, that he was as capable as Moses. God put Aaron in his place, but also set him up as the priest who sacrificed on behalf of the whole company of Israelites. He was respected and honored. His death followed Moses’ death.
The New Testament lesson picked up the theme of the law and reiterated that love was the underscore of the law. Love made the law tick. If one was loving, one was in accordance with the law. Not being loving meant one was failing the law, since breaking one o the laws was like breaking them all. Once a plate is broken, even if it is mostly not broken, but only a section broken off, it is still all broken. It is not whole.
I am ashamed that I have been haughty about the church and the way I believed we were to behave. Being ‘right’ was more important than being loving. I ask God’s forgiveness. I have learned differently through this year of studying the Scriptures recounting soooo frequently that being loving is at the top of obedience to God.
Nothing is as important as loving God and one’s neighbor as oneself. The Psalmist loved God and the law. His example was clear and poignant. Aaron loved God and demonstrated that love over and over in his service to the Hebrew people on the exodus to the Promised Land. James wrote pragmatic ways of living the life of a Christian. Believers were to love. Love God and one’s neighbor as oneself. All of the rest of God’s law could be summed up in those few words. Love. Love God. Love neighbors as oneself. Simple to say and understand. Difficult to play out in life, but all the more important for us to do. Let us love. Unconditionally. And see what great things God has in store for us.
Thanks be to God.
All Scriptures printed below are in King James Version for copyright purposes. However, clicking on the verse locations will take you to Biblegateway.com where the text is linked to more contemporary versions.
Click on the Scriptures for links to biblegateway.com, where many translations of the same text enhance the understanding the readings, which come from the (RCL) Revised Common Lectionary – Daily Lectionary Readings. I add a Daily Prayer to bless you with God’s Favor.
Enjoy the Daily Encouragement and Bible Study and may you be inspired to be your best self for Ordinary 30, Proper 25 .
Ordinary 30, Proper 25
O Christ the Great Foundation – St. Peter’s Catholic Church
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http://youtu.be/2LlaPhA1ez0[/embed]Aaron
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2893/13554135683_795df08ffc_z_d.jpg Aaron, Edited Library of Congress illustration of a portrait of Aaron. Stuart Rankin, flickr CCL
Prayer: Almighty God, Open my eyes that I might see. Open my mind that I might understand. Open my heart that I might make your words a part of me. May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in your sight. Amen
Ordinary 30, Proper 25
Close to Thee (Thou My Everlasting Portion) – Antrim Mennonite A cappella Choir
[embed]
http://youtu.be/umEg3gUQOgc[/embed]Ordinary 30, Proper 25
Bible Readings
http://legacy.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm 119:41-48;Numbers 33:38-39;James 2:8-13&version=KJV;ERV;GNT;NCV;NIV (multiple versions)
Monday, Ordinary 30, Proper 25
Psalm 119:41-48
Numbers 33:38-39
James 2:8-13
Daily Bible Verses to Memorize for Meditating
Psalm 90:1-2
King James Version (KJV)
90 Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.
2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
Ordinary 30, Proper 25
Lord, To Whom Shall We Go? -- Bukas Palad
[embed]
http://youtu.be/e_vqFjWebjU[/embed]Single Bible Study chapter to study
Numbers 33:38-39
King James Version (KJV)
38 And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the LORD, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Shrine_on_Mt_Aaron.jpg/1024px-Shrine_on_Mt_Aaron.jpg Mt. Aaron, where he is believed to be buried; A 14th-century shrine built on top of the supposed grave of Aaron on Jabal Hārūn in Petra, Jordan. Wikipedia CCL
39 And Aaron was an hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in mount Hor.
OBSERVE:
Take a moment and write three observations of the verses. What strikes you? An observation is an observable fact from the Word.
1.
2.
3.
INTERPRETATION:
What do you interpret these verses to mean for you today?
APPLY:
Today, I learned _____________________________________and apply it to my life.
Prayer of Encouragement
Almighty God, you are the creator of the universe and you loved us enough to be intimately involved in our lives. Thank you for your protection and empowerment. All success we have is because of you. Help us to see our place in life and receive the blessings you have in store for us. In Jesus name, Amen
Ordinary 30, Proper 25 Music
Sweet Mercies – Jeremy Riddle
[embed]
http://youtu.be/Nehq0hDVSe0[/embed]Ordinary 30, Proper 25 Humor
Praise the Lord!
http://www.thebackpew.com/images/p/ptl_with_alarmclocks.jpg ©Jeff Larson, Used by permission
Whom Shall I Fear – Chris Tomlin
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http://youtu.be/R0gu0nOaFsI[/embed]I hope you found a chance to encounter your Creator and experience the Love of God and the joy of Christ in Ordinary 30, Proper 25.
Conclusion
Monday, Ordinary 30, Proper 25’s lesson gave us a clear direction. Love. Love the Lord God. Love the neighbor as we love ourselves. Love summed up the law and the prophets. The Psalmist loved the law of God and it gave him freedom.
Love gives freedom. In Christ we are given freedom to be all that we can be. Then we can be like Aaron at the twilight of life known for his service to the God he loved and attended.
Go out and be ready for God to do mighty things in your life—for the glory of God.*
Thank you for visiting ChapLynne’s Daily Encouragement and Bible Study. Please like if it was meaningful. God bless you.
*If you do not know the Lord as your personal Savior and you are seeking, please contact me. A genuine and simple prayer, asking God into your heart for the forgiveness of your sins will also do.
Please like if you are blessed and don’t hesitate to comment or contact me. I love hearing from you.
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