I know I know...1 & 2 Chronicles are not the most interesting books of the Bible...at least that's their reputation. So I stuck with the common wisdom of the day for most of my life and kept far away from them as I was not interested in being bored. WELL! My goal this year is to read through the Bible completely. I know that is not really a massive goal or even an accomplishment but I must say that I've never done it. I've read most of the Bible but I've never read it straight through EVER! And really I'm embarrassed to admit that and it saddens me. So this year I have set about to remedify that.
I have this app on my I-Phone that I go too every day and it tells me what I need to read for the day to accomplish this goal for the year. I started out doing it because I "should". I've ended up doing it because I love it! I read a Psalm everyday, something towards the beginning, the middle and the New Testament. I tell you truly when I say I hear God speak to me every time I sit down. He makes a different thing pop off of the page from the last time I read that passage. I look forward to my morning time with my God. It makes me keep it up. It makes me anticipate it. It makes me talk about it. It makes me learn and grown and change...and go on and on about it apparently!~
Back to Chronicles. I'm in 1 Chronicles and while the first 10 chapters of genealogies weren't that intriguing I kept my self entertained by trying to find names of people who had their stories in the Bible...it's always interesting to see where they came from. I also had fun trying to pronounce some of the names and say them with gusto. :) If nothing else it made me laugh and be thankful that my name usually only has to be spelled for people 1 or 2 times and then they have it. I mean poor Izrahiah. I'm sorry what was your name Isaiah? No Izrahiah. Perhaps you could spell that for me? I-z-r-a-h-i-a-h. Ohhhhhh Isreal. No! Izrahiah. Oh Ichiban? No Izrahiah.. :) Ohhh (with that vague "I'm never going to remember that so I'm going to stop now" look and vacant smile). If nothing else all of us with names that need to be explained and spelled get a kick out of so many unfamiliar names.
And then you hit chapter 10 and the story continues in a much more enjoyable form. Some chapters are facts written down. Some have emotion attached too them. Some have a lesson in them that strike hard and fact upon your heart...like Chapter 21. They make you think. They are a somewhat terrifying reminder that the veil we live under is thin and that there is another part of our world that we cannot see with physical eyes all the time but it's none the less there and sometimes a few of us get a glimpse of it. Like David in verse 16 "And David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, and in his hand a drawn sword stretched out over Jerusalem" I don't think I've read that account before! It's also a reminder that while God does look at our actions He weighs our motives. We don't serve a fluffy, loving Santa Clause. We serve the God who has so many names and descriptors but He is the God over all. King of kings and Lord of lords.
I am enjoying my journey through Chronicles.
I have this app on my I-Phone that I go too every day and it tells me what I need to read for the day to accomplish this goal for the year. I started out doing it because I "should". I've ended up doing it because I love it! I read a Psalm everyday, something towards the beginning, the middle and the New Testament. I tell you truly when I say I hear God speak to me every time I sit down. He makes a different thing pop off of the page from the last time I read that passage. I look forward to my morning time with my God. It makes me keep it up. It makes me anticipate it. It makes me talk about it. It makes me learn and grown and change...and go on and on about it apparently!~
Back to Chronicles. I'm in 1 Chronicles and while the first 10 chapters of genealogies weren't that intriguing I kept my self entertained by trying to find names of people who had their stories in the Bible...it's always interesting to see where they came from. I also had fun trying to pronounce some of the names and say them with gusto. :) If nothing else it made me laugh and be thankful that my name usually only has to be spelled for people 1 or 2 times and then they have it. I mean poor Izrahiah. I'm sorry what was your name Isaiah? No Izrahiah. Perhaps you could spell that for me? I-z-r-a-h-i-a-h. Ohhhhhh Isreal. No! Izrahiah. Oh Ichiban? No Izrahiah.. :) Ohhh (with that vague "I'm never going to remember that so I'm going to stop now" look and vacant smile). If nothing else all of us with names that need to be explained and spelled get a kick out of so many unfamiliar names.
And then you hit chapter 10 and the story continues in a much more enjoyable form. Some chapters are facts written down. Some have emotion attached too them. Some have a lesson in them that strike hard and fact upon your heart...like Chapter 21. They make you think. They are a somewhat terrifying reminder that the veil we live under is thin and that there is another part of our world that we cannot see with physical eyes all the time but it's none the less there and sometimes a few of us get a glimpse of it. Like David in verse 16 "And David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, and in his hand a drawn sword stretched out over Jerusalem" I don't think I've read that account before! It's also a reminder that while God does look at our actions He weighs our motives. We don't serve a fluffy, loving Santa Clause. We serve the God who has so many names and descriptors but He is the God over all. King of kings and Lord of lords.
I am enjoying my journey through Chronicles.
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You are SO awesonme, Tama! I love you!!! xoxoxoxoxoMom
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