Today’s world offers many ways to send a message—phone call, text message, fax, email, snail mail, blog comment, etc. However, among the various messages we receive, how do we distinguish which ones are prank calls, solicitors, junk fax, spam, etc versus genuine communication from people we love and trust? We must apply a filter to each message. Ask members to discuss what filters they use to discern if they are receiving a message from God.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Filtering a message
In preparing for Step 3 of the lesson, “Responding to God with Faith,” you may want to read the comments of Bob Deffinbaugh on Genesis 28. I particularly like his application of John 1:51 (Jesus is the ladder of communication) to Jacob’s dream.
Today’s world offers many ways to send a message—phone call, text message, fax, email, snail mail, blog comment, etc. However, among the various messages we receive, how do we distinguish which ones are prank calls, solicitors, junk fax, spam, etc versus genuine communication from people we love and trust? We must apply a filter to each message. Ask members to discuss what filters they use to discern if they are receiving a message from God.
Today’s world offers many ways to send a message—phone call, text message, fax, email, snail mail, blog comment, etc. However, among the various messages we receive, how do we distinguish which ones are prank calls, solicitors, junk fax, spam, etc versus genuine communication from people we love and trust? We must apply a filter to each message. Ask members to discuss what filters they use to discern if they are receiving a message from God.
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