Month: June 2010

Grandpa was buried today.  He was a WWII vet, so he had the honor guard, the rifle shots, and Grandma got a flag.  I was really moved.  A country thanking one of it’s soldiers for his service.  It is right and good that we should do so.

God has also been gently teaching me this week.  I learned things about Grandpa I never knew.  He had a kinder gentler side I was un-aware of.  How silly I am to assume that I can see the big picture when I so obviously cannot.  How quickly I jump to conclusions based on my own short sited observations.  Here is the kicker though.  My observations are not in-correct (granted, they often are, but not always).  The problem is I am only correctly observing the small part I can see.  I am missing the greater whole.  Now I’m starting to ramble, so I’ll stop.

Psalms 105 Simply a remembrance of what God did for Israel. It is odd (sad really) how quickly I forget what God has done for me, how quickly I forget His provision for me. God knows people are like this, so He constantly is reminding us of what He has done, He constantly tells us to remember.

Proverbs 5:22-23 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

Be careful Eric, your sin will bind you, and you will go astray.

Sorry, my title is miss-leading.  Camp is done tomorrow, but other than that I have not much to say.  It was a good day full of a variety of work (which I really enjoy).  And the sun burn on my neck is getting better.

Psalm 104 just lays out how awesome and powerful God is. Everything exists because He holds it all in His hands. When He removes Himself it dies.

Proverbs 4:8-9 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.

She is wisdom. If I am chasing after her all that other stuff I will receive. If I chase the other stuff not only will I not get it, I will loose out on wisdom as well. So much like Christ. If I chase after Him, all these things shall be added unto me. If I’m chasing the things, I’ll loose both. Why am I so easily distracted from the true goal?

4:18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

4:24 Put away from thee a forward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

How I fail at this. Even this evening I failed at this.

II Chronicles 1:11-12 And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou has not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet has asked long life; but has asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king: Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.

Again, Solomon got the wealth and honor because those were not his goal. Even the wisdom he asked for was not for him, but so that he could judge Israel fairly.

My day is pretty short.  It was good.  I both weed whacked and did computer stuff.  I am very tired, and my neck is sunburned.

Psalm 103:1-18 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s. The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are opressed. He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel. The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children; To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.

The last couple of weeks (maybe its been closer to a month) I have been really down, struggling with my sin, wanting to please God, but understanding the wretchedness of my own heart. I’ve also understood that this struggle I have with sin will continue till I die, and I’ve been frustrated how quickly I’ve been to dive into sin.

This psalm is so encouraging. He forgives my sin, He is merciful, slow to anger. He will not always chide me. He isn’t going to give me what I deserve. He knows my frame, He understands my weakness and pities me. How wonderfully, beautifully, awesome is that? Oh that I could grasp how wide, how long, how high, and how deep is the love of Christ for me.

Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

3:7-8 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

I Chronicles 29:20 And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.

I have always wondered if we could “bless” God. It seems so counter intuitive that the created who have nothing apart from their Creator could bless Him, yet it appears so. I guess my next question is was the worship the blessing or are the two separate?

I guess my title is fairly self explanatory.  It really is a new work week, and we do have our first “official” camp in.  This week is 4H.  A lot has been happening computer wise here.  The website went down for about a day and a half (two days tops).  Some how our hosting company appears to have dropped the ball.  It’s fixed now.  The cable that I ran from the office to the Bearstooth has gone bad/broken.  It will have to be replaced.  That means I need just about 600 feet of coaxial cable.  It costs over $200 for 1000 feet.  I’m hoping Mike will say we’ve got the money.  Any way’s the camp counselors arrived today, and the campers will get here tomorrow.  All I can say is “So far so good.”

Proverbs 2:6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

2:10-11 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee.

I look at my life and it appears to me that I have no wisdom, for discretion and understanding don’t seem to be part of my character.

I Chronicles 28:9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all imaginations of the thougths: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off forever.

So today had much variety.  This morning I got the new Arrowhead website up, got the irrigation pump out and hooked up, and worked on Tyler’s computer (Tyler is the assistant program director this summer).  This afternoon I finished up on Tyler’s computer, and spent the rest of the day mowing lawn.  There was a lot more left to mow than I thought, and I’m tired.  Chapel this evening was good.

Psalm 100:3 Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

It was a good day, but not very exciting.  The sun went away and the rain came back (which is good for the grass and keeping away forest fires, but not so much fun to work in).  I’m sorry I can’t think of a thing to say, so I’ll just shut up.

Psalm 99:3 Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.

Oh that I could comprehend and understand this. His name, just His name is great and terrible. I can’t grasp that. What kind of beings name is so holy that it is great and terrible? My God is mind boggling. To wonderful for comprehension, that is in a song some where.

Proverbs 30:8-9 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? Or lest I be poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

It just hit me how focused on God this man was.