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The Bible readings for Thursday 12 and Friday 13 July are -- Num 14:5-45; Ps 35:1-10; Pro 8:14-17; Mk 14:1-21.
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posted by Ps John @ 8:01 AM
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Hi and welcome. Ashfield Baptist Church is a "caring community church sharing God's love". We are very diverse in our nationalities, backgrounds and ages, but united in our desire to grow spiritually and to reach out and help others. Our vision is "to be a body of Christ-like people living out the great commandment and the great commission in the Holy Spirit's power". This blog is mainly for people connected with Ashfield Baptist Church. It has been set up as an "info & chat space" as we start the "THRU IN 2" challenge. This is our program for reading the Bible right through during 2007 & 2008. Many are using the Every Day With Jesus Bible which also has daily devotions from Selwyn Hughes. As we read through the Bible together over these two years, we can use this blog to share insights, stories, reflections, questions etc. The goal is to grow spiritually together. So leave your comments. Together we can help each other grow. Blessings. Ps John. To leave a comment about the readings for a particular day, or to view the comments of others, just click on "comments" at the bottom of the post.
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I heard a pop song once with the catchy line "Be careful what you pray for; you might just get it!" (Unfortunately I can't remember any of the deatails of the song. Anyone else know it?) The Israelites were a case in poit. They had cried "If only we had died in this wilderness" (14:2). God replied "I will do to you exactly as I heard you say... Your corpses will fall in the wilderness" (14:28,32).
They had not just rejected the leadership of Moses and Aaron. They had rejected God and His guidance and leadership (14:11,23,26,35). And there were consequences to that, as there always are. Moses interceded remarkably on their behalf (14:13-19) and God pardoned them (14:20) rather than wiping them out (14:12), but there were still consequences. The people eventually admitted their error (14:39,40) and decided to enter the Promised Land after all, but it was too late.
It's an important lesson. There may still be negative consequences of our sin despite God's forgiveness.
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