It’s Friday again. Yes, I know, that happens every seven days 🙂 Some of those weeks seem to go faster than others. The articles I’ve chosen for this week’s post are quite varied. I love data-driven posts and you’ll find two of them here. Since I’m always on the look-out for Bible study techniques, I was delighted to find one that works for kids and adults. Check them out!
5-Minute Bible Love Notes is one of my daily go-to blogs. Gail writes with a clarity that comes from knowing God personally. Her post, Godly Counselors, reminds us to select those we receive counsel from carefully.
In the article Digging Deeper: Engaging the Word of God (Kids), Deborah Haddix shares a technique that could also be applied to an adult study of individual Bible verses.
I ran across this post quite by accident. Very interesting data. The Faith Equity Index uses publicly available information and corporate surveys to rank national brands.
Blessings to you and yours!
Marie
There are several Bible verses that refer to lamps. Proverbs 31:18b tells us ‘her lamp does not go out at night’. This is not a reference to the night-light we use to get us to the bathroom in the middle of the night because our bladders are shot from childbirth or our bodies are aging. The night lights of ancient times were kept lit so a weary traveler would know a welcoming home. The use of lamps in this verse suggests we are not only to be hospitable but ready to be hospitable.
Psalm 18:28 tells us we do not keep our own lamps burning. God does. That is a truly interesting statement. When we have reached some maturity in our life walk with Jesus, we start to learn that our lives are all about Him. He is not only the Light of the World but the individual Light of our lives. As we grow, more wicks are added to our lamps making us a brighter and brighter light. (Ancient people added more wicks to their lamps to create a brighter glow.)
The Parable of the Ten Virgins is another well-known lamp story (Matthew 25:1-13). The point of this parable is obedience. The virgins who were not prepared, had to go and get more oil. When they returned they could not enter the feast because the doors to the banquet were closed. (I really doubt anyone could have heard them knocking with the celebration that was going on.) Had they followed the instructions to keep their lamps trimmed and full they would have been attending the feast of a lifetime. So will we, if we continue filling our minds with His Words and Ways.
A Satisfied Spirit 
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