Post by broncbuster2 on Dec 22, 2007 9:47:27 GMT -5
Bible Study Verse
Matthew 24:42-44 "Therefore keep watch,
because
you do not know on what day your Lord will
come. But understand this: If the owner of
the house
had known
at what time of night the thief was coming,
he would
have kept watch and would not have let his
house be
broken into. So you also must be ready,
because the
Son of Man will come at an hour when you
do not
expect him." (NIV)
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Thoughts
It happened two different times on this
particular hunt: diversion!
I was seeking mule deer, and had set
myself up in a
ground blind constructed days before. It
was a
half-hour before sunrise and I was waiting
with great anticipation. The sun had not
risen yet, the darkness was great; so I
rested my eyes.
When I opened them, there was a 5X4
mule deer that
my partner had in his sites. Now
determined to be
vigilant and not allow another opportunity to
slip away, I
sat with eyes sharpened. After waiting a
few hours, my attention was once again
diverted. This seemed like only
moments; but when I looked up, another
fine deer had
presented itself and my window of
opportunity was
limited. (BM)
Action Point
Jesus tells us to "keep watch" because the
time of His
return will be unexpected, swift and
sudden. We may be tempted to become
complacent about being obedient to
follow through with what He gives us to
do. It may seem that we have much time to
prepare for His coming. However,
He warns us to be vigilant about His return
because it
will "come at an hour when you do not
expect Him."
Lowering our guard while hunting may
cost us a
harvest; but being unprepared for Christ's
return will
cost us much more.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sportsmen's Tip of the
Day
If you are hunting from a ground blind,
make sure you
have it prepared prior to your time of hunt.
A day or two
before the hunt can assure you that the
blind is in
fact "blind" to game and marked on your
map or GPS
for easy access in the dark. And by all
means, when
you get there, STAY AWAKE!
Matthew 24:42-44 "Therefore keep watch,
because
you do not know on what day your Lord will
come. But understand this: If the owner of
the house
had known
at what time of night the thief was coming,
he would
have kept watch and would not have let his
house be
broken into. So you also must be ready,
because the
Son of Man will come at an hour when you
do not
expect him." (NIV)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thoughts
It happened two different times on this
particular hunt: diversion!
I was seeking mule deer, and had set
myself up in a
ground blind constructed days before. It
was a
half-hour before sunrise and I was waiting
with great anticipation. The sun had not
risen yet, the darkness was great; so I
rested my eyes.
When I opened them, there was a 5X4
mule deer that
my partner had in his sites. Now
determined to be
vigilant and not allow another opportunity to
slip away, I
sat with eyes sharpened. After waiting a
few hours, my attention was once again
diverted. This seemed like only
moments; but when I looked up, another
fine deer had
presented itself and my window of
opportunity was
limited. (BM)
Action Point
Jesus tells us to "keep watch" because the
time of His
return will be unexpected, swift and
sudden. We may be tempted to become
complacent about being obedient to
follow through with what He gives us to
do. It may seem that we have much time to
prepare for His coming. However,
He warns us to be vigilant about His return
because it
will "come at an hour when you do not
expect Him."
Lowering our guard while hunting may
cost us a
harvest; but being unprepared for Christ's
return will
cost us much more.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sportsmen's Tip of the
Day
If you are hunting from a ground blind,
make sure you
have it prepared prior to your time of hunt.
A day or two
before the hunt can assure you that the
blind is in
fact "blind" to game and marked on your
map or GPS
for easy access in the dark. And by all
means, when
you get there, STAY AWAKE!