I just wanted to weigh in on some SOAP thoughts for those of you doing the SOAP daily reading through the Bible. So here goes!
I wonder how many people read Ecclesiastes 3 and thought, "Hey, I thought that was just song lyrics?!" It probably was a surprise to many that it's from the Bible that the lyrics for that song originated.
I was talking to my sons Connor and Logan about Proverbs 31 and what did they get out of it and they responded tat they didn't get much out of it because they're not getting married anytime soon! I pointed this out to them and I'll share it with you, you read the Bible for what you need now, and also for what you will need then. It's way better to be prepared for what's coming than to read it and say, "I wish I would have heard that sooner!" So read the Bible for what you need today and for what you will need tomorrow.
In Ecclesiastes 12:13 it says, "The last and final word is this: Fear God. Do what He tells you." (Mssg) I want to explain what the term fear God means. It means to be in awe of Him, not run around afraid to be in relationship with Him and to serve Him. Fearing God doesn't mean that you walk around fearing your every move because He is a God that is mean. Rather it means as Rabbi Jefferey Wolfson Goldwassser says, "living life with a trembling awareness that life has meaning -that the choices you make have consequences of ultimate significance." Hope that helps!
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