So my notes about Psalm 19 we all about the law and its benefits. Then I read Galatians 2 and was struck by verse 19, “I died to the law – I stopped trying to keep all its requirements- so that I might live for God.” The contradiction! I know Paul is meaning that we can’t live by the law alone and try to prove our worth to God, but it just jumped out to me since I was so high on the law from Psalms and then it was like, slow down Sister, this is really about God!
Most of the time we get so stuck on what we need to do as members of our community we forget about our duty as Christians. The world has normalized many things, and it is up to us to remember that the word holds us to a different standard. A higher standard. We must keep each other accountable and work towards Christ together!
I was also reading Job 20 and the first part of verse 22 stood out especially to me: “in the fullness of his sufficiency he will be in distress.” This hit me really hard….how often do I feel that what I’m doing is sufficient? How often do I feel sufficient on my own, with Christ as the side note? It is clear that in Job 20 we cannot do anything sufficient apart from God. Reminds me of Philippians 4:13 AMP: I can do all things [which He has called me to do] through Him who strengthens and empowers me [to fulfill His purpose—I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency; I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him who infuses me with inner strength and confident peace.]
Shyla, thanks for sharing! I struggle with trying to be sufficient too. And you are right that Christ gives us our strength and ability to be sufficient. Great insight!
Does anyone else get sad reading Job 20 and hearing about what happens to the wicked and those who don’t know God? Surely I’m not the only one who has a loved one who doesn’t know the Lord.
That’s a good way to read it and be motivated to pray for the lost! When I read about the wicked I confess I was thinking of people like sex traffickers, and it’s hard to desire mercy for people like that… But this reminds me and challenges me that we should desire mercy for ALL people, because by knowing God they become better people :) and it keeps hate from our hearts
Cat, you made me chuckle. You ladies are awesome! Paul is merely distinguishing between those who follow the Jewish laws and those who don’t. He’s using the symbolism of circumcision to separate Jews from Gentiles since that was a big cultural thing. I don’t think they actually looked.
This is silly, but…. How would one know if one were hanging out with circumcised or uncircumcised folks? Would that have been obvious in another way and they’re just using that to say Jew/Gentile, or what? It’s not quite the first distinguishing characteristic I’d use to describe someone.
So my notes about Psalm 19 we all about the law and its benefits. Then I read Galatians 2 and was struck by verse 19, “I died to the law – I stopped trying to keep all its requirements- so that I might live for God.” The contradiction! I know Paul is meaning that we can’t live by the law alone and try to prove our worth to God, but it just jumped out to me since I was so high on the law from Psalms and then it was like, slow down Sister, this is really about God!
Most of the time we get so stuck on what we need to do as members of our community we forget about our duty as Christians. The world has normalized many things, and it is up to us to remember that the word holds us to a different standard. A higher standard. We must keep each other accountable and work towards Christ together!
Great insight!!
I was also reading Job 20 and the first part of verse 22 stood out especially to me: “in the fullness of his sufficiency he will be in distress.” This hit me really hard….how often do I feel that what I’m doing is sufficient? How often do I feel sufficient on my own, with Christ as the side note? It is clear that in Job 20 we cannot do anything sufficient apart from God. Reminds me of Philippians 4:13 AMP: I can do all things [which He has called me to do] through Him who strengthens and empowers me [to fulfill His purpose—I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency; I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him who infuses me with inner strength and confident peace.]
Shyla, thanks for sharing! I struggle with trying to be sufficient too. And you are right that Christ gives us our strength and ability to be sufficient. Great insight!
Does anyone else get sad reading Job 20 and hearing about what happens to the wicked and those who don’t know God? Surely I’m not the only one who has a loved one who doesn’t know the Lord.
It’s heartbreaking! I’m begging the Lord to open the blind eyes before it’s too late!!
That’s a good way to read it and be motivated to pray for the lost! When I read about the wicked I confess I was thinking of people like sex traffickers, and it’s hard to desire mercy for people like that… But this reminds me and challenges me that we should desire mercy for ALL people, because by knowing God they become better people :) and it keeps hate from our hearts
Live by faith , this app is awesome and the fact we can communicate as sisters is awesome
God bless you ladies
Cat, you made me chuckle. You ladies are awesome! Paul is merely distinguishing between those who follow the Jewish laws and those who don’t. He’s using the symbolism of circumcision to separate Jews from Gentiles since that was a big cultural thing. I don’t think they actually looked.
How do you get to the next chapter of the day?
This is silly, but…. How would one know if one were hanging out with circumcised or uncircumcised folks? Would that have been obvious in another way and they’re just using that to say Jew/Gentile, or what? It’s not quite the first distinguishing characteristic I’d use to describe someone.
I am curious about this, too.
It means that they are hanging out with Jews (circumcised) and non Jews (uncircumcised )
The Jews were circumcised so if the person was a Gentile then they were not circumcised. I’m sure there wasn’t any revealing..
I love this app so much! It has let me see the bible in a different way. I have grown so much in my faith already. I am so grateful