Digger Kelli Gough (and some more diggers, too) attended a ladies day in Henderson, Tennessee last weekend…and just look what they each brought home from the lunch table! His hand is everywhere! (Never a true-er statement!) I think the speaker there was Dr. Lisa Beene (and I have loved her since we were classmates at FHC-U many moons ago. In fact, her parents were mentors and members of the first church–the Henderson church– where my husband, Glenn, served as one of the pulpit preachers and as the youth minister. We loved the Millers so very much and, sometimes, they were way too good to the Colleys. We get to attend worship now with their other daughter, Cheryl Gary! I digress, but how I love this whole family!)
I hope you are still inviting. Each day, I hear of someone who is getting started and, most days, I hear of those whose lives are better because they are being impacted by the Word of God. The official Digging Deep is not essential to that process, but lowercase digging deep is surely the catalyst. If we are learning His goodness and truth, we grow to love what we learn, and we begin to long for heaven. It’s the best journey together. In fact, I am profoundly amazed when I think about how we will remember the digging together when we gather in His presence. I believe, from Scripture, that to be the case.
Here’s more of what you liked during the first completed month of this years study:
…one thing I’ve learned is that Asaph is a person. When I’ve read the name/word Asaph at the heading of different Psalms in the past, I thought it had something to with the instructions of how the song was to be sung or played. Similar to when we see the word “selah” near the end of some Psalms. I had no idea Asaph was a person and his role in the music and the Ark of the Covenant.…Anita Illg
One thing I’ve learned that I didn’t know before was how much God’s hand is in the scripture! I cannot stop seeing it each time I read the word now. I am loving it SO much. His hand is so good to me for putting…digging deep in my life.…Rachel Valentin
I’ve enjoyed learning about just how important God felt it was to have beautiful music played in connection to the Ark of the Covenant and the temple building! We sometimes get caught up in others with “greater gifts” than our own and forget that God can use many gifts for His glory.…Andrea Davis
The difference in Yad and Yamin…Deborah Brown
Different meaning in yad and yamin…Mary Wischkaemper
My troubles and trials are not meant for me to hyperfixate on; they are meant for me to learn and grow from….Angela Ross
Questioning God is NOT the end of faith. It can lead to deeper faith….Cindy Garland
I loved question 12 & 13 – to know that Asaph’s descendants were leading singing at the laying of the foundation of Zerubbabel’s temple! I think of my forefathers (my mother and Tim’s parents are all first generation Christians) and then think of our children and future generations and pray that they are ALL serving God until He comes again!…Deirdre Miller
I’ve learned there is a difference between the hand of God and the right hand of God….Renae Bradd
I learned more about Asaph and his contributions and place in God‘s wonderful Word!…Martha Dean
Congratulations to Kathy Chambers! In a system of study that only God could invent (truly!), Kathy is member #12,000! Kathy found us on Facebook and clicked at the right time to join us at exactly the 12K point.
It’s October. And along with “Anne-with-an-E” we are glad we live in a world where there are Octobers. With the advent of this wonderful time of year comes the beginning of Month 2 of “The Hand of God”. I’m hoping that this very afternoon holds the first of my own month two studies. For me, it will be following a zoom doctor appointment and a zoom phonics lesson for one of the grands, some catch-up from a few days I have spent off the grid, laundry and unpacking.
I’ve thought a lot about my begging this week; I mean how that the very fact that I am begging God for changes that I’m woefully incapable of effecting, is really another way to say “God, I see your glory, majesty and power…and my own worthlessness!” Thus, dividing our Asaphic psalms into categories of “begging psalms” and “praising psalms” was an exercise in that reality. We beg because He is awesome. We plead because He is infinitely resourceful and capable. We lean because He is solid, without a chance of being moved. We clasp the hand of God, because our hands are only useful when in His.