We started our study of the Hebrew letter Gimel this week; which means The Camel. Interesting how the rising of a camel from its' knees represents something benefited or lifted up. Scripture really does take a deeper meaning when we study the Biblical literalism of God's Word to us.
-Raquel
Hebrew Word Pictures
by Dr. Frank T. Seekins
Gimel, The Camel
The letter Gimel is used in the Hebrew words for: Foreigner, Rebuke, Pride, Redeem, Benefit.
Psalm 119:17-24
Deal bountifully with Your servant,
That I may live and keep Your word.
Open my eyes, that I may see
Wonderous things from Your law.
I am a stranger in the earth;
Do not hide Your commandments from me.
My soul breaks with longing
For Your judgements at all times.
You rebuke the proud - the cursed,
Who stray from Your commandments.
Remove from me reproach and contempt,
For I have kept Your testimonies.
Princes also sit and speak against me,
But Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
Your testimonies also are my delight;
And my counselors.
Each of the verses in the third stanza of Psalm 119 starts with the letter Gimel. Because the letter Gimel means to lift up, or reward and can symbolize a lifting up, in pride, revelation or exaltation, these eight verses tell us that it is God who will lift us up in either reward or rebuke. Those who understand this truth will turn to God and His word.
More of You
by Olga Savitsky
More of You
Less of us
We have to have more
More than more of You
All we want is ALL
All of You
All we want is ALL of You...and then
some more
All we want is ALL of You in all our
hearts
All we want is ALL of You in all our
minds
All we want is ALL of You in all our
wills
All we want is ALL of You in all our
strengths
All we want is ALL of You in all our
emotions
Enough of us
ALL of You
We would like to do the dance of the
"Well done!"
But all we can do is the dance of
the undone
We are Undone
Undone by the Jasper Jesus
Undone by the Sardis Son
Undone by the Emerald Eternity
We are Undone
By What You have Done
Enough of us
ALL of You
All we want is ALL of You...and then
Much More.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
A Tent or a House (Part 2)
Hide God's Word in your heart
"I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you." (Psalm 119:11 ESV)
Jesus says in John 15:14 that we are His friends if we do what He commands us. This is incredible to think that we are friends of God. God loves us so much that he considers us His friends. The eternal, omnipotent, loving creator who sustains the world with His word loves me enough to call me a friend? It leaves one without words to describe the joy this brings. The key [to hiding God's Word in your heart] is to do what He commands us to do. The only way to know what He asks of us is to look into His word. Look at what it says about itself:
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes." (Deuteronomy 6:4-9 ESV)
"But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness," (2 Timothy 3:14-17 ESV)
"For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart." (Hebrews 4:12 ESV)
Dear Heavenly Father,
As we hide Your Word in our hearts, let us have a divine, intimate encounter with You, The Lover of our soul. Let us meditate on Your Word with the strongest desire to come to You with clean hands and a pure heart. Abba, may the tent of our hearts shelter Your precepts as we passionately pursue a deeper relationship with You.
-Ava
"I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you." (Psalm 119:11 ESV)
Jesus says in John 15:14 that we are His friends if we do what He commands us. This is incredible to think that we are friends of God. God loves us so much that he considers us His friends. The eternal, omnipotent, loving creator who sustains the world with His word loves me enough to call me a friend? It leaves one without words to describe the joy this brings. The key [to hiding God's Word in your heart] is to do what He commands us to do. The only way to know what He asks of us is to look into His word. Look at what it says about itself:
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes." (Deuteronomy 6:4-9 ESV)
"But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness," (2 Timothy 3:14-17 ESV)
"For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart." (Hebrews 4:12 ESV)
Dear Heavenly Father,
As we hide Your Word in our hearts, let us have a divine, intimate encounter with You, The Lover of our soul. Let us meditate on Your Word with the strongest desire to come to You with clean hands and a pure heart. Abba, may the tent of our hearts shelter Your precepts as we passionately pursue a deeper relationship with You.
-Ava
Monday, April 12, 2010
A Tent or a House
We started our study of the Hebrew letter Bet this week; which means a tent or a house. For each letter, we have a corresponding PraiseMoves Posture with the verses from Psalms read during our classes. Such a fun way to memorize and meditate on His Holy Word.
-Raquel
Hebrew Word Pictures
by Dr. Frank T. Seekins
Bet, A Tent or a House
The letter Bet is used in Hebrew words for: Inside, Son, Morning, Heart, Bless.
Psalm 119:9-16
How can a young man cleanse his way?
By taking heed according to Your word.
With my whole heart I have sought You;
Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments.
Your word I have hidden in my heart,
That I may not sin against You.
Blessed are You, O LORD;
Teach me Your statutes.
With my lips I have declared
All the judgements of Your mouth.
I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.
I will meditate on Your precepts,
And contemplate Your ways.
I will delight myself in Your statutes;
I will not forget Thy word.
Each of the verses in the second stanza of Psalm 119 starts with the letter Bet. Because the letter Bet means the house and what is inside, these eight verses tell us that what is inside the person or the family is what matters. To live these verses we must seek God with our whole heart.
Sovereign of the Still Waters
by Olga Savitsky
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
Sovereign of the Still Waters
Sovereign of the bittersweet song
of stillness
We come to drink drink drink deeply
of Your gracious goodness
We come to drink deep deep deeply
of Your kind kindness
We come to breathe in fresh spirit air...
Our thirst is so eternal - only You can fill it
Our thirst is so eternal - only You can fill it to
overflow
Yet, where You have filled us with
our Spirit
We have filled Your spirit into boxes
and traditions
Oh help...
Lord of love...we have taken Your
vast
stillness and
Distilled it into solemn silent
boredom
Where our children squirm
And our adults are self-righteous
Forgive our ceaseless own works
And help us cease from our own
works
Draw us into the deep...the
vast...the complete
Draw us into oneness allness
oneness allness
We desire to experience being in
You
We desire to experience being in
You
By Your Grace we break through
the iron grasp of our flesh
And cry desperately for reality -
authenticity
For heart-quickening love
Where true rest can occur
-Raquel
Hebrew Word Pictures
by Dr. Frank T. Seekins
Bet, A Tent or a House
The letter Bet is used in Hebrew words for: Inside, Son, Morning, Heart, Bless.
Psalm 119:9-16
How can a young man cleanse his way?
By taking heed according to Your word.
With my whole heart I have sought You;
Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments.
Your word I have hidden in my heart,
That I may not sin against You.
Blessed are You, O LORD;
Teach me Your statutes.
With my lips I have declared
All the judgements of Your mouth.
I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.
I will meditate on Your precepts,
And contemplate Your ways.
I will delight myself in Your statutes;
I will not forget Thy word.
Each of the verses in the second stanza of Psalm 119 starts with the letter Bet. Because the letter Bet means the house and what is inside, these eight verses tell us that what is inside the person or the family is what matters. To live these verses we must seek God with our whole heart.
Sovereign of the Still Waters
by Olga Savitsky
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
Sovereign of the Still Waters
Sovereign of the bittersweet song
of stillness
We come to drink drink drink deeply
of Your gracious goodness
We come to drink deep deep deeply
of Your kind kindness
We come to breathe in fresh spirit air...
Our thirst is so eternal - only You can fill it
Our thirst is so eternal - only You can fill it to
overflow
Yet, where You have filled us with
our Spirit
We have filled Your spirit into boxes
and traditions
Oh help...
Lord of love...we have taken Your
vast
stillness and
Distilled it into solemn silent
boredom
Where our children squirm
And our adults are self-righteous
Forgive our ceaseless own works
And help us cease from our own
works
Draw us into the deep...the
vast...the complete
Draw us into oneness allness
oneness allness
We desire to experience being in
You
We desire to experience being in
You
By Your Grace we break through
the iron grasp of our flesh
And cry desperately for reality -
authenticity
For heart-quickening love
Where true rest can occur
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