Went on vacation (it was fun and a good break but VERY tiring).
Got back and just COULD NOT get back into the routine of doing school so I told the lad.. You are officially on Summer Schedule.
"What's that mean Mom"? he asked curiously.
Summer Schedule in our House
Thursday, June 29, 2017
So at the beginning of June I was starting to feel a tad frazzled.. okay.. honestly.. I was feeling frazzled at the beginning of May but felt like I needed to push through as this was a tough year for us and I felt like I NEEDED to get the lad through a few things...
Went on vacation (it was fun and a good break but VERY tiring).
Got back and just COULD NOT get back into the routine of doing school so I told the lad.. You are officially on Summer Schedule.
"What's that mean Mom"? he asked curiously.
Went on vacation (it was fun and a good break but VERY tiring).
Got back and just COULD NOT get back into the routine of doing school so I told the lad.. You are officially on Summer Schedule.
"What's that mean Mom"? he asked curiously.
Who Wrote Romans and Why
Today I'm going to start going through the book of Romans. I hope you'll join me. If all goes as I hope it will, I'll be writing daily, but sometimes my priorities get skewed. For that I offer my apologies. I do strive for more.
Anyways, with that said, I do hope you'll join me, offering your opinions and setting me straight if I misinterpret God's word, or even broadening my thoughts. It's good to do so eh?
Today, the first seven verses of Romans 1.
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, 2 which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, 3 concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh 4 and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, 5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, 6 including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ,
7 To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans.
Written by Paul.
Just who was Paul
I read these words and the depth that is in them eh? God made promises to the world through his prophets long since passed. Promises that a boy would come, one from the lineage of David. This boy would be God's own son even though physically he came from King David's line. God's son.
We saw him declared so at Jesus' baptism.
But here it is clearly stated that his resurrection from the dead made a difference. The Holy Spirit declared him to be God's own son when he arose. But not only that....he was declared (see I almost missed this part). God's own son IN POWER. Not saying that He didn't have power before the resurrection (cause he did) but something changed....Now he's the Son of God in power. He bodily changed, he explained things to the disciples, showing them what they missed from history etc.
This, this is Jesus Christ our Lord.
The one from whom we receive grace and mercy, the apostleship.
Hmm...I wonder if he's talking globally or personally here? I know that I am follower of Christ (albeit a poor one at times)... but I don't tend to see myself as an apostle. I tend to think of apostles as the powerhouses like Paul and Luke and John of the bible. Not little me sitting here in my corner of the world.
Paul does make it clear though... my job as a believer is to help bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of the name of Christ in all the nations. Even here, in my small corner of the world, my job is to help make faithful obedient believers.
Today I don't feel particularly up to the task. :)
But I don't think Paul is too concerned about that. He's just here to tell me what my job is. :) and The Book of Romans will give me the skills to do that eh?
Also shared at faith n friends.
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Anyways, with that said, I do hope you'll join me, offering your opinions and setting me straight if I misinterpret God's word, or even broadening my thoughts. It's good to do so eh?
Today, the first seven verses of Romans 1.
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, 2 which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, 3 concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh 4 and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, 5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, 6 including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ,
7 To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans.
Written by Paul.
Just who was Paul
- a servant of Christ Jesus
- a called apostle
- set apart for the gospel of God
- Promised by the prophets
- Concerned his son Jesus Chrit
- Who is the offspring of David according to the flesh
- Declared to be the Son of God by the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead
- This is Jesus Christ our Lord
- the giver of grace and apostleship
- To bring about obedience of faith for the sake of his name through all the nations
- Including all those called to belong to Jesus Christ.
- To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints:
- Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
I read these words and the depth that is in them eh? God made promises to the world through his prophets long since passed. Promises that a boy would come, one from the lineage of David. This boy would be God's own son even though physically he came from King David's line. God's son.
We saw him declared so at Jesus' baptism.
But here it is clearly stated that his resurrection from the dead made a difference. The Holy Spirit declared him to be God's own son when he arose. But not only that....he was declared (see I almost missed this part). God's own son IN POWER. Not saying that He didn't have power before the resurrection (cause he did) but something changed....Now he's the Son of God in power. He bodily changed, he explained things to the disciples, showing them what they missed from history etc.
This, this is Jesus Christ our Lord.
The one from whom we receive grace and mercy, the apostleship.
Hmm...I wonder if he's talking globally or personally here? I know that I am follower of Christ (albeit a poor one at times)... but I don't tend to see myself as an apostle. I tend to think of apostles as the powerhouses like Paul and Luke and John of the bible. Not little me sitting here in my corner of the world.
Paul does make it clear though... my job as a believer is to help bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of the name of Christ in all the nations. Even here, in my small corner of the world, my job is to help make faithful obedient believers.
Today I don't feel particularly up to the task. :)
But I don't think Paul is too concerned about that. He's just here to tell me what my job is. :) and The Book of Romans will give me the skills to do that eh?
Also shared at faith n friends.
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Parenting Series: Authority
Authority.We all fight it.
We fight it tooth and nail, so why shouldn't our children be any different?
We all have the same heart condition. A desire to do what we want to do and not do what anyone else wants us to do. Even the people pleasers among us please us because it serves us well to do so.
We all have this need, this push for self-rule.
The only one who can truly deal with this "I want to be in control" part of us is Jesus. God's grace is what helps us.
Knowing that.. what is our "job" as parents?
To teach our children to obey our authority as this teaches them how to obey God's authority. So as we exercise our authority as ambassadors of Christ, we are doing the work of the gospel.
Remember whom we represent to our children, if we are raising them in a godly household. We represent God. That should influence our every relationship.
So how do we help our children see their need for God?
- Help them understand why they do what they do
- Establish your authority early in the little things.
- Help your children see their heart in their actions
- Be consistent in your exercising of authority...not affected by your mood, emotions, health, time etc. Be consistent as God would be.
- Point your children to the hope of the Lord, how God is the one who changes hearts and minds.
I can't say this was the easiest chapter to work through.
it's given me ideas about how I can keep talking with my lad about his heart and how that ties in with his actions. I need to keep talking about the hope that is found in the Lord. Not just focusing on the moment, but on the forever.
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