Observations

First I would like to again apologize for this not being up by this morning. The internet at the hotel is sometimes sketchy, and I couldn't get on from yesterday afternoon all the way to this morning. They had to reboot it, and now it seems to be working just fine. I will always post my blogs at night before I go to bed so they will be ready each morning, so if this happens again you will know why. Anyways last night we talked about getting in the word, and breaking it down so that you don't miss things that might be significant. Observe the obvious you would be surprised how much you you just skip over when your reading, if you sit down and examine every word, it makes a huge difference. First approach the Bible with a spirit of humility and reverence. John Calvin had a quote that captures it well, he said, "We owe to scripture the same reverence which we owe to God, because it has proceeded from Him alone, and has nothing of man mixed with it." Think about that next time you have your quiet time. It's not the same as just reading a book or having the attitude of having to get in the word but more like getting to get in the word. Great privilege comes with great responsibility. So before you even get into the word begin with prayer and a dependence on the Holy Spirit. When reading the Bible a beginning technique, not a standard, just a technique is to ask the question what do I see. Circle or mark key words or phrases, and observe the obvious. A good practice verse that we did was 2 Corinthians 3:18. Give it a shot and really spend time not just reading the verse, but dissecting it and really listening what God is telling you. Pray to the Holy Spirit for an understanding, it will change the way you look at scripture. An example of how important the little words can be is Romans 6:23- For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. How small is the word but, or and. It is such a regularly used word and looses its significance, BUT every word that is in the Bible God put there for a reason. Romans 6:23 would be meaningless without that but. It would sound like "for the wages of sin is death" pretty discouraging. But makes a huge difference. Think about that next time you get in the word, it's not about how much you read. It's all about your time with Him. Well this is the first time I have asked for prayer requests on my blog. First please pray that myself and others will not let Satan in. What I mean by that is, we have all been here over a week now and it has been amazing. Satan hates this, he hates what we are doing here and he wants to do whatever he can to make it stop. People will start to get less patient and let the little things bother them. Please pray that Satan will not enter in this place for anyone at project. Also sleep is scarce for many, especially my Natalie. Most nights we don't get to bed till midnight or so and she has to be up at 5 every morning for work, long long days. Please pray for us all who on a daily basis are not getting enough sleep and need to keep driving on. Keep up all the prays. Thank you so much!

Serving Him,

Daniel