Reading her comments makes me think of displaying a variety of measuring devices (say a ruler, a balance scale, a weight scale, etc.) and have members say which device is useful for what problem. Afterwards, ask how should we measure ourselves regarding our actions and our motivations, for example, are we people pleasers? Do we adhere to God’s Word? Do we apply wisdom of the world, or the wisdom of God? Consider a recent incident in your life and your response. What measuring device did you use?
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Measuring device
I like David Self’s sports preparation analogy in his commentary on this week’s lesson, “Prepare for Suffering”. No matter what our endeavor is, we prepare in advance for what eventualities may come. Christians are taught that they will suffer for Christ’s sake (eg. 2 Tim 3:12, 2 Cor 1:5, Rom 8:17, Phil 3:10), and Kathryn Aragon does a good job of helping us understand how to prepare.
Reading her comments makes me think of displaying a variety of measuring devices (say a ruler, a balance scale, a weight scale, etc.) and have members say which device is useful for what problem. Afterwards, ask how should we measure ourselves regarding our actions and our motivations, for example, are we people pleasers? Do we adhere to God’s Word? Do we apply wisdom of the world, or the wisdom of God? Consider a recent incident in your life and your response. What measuring device did you use?
Reading her comments makes me think of displaying a variety of measuring devices (say a ruler, a balance scale, a weight scale, etc.) and have members say which device is useful for what problem. Afterwards, ask how should we measure ourselves regarding our actions and our motivations, for example, are we people pleasers? Do we adhere to God’s Word? Do we apply wisdom of the world, or the wisdom of God? Consider a recent incident in your life and your response. What measuring device did you use?
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