Dear Friends:
In case in wasn’t clear in The Bible Through the Seasons for today, if you touch the image, there is a YouTube video: “Meditation on on Psalm 65.” Every Wednesday a meditation video will be included in the Psalm posting.
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The Silver Basket of Silence
There once was a very holy pastor in the 4th century A.D. (After Christ) who, like many men, was named after St. John the evangelist. He was the most famous preacher in his day in the ancient city of Constantinople, now Antioch in Turkey. So extraordinary was he in sharing God’s Word that he was given the name “Golden-Mouthed…in Greek, “Chrysostom.”
Imagine having your whole life summed up by that phrase! It meant that when he opened his mouth, every word was pure gold; that’s how much people valued what he had to say.
Today’s chapter from Proverbs has a verse that you’ll want to meditate on, for the idea of the verse is very much like the nickname given to 4th century John. In order for our words to be like gold, they need to sit in the silver basket of silence for awhile, so that when we talk, we only say what the Holy Spirit prompts us to say from the silence…and not just because our mouth is pushed like a button on a machine!
These Firestarters are from a new edition of The Bible Through the Seasons being developed for families with children. For the Firestarters in the original edition, I recommend the ebook. You will have the entire program of well over a thousand of these introductions with you on your phone or table!. Click here to visit the website for more information.
Make Every Class Count.
You must not eat anything containing yeast along with it. Instead, for seven days you must eat unleavened bread, bread symbolizing misery, along with it because you fled Egypt in a great hurry.
Do this so you remember the day you fled Egypt for as long as you live.
Deuteronomy 16:3
Mornings getting ready for school can be a rushed time for children. Maybe it’s a quick Pop Tart (not very healthy!) before you run to the bus. You don’t want to be late.
Our Jewish ancestors were also in a rush. They couldn’t wait for the dough to rise, so that baked bread without yeast, called unleavened bread. The time had come to get going for the great escape from Egypt. It was night…the moon was full…What if Pharaoh wakes up and runs after them! God’s people were on their way to a new future and a new land, leaving behind a life of slavery. Pray today for all those who still are victims of slavery throughout the world.
If you’re rushing in mornings to catch the bus, look forward to how what you learn at school can be steps toward the wonderful future that God is planning for you. Make every class count!
Jewish people all around the world
are reading this same passage from the Bible today!
These Firestarters are from a new edition of The Bible Through the Seasons being developed for families with children. For the Firestarters in the original edition, I recommend the ebook. You will have the entire program of well over a thousand of these introductions with you on your phone or table!. Click here to visit the website for more information.
