Sunday, April 27, 2014

Trust

Trust

Hebrews 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Okay this is a biggy. What relationship functions without trust at least a good relationship? I see a huge lack of it in modern relationships, and it hurts them. Trust can be counted under faith also. Abraham trusted in God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

Trusting God is vital to our faith. It is our faith, and without trust, what is Christianity? We must trust God to fulfill his promises and trust his will. So much revolves around trust. We often don’t trust God as much as we ought. We fail to think he is capable of fulfilling our ‘big’ request and too good to fulfill our small ones. Trust him with your every problem and every thought.


Monday, April 14, 2014

The Spear.

The Spear
Despite the sword being the most popular old weapon now, the spear was much more commonly used back before the gun.  Because the spear was much easier to make than the sword, most armies were made up of as many swordsmen as possible and the rest archers or swordsmen. The Egyptian empire was one of the few to reach almost complete swords as it was superior to the spear.

There are many types of shields from before the medieval times such as the normal one handed spear to be used with a shields. Other kinds were the two-handed shield, the cavalry spear, and the two-handed cavalry spear. Thus the spear is the most important weapon of the ancient times. 

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Liver's Life

The Liver’s Life
No, I am not an organ; I am a liver….
Anyway, Life is boring as usual. The agony of waiting to watch Catching Fire and other movie is the norm.
I’ve been laid down sick with a fever and a cold. Go figure. Those are two unlikely companion diseases. Not only that but they left my joints and muscles feeling like they were run over. Nasty, but now I am better, but my brother is laid down sick.
We are finally going to get a wireless connection as we were using a mobile connection which could be used only one at a time and didn’t allow our Kindles or phones to use it. Hurrah.
I NEED more games. Someone give me a gift card.
Divergent is a good book. Pick it up and read it… NOW.

Adieu. 

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Love and Respect

Loving God

Matt. 22:36-38
“Master, which is the great commandment in the law?”Jesus said unto him, “‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.’ This is the first and great commandment.

We all know we should love God, but what does it really mean to love him? This will run several posts, but the first thing that comes to mind is respect. Respect. Something a lot of people lack now a days, but if you love someone, don’t you have respect for them. Without it, a relationship is doomed to failure. What I find interesting is the great respect the Old Testament prophets had for God. I remember hearing somewhere that they would take a bath every time they wrote God’s name. That is a lot of work, and they didn’t take the presence of God for granted, because whenever God spokes to them, off the shoes came.


I find that respect for God is going down among believers. I mean I know God doesn’t require us to do the thing that the OT people did, but nevertheless I think we take our familiarization with God overboard. God still deserves respect, because as Christians we should love him.  

Thursday, April 3, 2014

The Bow and Solomon

The Bow
The bow is the first actual ranged weapon mankind came up with. You could count throwing spear, but let’s stick to bows. Bows were some of the earliest weapons and formed a major part of warfare even earlier than swords. Simple to make and use against large formations, bows became one of the most important part of warfare.

All major armies used it and or the crossbow which is counted under the bow. The bow was utilized mostly on chariots, later on horseback, and usually in unit support. It discouraged large marching units(until the phalanxes). After this towards the medieval area the bow began to die until it was overshadowed by the musket. 

Of Solomom
Proverbs 1:24-33
The rest of this chapter is Wisdom’s speech on how even she has a limit on grace. When destruction comes on a fool, she will sit and not respond. There comes a time when it is too late, the plummet has begun, but she also promised to protect those who listen to her. A vivid difference between the fool and the wise man, don’t you think?