Post by broncbuster2 on Dec 12, 2007 18:41:52 GMT -5
Bible Study Verse
Psalm 46:1-3, 7
God is our refuge and
strength, an
ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we
will not
fear, though the earth give way and the
mountains fall
into the heart of the sea, though its waters
roar and
foam and the mountains quake with their
surging. The Lord Almighty is with us; the
God
of Jacob
is our fortress. (NIV)
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Thoughts
Today was an interesting day. It started
out at a Bible
study with a special group of men, and this
Psalm was
the topic of the day. A short time after
that, I made a
quick trip to the mountains to say farewell
to a hunting
buddy, a four-legged hunting buddy. Reep,
our ninety-pound, ten-year-old English
Setter, had pointed his last
quail, and it was time to say good-bye.
While it hurt
me, it was my son's reaction that had the
greatest
impact on me. A few years ago, we had
gone through some tough times,
specifically, the
break up of our family. What my son told
me was that
when he was particularly hurting, he would
go to the
back yard alone and vent his anger and
frustrations. It
was then that this giant of a dog would
come and
quietly sit beside him and just be there for
him. I knew
that there was a special connection and
fondness between them. (Adam had first
hunted quail over this dog.)
Now I
understand more fully why.
This
may seem
like a superficial analogy; but just as Reep
was
always there for my son in his tough times,
so God is
always there for us in our trials and
our troubles.
God is our refuge, we
can rest in Him.
God is our strength,
we can lean on Him.
God is
our ever-present help in trouble, we can
trust in Him.
God is always with us. He is our
fortress.
We can rest
easy in all circumstances knowing that
God is
constantly by our side. (CS)
Action Point
If you haven't accepted Jesus as
your Savior,
do it, do it now. Pray a simple prayer of
confession
and acceptance of His gift of salvation.
Ask God to
forgive you of your sins and to come into
your heart.
God is faithful, He will hear you, and He will
answer
you. He will become your refuge,
your strength,
and your fortress!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sportsmen's Tip of the
Day
Kids and dogs--they go together.
Encourage your
children to spend time with your hunting
dogs; take
them out hunting together. The lessons
they learn
from the dogs are lessons that we can't
teach them. And,
by the way, the time spent with your
children in the
field will be the greatest gift you can give
them.
Psalm 46:1-3, 7
God is our refuge and
strength, an
ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we
will not
fear, though the earth give way and the
mountains fall
into the heart of the sea, though its waters
roar and
foam and the mountains quake with their
surging. The Lord Almighty is with us; the
God
of Jacob
is our fortress. (NIV)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thoughts
Today was an interesting day. It started
out at a Bible
study with a special group of men, and this
Psalm was
the topic of the day. A short time after
that, I made a
quick trip to the mountains to say farewell
to a hunting
buddy, a four-legged hunting buddy. Reep,
our ninety-pound, ten-year-old English
Setter, had pointed his last
quail, and it was time to say good-bye.
While it hurt
me, it was my son's reaction that had the
greatest
impact on me. A few years ago, we had
gone through some tough times,
specifically, the
break up of our family. What my son told
me was that
when he was particularly hurting, he would
go to the
back yard alone and vent his anger and
frustrations. It
was then that this giant of a dog would
come and
quietly sit beside him and just be there for
him. I knew
that there was a special connection and
fondness between them. (Adam had first
hunted quail over this dog.)
Now I
understand more fully why.
This
may seem
like a superficial analogy; but just as Reep
was
always there for my son in his tough times,
so God is
always there for us in our trials and
our troubles.
God is our refuge, we
can rest in Him.
God is our strength,
we can lean on Him.
God is
our ever-present help in trouble, we can
trust in Him.
God is always with us. He is our
fortress.
We can rest
easy in all circumstances knowing that
God is
constantly by our side. (CS)
Action Point
If you haven't accepted Jesus as
your Savior,
do it, do it now. Pray a simple prayer of
confession
and acceptance of His gift of salvation.
Ask God to
forgive you of your sins and to come into
your heart.
God is faithful, He will hear you, and He will
answer
you. He will become your refuge,
your strength,
and your fortress!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sportsmen's Tip of the
Day
Kids and dogs--they go together.
Encourage your
children to spend time with your hunting
dogs; take
them out hunting together. The lessons
they learn
from the dogs are lessons that we can't
teach them. And,
by the way, the time spent with your
children in the
field will be the greatest gift you can give
them.