How the Study Works

Everyday Objects is a Bible study that uses visual association with objects we see in our daily life to memorize God's word. Very simply:
1. You see an object
2. A word comes to mind (any word, not just 'Spiritual' words), 3. Using a Bible Concordance, you find & study a verse in the Bible that has that word understanding the context & application to your life.
4. Everytime you see that object, you try to recall the verse or the Biblical application to your life.

The study uses things we see everyday to guide us into and remind us of God's Word.
Example:
When you see a coffee pot, you may think of the word morning or cup. You use a condordance to look up verses with the word morning or cup & study the verse--trust me, both those words are in the Bible. You pick one verse & do a study on that verse. Then, through the week, every time you see a coffee pot you try to remember the verse and application. Before you know it, you'll have the verse memorized! The more objects you do, the more verses you'll remember and the more of God's Word you'll be hiding in your heart & mind! It's that easy.

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Week 3 - Fan

Object: Fan
Word: Wind
Verse: Jeremiah 4:11 "The time is coming when the Lord will say to the people of Jerusalem, “My dear people, a burning wind is blowing in from the desert, and it’s not a gentle breeze useful for winnowing grain"

This verse speaks to God's coming wrath on the unrepentent and those following idols, however, it is surrounded by His plea for their repentence and His available mercy.

What I took away was 1.) an appreciation of the awesome mercy of God; 2.) no one is ever too far from God's grace; and finally, 3.) reflecting in my own life on any idols or unrepentent sin I have. Matthew Henry ponts out that true repentence comes from getting rid not only of the sin, but the love and pollution of sin. (ouch, how true).

A further interesting learning I got was from verse 10 Jeremiah utters a moment of doubt because of the troubled times. One commentary pointed out a really great saying: 'we should doubt our doubts and believe our beliefs; not believe our doubts and doubt our beliefs.' (I had to read it twice to get it fully ;-) )

Please share with us what you got...comment below or email me. :-)

In Christ, Eileen
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