Inspirational Vitamin - 02/26/08
'The Ark of God"
1 Chronicles 15:1-3, 11-15
When David's first attempt to move the Ark failed (13;8-14), he learned an important lesson: When God gives specific instructions, it is wise to follow them precisely. This time David saw to it that the Levites carried the Ark (Numbers 4:5-15). We may not fully understand the reasons behind God's instructions, but we do know that his wisdom is complete and his judgment is infallible. The way to know God's instructions is to know His Word. But just as children do not understand the reasons for all their parents' instructions until they are older, we may not understand all of God's reasons in this life. It is far better to obey God first and then discover the reasons. We are never free to disobey God just because we don't understand.
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Reason itself is a matter of faith. It is an act of faith to assert that our thoughts have any relation to reality at all." - G. K. Chesterton
BLACK HISTORY TRIVIA
Congratulations to Stacy Bell, who was the first to submit yesterday's correct answer, "The Scottsboro Boys." Here is today's question: on this day in 1967, Carl Murphy passed away in Baltimore, MD. What influential work did he publish?
1 Chronicles 15:1-3, 11-15
When David's first attempt to move the Ark failed (13;8-14), he learned an important lesson: When God gives specific instructions, it is wise to follow them precisely. This time David saw to it that the Levites carried the Ark (Numbers 4:5-15). We may not fully understand the reasons behind God's instructions, but we do know that his wisdom is complete and his judgment is infallible. The way to know God's instructions is to know His Word. But just as children do not understand the reasons for all their parents' instructions until they are older, we may not understand all of God's reasons in this life. It is far better to obey God first and then discover the reasons. We are never free to disobey God just because we don't understand.
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Reason itself is a matter of faith. It is an act of faith to assert that our thoughts have any relation to reality at all." - G. K. Chesterton
BLACK HISTORY TRIVIA
Congratulations to Stacy Bell, who was the first to submit yesterday's correct answer, "The Scottsboro Boys." Here is today's question: on this day in 1967, Carl Murphy passed away in Baltimore, MD. What influential work did he publish?
