Friday, Ordinary 25/Proper 20-- Sept 19
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Meditation
Friday, Ordinary 25, Proper 20 carried the theme of obedience in the Old Testament and New Testament lessons. The Psalmist wrote:
[God] did this so that his people would obey his laws
and follow his teachings.
The next phase of the Exodus journey brought complaints from the Hebrews. Three million people had been traveling through desert and the challenge of the Egyptian army chasing them across the Red Sea and into the desert from oasis to oasis. Seventy wells shared by three million…the wait at the watering hole must have been long. Besides that they were running out of food and they were hungry.
Moses took their complaints to God, who promised manna and quail, but they were instructed to only gather enough for the day’s needs. Simple directions: “Follow the rules.” God would provide for their needs.
But Moses became angry when he discovered that some didn’t follow his commands and horded enough for the next day. But the next morning, it stank because it was full of worms and maggots. Disobedience.
The theme was obedience. God made a few simple rules and some refused to obey. The lack of obedience reflected a lack of trust in what Moses relayed that God would provide. Trust and obey. God asked for trust and obedience.
The Apostle Paul continued his diatribe against the church members in Corinth. They had challenged his teachings as if he didn’t know the truth. They suggested Christ had been weak. That angered Paul, who saw their reductionist approach as blasphemous. They didn’t get it and yet their arrogance at God blessing them with so many gifts meant they elevated themselves above others.
Paul challenged them to examine themselves. He gave them a clear warning. As their teacher, as the one who led them to belief in the first place, as one given the authority by God, he could show them their error, when he arrived at Corinth. But he preferred for them to arrive at the conclusion on their own.
The lesson of obedience in following the law of God was important to discover as an individual. Each would have been responsible for discovering the truth of their own living in the faith. Their obedience to the law of God could be tested in self-examination. When one sought the truth with sincerity, God would empower people’s discovery.
Obedience. Trust. The key lessons of the lectionary Scriptures. Like the Psalmist said, they would find success. Paul’s goal was to build them up, not destroy them. If they discovered things on their own, he would have been successful.
Things haven’t changed much. Our goal is to build up too. We must encourage each person to self-examine to insure that they are obeying God’s law and following his statutes. Trust and obey. Then see what amazing things could happen.
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.
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 25, Proper 20
Bible Readings
http://legacy.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45;Exodus 16:1-21;2 Corinthians 13:5-10&version=KJV;ERV;GNT;NCV;NIV (multiple versions)
Friday,, Ordinary 25, Proper 20
Psalm 105:1-6 Psalm 105:37-45
Exodus 16:1-21
2 Corinthians 13:5-10
Daily Bible Verses to Memorize for Meditating
Psalm 121 King James Version (KJV)
1I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
2 My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
Single Bible Study chapter to study
Exodus 16:1-21
King James Version (KJV)
16 And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.
2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:
3 And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
4 Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.
5 And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.
6 And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land of Egypt:
7 And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?
8 And Moses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.
9 And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the LORD: for he hath heard your murmurings.
10 And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.
11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
12 I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.
13 And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.
14 And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground.
15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.
16 This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents.
17 And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.
18 And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.
19 And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the morning.
20 Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was wroth with them.
21 And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.
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, we praise your name that you led the Hebrews out of Egypt and through the desert. Despite their grumbling you provided for their needs. You asked for obedience. Help us to be obedient to your will. In Jesus name, Amen
Conclusion
Friday, Ordinary 25, Proper 20 focused on the themes of trust and obedience. The Psalmist shared the overview of the Exodus and how things went well for the Hebrews when they trusted in the Lord and didn’t go well when they didn’t. The Old Testament lesson of the Hebrew’s complaining about their food and receiving quail and manna, but only for a day at a time, required their obedience. Some obeyed. Some didn’t.
I identified with the hungry Hebrews. While on my first ship, we set sail for a month and a half with an incompetent supply officer. He failed to order enough dry eggs and milk to last for the month. In fact, we ran out of fresh food within a week, and out of the dry food (eggs and milk), except for canned ham and chili. We had ham and chili for every meal after the third week—breakfast, lunch, dinner and midrats (midnight rations). Three weeks—sixty three straight meals of ham and chili made the thought of eating repugnant, but we survived. Not without complaining. The supply officer heard about it.
One humorous note, which is neither here nor there: our senior medical officer reported that he arrived home the first night to his welcoming wife, who confessed regretfully, “I didn’t have time to grocery shop. I thought we could open a can of chili for dinner.”
No surprise that the S.M.O quickly suggested they go out.
He had reason to complain, but he found a better way. Even if we have reason to complain, we must remain faithful, and trust that God will guide us through the rough times and bring us to our Promised Land. God will provide for all our needs. All we must do is self-examine; trust and obey.
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. 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.
Friday, Ordinary 25, Proper 20 carried the theme of obedience in the Old Testament and New Testament lessons. The Psalmist wrote:
[God] did this so that his people would obey his laws
and follow his teachings.
The next phase of the Exodus journey brought complaints from the Hebrews. Three million people had been traveling through desert and the challenge of the Egyptian army chasing them across the Red Sea and into the desert from oasis to oasis. Seventy wells shared by three million…the wait at the watering hole must have been long. Besides that they were running out of food and they were hungry.
Moses took their complaints to God, who promised manna and quail, but they were instructed to only gather enough for the day’s needs. Simple directions: “Follow the rules.” God would provide for their needs.
But Moses became angry when he discovered that some didn’t follow his commands and horded enough for the next day. But the next morning, it stank because it was full of worms and maggots. Disobedience.
The theme was obedience. God made a few simple rules and some refused to obey. The lack of obedience reflected a lack of trust in what Moses relayed that God would provide. Trust and obey. God asked for trust and obedience.
The Apostle Paul continued his diatribe against the church members in Corinth. They had challenged his teachings as if he didn’t know the truth. They suggested Christ had been weak. That angered Paul, who saw their reductionist approach as blasphemous. They didn’t get it and yet their arrogance at God blessing them with so many gifts meant they elevated themselves above others.
Paul challenged them to examine themselves. He gave them a clear warning. As their teacher, as the one who led them to belief in the first place, as one given the authority by God, he could show them their error, when he arrived at Corinth. But he preferred for them to arrive at the conclusion on their own.
The lesson of obedience in following the law of God was important to discover as an individual. Each would have been responsible for discovering the truth of their own living in the faith. Their obedience to the law of God could be tested in self-examination. When one sought the truth with sincerity, God would empower people’s discovery.
Obedience. Trust. The key lessons of the lectionary Scriptures. Like the Psalmist said, they would find success. Paul’s goal was to build them up, not destroy them. If they discovered things on their own, he would have been successful.
Things haven’t changed much. Our goal is to build up too. We must encourage each person to self-examine to insure that they are obeying God’s law and following his statutes. Trust and obey. Then see what amazing things could happen.
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.
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 25, Proper 20
Bible Readings
http://legacy.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45;Exodus 16:1-21;2 Corinthians 13:5-10&version=KJV;ERV;GNT;NCV;NIV (multiple versions)
Friday,, Ordinary 25, Proper 20
Psalm 105:1-6 Psalm 105:37-45
Exodus 16:1-21
2 Corinthians 13:5-10
Daily Bible Verses to Memorize for Meditating
Psalm 121 King James Version (KJV)
1I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
2 My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
Single Bible Study chapter to study
Exodus 16:1-21
King James Version (KJV)
16 And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.
2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:
3 And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
4 Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.
5 And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.
6 And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land of Egypt:
7 And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?
8 And Moses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.
9 And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the LORD: for he hath heard your murmurings.
10 And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.
11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
12 I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.
13 And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.
14 And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground.
15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.
16 This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents.
17 And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.
18 And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.
19 And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the morning.
20 Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was wroth with them.
21 And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.
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, we praise your name that you led the Hebrews out of Egypt and through the desert. Despite their grumbling you provided for their needs. You asked for obedience. Help us to be obedient to your will. In Jesus name, Amen
Conclusion
Friday, Ordinary 25, Proper 20 focused on the themes of trust and obedience. The Psalmist shared the overview of the Exodus and how things went well for the Hebrews when they trusted in the Lord and didn’t go well when they didn’t. The Old Testament lesson of the Hebrew’s complaining about their food and receiving quail and manna, but only for a day at a time, required their obedience. Some obeyed. Some didn’t.
I identified with the hungry Hebrews. While on my first ship, we set sail for a month and a half with an incompetent supply officer. He failed to order enough dry eggs and milk to last for the month. In fact, we ran out of fresh food within a week, and out of the dry food (eggs and milk), except for canned ham and chili. We had ham and chili for every meal after the third week—breakfast, lunch, dinner and midrats (midnight rations). Three weeks—sixty three straight meals of ham and chili made the thought of eating repugnant, but we survived. Not without complaining. The supply officer heard about it.
One humorous note, which is neither here nor there: our senior medical officer reported that he arrived home the first night to his welcoming wife, who confessed regretfully, “I didn’t have time to grocery shop. I thought we could open a can of chili for dinner.”
No surprise that the S.M.O quickly suggested they go out.
He had reason to complain, but he found a better way. Even if we have reason to complain, we must remain faithful, and trust that God will guide us through the rough times and bring us to our Promised Land. God will provide for all our needs. All we must do is self-examine; trust and obey.
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. 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.
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