Day 1 - Intimacy with God
This spring, we are starting a new discipleship opportunity. The Discipleship Team invites you to jump-start your daily quiet time with inspirational thoughts from Joni Eareckson Tada. Join us starting April 20th as we journey together for 31 days “toward the heart of heaven and into the love of our Father and Savior”. We will read Joni’s book Intimacy with God together as a congregation. Look for the books in the connector hall April 6th & 13th.
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Today's thoughts went so well with the song in the Edge - Life Is a Highway-- it was uncanny. During times of stress, we sometimes tend to fall away from intimacy with God when it is those times we need it most. Am looking forward to reading this book with my husband. More another day.
I didn't read Day 1 until late in the day yesterday. AFTER the tornado touched down less than 1 mile from my home. I heard it, and saw something pass over our home, but God's arms were there to literally shelter us from the storm. Thank you for the reminder, Lord. You are my fortress.
My mind is constantly racing. I seek a constant input of books/blogs/music/events/people who will affirm what I think God is.
I rarely am quiet and find a place where He can tell me Himself.
If intimacy with God is found in a quiet place, I may miss it with all the noise of my life.
Day 4 -- I cannot agree with Joni's interpretation (which I have often seen before) of Jesus' final words at the crucifixion in Matthew 27:46. The idea that God would coldly turn away while Jesus suffered doesn't seem to be in character with God's nature. Yes, Jesus took upon himself the sins of the world, willingly, but estrangement from God? I don't think so!
Rather, read Psalm 22 in its entirety. True to his nature, to the very end Jesus was quoting beloved scripture and chose Psalm 22 to express his agony and the betrayal of the people around him, and to ask for deliverance from this life. But go to v. 24 and following for the point of the psalm: All who fear the Lord should praise him; God has not hidden his face from the suffering one; God's kingdom will come on earth; all will bow down before him; for *he has done it*. "It is finished."What a testimony!
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