371 Ponderable #4

Then there is this to ponder, Gentle Reader.

Again and again, Scripture paints a picture, in verse, of how what we people think is what we do, and then how what we do becomes our habit and, finally, how our habit becomes our character. 

It was a great insight to me when, after years of subconsciously pondering this divine reiteration, I ultimately began to consciously perceive the reality of it, and that this reality painted throughout Scripture is no accident! It has purpose—divine communication—to show how people, for better or for worse, go down the roads they go—people such as Adam and Eve, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; Joseph, Moses, Joshua, King David and Solomon; Christ Jesus, Matthew, Mark Luke and John; Peter and Paul and all the people of the Old and New Testament and all the apostles and disciples of Jesus, to mention but a few.

To be continued . . .

370 Ponderable #3

You may recall the heading below that I featured above the essays that preceded the commencement of the listing of the “Lets”:

Montage Thinking: Significant Truth #3 would have to be relationships with an introduction by way of people and with sub-themes such as thought, feeling, choice, communication . . . and destiny! Just to mention a few—all presented by drawing on and combining with Significant Truth #1: God, #2: Meaning and #4: Mind—Being & Doing (Blog #186,193).

Now here is the discovery to ponder: in the listing of the “Lets”, Dear Reader, I saw the emergence of a remarkable chronicle of how choice is deemed the bottom line in determining what one thinks and therefore becomes. In other words, the “Lets” proclaim choice as the ultimate determinate of destiny! What one “lets”, one becomes!

To be continued . . . 

369 Ponderable #2

Sometimes I think of “Lets” (Power Principles) as The Organizing Principles of Being & Doing.

My list of verses is no more complete than my list of descriptive titles for their application that keep forming and reforming in my mind. I think that is part of the living dynamic of the Word in a believer’s life. The dimensions of my thinking expand as I grow in the Word, and as those dimensions grow, I grow spiritually. My experience only serves to show why I think that if you too add to this list, you too will see yourself grow spiritually.

The nice thing about a list is that one can refer to it continually, Gentle Reader. So, for me, the list from the Word of God of the Life-Giving “Lets” of Scripture is an even more precious resource as the years go by. Their significance grows with reading and rereading

To be continued . . . 

368 Ponderable #1

“Let” means, of course, patient reader, to allow, or bring into being. With that understanding (and orientation) as to how God with supreme majesty and authority wills and compels order out of the chaos of creation and out of the disorderliness of free choice, it is particularly distinctive how God allows (lets) things come into being.

The “Lets” are verses of great singularity of purpose—creation! 

Seeing their inherent purposefulness has brought, and still does enable, me to cooperate more consciously with God’s will to bring order out of the chaos of being. To me, the “Lets” stand out as uniquely tailored summons to right thinking.

As such, they have become my list of Power Principles from Scripture, verses from Scripture that evoke Principled Thinking and are meant to bring forth such thinking (by the power of the Holy Spirit) to override preferential thinking.

I confess, Gentle Reader, I am compelled as are so many by the draw of God’s most high thinking.

To be continued . . .

367 The Life-Giving “Lets” of Scripture

Gentle Reader, The “Lets” of Scripture I have posted for the past several months will pause here.

We have covered possibly 90% of the “lets” of the New Testament, Genesis, Psalms and Proverbs, all according to my original intent of providing an opportunity for both you and myself to be a part of a small miracle of sorts. 

That miracle is (as I see it) the surprising force, the dramatic impact of experiencing these verses as a grand parade, rather than as a dispersed and infiltrated profusion, loosely scattered among the general text from which they came.

With that said, I now hope (as a change of pace from more lengthy 

essays in the past) to return to my “sort-out” with frequent and abbreviated postings (four or five a week, presented in commentary form) and to ponder and enjoy some of the remarkable distinctions and encouragements embedded in these “Lets.”

Come along and see for yourself!

To be continued . . .