Tuesday April 12, 2005

Praise The Lord !

I’ve finished Genesis, Exodus, and Leviticus. God-willing, Numbers is next on the hit list. Yea, I’ve never read the bible from cover to cover. Now would be as good a time as any… I’m at Numbers 14. There are lots of dead animals. Loads… of blood…on horned sacrifical altars and sprinkled on priests. guh @_@…

          I wanna be like Judah.
“Judah, your brothers will praise you; your hand will be on the neck of your enemies; your father’s sons will bow down to you. You are a lion’s cub, O Judah; you return from the prey, my son. Like a lion he crouches and lies down, like a lioness – who dares to rouse him? The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs and the obedience of the nations is his. He will tether his donkey to a vine, his colt to the choicest branch; he will wash his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes. His eyes will be darker than wine, his teeth whiter than milk.”

– Genesis 49:8-12 (NIV)

          Did you know… farm land had a Sabbath year?
“But in the seventh year the land is to have a sabbath of rest, a sabbath to the Lord. Do not sow your fields or prune your vineyards. Do not reap what grows of itself or harvest the grapes of your untended vines. The land is to have a year of rest.”

– Leviticus 25:4 (NIV)

          Israelites trash talk… But God lays the smack-down.
“In this desert your bodies will fall – every one of you twenty years old or more who was counted in the census and who has grumbled against me. Not one of you will enter the land I swore with uplifted hand to make your home, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.”

– Numbers 14:29-30 (NIV)

== Web Tidbits ==

Jesus cartoons… courtesy of airchungi

Modern day Romeo & Juliet

== Prayer Requests ==

I’m slacking at work. Pray that I may learn to work harder and glory to His name… being a christian applies to the workplace as well. I’ve been back-sliding in my personal quiet times with Him again, all this bible reading seems almost like a hinderance sometimes. Not sure if that is emotions playing with me or what. Pray that I can learn again to just rest in His presence and revel in Him. Pray that I will keep God #1 in my life. Not interesting ladies. Not ministry outreach. Not my family. Not my friends. Not my pleasure. Just simply God. Losing focus is sucky. Pray for my friend, XH, going thru trials and emotional turmoil. Pray for Turkey to be ready for HK. Pray that BF’s husband will be able to handle losing an aunt & cousin as well as taking care of his injured mom. Pray for Iraq and the developments. Pray for the ministry at abundant life in south philly. Pray for the gcc medical outreach tonite. Pray for people to recognize the cure for all these things and more… Loving God, Living for God and Loving like God. or maybe just tell Dad ha256 wanted me to say Hi to You…

== Music in my head today ==

Here's to the night by Eve6

So denied, So I lied, Are you the now or never kind In a day and a day love I'm gonna be gone for good again Are you willing to be had, Are you cool with just tonight? Here's a toast to all those who hear me all too well

Chorus: Here's to the nights we felt alive Here's to the tears you knew you'd cry Here's to goodbye Tomorrow's gonna come too soon  Put your name on the line Along with place and time Wanna stay not to go, I wanna ditch the logical Here's a toast to all those who hear me all too well  (Chorus)
 All my time is frozen motion Can't I stay an hour or two or more Don't let me let you go Here's a toast to all those who hear me all too well  (Chorus) x 2

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Matchbox 20 - Bed of Lies

Chorus:
No I would not sleep in this bed of lies So toss me out of it and turn in And there'll be no rest for these tired eyes I'm marking it down to learning I am  I don't think that I could take another empty moment I don't think that I could fake another hollow smile Well, it's not enough just to be lonely I don't think that I could take another talk about it  Just like me, you’ve got needs And they're only a whisper away And we softly surrendered To these lives that we've tendered away  (Chorus)
 
don't wanna be the one who turns the whole thing over don't wanna be somewhere where I just don't belong Where it's not enough just to be sorry  Don't you know I feel the darkness closing in I tried to be more than me And I gave til it all went away And we've only surrendered To the worst part of these winters that we've made  (Chorus)
 
I am All that I'll ever be When you Lay your hands Over me But don't go weak on me now I know that it's weak But, God help me, I need this
(Chorus)