Challenges and Privileges

Today I was challenged by the account of Balaam in Numbers 24. He is called "the man whose eyes are opened, who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, and who has knowledge of the Most High."
Balaam was one of the "baddies". How much more should we, as Christians, be those whose eyes are opened, hearing God's words, seeing the vision of the Almighty and having knowledge of the Most High?

I was also challenged from 1 Peter 2. Personalizing the verse makes it "hit home harder". "Christ suffered for me, leaving me an example that I should follow His steps." and "He Himself bore my sins in His own body on the tree, that I, having died to sins, might LIVE FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS- by whose stripes I was healed."
Linking that with 1 Corinthians 1:30,  "But of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:" (World English Bible) we see that Christ is our righteousness, and therefore, we "might live for Jesus." What a privilege!!

Enter In

A classic Petra song. The words are really great, but I'm not over keen on the video. :)
Its so good to know that we can Enter in.

Here is Robert Murray M'Cheyne's reading plan for May

Thanks to http://www.wholesomewords.org/family/bibleread/sword.html

MAY Bible Reading Schedule 4
Date	Family	-	Secret	-
1	Num. 8	Ps. 44	Song 6	Heb. 6
2	Num. 9	Ps. 45	Song 7	Heb. 7
3	Num.10	Ps. 46,47	Song 8	Heb. 8
4	Num.11	Ps. 48	Isa. 1	Heb. 9
5	Num.12,13	Ps. 49	Isa. 2	Heb. 10
6	Num.14	Ps. 50	Isa. 3,4	Heb. 11
7	Num.15	Ps. 51	Isa. 5	Heb. 12
8	Num.16	Ps. 52-54	Isa. 6	Heb. 13
9	Num.17,18	Ps. 55	Isa. 7	James 1
10	Num. 19	Ps. 56,57	Isa. 8-9:7	James 2
11	Num. 20	Ps. 58,59	Isa.9:8-10:4	James 3
12	Num. 21	Ps. 60,61	Isa.10:5-34	James 4
13	Num. 22	Ps. 62,63	Isa. 11,12	James 5
14	Num. 23	Ps. 64,65	Isa. 13	1 Pet. 1
15	Num. 24	Ps. 66,67	Isa. 14	1 Pet. 2
16	Num. 25	Ps. 68	Isa. 15	1 Pet. 3
17	Num. 26	Ps. 69	Isa. 16	1 Pet. 4
18	Num. 27	Ps. 70,71	Isa. 17,18	1 Pet. 5
19	Num. 28	Ps. 72	Isa. 19,20	2 Pet. 1
20	Num. 29	Ps. 73	Isa. 21	2 Pet. 2
21	Num. 30	Ps. 74	Isa. 22	2 Pet. 3
22	Num. 31	Ps. 75,76	Isa. 23	1 John 1
23	Num. 32	Ps. 77	Isa. 24	1 John 2
24	Num. 33	Ps.78:1-37	Isa. 25	1 John 3
25	Num. 34	Ps.78:38-72	Isa. 26	1 John 4
26	Num. 35	Ps. 79	Isa. 27	1 John 5
27	Num. 36	Ps. 80	Isa. 28	2 John 1
28	Deut. 1	Ps. 81,82	Isa. 29	3 John 1
29	Deut. 2	Ps. 83,84	Isa. 30	Jude 1
30	Deut. 3	Ps. 85	Isa. 31	Rev. 1
31	Deut. 4	Ps. 86,87	Isa. 32	Rev. 2

Come to the Well

So, I hadn't really listened to the Casting Crowns Come to the well album, but it featured on the promo of the film Ring the Bell which has just been released, and I heard this song and I really liked it.
It also reminds me of a couple of verses in Isaiah and Revelation that talk about the thirsty being refreshed by the water of life.


"Ho! Everyone who thirsts,
Come to the waters;" Isaiah 55:1

"I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts." Revelation 21:6

" And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely." Revelation 22:17

McCheyne's Reading Schedule

April Bible Reading Schedule 4
Date	Family	-	Secret	-
1	Lev. 4	Ps. 1,2	Prov. 19	Col. 2
2	Lev. 5	Ps. 3,4	Prov. 20	Col. 3
3	Lev. 6	Ps. 5,6	Prov. 21	Col. 4
4	Lev. 7	Ps. 7,8	Prov. 22	1 Thess.1
5	Lev. 8	Ps. 9	Prov. 23	1 Thess.2
6	Lev. 9	Ps. 10	Prov. 24	1 Thess.3
7	Lev. 10	Ps. 11,12	Prov. 25	1 Thess.4
8	Lev. 11,12	Ps. 13,14	Prov. 26	1 Thess.5
9	Lev. 13	Ps. 15,16	Prov. 27	2 Thess.1
10	Lev. 14	Ps. 17	Prov. 28	2 Thess.2
11	Lev. 15	Ps. 18	Prov. 29	2 Thess.3
12	Lev. 16	Ps. 19	Prov. 30	1 Tim. 1
13	Lev. 17	Ps. 20,21	Prov. 31	1 Tim. 2
14	Lev. 18	Ps. 22	Eccles. 1	1 Tim. 3
15	Lev. 19	Ps. 23,24	Eccles. 2	1 Tim. 4
16	Lev. 20	Ps. 25	Eccles. 3	1 Tim. 5
17	Lev. 21	Ps. 26,27	Eccles. 4	1 Tim. 6
18	Lev. 22	Ps. 28,29	Eccles. 5	2 Tim. 1
19	Lev. 23	Ps. 30	Eccles. 6	2 Tim. 2
20	Lev. 24	Ps. 31	Eccles. 7	2 Tim. 3
21	Lev. 25	Ps. 32	Eccles. 8	2 Tim. 4
22	Lev. 26	Ps. 33	Eccles. 9	Titus 1
23	Lev. 27	Ps. 34	Eccles. 10	Titus 2
24	Num. 1	Ps. 35	Eccles. 11	Titus 3
25	Num. 2	Ps. 36	Eccles. 12	Philemon 1
26	Num. 3	Ps. 37	Song 1	Heb. 1
27	Num. 4	Ps. 38	Song 2	Heb. 2
28	Num. 5	Ps. 39	Song 3	Heb. 3
29	Num. 6	Ps. 40,41	Song 4	Heb. 4
30	Num. 7	Ps. 42,43	Song 5	Heb. 5

He is Risen!

I'm glad we don't have to wait till tomorrow to know the reality of this glorious truth.
Because He is Risen, we can have new life in Him.

It is so good to know He is victorious and has defeated the last enemy!

Here's a chorus on that theme:

"He rose triumphantly, in power and majesty,
My Saviour rose no more to die,
Oh, let us now proclaim the Glories of His Name
And tell to all He lives today!"

Let's make sure we do!!

The Cross Stands

Here's a new song from Worship Central. It's so true; the Cross really does stand above it all, and HE really has overcome!!
The more I listen to it, the more it grows on me. :)
Would anyone like to share their thoughts?

Snow days!

Well, today is my second day not at work due to the snowy conditions! My car was stuck in snow twice yesterday!!! I was slipping around all over the place and it wasn't much fun! I was very glad people were so willing to help rescue me so I could get back to a nice warm house! Whilst it looks very pretty, it was a bitterly cold wind, causing some quite big drifts.
Keep safe, take care out there!

"“Come now, and let us reason together,”
Says the Lord,
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
They shall be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They shall be as wool." Isaiah 1:18 NKJV

River of Life

I saw this and really wanted to share it with you, so here's the link: 

http://sacredsandwich.com/archives/7005

Yet another challenging encouragement. :)