Life simply never stops. Some weeks are slower than others, but this is definitely not a slow week. It is December, and in the music education world, that automatically means your schedule is going to be jam-packed with lots of stuff. With this being the case, I have fallen behind in my reading and prayers. That being said, I find myself with a few extra minutes this morning and am hoping that it will be a sweet time of "catching up" with the Lord. I'm not giving in, yet!
Pray: Ukraine
In Eastern Europe with an unstable economy, but potential for growth. They are dealing with the aftermath of communism having only gained political freedom in 1991. There is a strong Christian heritage, but the Church faced much persecution during communist times. I prayed for righteousness, justice, and compassion in dealing with the effects of communism. I prayed for reconciliation and unity in the Church after the divisions caused by the era of communism. And I prayed for the tens of thousands of street children and over 100,000 orphans of this country.
Proverbs 5:15-23
These verses are a warning against adultery, a warning about that "forbidden woman" that was mentioned earlier. He is instructed to rejoice in his wife and "be intoxicated always in her love." verse 19 A lack of discipline in this area will lead to death.
Psalm 22:19-31, Psalm 23
The end of 22 basically talks about how the Lord rescues us from those we consider enemies.
23 is very well known and just speaks peace to me. It is a beautiful image of the Lord leading us and providing for us.
Matthew 18-19:12
So many great things in these chapters! First, the disciples ask Jesus who is the greatest. And far from the answer they expected, I'm sure, Jesus tells them it is the one who humbles himself like a child. Then He is very adamant about not causing a child to sin, or to even be tempted to sin. He uses such strong language when talking about these subjects- He even tells us to get rid of a part of the body if it causes you to sin. Next, He talks about a shepherd who will leave the entire flock to go after just one sheep. I saw real life shepherds on a mountain in Romania this past summer, and this absolutely is true. There were two shepherds with a giant flock of sheep and one of them literally left the flock and went back for a couple of sheep that had not followed and were left behind. He then tells us how to deal with those who sin against us by speaking with the instead of passing judgement, and follows that by explaining that we should forgive those who sin against us over and over and over again. Finally, Jesus addresses the issue of divorce and how it was never intended to have any part in marriage. He also says that only certain people can receive the saying that it is better not to marry. "Let the one who is able to receive this, receive it." verse 9:12
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