Recent Spiritual Walk
I have been pretty deep into God's word lately. It has been an obsession of sorts.
Sunday I go to church. Most of the time, I work with the kids, so I miss the sermon.
Sunday evening I go to the Sunday Night Teaching class at church.
Monday I do Bible Study Fellowship. I would still classify this as the most important study I do, as it systematically encourages me to study the bible every day.
Tuesday we have a "Man Meeting" at church. Usually we just delve into a chapter of the bible and share with the other guys what we get out of it.
Wednesday Andee has a Bible study/ prayer group that she goes to. I usually watch or listen to a sermon online.. My current favorites are Francis Chan, Mark Driscoll, and Matt Chandler.
Right now, the most interesting thing to me is Matt 25:41-46, where Jesus separates the sheep from the goats. It strikes me that what makes somebody a goat isn't so much the sins that they have committed as much as the kindnesses that they have omitted. It seems like we focus a lot on the "Do nots" while often turning a blind eye to the "dos". Kinda backwards from the way Jesus articulates it.
I also find it fascinating that all of our deeds flow through the cross. Sometimes I am one of "the least of these" and I am to forgive my neighbor's transgression, as it belongs to God, not to me. See Matt 18:23-35. Other times I sin, and my sin is what put Jesus on the cross in the first place. No matter what I choose to do, I am either with him, or against him.
I think that I am at my limit on Bible Studies, and I may even need to cut back. It is really cool how all of these studies flow together and complement one another however. If I was retired, I would probably dose up on Bible studies for sure.
