Exloring Life Eternal

Right now my Mom is studying about Odd-Animals in the Bible. I thought these excerpts from her outline were particularly useful for myself:

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Yesterday I read something that said, always do an outline, all of life is outlined.

We need to remember to pray to God, not to the means that He uses to remind us of Himself.

Our God is greater than all the man-made gods who will bow down and worship Him. The breaking of the head and hands shows how helpless man-made gods are at the feet of The Living God who sees us.

When God is in charge, not even basic instinct will reign. Pray that God is in charge of your life and thoughts at all times. Keep connected with Him to go His way.

God is holy, do not demean Him and His provisions with common ways and actions. Do not demean Him by tearing apart everything that He gives us.

Evidently the residents continued to handle the ark correctly and God blessed that. Others missed his blessing because they feared his judgment.

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My thoughts in response:

The philistines worshipped a fish statue.

I think it behooves us as saints to also be wise in our use of the cross, lest it become a stumbling block because it is reduced to a wooden structure & we forget the reality of what Christ has done!

I was just thinking yesterday along your lines above: The sin / teaching of the Pharisees was that it is the means of blessing that is the key, whereas Jesus was saying it is the Messiah who is the Key to the Father's heart.