It's been a little while, but we're still plugging away!! But first I have to share a thought that's been on my mind. ;-) How much do you fully rely on God?? There's an app for that. Well, actually a bracelet that came out sometime after What Would Jesus Do (WWJD). The initials on the bracelet are F.R.O.G. It was popular for a while, like other new things, but I still have to ask the question. Are you relying on God for everything?
A lot of times I see people, family, friends, myself who rely on others or themselves for everything. They put a lot of hope and confidence in their relationships. You may rely on your spouse to make you feel beautiful/handsome, your job to feel accomplished, your children to feel loved when your spouse is far away. You may even rely on substances, drugs, drinks, pills, to take away the pain of something that happened in your past, something that is happening today.
Well, people are only human, we will fail each other. We will break promises. Sometimes we try to fulfill them, but we only have so much time on our hands and the promise gets broken. Sometimes we promise without really intending to do what we say. Sometimes we promise and we don't realize! (I seem to do this with my kids, telling them lets do such and such, then forgetting I said so. They remind me quite often of this!!)
But I'm going to encourage you to put all your trust in God.He will never fail. You may think that He has failed you before, maybe you asked Him to do something but He didn't come through. You may not realize how little you trust Him.
Just a thought to think about.
Well, lets finish chapter 9!
Read the verse and answer the following questions: (don't forget that Bible, a pen and highlighter!! You may even start with a notebook and have these questions at the front as a reference, then throughout the book, just write your answers!! Just an idea!? :-) )
1. Summarize in a few sentences what the passage is about:
2. Is there an example for me to follow?
3. Is there an error I need to avoid?
4. Is there a command for me to obey?
5. Is there a sin I need to forsake?
6. What application of this passage can I make today?
My answers and opinion:
1. We all came from the sons of Noah, who got drunk one night. Ham saw and did nothing, Shem and Japeth covered him. Noah cursed the younger son and blessed the older two who covered him.
2. Well, I guess you could say that when someone does something kinda stupid or embarrassing, it would be exemplary to help without making a scene!! I can just picture Ham going to his brothers, "guess what dad did!?"
3. I don't know if Noah was just embarrassed by his son seeing him naked or because he did nothing or if there is something darker to what Ham maybe said that isn't written. Obviously, it was enough to be cursed and called the "lowest of slaves to his brothers"
4. Command: I'm not seeing one!
5. Neither am I seeing a particular sin, I mean, I have never found a relative naked, but I imagine I would do what I could not to look at them, turning my head and covering them up!
6. I've always thought of this as the first scene in the Bible where someone gets drunk by drinking too much, but looking at verse 20, I don't think that's the case. Noah had just planted a vineyard and maybe was not used to having grapes or whatever crushed into a drink and fermented. And if I use my imagination, I think the atmosphere must have been different from after the flood. The sun may have baked those grapes (or whatever!!) and you know how grape juice tastes after sitting out just for a few hours! He may not have realized what would happen from drinking what he thought was a simple concoction of wine!? Just my thoughts and opinion!
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