Post by broncbuster2 on Dec 2, 2007 7:46:26 GMT -5
Bible Study Verse
1 Corinthians 15:22-23
For as in
Adam all
die, so in
Christ all will be made alive. But each in
his own
turn: Christ, the first fruits; then, when he
comes,
those who belong to him. (NIV)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thoughts
There is just something about firsts--first
place, first in
the class, first string--these are the best. I
remember my
first deer hunt as if it were yesterday. I'm
63 now. Dad
took me out for weeks ahead of that hunt to
practice. We must have put a thousand
rounds through that old
sporterized mauser. The day of the hunt
came, and I
was up at 4:00 a.m., ready to go. At
daylight, we worked
our way up the ridge and then dad sent me
up one
side of the canyon while he worked his way
up the
other side. The deer crossed in front of
me at about 75
yards, and I can remember raising my rifle
and
coaching myself--take in a breath, let
some out, now
hold, aim and squeeze. The small buck
dropped to
the ground; and I can remember, as I was
walking up to him and kept circling him,
saying, "I did it! I did it!" (BS)
Action Point
Jesus did something especially important
for us, and He was
the first to do it--to be resurrected
after death. Sit and ponder these things.
He gave his
life
willingly, allowed himself to be nailed to a
cross, and
suffered enormously for us. Now think
about this: my sins,
your sins, are what nailed Him there. It's
hard to imagine that, after all that, He came
back to
life for us, and now
wants us to follow Him. He wants
us to follow Him; first in our daily
lives in
obedience, so that we can then follow Him
to
heaven, and ultimately be with Him for
eternity.
How awesome is
that! What a gift; and all He asks of us is
that we believe and keep Him FIRST in our
lives. That truly is a life-changing
first ! Remember that His work on
the cross was not a tragedy, it was an
awesome
accomplishment for us. With that in mind,
spend
the first part of your day, every day,
with Him. It's a small
amount of time with huge rewards.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sportsmen's Tip of the Day
When getting a young hunter ready for their
first hunt,
think about setting up some life-size,
cut-out targets for shooting practice; and if
possible, set them up in real life
situations. It helps add reality to the
practice and
takes away some of the first-time jitters.
1 Corinthians 15:22-23
For as in
Adam all
die, so in
Christ all will be made alive. But each in
his own
turn: Christ, the first fruits; then, when he
comes,
those who belong to him. (NIV)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thoughts
There is just something about firsts--first
place, first in
the class, first string--these are the best. I
remember my
first deer hunt as if it were yesterday. I'm
63 now. Dad
took me out for weeks ahead of that hunt to
practice. We must have put a thousand
rounds through that old
sporterized mauser. The day of the hunt
came, and I
was up at 4:00 a.m., ready to go. At
daylight, we worked
our way up the ridge and then dad sent me
up one
side of the canyon while he worked his way
up the
other side. The deer crossed in front of
me at about 75
yards, and I can remember raising my rifle
and
coaching myself--take in a breath, let
some out, now
hold, aim and squeeze. The small buck
dropped to
the ground; and I can remember, as I was
walking up to him and kept circling him,
saying, "I did it! I did it!" (BS)
Action Point
Jesus did something especially important
for us, and He was
the first to do it--to be resurrected
after death. Sit and ponder these things.
He gave his
life
willingly, allowed himself to be nailed to a
cross, and
suffered enormously for us. Now think
about this: my sins,
your sins, are what nailed Him there. It's
hard to imagine that, after all that, He came
back to
life for us, and now
wants us to follow Him. He wants
us to follow Him; first in our daily
lives in
obedience, so that we can then follow Him
to
heaven, and ultimately be with Him for
eternity.
How awesome is
that! What a gift; and all He asks of us is
that we believe and keep Him FIRST in our
lives. That truly is a life-changing
first ! Remember that His work on
the cross was not a tragedy, it was an
awesome
accomplishment for us. With that in mind,
spend
the first part of your day, every day,
with Him. It's a small
amount of time with huge rewards.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sportsmen's Tip of the Day
When getting a young hunter ready for their
first hunt,
think about setting up some life-size,
cut-out targets for shooting practice; and if
possible, set them up in real life
situations. It helps add reality to the
practice and
takes away some of the first-time jitters.