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Mount Hermon
Today's picture is
of Mount Hermon, with just a few patches of snow near the summit. It reminds
us of Psalm 133: 1-3; "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
for brothers to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious oil upon the
head, coming down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard, coming down upon the
edge of his robes. It is like the dew of Hermon coming down upon the mountains
of Zion; For there the LORD commanded the blessing-life forever."
“You search the Scriptures because you think
that in them you have eternal life, it is these that testify about Me; and
you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life” (John
5:39-40).
Hey Gang, Previously, I shared the deep
desire of my heart to sit at the feet of Jesus just as Mary did. I
asked the question of each of you “Have you ever had a yearning so deep that
it filled your every thought." I pray you have given that
question your undivided attention.
But those who know me also know that I am
not one who leaves unanswered questions lying dormant in my dome-of-intellect. I
do not believe God would have me seek such an experience, while here on earth,
without making provision for me to have the desire of my heart
fulfilled.
How many know that God does indeed work in
mysterious ways. I just happened to open a book -that I have been
wading through- to the chapter titled “The Undivided Life” and I believe I
have found God’s formula for sitting at the feet of Jesus, even now while I
am an earthbound homo-sapien.
Ortberg begins by saying you can be a Bible
attacker, where the challenge is to read through the Bible from cover to
cover. He warns that to be filled with the knowledge about the
Bible, but to be unwashed by it, is worse than not knowing it at all. It
can give us a false sense of security.
Have you ever come face to face with a Bible
thumper who could quote Scriptures that fit every subject but, when one
looks at their lives, there is a melt down between what they are saying
and the fruit they are producing?
Now hear me, Ortberg was not putting down
reading the Bible through or even reading large portions of Scripture in
rapid-fire motion. But what he was saying is, speed reading is not
meditation on the Word and will not lead to growing in the
Lord. His suggestion: take a passage and first seek the Lord’s
guidance and wisdom to understand and grow in the Lord through that
passage. Ask Him, “Lord what do you want to say to me in
this moment?” Keep in mind the Bible is God’s love letter to His
children and, to get the depth out of what He is saying, we must consume it
like a love letter.
Keep in mind, the goal is not to get through
the Scriptures but to get the Scriptures through us. The
Psalmist says that sitting at the feet of Jesus comes to the person who
meditates on the law ‘day and night’ (Psa.
1:2). Keep in mind meditation is a slow process that requires
allowing God’s thoughts and words to seep deep into our souls.
Soooo friends and neighbors, do you
want to sit at the feet of Jesus? Then “Be still and
know that He is God” (Psa. 46:10). Remember, the
word that God speaks to us can renew our mind, but we must be silent and
receive it.
Blessings,
Gramps
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