Joshua 1
Just to get caught up...
Moses had died.
The people are just hanging out.
And there is a new leader in charge.
Joshua.
God comes to Joshua and tells him it is time.
Time to enter the land.
The promised land.
After years of wandering. Years of heartache. Years of rules and laws.
They get to enter.
Amazing.
Absolutely amazing.
More soon!
Reba
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Week 14 Day 4 A Glimpse at the Future
Deuteronomy 33-34
I have started this and stopped it several times. Maybe I didn't really want Deuteronomy to end. I don't know. But I have had trouble ending it.
In these last two chapters of Deuteronomy, Moses gives a final blessing to the tribes of Israel.
Then he dies.
He was 120 years old.
His eyes were weak but his body was strong.
Something I never realized...God buried Moses. People still don' t know exactly where he was buried.
I have a feeling God had a reason for that.
If people knew, they would have made Moses' grave a shrine.
Even though the people didn't always like what Moses had to say (a downfall of being a prophet), they knew he was different.
He saw God face to face. He knew God. He performed signs and miracles. There was never another prophet just like him.
And now an era has ended.
Tomorrow's reading: Joshua 1
Reba
I have started this and stopped it several times. Maybe I didn't really want Deuteronomy to end. I don't know. But I have had trouble ending it.
In these last two chapters of Deuteronomy, Moses gives a final blessing to the tribes of Israel.
Then he dies.
He was 120 years old.
His eyes were weak but his body was strong.
Something I never realized...God buried Moses. People still don' t know exactly where he was buried.
I have a feeling God had a reason for that.
If people knew, they would have made Moses' grave a shrine.
Even though the people didn't always like what Moses had to say (a downfall of being a prophet), they knew he was different.
He saw God face to face. He knew God. He performed signs and miracles. There was never another prophet just like him.
And now an era has ended.
Tomorrow's reading: Joshua 1
Reba
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Week 14 Day 3 Rock Solid
Deuteronomy 32
I am fighting to stay awake (long day) but am DETERMINED to get back on track with this.
As I am reading, I am thinking to myself, "This looks like a song." And sure enough, several verses into it, I realize it is a song.
It is a song that Moses and Joshua spoke to the people.
And the song itself is just a wrap up of the history the Israelites had had.
So nothing new, even for those of us who have been away for a while.
But one thing I did enjoy in this passage is how many times God referred to himself as "the Rock".
Several.
And the part that really made me think...
At the end of the chapter, Moses is told he can go look down over the Promised Land that he will not enter because of his sin against "the rock".
Kind of ironic, huh?
Tomorrow's reading
Deuteronomy 33 and 34
I am fighting to stay awake (long day) but am DETERMINED to get back on track with this.
As I am reading, I am thinking to myself, "This looks like a song." And sure enough, several verses into it, I realize it is a song.
It is a song that Moses and Joshua spoke to the people.
And the song itself is just a wrap up of the history the Israelites had had.
So nothing new, even for those of us who have been away for a while.
But one thing I did enjoy in this passage is how many times God referred to himself as "the Rock".
Several.
And the part that really made me think...
At the end of the chapter, Moses is told he can go look down over the Promised Land that he will not enter because of his sin against "the rock".
Kind of ironic, huh?
Tomorrow's reading
Deuteronomy 33 and 34
Monday, September 5, 2011
Tomorrow, Tomorrow...
There's always tomorrow.
Well, not always.
That isn't promised in the Bible.
Even though I have done a poor job reading and writing, I do remember a few things.
But God-willing, if there is a tomorrow, I will be blogging on here again.
Really.
The hiatus is over.
Life is just as crazy, but maybe I need it more than ever.
See ya then!
Reba
Well, not always.
That isn't promised in the Bible.
Even though I have done a poor job reading and writing, I do remember a few things.
But God-willing, if there is a tomorrow, I will be blogging on here again.
Really.
The hiatus is over.
Life is just as crazy, but maybe I need it more than ever.
See ya then!
Reba
Monday, August 15, 2011
Apologies, Apologies
You would think in the summer time, I would post more with all of the "free time" I have on hand. But alas, it doesn't happen. Life gets crazy. I am going several different directions at once. Etc. Etc.
All that to say, I hope to return regularly...tomorrow.
Reba
All that to say, I hope to return regularly...tomorrow.
Reba
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Week 14 Day 2 Fairy Tale Ending
Deuteronomy 31
I can't help but feel for Moses. He is now 120 years old. He is tired. He has been on a VERY long journey, leading a very difficult group of people. He is doing a job he never asked to do. He is weary.
And then, because of one mistake (or one big mistake according to God), he is not even allowed to enter the Promised Land.
Now it is nearly the end of his time.
He knows it. God knows it. Joshua, next in line for the job, knows it.
Yet even at the end, Moses is faithful. He writes down God's words for the people to read. He reminds them of who God is. And he listens to his God.
As if this journey hasn't been difficult enough, Moses has to listen to the bad news.
After all of this, all he has been through, he hears that the people will soon forget about God, turning to other Gods. And God will turn His back on them.
I am just thinking that would be a bit of a disappointment after all he has been through.
I am pretty sure I would stand up and say, "Are you serious, God? You had me do all of this, travel all of this way, only to have it end like this? I don't want this. I want the fairy tale ending. Happily Ever After."
Thankfully, Moses is not me. He takes it all in stride. He delivers the appropriate messages. And he accepts what God says, no questions asked.
In some ways, there is no fairy tale ending.
But perhaps there is.
Eternity with a Heavenly Father.
This was just one part of the journey.
Reba
I can't help but feel for Moses. He is now 120 years old. He is tired. He has been on a VERY long journey, leading a very difficult group of people. He is doing a job he never asked to do. He is weary.
And then, because of one mistake (or one big mistake according to God), he is not even allowed to enter the Promised Land.
Now it is nearly the end of his time.
He knows it. God knows it. Joshua, next in line for the job, knows it.
Yet even at the end, Moses is faithful. He writes down God's words for the people to read. He reminds them of who God is. And he listens to his God.
As if this journey hasn't been difficult enough, Moses has to listen to the bad news.
After all of this, all he has been through, he hears that the people will soon forget about God, turning to other Gods. And God will turn His back on them.
I am just thinking that would be a bit of a disappointment after all he has been through.
I am pretty sure I would stand up and say, "Are you serious, God? You had me do all of this, travel all of this way, only to have it end like this? I don't want this. I want the fairy tale ending. Happily Ever After."
Thankfully, Moses is not me. He takes it all in stride. He delivers the appropriate messages. And he accepts what God says, no questions asked.
In some ways, there is no fairy tale ending.
But perhaps there is.
Eternity with a Heavenly Father.
This was just one part of the journey.
Reba
Friday, July 22, 2011
Week 14 Day 1 Choose Life!
Deuteronomy 29 and 30
Again, God is reminding the people about following His commands, remembering their history, and what the blessings and the curses will be if they don't. His biggest command is to STAY away from idols. But no matter what, God makes it clear.
He is offering them life or death. Blessings or curses.
And He follows up with "Choose life!"
Choosing life isn't about breathing, eating, sleeping. It is loving God, obeying Him, and staying close to Him.
So...
What do you choose today?
Life or death? Blessings or curses?
Tomorrow: Deuteronomy 31
Reba
Again, God is reminding the people about following His commands, remembering their history, and what the blessings and the curses will be if they don't. His biggest command is to STAY away from idols. But no matter what, God makes it clear.
He is offering them life or death. Blessings or curses.
And He follows up with "Choose life!"
Choosing life isn't about breathing, eating, sleeping. It is loving God, obeying Him, and staying close to Him.
So...
What do you choose today?
Life or death? Blessings or curses?
Tomorrow: Deuteronomy 31
Reba
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