Day 105..."Warnings against dreamers who lead to other gods...remembering the victories...parables"
Dreamers are a part of God's story. There is Joseph who did God's will through dreams and interpreting dreams. Deutoronomy 13 warns against false dreamers who lead to other gods. This entire chapter is a call to keep the first commandments and maintain fidelity with the Lord.
Psalm 105 is written to rally the troops! Previous victories of Israel are recalled as God delivered. Recalling God's faithfulness in the past is one of the ways we make it through difficult times.
Luke describes the parable of the sower with four outcomes like Matthew... one fell on the path, rock, thorns, and good soil. The good soil represents those who hear with a good and honest heart. The faithful one has the patience to produce a hundredfold. Luke describes the lampstand different than Matthew. Luke's message of the light will show who you really are. Luke's Gospel also makes a dramatic point about Jesus and His family...“My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.” (This in response to His mothers and brothers who asked to see Him) Jesus is also involved a supernatural miracle of calming the storm. Having been through a couple of hurricanes this text means more to me than before. Even better...Jesus can calm the storms of life!

1 Comments:
Again in today's reading is the phrase repeated often in the OT "To hear God's voice and obey. As in our NT readings, "those who have ears to hear, and eyes to see." God continues to speak to His people today in many ways and through many different people - as witnessed in todays Thanksgiving Message. Praise be to God.
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