Bible Study Blog for Friday, July 29, 2011
Friday, July 29th, 2011 in Pastor's Blog
Posts tagged ‘2 Chronicles’
2 Chronicles 13-14; John 12:1-26
Most construction begins with DECONSTRUCTION.
Land has to be cleared.
Debris has to be removed.
Old walls come down in preparation for new ones.
Good King ASA followed the same pattern:
“He removed the foreign altars and the high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles… He removed the high places and incense altars in every town in Judah.”
THEN – it says:
“He built up the fortified cities of Judah, since the land
was at peace.”
It’s the SAME WAY with our Spiritual Lives.
God often has to tear out old habits and attitudes
before building new ones.
Ready for some NEW things with God?
Then get ready to lose some OLD things!
Have a Blessed Thursday!
Bible Study Blog for Thursday, July 28, 2011
Thursday, July 28th, 2011 in Pastor's Blog
2 Chronicles 10-12; John 11:30-57
I LOVE last-second victories.
And God is truly the master of them.
Time and again he rescues his people at the last second:
He Opened the Red Sea at the last second to save Israel from Pharaoh.
He provided a last-second sacrifice to save Isaac from being killed.
He empowered David to snatch victory from defeat by killing Goliath.
But God has a way of one-upping even the best buzzer-beater.
Sometimes God waits “too long.”
He did it with Daniel. Save him from the Lion’s den?
Nope. He got thrown in.
He did it with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.
Save them from the fiery furnace?
Nope. They got thrown in.
God let things get totally out of hand – then He rescued:
Daniel from the Lions, and the 3 young men from the fire.
But Jesus saved the BEST for LAST.
His good friend LAZARUS was terribly sick – Did Jesus rush to heal him?
Nope. Jesus let Lazarus DIE.
He waited “too long.”
He let things get totally out of hand – then He rescued – once again.
So why doesn’t God rescue me from trouble – BEFORE things get out of hand?
Because Buzzer-beaters display His power, grow my faith, and cause others to
believe.
SO – next time you seethe clock winding down on a BAD situation – remember, and
TRUST the God who is MASTER of last-second victories. 3…..2…..1……
See you tomorrow!
