My Prayer: Psalm 5:3 (New International Version)
3 In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice;
in the morning I lay my requests before you
and wait in expectation.
The Reading: Mark 3-5
Luke 5:4-8 (New International Version)
4When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch."
5Simon answered, "Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets."
6When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. 7So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
8When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus' knees and said, "Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!"
My Thoughts: Because you say so, I'll try again. Simon Peter had fished all night with no results...wrong timing, wrong place, some other fishery thing that just wasn't quite right. Then Jesus says, "One more time...right here...right now." And Simon Peter does it, against his own judgement, and reaps the rewards. Rewards beyond what could be expected. And his first reaction is to push Jesus away because he is very aware of his sin, that close to Jesus he knows he doesn't deserve what he's been given. How many times does God's goodness remind me of how little I deserve it? And all Jesus says is "Don't be afraid." Nothing about how bad you are, what you deserve, or things to change to get better...he wants to give you good things and will. Thanks goodness we don't get what we deserve. Thank goodness we get so much better.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Day 17-Telling the story
My Prayer:Psalm 73:28 (New International Version)
28 But as for me, it is good to be near God.
I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge;
I will tell of all your deeds.
The Reading: Luke 1-2
Luke 1:3-4 (New International Version)
3Therefore, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, 4so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
My Thoughts: As I was reading Luke, I started thinking that I might get more out of it if I read something else first. The gospels are different but similar enough to make it difficult to really see the differences. But the more I read of Luke, the more I see and the more I like parts of his account. Luke, the doctor, studied and investigated many sources to build a chronological account of Jesus' life for Theophilus, "one who loves God", who must have been an important guy.
The notes in my Bible say the gospels differ in emphasis of different parts of Jesus' life because of the special interest of the writer. Luke stressed a universal theme, that this savior was for both Jew and Gentile, and he had in interest in the role of women and importance of family, care for the poor, and sinners. He also included more parables than the other gospels. The fact that they differ probably concerns some people who might view this as an example of fallibility. Writers know differently. Actually, story-tellers know differently. There are a lot of different ways to tell the story and you can change the way it's told depending on your audience. So, I'm going on through Luke because I'd like to hear his side of the story.
28 But as for me, it is good to be near God.
I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge;
I will tell of all your deeds.
The Reading: Luke 1-2
Luke 1:3-4 (New International Version)
3Therefore, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, 4so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
My Thoughts: As I was reading Luke, I started thinking that I might get more out of it if I read something else first. The gospels are different but similar enough to make it difficult to really see the differences. But the more I read of Luke, the more I see and the more I like parts of his account. Luke, the doctor, studied and investigated many sources to build a chronological account of Jesus' life for Theophilus, "one who loves God", who must have been an important guy.
The notes in my Bible say the gospels differ in emphasis of different parts of Jesus' life because of the special interest of the writer. Luke stressed a universal theme, that this savior was for both Jew and Gentile, and he had in interest in the role of women and importance of family, care for the poor, and sinners. He also included more parables than the other gospels. The fact that they differ probably concerns some people who might view this as an example of fallibility. Writers know differently. Actually, story-tellers know differently. There are a lot of different ways to tell the story and you can change the way it's told depending on your audience. So, I'm going on through Luke because I'd like to hear his side of the story.
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