Teach me to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with our God.Įncourage me to follow you as you follow Jesus Christ.Īs you draw me back on your bowstring of God’s power, love, and self-control, prepare me for the day you will release me into this dark world. Notch me into the bow that is your life.Īim me, through your words and actions, in the way that I should go.Īim me towards Jesus so that I’ll BE and DO like Jesus. When I was born, God entrusted my life to you, represented by this arrow. Most of the time I feel "fine," but then there are moments when I realize that my body is telling me that I've been dealing with a whole host of low-grade stressors I'm not used to.ĭear Dad, I am an arrow from God in your quiver called home. I don't think I've felt more disoriented as a leader. We uphold the sanctity of all human life He created.
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I was reflecting this week with leaders in one of our Gravity Leadership Academy cohorts that it's hard to even know how to answer the question "How are you?" right now. Scripture Text: Psalm 127 00:00 00:00 Arrows in the Hand of a Warrior (MP3) Arrows in the Hand of a Warrior (Sermon Text) Introduction The front cover of the bulletin today reads: We believe in Jesus Christ Who is the Life. We continue to live in remarkable days unlike anything any of us have ever lived through.
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But when weighing out the cost of another child consider the blessing will be even more than you can imagine.Ī quiver full of arrows is meant to be emptied. Obviously we’re all limited and so should our family be. God is encouraging more children for his people. Think about the blessing your current family is. They are a lasting reward for our efforts and gift from God himself.Ĭontrary to modern sensibilities, a large family is a blessing. Take your bow and a quiver full of arrows, and go out into the open country to hunt some wild game for me. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court.” -SolomonĬhildren are not a disease, hassle or distraction. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. “Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. The Bible uses arrows to symbolize our kids. It’s what we mean when we say, “I’m going that way!” “Come on, let’s go!”
“If you aim at nothing you will hit it every time.” The kid who shoots his arrow and then paints a around it. They saw Samaritans as half-breeds and worse than Gentiles, who they called dogs. The arrows of a mighty man are said to be striking figures of children and a blessedness is declared to be the portion of that man that hath his quiver full of. The Jews listening to Jesus definitely weren’t loving Samaritans (outcasts to them) like they loved their fellow Jewish neighbors. Who’s your neighbor? Jesus teaches us that our neighbor is anyone who is in need in front of us. Wowįruit of the Spirit - have you loved your neighbor as you love yourself? What a gut-wrenching but refreshing read.
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