Today´s reading:
OT: Exodus 2:11-25, Exodus 3
NT: Matthew 17:10-27
Ps: Psalm 22:1-18
Pr: Proverbs 5:7-14
Today´s notable verse:
God said to Moses, “I AM who I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.'”
Exodus 3:14 (NIV)
“I AM” – YHWH – Yahweh: The Name of God! Reading here that God names Himself “I AM” reminds me of several instances where Jesus uses “I AM” or similar: Mark 14:61-63, John 4:25-27, John 8:57-59, John 18:5-9, Revelation 22:7-20.
The One Year Bible Blog notes:
Comments from you & Question of the Day – I realize that reading Psalm 22 and seeing some of the images I posted up can evoke a lot of emotions. I am wondering, how often do you meditate upon Jesus’ passion and death? Do you do this just around Good Friday each year? Or more often? How do you meditate upon the Lord’s passion and death? Are movies like “The Passion of the Christ” helpful for you to do this? Or are their other things you read or watch or do? Do you think we should or should not meditate upon Jesus’ passion and death more often than once a year? Why or why not?
Wow, talk about a heavy discussion topic! I never did see The Passion in the theater, though I did finally buy it on DVD to watch it at home. What stuck out to me about the movie – and what I think is the very reason it was so impactful – was how vividly the movie depicted Jesus’ demonstration of true, perfect, complete, God-like love. The longer I live, and the more experiences I have, the more I meditate on the passion and death of Christ – for it is the humility and perspective gained from such meditation that enables me to emulate that love more and more. As “die to self” becomes a more daily principle, the more I am keenly aware of Christ’s death – for it is in comparison to His ultimate sacrifice that I realize that any sacrifice I could make not only pales in comparison, but also that any such sacrifice – impossible on my own – is entirely possible when I allow the power of identification of Christ’s death to work through me.