Post by nightingale on Mar 23, 2009 16:42:27 GMT -5
I read a lot and the one I am reading now is " HOW TO MEET THE ENEMY, Arming Yourself for Spiritual Warfare" by John MacArthur, Jr.
It is filled with valuable information, but with any man written book we have to be careful to examine all the material to make sure it adds up to the Word of God, with that said I wanted to post this segment of the book I believed to be thought provoking.
Enjoy
"A person described three things he saw in a garden among the plants and flowers.
The first was a butterfly that alighted on an attractive flower. It sat for a second or two, then moved on to another, seeing and touching many lovely blossoms but deriving no benefit from them.
Next came a botanist with a large notebook and microscope. He spent some time over each flower and plant, making copious notes of each, but when he had finished, his knowledge was shut away in his notebook; very little of it remained with him.
Then a bee came along, entering a flower here and there and spending time in each, emerging from each blossom laden with pollen. It went in empty and came out full.
There are those who read the Bible, flitting from one favorite passage to another, but getting little from their reading. Others really study and take notes, but do not apply the teachings of Scripture. Others-like the bee-spend time over the Word, reading, marking, and inwardly digesting and applying it. Their minds are filled with wisdom and their lives with heavenly sweetness.
Which are you? A butterfly, flitting from class to class, Bible study to Bible study, seminar to seminar, book to book, flapping your pretty wings but never changing? A botanist-with enough notebooks to sink a small battleship? Or are you a bee coming in empty and going out full, turning your knowledge into the honey that makes life sweet?"....p.153
Blessings
Sis Debbie
It is filled with valuable information, but with any man written book we have to be careful to examine all the material to make sure it adds up to the Word of God, with that said I wanted to post this segment of the book I believed to be thought provoking.
Enjoy
"A person described three things he saw in a garden among the plants and flowers.
The first was a butterfly that alighted on an attractive flower. It sat for a second or two, then moved on to another, seeing and touching many lovely blossoms but deriving no benefit from them.
Next came a botanist with a large notebook and microscope. He spent some time over each flower and plant, making copious notes of each, but when he had finished, his knowledge was shut away in his notebook; very little of it remained with him.
Then a bee came along, entering a flower here and there and spending time in each, emerging from each blossom laden with pollen. It went in empty and came out full.
There are those who read the Bible, flitting from one favorite passage to another, but getting little from their reading. Others really study and take notes, but do not apply the teachings of Scripture. Others-like the bee-spend time over the Word, reading, marking, and inwardly digesting and applying it. Their minds are filled with wisdom and their lives with heavenly sweetness.
Which are you? A butterfly, flitting from class to class, Bible study to Bible study, seminar to seminar, book to book, flapping your pretty wings but never changing? A botanist-with enough notebooks to sink a small battleship? Or are you a bee coming in empty and going out full, turning your knowledge into the honey that makes life sweet?"....p.153
Blessings
Sis Debbie