Project 5782 | Day 7

Lead, Men. Lead!

Scripture Portion

Nahum 3.10, 13, 18
¹⁰ Yet she became an exile;
she went into captivity
her infants were dashed in piece
at the head of every street
for her honored men lots were cast
and all her great men were bound in chains.
¹³ Behold, your troop
are women in your midst.
The gates of your land
are wide open to your enemies;
fire had devoured your bars.
¹⁸ Your shepherds are asleep,
O king of Assyria;
your nobles slumber.
Your people are scattered on the mountains
with none to gather them. (ESV)

Quote from Reading

“Family shepherds must see the spiritual leadership of their families as their God-given duty. This is not a program! This is the responsibility God has laid at the doorstep of every man who carries the title father. Those who neglect the spiritual welfare of their families are therefore derelict in their duties in the same way a hired hand would be if he were caught sleeping on the job.” Baucham, Voddie, Family Shepherds: Calling and Equipping Men to Lead Their Homes, Crossway: Wheaton, 2011, pg. 76

Provocative Language

“My heart aches for a place I’ve never been
My soul it longs for somebody I’ve never seen
I feel you calling from somewhere within
You made a promise and You’re coming back again.”
     – from, “One Day”, song by Jonathan Ogden

Project 5782 | Day 4

Scary…Good

Scripture Portion

Nahum 1.6-7:
⁶ Who can stand before his indignation?
Who can endure the heat of his anger?
His wrath is poured out like fire,
and the rocks are broken into pieces by him.
⁷ The Lord is good,
a stronghold in the day of trouble;
he knows those who take refuge in him. (ESV)

Quote from Reading

“Trend one is that Christian minds have been conformed to the modern spirit: the spirit, that is, that spawns great thoughts of man and leaves room for only small thoughts of God…Trend two is that Christian minds have been confused by the modern skepticism. For more than three centuries the naturalistic leaven in the Renaissance outlook ha been working like a cancer in Western thought.” – Packer, J.I., Knowing God: 20^th-Anniversary Edition, InterVarsity Press: Downers Grove, 1973:1993, pgs. 12-13; from the original preface of 1973

Provocative Language

For today, I decided to do a song share. Enjoy!