Have to do the exercise bike, have (need, want...) to catch up on the Bible readings. That was a time slot good for a couple of days worth of reading!
Last night at youth group I was sharing with the kids my little discovery from yesterday regarding "including Peter" during the conversation Greg (adult youth leader) said, at least you weren't reading Numbers, you'd never get caught up. I said, I AM reading numbers, that 's the OT readings. We had a laugh about how difficult it is to get through Numbers and I must admit that the word "boring" did come up. That's why today is so funny. In the chapters in Numbers I read this morning, Moses hit the rock instead of talking to it, and forever has to miss out on entering the promised land for this tiny tiny (in my opinion) transgression. I mean, it's still pretty clearly God's doing. It's not like it is typical to strike a big rock with a staff and have water pour out enough for all the people and their livestock.... Once again the underlying message appears to be that God is very serious about obedience. Once again I am so thankful that I live on this side of the Cross! Anyway, it's not at all "boring". Another head scratcher, but not boring. And then there was Balam and the talking donkey.... THAT is a crazy cool account in scripture and not boring either! And perhaps my favorite verse in all that I read today was also from Numbers! Chapter 23 verse 19: "God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through?" This goes right back to where I typically land.... He is God and I am not.
Well it's 8:15 in the morning and I have a really long day of work ahead of me and I haven't had a shower or breakfast yet so I need to get after the rest of the day. It feels good to have started the day addressing both physical and spiritual health though. So even though I am running a little late, at least it is for a worthy cause, not just because I rolled over and snoozed the alarm!
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