Crisis- The Bible Experiment
Posted on 05. Oct, 2009 by Jeremy in Bible Experiment, Meditation
Genesis6:5 The LORD saw how great man’s wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. 6 The LORD was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain. 7 So the LORD said, “I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground, and birds of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
Lectio: 8 minutes
Meditatio: 10 minutes
Oratio: 5 minutes
Contemplatio: 5 minutes
kacey
Oct 5th, 2009
Lectio : eyes of the LORD.
Meditatio : Even in times we feel alone, God is always watching over us. He is always here with us, his presence known. He sees everything we do – good and bad. He notices every time we help or hurt someone. Even in the toughest of times, I need to remember that I am not doing this alone, and I just need to pray for strength. His gaze will never look away from us, so there’s no need to be scared. He always looks at us with love.
Oratio : Lord, continue to watch over me and help me see the path that you have set for me to take in life.
Contemplatio : fearless
McKenzie
Oct 5th, 2009
Lectio: Grieved
Meditatio: i couldnt imagine being on the earth at the time of noah. God actually regretted making mankind. He wished he hadnt had put all the effort into making everything. I wonder what the exact feeling was that God had. It had to have been the most miserable, unbearable, disappointed feeling…. But then i wonder how noah felt. Having the unbelievable responsibility to build a ark for God. That was his call. To start a new beginning. Did he feel worried or relieved that God has picked him? Worried that he would disappoint God like the rest of the world had? or relieved that God had noticed his good heart and deeds he had done for the Messiah. I would personally feel loved, because God had picked me to do something great in His plan for the world.
Oratio: God you amaze me. You have always been here. You have lead us through chaos time and time again. Lord i pray that i never disappoint you. I want to be your good and faithful servant for the rest of my life. Your an incredible, miraculous, never changing, faithful, healing God. Lord give me guidance. This world is filled with people that are wicked that have a goal to crush christianity. I can feel it. Youve burdened me to pray for our world. so i wont stop God. I will never stop.
Comtemplatio: Peace
Sara
Oct 5th, 2009
Lectio: grieved
Meditatio: according to my emotion pendulum swing it pretty much goes all the way around but don’t blame me, I’m still a teenager. Lately it seems I mourn and hurt more in the heart with spiritual stress then actually doing something about it, like prayer. I always see myself in visions of how to fight in prayer but I just kinda sit there thinking I wish I had the capability to do it. But doesn’t God say that through Him all things are possible? I’m spiritually lazy… it’s time to wake up and fight!
Oratio: God, I’m putting on my gear and heading straight down on my knees for battle. Wipe all fear away and especially wipe all distractions and laziness away, its no good for this battle, the battle of fighting for my friends souls and the battle of sickness. Ready or not, Satan, here I come!
Contemplatio: strong
Madi
Oct 5th, 2009
Lectio: Heart was filled with pain
Meditatio: I want my heart ache when God’s heart aches.
Oratio: God I need our relationship to be restored. I want my heart to be like yours. I know that I have to stop doubting you because you are God. Help me God, you know my struggles,my fears and my doubts.
Contemplatio:
Faith
Oct 5th, 2009
Lectio-The Lord was grieved
Meditatio-I need to hold on to the fact God loves me.And that when I mess up,He’s not mad at me,but He is grieved because I gave way to the enemy.He is so full of love and mercy.He is aching for my attention.He calls out for me to spend time with Him.And where am I?I know all of this.But I need to strive harder to spend that time with Him.It is so important to my spiritual walk with Him.
Oratio-Dear Father,forgive me of falling short of spending time with You.Forgive me of sinning against You.Being so neglegent when You want to speak to me.Help me to follow Your example everyday.To not only spend time with You when I feel like it or just cause I want to.But everyday.Because the truth is I need You.So much.Thankyou for loving me and I pray that You strengthen me through Your word.For it is the life I need.How can I go a day without eating?My body will be weak and open to attacks of illness and depletion.So how can my spiritman go without eating of the living bread.Your Word.Otherwise when I abstain from reading and absorbing what it says,I am open to the attacks of the enemy.Help me to deal with that.And help me to handle my emotions better.Like You Lord.In Your name Jesus.Amen
Meditatio
Ashley
Oct 5th, 2009
Lectio: Was grieved
Meditatio: God was grived and how do we know he still is grieving. I think we go on with our life and do not realize God is affected by what he does. The mistakes that we know we make really get to our heart. I believe God is saying I am greaving now and I am hurt by what you guys are doing you know that I can help you but do you care that I hurt because of the things you do? He wants to know if we care if we think about his feelings with what we do??? Do we? He is still greaving.
Oratio: Oh father I am so sorry that I have not realized the things that I do affect you. I go on with my life and let things get in the way and then a day goes by and I realize what I have done wasnt that great. God please let me see everyday that I need to think about your feelings when I make a mistake. Let me realize that when I right out do something stupid. In Jesus name I pray Amen.
kim
Oct 7th, 2009
Lectio: But,
Contemplatio: What a wonderful word. And how often God, Who sets all things in order, Who speaks the ever proceeding word, and Who does not change, finds a way to bend Himself about our bentness. God bends His way about us, circles us, runs back and laps us in mercy to bring us ultimately to our/His goal: transformation in Him.
Oratio: How grateful I am that your chief concern is my becoming like You, not my passing or failing, not my rightness or wrongness. How unfathomable that You, double back and seemingly change Your way, to bring me along with You. How overwhelming that a spark of our desire to go with You will turn you back to come and bring us on with You. When I repent, I change my direction, I turn to face not your back moving on before me, but your Face coming to where I am. “It’s Your kindness that leads us to repentance O God.”
Contemlatio: maybe not the best theology??? but such an awesome image of Who He is towards us.
Dianne
Oct 8th, 2009
**out of bible experiment wk 2, day 3
Lectio: clean sweep*
meditatio: I believe that in order for me to move to another level with my relationship with God, I have to allow him to make a “clean sweep” in my life. Starting with past relationships that has caused me pain and guilt and He wants to make a clean sweep of that and then with some of my friends. Not neccesarily that I need to completely stop talking to them, but some distance is good.
Oratio: Father, help me to not feel alone, You have your reasons as to why I don’t feel as close to this particluar group of people anymore. So I pray that You place in my life people/friends that I need and that will encourage and help me with my walk with You. Amen.
Contemplatio: calm, relaxed..
millie
Oct 12th, 2009
Lectio: control
Meditatio: Sometimes I forget that He has everything under control. Sometimes the control freak inme comes out. It’s that feeling of if I don’t get something done, it won’t get done at all, or it will, but not right. It scares me sometimes to just step back, even though I know I need to. I now that I just need to trust Him with everything, and not freak out.
Oratio: God, help me to trust in you in every situation. You know how much of control freak I am. I hate being at a standstill. I ive it all to you. Help me to trust in you. To remember that no matter who is earthly in charge, that you are in charge.
Contemplatio:
t-money
Oct 12th, 2009
Lectio:favor
Meditatio:why does god favor us if we are evil? i wonder that sometimes when i feel like crap. i do realize he loves us more than anything but i sometimes just wonder. is wondering bad? i think the earth needs more of gods favor. god gives it we just don’t take it and i don’t think i have taken much from him yet.
oratio God, i here for your favor. i ask for more everyday. i know this is all you want to do is pour your favor and love on us. so rain down god on us come in to all of us
(private)
contemplatio:soaked
Haleigh
Oct 18th, 2009
Lectio: ground
Meditatio: The ground, to me, represets the lowest you can go. Like in the expression, “you hit rock bottom” you hit the ground, you cant go any lower. To be truthful your just in a bad spot. When i saw the word ground i immidiately thought of that saying, I remember the time i hit rock bottom. I remember how low it felt, how sad, and how frustrating it was because i just could not pull myself up. i hated every part of it, but thankfully with Gods help, and only with Gods help, i pulled through. In this time of my life, God knew i needed to remember how He pulled me up. And how i felt so broken, and so low. But the thing is, God’s not only there when things are going great, he is there waiting on the ground too. The ground sucks, but there i was totally made new.
Oratio: Thank you for reminding me. Personal.
Contemplatio: thankful. sad.
Layla
Oct 23rd, 2009
lectio: it broke his heart
Mediatio: I dont think God wants my heart broken. I think he is showing me his heart can be broken like mine. God is a loving God but he has chosen to have emotions like us. My child my heart breaks just like yours.
Oratio: Abba why can’t I see that you feel what I feel; that your heart breaks just like mine. We take you so lightly. but this matter shouldn’t be taken lightly. I break your heart at times, I have no right to act like that u have done nothing but love me.! but still i disobey and like a father you call me back and forgive me over and over… and you are my true father watching me every secind of my life. No one cares for me like you do. I’m sorry for breaking your heart, because you have healed mine. Amen- love
Layla
contemplatio: revealed!!!!!
Lauren
Oct 24th, 2009
lectio- sweep
meditatio- private
oratio- private