Friday, August 24, 2012

Joining the genealogy of Christ


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This last year , I have been introduced to  the blogging world, starting my journey to new ideas, deepening knowledge, "how to's, and comfort and encouragement. Eventually, writing my own "little thing". 

Moms toolbox was one of them, and this year I joined her "Reading the Bible in 90 days".
It is hard staying away from the extra study comments and notes on the verses. Its Day 5, and I am on track.


What stands out is the lives of people mentioned in the genealogy of Christ. It was from  Seth's son Enosh , that the Bible says that "men began to call on the name of the Lord". Commentators say many things.But he got into the line of Christ.
Few names later Enoch , walked with God,then he was no more, because God took him away.
Noah... no need to explain...
Change of scene:
Abraham,was afraid of death at the hand of the Egyptians and declared Sarah as his sister, listened to Sarah and had Ishmael and yet is known as the Father of faith.

Issac, like father like son, did the same "sister thing"with Rebekah.
Jacob, stole his brothers birth right, tricked his father,a mama's boy wrestled with God, knew how to apologize to his brother.
Judah,suggested that they sell his brother Joseph to the Ishmaelistes, had children through his daughter in law. Her name, Tamar being mentioned and the line continuing through her son Peraz.
Rahab the prostitute
Ruth and Boaz
David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah's wife (God never forgot that) I guess david cringes every time someone reads the genealogy of Christ.

So the point is... God chose to present HIS SON to the world through a BUNCH that didn't get it right all the time. They joined the honor list with their humanness and ended up with Christ.  
We "as ourselves" with our baggage and stories continue to be mentioned in that long honor list with our starting point as Jesus.

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Saturday, August 18, 2012

Stretch

Five Minute Friday:
Stretch
The same rules ,the same fun. Write away for 5 minutes. And watch what comes out of the mind and heart.

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Part of my self betterment plan is to lose weight and have a nutritious and a healthy life style.  So I started the Game on Diet and is almost done with week 4. The end of the first run. Part of it is 20 minutes of exercise everyday. Now that was a big stretch for me. Nevertheless, I braved it out with Jillian Michaels 30 day shred. It has 3 levels and I am still stuck on Level 1. One of the circuits had this squat type of exercise that stretched my thigh muscles like I have never used it before. Wasn't walking enough was what I thought. I couldn't bend beyond a certain position and that left me with terrible muscle pain. Walking down the stairs was hard. But I knew I had to continue daily in order to tone my muscle and get used to it. The pain would eventually, most likely in the first week itself go away. And it did. I just had to continue and brave on.

Stretches are good. God has this funny way of doing it once in a while to see how far we would go for Him. It doesn't kill us but it sure does change us. For the better.

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