tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55424751405364321952024-03-15T21:09:50.436-04:00On A High HillYe are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.
Matthew 5:14Kimberly Pitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974017454257767353noreply@blogger.comBlogger1633125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542475140536432195.post-21987603298398698542020-10-10T20:29:00.004-04:002020-10-10T20:29:55.570-04:00A Look Back, Birthday Edition<p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZCcWa5fnQS4kSUuEGQCtpnFlSTaAdECAm7ZLgi571uR-iGnO9vAdmAPGSVG_rpiYT5pDrXiTI3Pt3OZwMetsUvQKNdwzr-CcjHj9PYqve4LLnuW9KNQcAl8JtIzZXpanc17-V5XfFTa0/s400/36899sintl7fqjv.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="266" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZCcWa5fnQS4kSUuEGQCtpnFlSTaAdECAm7ZLgi571uR-iGnO9vAdmAPGSVG_rpiYT5pDrXiTI3Pt3OZwMetsUvQKNdwzr-CcjHj9PYqve4LLnuW9KNQcAl8JtIzZXpanc17-V5XfFTa0/w133-h200/36899sintl7fqjv.jpg" width="133" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Today</b> is my birthday. I won't tell you how old I am because if you know me you already have that information, and if you don't know me you don't need to know my age. But let's just say for all concerned that I am old enough to be an empty-nester and the Gram of 12 lovely grandchildren who range in age from adult to infant. In other words, I have lived a few years.</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Today</b> has been a somewhat quiet Saturday, and I'm not complaining.</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have spent this birthday reflecting on life, on love, on this past year (ugh!) . . . and on what I have accomplished in all the years I've been on earth and what I hope yet to accomplish before I leave it.</span></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Today</b> I've thought about the prayers I've prayed over my lifetime. I remember some of them from my childhood, teenaged years, and young adulthood.</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I've thought about the answers to those prayers, how the Lord gave me some of the things I wanted, how He denied me some of the things I wanted, and acknowledged that He did it because He wanted to give me things that are so much better than what I wanted.</span></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Today</b> I read Psalm 90.</span> </p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Moses, the writer of the psalm said in verse 12:</span></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><blockquote><span style="font-size: large;">"So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom."</span></blockquote><p></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This was after he rehearsed the world's history before the LORD, recounting both the sins and the blessings of all generations of the earth up to that date. He then continued with a prayer for future blessings. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">No, I have not attained to the age of Moses when he wrote this psalm, but I certainly understand his contemplation. I have been rehearsing my history before the LORD <b>today </b>and praying for future blessings as well. I can take a calculator and easily number my days. That part about applying my heart unto wisdom is a goal, but is not quite so easily attained. I will still try though.</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I remember my sins, but I remember God's grace has covered them and that He has forgiven me.</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I remember the sins of others that have affected me, but I remember that God's grace also has covered them and that He has forgiven them, and so have I. If the omniscient God can forget sins, I - the forgetful one - surely can!</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I remember those who have died on this date or of the birthdays I've spent at the funeral home on this date because someone I love has been birthed into eternity. I will see them again one day even though I continue to mourn for them.</span> </p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I remember those who have been born on this date, those with whom I share the date of 10/10. I wish them all a wonderful day today.</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I remember my 18th birthday when my parents held a surprise party for me, but the biggest surprise of the day was that a certain young man walked up to me in the parking lot of the college we attended (he as a senior, me as a not-yet-graduated-from-high-school college freshman) and asked me out on a date. 💘</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I don't really remember my 19th birthday, but I know that "Pastor Dad" and I had been married for a couple of months by the time I became a college sophomore and he a seminary student. </span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I don't remember my 20th birthday either, but I know we were in the process of becoming full-fledged pastor and pastor's wife in a small church made up of wonderful folks who we've loved and cherished these many years, even long after we moved far away from them.</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I do remember my 21st birthday because most of my gifts consisted of maternity clothes to get me through the months until our first little one arrived the following May. 👪</span> </p></blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And on it goes as I recount my history. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">What about the next part of that verse? How can I apply my heart to wisdom? I don't have all the answers, but I think I have a few clues.</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When I rehearse the blessings of God on my life in the past I can look expectantly to the future knowing that the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End has the journey planned for me and knows ever step of the way.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When I see the provisions the LORD has made for me over all of my years, but especially through this past one (2020!) I can lay all anxiety aside knowing that He is my provider, my protector, my fortress, and my shield.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When I remember that His mercies are new every morning I can wake up knowing that THIS is the day the LORD has made and I can rejoice and be glad in it, no matter what happens. Every day is a new <b>Today</b>.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When I look at my parents, my parents-in-law, my husband, my 4 grown children and their spouses, my grandchildren, and all of my beloved relatives and friends I remember that the relationships in my life are the most important gifts that I have received. If these treasured people and I love and trust the Lord these bonds will never be broken but will last throughout eternity.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When I see how many days have passed and realize that I am past the midpoint of my life I know that I must not waste the time that God has allotted me to serve Him. I must be about the work He has given me to do.</span></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have experienced many transitions in my life, but the majority of the time I've been on this earth has been spent with the man that I lovingly call "Pastor Dad" on this blog. Here is the birthday card that he gave me <b>today</b>. It is a store-bought card but it beautifully states his feelings of sharing a lifetime with me. I can say in return that I love the story that God has written in our life together. We have witnessed the wonders of God as we have served together in our home and in the ministry and my fervent prayer is that He will allow us many more years to serve Him together.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwiZPX2E1-Z6qy6ZKhjxioklSO_luWaxjySwI3dF6R5IsaN1hXHdTJLUpgtZSRgvsscIWUXRHjA06r8ytOMJydkt-hrHeOy3cRQvGp1Aqw8cmqDEHAo_AvH39aUMOERlCXskj92XckT2Ak/s2048/birthdaycard+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1400" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwiZPX2E1-Z6qy6ZKhjxioklSO_luWaxjySwI3dF6R5IsaN1hXHdTJLUpgtZSRgvsscIWUXRHjA06r8ytOMJydkt-hrHeOy3cRQvGp1Aqw8cmqDEHAo_AvH39aUMOERlCXskj92XckT2Ak/w270-h395/birthdaycard+cover.jpg" width="270" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7AD7YU1R8Q6pNe_O6XMuEkMukLrzj576-rHuf8Tot1_CQX4EVPvE0C-wi5e_HyUEK4r467xjLPjoOWXGmKtL-CB4KwZAttcRw3PaAU5AqOo3OpG0OIInudVDTuFehvqBEJURb5WpTM-he/s2048/birthday+card+inside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7AD7YU1R8Q6pNe_O6XMuEkMukLrzj576-rHuf8Tot1_CQX4EVPvE0C-wi5e_HyUEK4r467xjLPjoOWXGmKtL-CB4KwZAttcRw3PaAU5AqOo3OpG0OIInudVDTuFehvqBEJURb5WpTM-he/w300-h400/birthday+card+inside.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Today</b>, I am thanking God for what He has done for me and for giving me the work and the lovely people that fill my life with so much joy. If you are one of those people, thank you very much for being part of my life.</span></p>Kimberly Pitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974017454257767353noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542475140536432195.post-31820600191857072052020-05-14T13:45:00.000-04:002020-05-14T13:45:05.790-04:00Journal Through the Bible, Week 43 Day 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>II Samuel chapter 8</b></span><br />
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This chapter gives an account of some of David's successful military campaigns including against the Philistia, Moab, Zobah, and Syria. It also includes a brief listing of the military equipment (horse and chariots) taken for David's army and precious metals (gold and silver) that were dedicated to the LORD for the future temple-building venture. The highlight of the chapter is in verse 14, "And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went."<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Does God issue any commands?</span><br />
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<li>God does not speak in this chapter.</li>
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<span style="color: red;">Does God make any promises?</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Does this chapter teach anything about Jesus?</span><br />
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<li>David was a warrior-king. His descendant, Jesus Christ, conquered sin, death, hell, and the grave. The statement about the LORD preserving David whithersoever he went can also be said about Jesus. God promised the Messiah that He would put all of His enemies under His feet. (<i>See Psalm 110.)</i></li>
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<span style="color: red;">Does this chapter teach anything about yet-future events?</span><br />
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<li>Jesus is called the Faithful and True who judges and makes war. He will sit on white horse and is followed by His army. He will kill His enemies with the two-edged sword that proceeds out of His mouth. He will have "KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS," inscribed on His clothing. <i>(See Revelation chapter 19.)</i></li>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>Kimberly Pitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974017454257767353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542475140536432195.post-51645926769011642022020-05-13T15:23:00.001-04:002020-05-14T13:12:18.204-04:00Journal Through the Bible, Week 42 Day 6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>Psalm 30</b></span><br />
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Some scholars and pastors, including Charles Spurgeon, believe(d) that David wrote this psalm when he received the word that his son would build the house of the LORD, the Temple, in Jerusalem. It is a reasonable explanation for the prologue of the psalm which says, "A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Does God make any commands in this psalm?</span><br />
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<li>Like all of scripture, this passage was inspired by the Holy Spirit, but even so God does not directly speak to David to command him to do anything in this psalm.</li>
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<li>God does not directly speak in this psalm; however, David is praising God for promises that God has made elsewhere in scripture.</li>
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<li>In verses 1-5 David's words are a picture of the Savior lifted up in death to defeat His foes and yet was brought up from the grave. There was great weeping as darkness fell like night at the crucifixion but also great joy when the resurrected Jesus was revealed as alive to His followers.</li>
<li>In verse 6 David speaks of never being moved. God's promises are sure and steadfast. Sin has been defeated! Jesus will never suffer again for our sins. They have been put away!</li>
<li>In verse 7 David speaks of God hiding His face. God did hide His face from Jesus when He was on the cross. God cannot look on sin.</li>
<li>In verse 8 David speaks of crying out to God. Jesus cried to the Father from the cross.</li>
<li>In verse 9 David asks what profit there would be of his blood being in the dust. None! But when Jesus shed his blood into the dirt around the cross there was great profit for all who believe! It declared the truth that He is the Savior, the redeemer from sin.</li>
<li>In Verses 10-12 David speaks of mourning being turned to dancing and sackcloth into gladness. The person whose sorrow is turned to joy will give thanks forever. Even Jesus was sorrowful at the time of the crucifixion but was joyful when death was defeated. He praised His Father.</li>
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<li>In verse 4 David exhorts all the saints to sing unto the LORD and to give thanks to Him. We will do this together around the Father's throne in eternity.</li>
<li>In verse 12 David again talks of singing the praises of the Father and giving thanks to Him forever. (We'd better get practicing!)</li>
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Kimberly Pitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974017454257767353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542475140536432195.post-71594154511236942412020-05-07T15:20:00.000-04:002020-05-07T15:20:02.332-04:00Journal Through the Bible, Week 42 Day 5<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>II Samuel chapter 7</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Does God issue any commands?</span><br />
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<li><span style="color: black;"> God told Nathan the prophet to go to David and to tell him all the words of the vision that God gave him. Nathan did. (Verses 5-17)</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: black;"> God promises an eternal land and eternal peace to His people, Israel, in verse 10.</span></li>
<li> Through Nathan God states again His promise of an eternal kingdom.</li>
<li> God promised not to turn away from David's dynasty through his son even if the son disobeyed. The promised reign of David's family would not be taken away and given to another as Saul's reign ended. The promise was not dependent upon the goodness of Solomon or future heirs. It was dependent upon the covenant of God who sent His own Son to be born of David's lineage. (Verses 15-16)</li>
<li> God promised that David's son would build the House of God. And Solomon did!</li>
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<span style="color: red;">Does this chapter teach anything about Jesus?</span><br />
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<li><span style="color: black;"> Verses 8 and 9 - God has the prophet Nathan speak to David but it is very much a type of Christ: "I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be a ruler over my people, over Israel: And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth." Here we see the progression of the Great Shepherd to the Ruler of all nations and the Warrior who defeats His enemies.</span></li>
<li> Verse 13 - Jesus is the One who will reign on the throne of David as the inheritor of David's promised eternal dynasty.</li>
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<span style="color: red;">Does this chapter teach anything about future events?</span><br />
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<li><span style="color: black;"> Verse 10 - This must be a prophecy that is not yet fulfilled. It not only promises Israel a place of their own where they will never again be moved, but it also promises that the wicked will never afflict them again.</span></li>
<li> Verses 11-13, God will one day reestablish the rule of David's dynasty with the reign of Jesus Christ.</li>
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Kimberly Pitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974017454257767353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542475140536432195.post-33349121082374287712020-04-30T14:09:00.000-04:002020-05-07T15:21:56.658-04:00Journal Through the Bible, Week 42 Day 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: blue;">II Samuel 5:13-6:23</span><br />
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<li><span style="color: black;"> In response to David's prayer, God told him that he should lead a military campaign against the Philistines and that God would deliver them into his hands.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">The next time David asked God about attacking the Philistines, God told him not to attack at that time but to go around and when he and the army reached the mulberry trees they should wait until the wind blowing in the top of the trees then they could launch their attack. Then God would give David the victory. David obeyed and won a victories from Geba to Gazer.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">God had given commands in the book of Leviticus stating how the Ark of the Covenant was to be moved on the shoulders of the priests and Levites. David didn't do his research the first time they attempted to move it and Uzzah died as a consequence. </span></li>
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<li><span style="color: black;">There was only one way that the Ark was to be moved. God's instructions were to be followed or a breach would occur. There is only one to be moved from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of Eternal Light. Jesus said that He is <u>the</u> Way, not a way, to the Father. Without Jesus, the breach between the sinner and God remains. (John 14:6)</span></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">David is a picture of Jesus Christ when he blessed the people, fed them, gave them gifts, and sent them in peace to their dwellings after he had installed the ark in the place that he had prepared. Jesus told His disciples that He was going to prepare a place for them and us who believe (John 14:2). John chapters 14-17 are Jesus' words to His disciples detailing the blessings that He was giving to them and the peace that would be theirs.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">At the completion of his celebration one of David's wives, Michal, met him with disdain and cursing. After Jesus completed His blessing upon His disciples, one disciple, Judas, met Him with a betraying kiss.</span></li>
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</span>Kimberly Pitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974017454257767353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542475140536432195.post-599414430546837932020-04-28T17:19:00.002-04:002020-05-04T16:21:26.689-04:00The Model Prayer (Lord's Prayer) Chart<div style="text-align: justify;">
Here is the chart I compiled based upon my 6 week Bible study of the Lord's Prayer as taken from the Gospel of Matthew. Those who have been watching or listening to the study may find it easier to print or download the chart from here. Below the picture there is a link to the file.</div>
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Kimberly Pitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974017454257767353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542475140536432195.post-64728877048656833302020-04-13T17:18:00.001-04:002020-04-17T18:07:05.798-04:00Journal Through the Bible, Week 42, Day 3I did not complete the online Bible Journal that I began in 2013. There were parts of II Samuel and some of the psalms that were not covered. Beginning today - and depending on the amount of time the Lord gives me to work on this project - I will complete as many of the entries as I can.<br />
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<li><span style="color: black;"> Rechab and Baanah thought that killing Saul's son, Ishbosheth, would endear them to king David. It did not. David called Ishbosheth a righteous person who was slain in his own house and upon his own bed. Like David, Jesus is not pleased with our works which are as filthy rags even though we think they are pleasing to Him. Jesus told His disciples in John 16:2 "the time comes that whosoever kills you will think that he does God service." Obviously, they are not doing God any service.</span></li>
<li>David commanded his servants to put Rechab and Baanah to death for the murder of Ishbosheth. Jesus will tell those who think they are doing His will but are not, "I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." (Matthew 7:23)</li>
<li>The Jebusites mocked David by saying that the lame and the blind could defeat him, yet David defeated them. Although the men who had followed David through all his years of running from Saul and fighting with Ishbosheth's kingdom were mighty, they were also a rag-tag group of outcasts. We are also introduced to Jonathan's lame son, Mephibosheth, in chapter 4 verse 4. We know the story. And before we get to that passage, we already know that David had nothing but compassion for the lame and the blind, the outcasts of society. David said whoever won over the city, whether lame or blind or not, he would be a chief and captain in David's kingdom. Jesus' kingdom is made up of broken people also. It is those that the world mocks as being foolish upon whom Jesus shows compassion. This can be seen by the men He chose as His disciples. It can be seen in the beggars, lepers, and Gentiles that He healed during His earthly ministry. It can be seen in the lives of many of us also. We are the lame and blind. Many say that its the foolish and mentally weak who believe in God and that Christianity is a crutch. And yet, we know we are the exalted in Christ's Kingdom.</li>
<li> 5:10 says that David "grew great, and the LORD GOD of hosts was with him." Luke 2:40 says of Jesus that "the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him."</li>
<li> 5:12 says that David realized that the LORD had exalted him for his people Israel's sake. Jesus is the Exalted for God's people's sake also.</li>
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<li>Jesus is already the Anointed of God. One day He will claim His throne and rule over Heaven and Earth.</li>
<li>David took the stronghold of Zion even though the inhabitants mocked him and said it couldn't be done. Jesus will one day take the stronghold of Zion, the City of David, even though the world's inhabitants mock and say that it isn't going to happen.</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Seriously, it seems like it was only last year that we were asking the Lord to give us our fourth child <i>that we specifically asked for by name.</i> Okay, if God had given us our fourth daughter we would have been just as happy. It's just that we asked for The Bear and God gave him to us. (Thank you, God!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After yesterday's time of ceremony and celebration I took out his baby book to put the commencement program in it. When I opened the pages a typed letter fell out dated May 8, 1995. It was a copy of the letter Pastor Dad sent our church members encouraging them to be in church on Sunday, May 14th, Mother's Day. He had 3 reasons enumerated but the one that specifically caught my eye was the third one:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"3. This Mother's Day it will be my blessed privilege to introduce to you a very precious individual. On May 3rd, 1995, God blessed my wife and me with a son, [The Bear]. It will be a joy to dedicate him to the Lord and introduce him to the church. . . "</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have the service on video but these are a few "pictures of the pictures" from our scrapbook album. We dedicated our baby boy 22 years ago today! I can hardly believe how fast that time passed!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If we've been blogging friends for any length of time you've watched my son grow from a little guy taking taekwondo, read about his voracious appetite in his adolescent years, recall the hilarity when I walked into the house and heard him and his friends call out, "Hey Mom!" or "Hey, Mrs. P." in several notes on broken scales as their voices changed, encouraged him as he played on a competitive basketball team with other homeschoolers, and congratulated him as he was awarded his black belt. You may have even appreciated the fact that we all survived the learning-to-drive months. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The homeschool years are all behind us now and so are the rest of those things. I've transitioned from homeschool teacher / stay-at-home mom to a full-time office worker as my children / students transitioned into adults. What hasn't changed is my love for these 4 tremendous blessings. God continues to multiply my love as they find and follow His will for their lives. As we segue into the next stage of life, may I just say that I am still one blessed mama who can't wait to see how God continues to work in the lives of her children. It has been exactly 22 years since we dedicated our newborn son to the Lord and it is a joy to see Him at work in his life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Readers of this blog know from following my Bible timeline studies that I believe in a literal interpretation of Genesis. I believe that when God said He made the world in 6 days He did just that. Some have problems with this but I do not. God, the true and living God, the self-existent <b>I AM </b>would not require even 6 days to do this and yet that is the time-frame that He chose for setting His creation in motion. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the God I worship because I believe Him when He said He created the world in 6 days. He was there and I was not. It's His testimony. I think there is a lot riding on God's credibility.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When He says that Jesus died, was buried, and was resurrected in order to pay the price for my sins because He loves me and desires to spend eternity with me I believe Him because there were witnesses. It's their testimonies recorded in the Bible. If I cannot believe what God says in Genesis, how can I believe what He says in the New Testament? Simple answer: I can't.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If God's Word is true then there should be science to support it. Everyone holds one of two world-views and the proponents of each examine the same evidence and then draw radically different conclusions. Most scientific documentaries are written from an old earth perspective. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now I would like to encourage you to see the movie <b>Is Genesis History?</b> in select theaters February 23rd. Click the link to the website where you will find a search engine to locate a theater in your area for viewing the movie and link for purchasing tickets.</span></div>
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Kimberly Pitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974017454257767353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542475140536432195.post-37226673174878021402016-12-23T22:25:00.000-05:002016-12-23T22:25:22.824-05:00PRINTABLE of 2017 Bible Reading Schedule Now Available<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Kimberly Pitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974017454257767353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542475140536432195.post-19234500111296400402016-12-20T22:57:00.002-05:002016-12-20T22:58:54.921-05:002017 Bible Reading Schedule<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I went there again last night: That cliff where I hung in despair almost 20 years ago. Oh, I didn't climb down and hang on for dear life as my fingers released one-by-one like I did then, but I revisited the place like the morbid tourist that I am. You know, the one that visited the Inquisition Museum while in Lima, Peru or the person who always goes to cemeteries on vacations as well as historical prisons that attest to the sinfulness of man. (Alcatraz, anyone?) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last night our study group was discussing a segment of the Bible study I wrote of I John. It was one of those nights when it was difficult keeping everyone's attention focused upon the path ahead. I really needed a shepherd's hook instead of a Strong's Concordance in my tool box. Sometimes in these circumstances the "somewhat related" topic where we stray is not so far removed as to be ignored and often is serious enough to warrant attention. Such was the case here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'll grant the premise. There are people who either will not trust God or will not serve Him because they are angry over something "horrible" that He has allowed in their lives, but I WILL NOT agree that it is ever justifiable for anyone to continually use their circumstances as an excuse to be angry with God!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And that's when I unwittingly found myself standing on the edge of the precipice. I alluded to my own personal affliction (without actually going into detail about what that affliction entails) and emphasized the severity of my battle all those years ago by using the "S" word. (Suicide)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If my true appearance were manifested to the world many would consider me a freak. But God does not care about my physical appearance. Jesus was manifested to take away our sins, and in him is no sin. (I John 3:5) He became a social outcast and accursed of God for <i>me</i>. He was separated from both men and God so that I could have fellowship with humanity and Deity.</span></div>
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Kimberly Pitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974017454257767353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542475140536432195.post-3159742512627487532016-02-09T20:35:00.001-05:002016-02-09T20:35:50.806-05:00New Bible Study Available: I John<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">There have not been many new Bible journal posts here in recent months, but I have been very busy studying the Bible in spite of the lack of blogging about it. For instance, I recently completed compiling some of my research into a study on I John called <span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-style: italic;">That Ye May Know</span>. This is the first of several studies that I hope to develop and share with the ladies of my church and here On A High Hill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This study was specifically written for women's Bible study groups but it is "not feminine" (to quote my husband who offered that insight as a compliment) even though it has a few references to females in it. For instance, it contains an assignment where the student is to underline a certain key word in </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #ea9999;"><span style="color: white;">pink</span></span> </span><span style="font-size: large;">because "we are women . . ." but men could certainly choose a different colored pencil like </span><span style="background-color: #6aa84f; color: white; font-size: large;">camo green</span><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">to underline the word in the text if they so desire. They would also need to ignore the reference to women on the cover. In essence though I believe my husband's assessment to be correct.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you are familiar with Jen Wilkin's book <i>Women of the Word</i> and the formula that she proposes then you will understand how this Bible study is packaged. The complete text of I John is included for the reader to mark.* The question format includes question and answer, fill in the blank, charts, and more complicated issues to ponder, as well as research projects designed to help the reader learn to use a Greek concordance and a lexicon whether online, within Bible software, or in book form. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Payments should be made through Paypal. If you are interested in purchasing a copy for yourself or your group please contact me at Karabeth6 [at] gmail [dot] com with subject line "<b>I John Bible Study" </b>(quotes not neccesary in email)<b> </b>and we will share all information needed to complete the transaction.</span><br />
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Kimberly Pitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974017454257767353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542475140536432195.post-69258251007522440352016-01-11T14:16:00.001-05:002016-01-18T14:29:28.275-05:00To Those Using the 2016 Bible Reading Plan<b>Update: A link for the newest book(s) encountered on the schedule will also be shown on the left sidebar as the "Featured Post."</b><br />
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Kimberly Pitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974017454257767353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542475140536432195.post-69382470544998197282015-12-28T20:58:00.001-05:002015-12-29T14:49:45.198-05:00The Reasons Why I Cherish This Season<span style="font-size: large;">I was the typical American child. Treasures found under the tree on Christmas morning were the focal point of my holiday season. I have fond memories of our little family - Dad, Mom, and I - going to purchase a real tree in preparation. Then came the fun of decorating it with our treasured ornaments and tinsel placed one strand at a time. (I hated that part! Why couldn't I just put it on one handful at a time?! Patience was never my virtue.) We also decorated each other and our dog, the black poodle that ran around us like a maniac as she sensed our excitement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I knew as a young child about the Christ-child coming as a baby. And I loved Him. I just didn't have a firm grasp of how everything fit together. Still, the scriptural seeds were planted and watered. One Christmas season they bore fruit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I was 14 years old my pastor took us to a retreat at Tennessee Temple University. It was there on the night of December 28th I trusted the baby born in Bethlehem as my Savior. <b>(Oh, look! Today is my spiritual birthday!!!!!)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The treasure offered is peace. Oh, how I needed it! Spiritual turmoil had been mine for several years. "Good will toward men." <i>Toward me.</i> The God of glory offered me His good will and I took Him at His Word. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A few years passed. . .</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I found myself in another Baptist college, this time as a student. It was there that I met the young man that was to be my husband. We began dating in mid-October and during that Christmas season in 1977 he told me that he loved me and hoped that we could be married sometime in the next year. If you paid any attention at all to the Yule Moon phenomenon last week you know that its last occurrence was in 1977. Now you know why Pastor Dad confessed his love for me when he did: He was moonstruck. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Like all great marriages, ours has had its ups and downs, its joys (example: see picture above) and its heartaches, but since it is built upon a firm foundation of faith it has endured all hardships and celebrated all happy events with eternity in mind. I treasure the gift God gave me when he gave me my husband.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you, God, for making me part of your family that Christmas season when I was 14 years old. Thank you, Pastor Dad, for promising to make me part of your family when I was 18 years old. As much as I loved Christmas when I was a child, these treasured relationships are why I cherish the season even more now. </span><br />
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Kimberly Pitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974017454257767353noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542475140536432195.post-67522064999369242972015-12-02T21:55:00.002-05:002015-12-02T21:55:24.349-05:00Journal Through the Bible: Week 106 Wednesday<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>Psalms 11 and 12</b></span><br />
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<u>Psalm 11</u><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Does God issue any commands?</span><br />
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<ul>
<li>No.</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does God make any promises?</span><br />
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<ul>
<li>Upon the wicked God will rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest. He promises that this shall be the portion of their cup.</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does this psalm teach anything about Jesus?</span><br />
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<ul>
<li>The LORD is in His holy temple in heaven beholding the children of men. (Jesus is at His right hand.)</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does this psalm teach anything about yet-future events?</span><br />
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<ul>
<li>God will behold the countenance of the upright. And conversely the upright shall behold His countenance, too.</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<u>Psalm 12</u><br />
<u><br /></u>
<span style="color: red;">Does God issue any commands?</span><br />
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<ul>
<li>No.</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does God make any promises?</span><br />
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<ul>
<li>The LORD will cut off those with flattering lips and tongues that speak proud things.</li>
<li>The LORD promises to arise for the oppression of the poor and for the sighing of the needy.</li>
<li>The LORD will set the oppressed in a safe place.</li>
<li>The LORD will preserve His words.</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does this psalm teach anything about Jesus?</span><br />
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<ul>
<li>The LORD will preserve his words. Jesus is the eternal word of God. </li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does this psalm teach anything about yet-future events?</span><br />
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<ul>
<li>God watches and waits in patience but the day will come when He will arise and rescue His oppressed.</li>
</ul>
Kimberly Pitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974017454257767353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542475140536432195.post-89366365688086478032015-12-01T19:36:00.002-05:002015-12-01T19:38:09.020-05:00Journal Through the Bible: Week 106 Tuesday<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>Psalm 10</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Have you ever wondered why God does not immediately act when the wicked terrify the righteous? So did the psalmist. The answer to the psalmist's question comes in verses 16-18.</span>
<span style="color: blue;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="color: red;">Does God make any commands?</span><br />
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<ul>
<li>No</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does God issue any promises?</span><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>God promises to hear and answer the prayers of His people. </li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does this psalm teach anything about Jesus?</span><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Jesus is the King forever and ever. The heathen will ultimately answer to Him.</li>
<li>Jesus is the judge.</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does this psalm teach anything about yet-future events?</span><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Chaos seems to be in control now but this psalm says that while the wicked think God is not watching He actually is and will one day answer the prayers of those whom the wicked afflict.</li>
</ul>
Kimberly Pitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974017454257767353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542475140536432195.post-30078137060379704052015-12-01T15:22:00.005-05:002015-12-30T10:33:20.487-05:002016 Bible Reading Schedule Now AvailableIt's December already folks! That means January and the New Year are right around the corner. Plan now to read the Bible each day in 2016. I've got a plan that I developed several years ago to accommodate my own history-driven learning style. Scriptures are not read sequentially but in a more chronological order. I share this each year for those who might want to read along.<br />
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The pdf version of the 2016 is now available for download. Copy it onto legal size paper and then fold it to keep it in your Bible.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(The complete schedule will also appear in the link at the top as we get closer to January. Thanks for reading!)</span><br />
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<b>Permission</b>: As always, you have my permission to copy and distribute the schedule as long as no changes are made. The instructions, credits, and blog information should also remain intact.<br />
<br />Kimberly Pitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974017454257767353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542475140536432195.post-28882410575539674662015-11-30T21:54:00.004-05:002015-11-30T21:54:44.635-05:00Journal Through the Bible: Week 106 Monday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>Psalm 9</b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does God issue any commands?</span><br />
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<ul>
<li>Verse 11 - We are told to sing praises to the LORD.</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does God make any promises?</span><br />
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<ul>
<li>Verse 18 - The needy shall not be forgotten forever.</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does this psalm teach anything about Jesus?</span><br />
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<ul>
<li>The early part of the psalm reminds me of the triumph of the resurrected Christ. The Son praised the Father continually.</li>
<li>Verse 5 reminds me of the description in Revelation of the destruction of Jesus' enemies.</li>
<li>Verse 8 - Jesus shall judge the world in righteousness and minister judgment ot the people in righteousness.</li>
<li>Verse 9 - Jesus will be a refuge for the oppressed in times of trouble.</li>
<li>Verse 11 - The Messiah will dwell in Zion.</li>
<li>Verse 13 - The Father raised the Son after He suffered death.</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does this psalm teach anything about yet-future events?</span><br />
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<ul>
<li>This psalm describes the future triumph of Jesus as judge of the earth.</li>
<li>This psalm also testifies of the future eternal damnation of the wicked.</li>
</ul>
Kimberly Pitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974017454257767353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542475140536432195.post-79676718646561396612015-11-23T20:41:00.000-05:002015-11-23T20:41:12.052-05:00TAKE TIME: Week 106 Assignment<u>Introduction</u>: We continue this week with more psalms. The book is divided into 5 parts, much like the Pentateuch, and the psalms we are reading now are from the first book.<br />
<u><span style="color: red;"> Assignment:</span></u><br />
<ul>
<li>Monday - Psalm 9</li>
<li>Tuesday - Psalm 10</li>
<li>Wednesday - Psalms 11 and 12</li>
<li>Thursday - Psalms 13 and 14</li>
<li>Friday - Psalms 15 and 16</li>
<li>Saturday - Psalm 17</li>
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<u><span style="color: blue;">Memory Verse</span></u><br />
<i><br /> The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. </i>Psalm 14:1<br />
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<u><span style="color: purple;">Prayer Journal (ACTS)</span></u><br />
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<li><strong><span style="color: red;">A</span>doration</strong> - Praise God for the refuge for the oppressed.</li>
<li><strong><span style="color: red;">C</span>onfession</strong> - Ask God to reveal hidden sin in your life and then confess it.</li>
<li><strong><span style="color: red;">T</span>hanksgiving</strong> - Thank God for any answers to your prayers.</li>
<li><strong><span style="color: red;">S</span>upplication</strong> - What are your prayer requests this week? List them for future reference so that you can see how God answers.</li>
</ul>
<u><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></u><u><span style="color: orange;">Search the Scriptures</span></u><br />
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Look for references for each of the following:<br />
<ul>
<li>Promises that God made and to whom He made them. Do they apply to you?</li>
<li>References that either refer to or infer something about future events.</li>
<li>What does this passage teach about Jesus?</li>
<li>Commandments that God made and to whom He made them. Do they apply to you?</li>
</ul>
<u><span style="color: lime;"><br /></span></u><u><span style="color: lime;">Putting the Word into Action</span></u><br />
Several of the psalms we will be reading this week have questions in them including the question, "Why?" because the writer did not understand why certain things were happening. The psalmists often asked, "When?" or "Who?" or "How long?" It is not wrong to seek God for answers. Do you find yourself in a season of waiting? Or are there difficulties in your life that you do not understand? Try pouring your heart to the LORD in a psalm of petition bathed in praise like the psalmists did.Kimberly Pitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974017454257767353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542475140536432195.post-28687379030194600002015-11-23T20:27:00.004-05:002015-11-23T20:27:38.714-05:00Journal Through the Bible: Week 105 Saturday<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>Psalms 7 and 8</b></span><br />
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<u>Psalm 7</u><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Does God issue any commands?</span><br />
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<ul>
<li>David requested that the LORD arise in His anger and lift up Himself because of the rage of David's enemies and awake for him to the judgment that God had commanded. (Verse 6.) David was seeking the help in fulfilling a commandment God had made.</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does God make any promises?</span><br />
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<ul>
<li>David said in verse 8 that the LORD shall judge the people. </li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does this psalm teach anything about Jesus?</span><br />
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<ul>
<li>David was falsely accused of some imagined slander. This is a foreshadowing of the treatment Christ received.</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does this psalm teach anything about yet-future events?</span><br />
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<ul>
<li>The judgment of God is prophesied, including the whetting of His sword and the bending of His bow.</li>
</ul>
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<u>Psalm 8</u><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Does God issue any commands?</span><br />
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<ul>
<li>The psalmist quotes God's creation mandate to His creation.</li>
<li>The psalmist quotes God's mandate to man to have dominion over His creation.</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does God make any promises?</span><br />
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<ul>
<li>Babes and sucklings are ordained to have strength that God might still the enemy and the avenger. (verse 2)</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does this psalm teach anythings about Jesus?</span><br />
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<ul>
<li>Jesus quoted verse 2 when cleansing the temple. (See Matthew 21:16)</li>
<li>Jesus is the One that visited man. (verse 4)</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does this psalm teach anythings about yet-future events?</span><br />
Not that I identified.Kimberly Pitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974017454257767353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542475140536432195.post-77457938021474004382015-11-21T20:39:00.002-05:002015-11-21T20:39:38.335-05:00Journal Through the Bible: Week 105 Friday<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>Psalms 5 and 6</b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b><br /></b></span>
<i>Both of these psalms are prayers.</i><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b><br /></b></span>
<u>Psalm 5</u><br />
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This is the first of the imprecatory psalms.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Does God make any commands?</span><br />
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<ul>
<li>No</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does God make any promises?</span><br />
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<ul>
<li>Not specifically, although the psalmist says that the LORD will bless the righteous and will surround him as with a shield. (verse 12)</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does this psalm teach anything about Jesus?</span><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Jesus is the King to whom the psalmist is praying.</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does this psalm teach anything about yet-future events?</span><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Not that I identified.</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<u>Psalm 6</u><br />
<u><br /></u>
This time the psalmist is asking for mercy.<br />
<u><br /></u>
<span style="color: red;">Does God make any commands?</span><br />
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<ul>
<li>No</li>
</ul>
<br />
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does God make any promises?</span><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>No</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does this psalm teach anything about Jesus?</span><br />
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<ul>
<li>Jesus quoted the first half of verse 8.</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does this psalm teach anything about yet-future events?</span><br />
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<ul>
<li>When Jesus quoted the first part of verse 8 it was in the context of everlasting damnation following judgment.</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>Psalms 3 and 4</b></span><br />
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<u>Psalm 3</u><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Does God issue any commands?</span><br />
No<br />
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does God make any promises?</span><br />
No<br />
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does this psalm teach anything about Jesus?</span><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>The psalmists experiences with his many enemies is a type of the hatred the world has for Jesus. (verses 1 and 2)</li>
<li>Jesus was shielded by the Father often in His early life. For instance, Joseph was told to take Him to Egypt for His protection as a small child. (verse 3)</li>
<li>Jesus cried to the LORD from the holy hill and God heard Him. (verse 4)</li>
<li>Jesus laid Himself down and slept. Then He awaked. No man took the life of Jesus. He laid it down. Then He took it up again 3 days later. (verse 5)</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does this psalm teach anything about yet-future events?</span><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>God will arise and even though ten thousands come out against Him they will be defeated. The blessing that is upon God's people because salvation belongs to the LORD will ultimately be fulfilled when all the enemies are smitten. (verses 6, 7, and 8)</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<u>Psalm 4</u><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Does God issue any commands?</span><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Through the psalmist we are told to stand in awe, sin not, commune with our own hearts upon our beds, and be still. (verse 4)</li>
<li>We are also told to offer the sacrifices of righteousness and put our trust in the LORD. (verse 5)</li>
</ul>
<br />
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does God make any promises?</span><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>God gives gladness, peace, and safety so that the believer can rest. (verses 7 and 8)</li>
</ul>
<br />
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does this psalm teach anything about Jesus?</span><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>"God of my righteousness" is the same as Jesus, our righteousness. (verse 1)</li>
<li>Jesus' glory was turned to shame. He left Heaven and took on the form of human flesh. Then He suffered, bled, and died for us. (verse 2)</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does this psalm teach anything about yet-future events?</span><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>God has set apart him that is godly for himself. In this verse the LORD heard when the believer prays. One day those "set apart" ones will talk with Him face to face. (verse 3)</li>
</ul>
Kimberly Pitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974017454257767353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542475140536432195.post-52884920786470226392015-11-16T15:56:00.000-05:002015-11-16T15:57:53.292-05:00Journal Through the Bible: Week 105 Wednesday<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>Psalms 1 and 2</b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b><br /></b></span>
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<u>Psalm 1</u><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Does God issue any commands?</span><br />
<br />
No, not specifically.<br />
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does God make any promises?</span><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Although written by the psalmist, because of Divine inspiration God promises that the man who does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful will be blessed.</li>
<li>The Divine promise of blessing continues in verse 3. The godly person will be like a tree planted by rivers of water that brigns forth fruit in his season, his leaf will not wither, and whatever he does prospers.</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does this psalm teach anything about Jesus?</span><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>When Jesus walked the earth he did not walk in ungodly counsel, nor stand idly around with sinners, nor sit around scorning God. (verse 1)</li>
<li>Jesus delighted in the law of the LORD and meditated on it day and night. He made this clear when He told His disciples that it was His meat to do the will of His Father.</li>
</ul>
<br />
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does this psalm teach anything about yet-future events?</span><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Not only does the righteous person receive a measure of God's blessing upon this earth there is an implication of eternal blessing in this psalm. (Verses 1 and 3)</li>
<li>The ungodly will not be able to stand in the judgment (remember that every knee shall bow); sinners will not stand in the congregation of the righteous (remember that the judgment of the righteous and the judgment of the wicked are separate events). The ungodly shall perish, which means eternally. (verses 4-6)</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<u>Psalm 2</u><br />
<u><br /></u>
<span style="color: red;">Does God issue any commands?</span><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>God commands the kings to be wise and the judges of the earth to be instructed.</li>
<li>God commands everyone to serve the LORD with fear and rejoice with trembling.</li>
<li>God commands all to kiss the Son.</li>
</ul>
<br />
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does God make any promises?</span><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Those who "kiss the Son," which means submit to His sovereignty, will be blessed. Those who do not make Him angry and they will perish when His wrath is kindled.</li>
</ul>
<br />
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does this psalm teach anything about Jesus?</span><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Jesus is the anointed of verse 2.</li>
<li>Jesus is the king upon the holy hill of Zion that is "set" or offered there as the atonement. He will finally be "set" there as the ruler.</li>
<li>Jesus is the speaker of verses 7-9. He is the Son, begotten of the Father of verse 7. (Which means the firstborn of the dead. He held the keys to death so He was resurrected three days after His death.)</li>
<li>The son is the heir of verse 8.</li>
<li>Jesus is the Son of verse 12.</li>
</ul>
<br />
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does this psalm teach anything about yet-future events?</span><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>The heathen have always raged against God but the time is coming when verses 1-3 will be fulfilled. Nations and armies led by Satan will assemble against Christ and His army at the end of the Millennium. Then the events of verses 4-6 will happen (as a parallel event; Christ has already been set upon Mount Zion once as an offering for the debt of sin). Jesus will defeat them with nothing more than a word. He then will reign forever on Mount Zion.</li>
<li>It is Jesus that will rule with a rod of iron. Verse 9</li>
</ul>
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Nehemiah chapter 13</span></b><br />
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Just as Nehemiah promised the king, he returned to Babylon at the time appointed. Nehemiah then obtained permission of the king to return again to Jerusalem. During his absence from Jerusalem Eliashib the priest had allied himself to Tobiah and had even given him one of the large temple storerooms for his headquarters. Nehemiah quickly dispatched Tobiah's belongings and returned the temple vessels to their proper location in that room.<br />
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Another thing that Nehemiah needed to set right upon his return was the peoples' apparent neglect of the Levites. Not only was the temple being used inappropriately but its ministers were also being ignored. Nehemiah instituted the temple tithe once more.<br />
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The next thing that Nehemiah set right was the observance of the Sabbath. The gates were shut in order to keep the vendors outside on the seventh day. Eventually the Levites were given the task of keeping the gates so that no one would profane the holy day.<br />
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Finally, the people and the priests were rebuked for marrying Ammonite and Moabite wives. Even Eliashib's grandson had married the daughter of Sanballat, the leader of the opposition against Nehemiah and the builders of the wall.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Does God issue any commands?</span><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>God does not speak, but this chapter is full of incidents describing how the law of God was being broken.</li>
</ul>
<br />
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does God make any promises?</span><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Nehemiah described the promised curse of God upon their fathers that they were in danger of experiencing for themselves because of their disregard for God's law, including ignoring the Sabbath.</li>
</ul>
<br />
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does this chapter teach anything about Jesus?</span><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Nehemiah is a type of Christ. He set out to purify Jerusalem, the priesthood, and the inhabitants of the land.</li>
</ul>
<br />
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: red;">Does this chapter teach anything about yet-future events?</span><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>At the end of the book (verse 30) Nehemiah said, "Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business." Jesus cleanses those that are His from all strangers and one day He will appoint the ward, or assign the inheritance, of each one of us, the believer-priests. This summary comes at the end of the book of Nehemiah. Likewise, the summary of all history is contained at the end of the Bible in the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ.</li>
</ul>
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