10.10
Today is the 10th of October, 2008. I am sitting at my dining room table (place where the whole fam reads and studies and leaves all their stuff…sorry honey=) with a head full of…well you know…this is my worst allergy time of the year. I’m listening to Bruce Springsteen, “We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions”. It rocks or should I say folks!
I have been meaning to post for the past 2 days, but alas (a word I will use as often as possible as I like the way it sounds!) I am still trying to figure out blogdom and in the process driving Frankie nuts. Gotta make a phone call and I’ll be right back!
Well, not right back, but I’m back (like anyone could tell anyway since there is no time-stamp on my writing) after 2 phone calls and a few emails. Have you figured out I ramble and like to make asides…haha. Ok, now that Springsteen is still rockin’ on the folk music in the background, on to the title of the post.
2 days ago (October 
the reading in the life journal (if you want to know more about the life journal, comment back and I’ll get you some info.) was Ezra 9&10, Psalm 131 and Luke 21. What an amazing combo. I chose Ezra 9:2b for my verse of the day, “And in this faithlessness the hand of the officials and chief men has been foremost.” Great news for leaders huh? The returning exiles of God’s nation had been intermarrying when they had expressly been forbidden to do so and the leaders as leaders do for good or bad led the way. It reminds me that as the leader goes so goes the organization whatever org it might be. Thankfully we have the greatest leader ever in Jesus and He loves me enough to correct me when needed (seems to be a daily proposition at one level or another) and provide the grace for me to repent and move forward with Him. He is amazing!
Ezra and then David in Psalm 131 show the most amazing contrite and humble hearts. A very real understanding of who God is and who we are as His creation. Deserving of nothing, yet receiving everything in Christ (who they with faith lived out their lives looking forward to!). I was humbled as I read their words. Let my heart be like theirs. We could spend a whole year just meditating on, studying and learning from these 3 chapters and then Luke 21. Jesus just sayin’ it! I wish I could say I understood Luke 21 completely, what is immediate future to them and what is the final future for this earth, but I am not there. It is way worth praying on, seeking God and the help of others who have studied it deeply. Luke 21:19 is one of those verses that reminds me of Revelation where the Spirit is speaking to the churches and to each one at some point says, “to the one who conquers”..here’s verse 19 from Luke 21,”By your endurance you will gain your lives.” By grace I want to endure. In the future, maybe I’ll write or speak more on that.
You’ve probably had enough, but alas =), here’s the last part of my application I wrote on the 8th. “But before God, full of faith, convinced of grace, I need (notice I didn’t say desire) to let the Holy Spirit and the Word with the help of truted men search my life! Ouch! I can sense my own trepidation in my Spirit. I am so Human! Deserving of nothing but having obtained all through the blood of Jesus and His Grace (Luke 15:31).”
Prayer: “Jesus, help me!”
Thanx for bearing with me through my steam of consciousness and ramblings. Springsteen rocks (musically) and Jesus is the dudliest of dudes (Thanx for the phrase Mark)!
Soon,
Jeff
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