Post by broncbuster2 on Jan 4, 2008 3:39:44 GMT -5
Bible Study Verse
Isaiah 29:15
Woe to those who go to
great
depths to
hide their plans from the Lord, who do their
work in
darkness and think, "Who sees us? Who
will
know?"
(NIV)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thoughts
"Coon hunters do it in the dark!" This
saying was on a T-shirt I once observed.
Those who hunt raccoons
at night
with dogs do so because their quarry is
nocturnal.
Darkness is also utilized by waterfowl
hunters to put
out decoys and ready their sets in order to
decoy and
call in ducks and geese. Turkey hunters
use a "hoot
owl" locator call in the late evenings or
mornings to
find out where the birds are roosted. Once
located,
they can set up on that big gobbler in the
early
morning. Deer hunters claim the
advantage of
darkness to enter that favorite stand.
Unfortunately, cheaters and criminals also
use the
darkness. They think that their poaching
and
other illegal activities are covered and
hidden by it.
(JM)
Action Point
Darkness does not justify or excuse illegal,
immoral
activity. Remember that God has no limits
to what He
sees or hears. God is light, and in Him is
no
darkness at all. (1 John 1:5) Be aware that
what is sown will be
reaped. (Job 4:8) What we think is hidden
is not
secret at all!
Nothing is hidden from God. Even our
thoughts and
motives are open and bare before a God
who knows
and sees all. (Psalm 139:1-4) One of the
saddest situations I know is one in which
an outdoorsman sets a bad example
for his own children, or for another young
hunter. Let's obey
the laws. We will account to God for all we
have
done in this life. Let's live, knowing there is
no
darkness in Him, and that He can and
does observe
everything. Use the darkness for hunting
purposes,
but live as a child of the light.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sportsmen's Tip of the
Day
Good lights are essential to utilizing
darkness
effectively and safely. Take light sources
with you into
the field. Very small lights are available as
well as
those that are not visible to game. A friend
of mine
broke a leg hunting deer with a bow. He
used his pen
light to send an SOS signal to a farmer on
a combine.
The farmer stopped the machine, heard
my friend
yelling for help, and called paramedics.
He was
extracted from a remote location, and a
very serious
situation. That light may well have saved
his leg and
his life!
Isaiah 29:15
Woe to those who go to
great
depths to
hide their plans from the Lord, who do their
work in
darkness and think, "Who sees us? Who
will
know?"
(NIV)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thoughts
"Coon hunters do it in the dark!" This
saying was on a T-shirt I once observed.
Those who hunt raccoons
at night
with dogs do so because their quarry is
nocturnal.
Darkness is also utilized by waterfowl
hunters to put
out decoys and ready their sets in order to
decoy and
call in ducks and geese. Turkey hunters
use a "hoot
owl" locator call in the late evenings or
mornings to
find out where the birds are roosted. Once
located,
they can set up on that big gobbler in the
early
morning. Deer hunters claim the
advantage of
darkness to enter that favorite stand.
Unfortunately, cheaters and criminals also
use the
darkness. They think that their poaching
and
other illegal activities are covered and
hidden by it.
(JM)
Action Point
Darkness does not justify or excuse illegal,
immoral
activity. Remember that God has no limits
to what He
sees or hears. God is light, and in Him is
no
darkness at all. (1 John 1:5) Be aware that
what is sown will be
reaped. (Job 4:8) What we think is hidden
is not
secret at all!
Nothing is hidden from God. Even our
thoughts and
motives are open and bare before a God
who knows
and sees all. (Psalm 139:1-4) One of the
saddest situations I know is one in which
an outdoorsman sets a bad example
for his own children, or for another young
hunter. Let's obey
the laws. We will account to God for all we
have
done in this life. Let's live, knowing there is
no
darkness in Him, and that He can and
does observe
everything. Use the darkness for hunting
purposes,
but live as a child of the light.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sportsmen's Tip of the
Day
Good lights are essential to utilizing
darkness
effectively and safely. Take light sources
with you into
the field. Very small lights are available as
well as
those that are not visible to game. A friend
of mine
broke a leg hunting deer with a bow. He
used his pen
light to send an SOS signal to a farmer on
a combine.
The farmer stopped the machine, heard
my friend
yelling for help, and called paramedics.
He was
extracted from a remote location, and a
very serious
situation. That light may well have saved
his leg and
his life!