July 8, 2009
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I would like to invite all of you who participated in the reading of Scripture to record your comments here. I think it will be an encouragement to each other and helpful to me as I work to discern God's plan and appeal for wisdom to follow hard after Christ. This is open to all who participated, by reading, hearing, praying - both for those near and far.
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I was just present for a short time, about an hour and a half, from Eccl 4 to Isaiah 20. I read a few Chapters from Song, and read along with the readers and prayed... but my experiance started in reading your FB posts, and I was drawn to it. As I listened I heard the Word alive. There was power in it, and some awesome things were heard by me in that short time! I am still receiving!
I was thrilled that my favorite verses, Nehemiah 8:5-10 were read while I was present.As the builders of the wall worked with their swords, I realized how we need our sword each moment. I returned for readings from Ezekiel and Daniel. Finally, I came for Micah, Nahum and Habakkuk. Readers please know how grateful I am for your service. May God richly bless each one of you.
To me, this exercise was much more about discipline in prayer than it was a study of each book in the Bible. Our team had a task laid out in front of us and it required focus and dedication to get the job done. I found myself drawn to be a torchbearer more than I expected, and even more so in the wee hours of the night when I feared we would be too thin.
The support we received in-person and online was very encouraging. It put this "task" that we were doing into a bigger perspective and it was then that I realized that we were merely the vessels bringing God's Word to the masses. We will never know the full impact we had. Any number of our Twitter/Facebook followers could taken refuge in The Word without a single comment because of our dedication and enthusiasm.
I'm proud to have been a part of that team.
-RB
As I have reflected back on this week, I can't help but be in awe of the great work God did with his people. I know that greater things are yet to come. As I write, I am listening to the song "God of this City." This reminds me of a quote from Anthony D'Angelo that goes..."The most important things in life aren't things." To all the men, I say "well done good and faithful servants." May we live each day with a purpose and a focus on Christ Jesus who sacrificed all for our sake. THAT IS A GREAT THING! Go therefore.....
I got to experience the word of God in ways that I never had before. Just being there, whether I was listening or reading, gave me deeper understanding of it, especially the Old Testament, which I realized I'm not that familiar with. Over time I began to connect more with the stories in the Old Testament - Joseph, Samuel, Ruth, David, and the whole story of God's chosen people. It gave me deeper knowledge and understanding of who God is to learn these powerful stories, and I began to see the parallels between these stories and the Gospel. Now I appreciate more than ever the value of reading scripture. Whereas before I thought of most of the old testament as dull, looking at the stories behind the words made me realize that ALL scripture is relevant and nourishing for the spirit.
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