tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658668416631374559.comments2012-02-14T13:18:51.533-06:00A YEAR WITH JESUSRon McClearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637261913593215193noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658668416631374559.post-73731621912446197602012-02-13T19:54:54.102-06:002012-02-13T19:54:54.102-06:00beautiful... thank-youbeautiful... thank-youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658668416631374559.post-6661701782991672692009-01-21T22:55:00.000-06:002009-01-21T22:55:00.000-06:00Thanks very much to each of you for your very kind...Thanks very much to each of you for your very kind compliments and words of encouragement. I pray God is blessing you greatly.Ron McClearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13637261913593215193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658668416631374559.post-15982068687208422642009-01-21T10:15:00.000-06:002009-01-21T10:15:00.000-06:00Ron, Maybe the ideas aren't flowingas rapidly as y...Ron, Maybe the ideas aren't flowing<BR/>as rapidly as you would like right now,<BR/>but the quality and helpfulness of your<BR/>posts are worth waiting for.<BR/>I am blog-light but God is blessing<BR/>you with some very heavy and deep<BR/>insight. We'll just patiently wait...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658668416631374559.post-89229729486014495562009-01-20T22:47:00.000-06:002009-01-20T22:47:00.000-06:00Ron,I had a very frustrating day. God blessed me a...Ron,<BR/>I had a very frustrating day. God blessed me as I read today's scripture and your thoughts. <BR/><BR/>God bless you as you share with us!<BR/><BR/>Your brotherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658668416631374559.post-52611579088645115182009-01-20T22:41:00.000-06:002009-01-20T22:41:00.000-06:00Ron,I had a frustrating day. It was nice to finish...Ron,<BR/><BR/>I had a frustrating day. It was nice to finish the day by drawing encouragement from Jesus through the scripture and your thoughts today. <BR/><BR/>May God bless you as you share with us. <BR/><BR/>Your brotherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658668416631374559.post-63615917725207232092009-01-16T09:57:00.000-06:002009-01-16T09:57:00.000-06:00I appreciate your thought provoking comment. What ...I appreciate your thought provoking comment. What would our lives be like if we became the "living prayer" you mentioned? You've given me something to think on today. Thank you!Ron McClearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13637261913593215193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658668416631374559.post-81581572402833899152009-01-16T08:26:00.000-06:002009-01-16T08:26:00.000-06:00Never thought of a model prayer forpublic meetings...Never thought of a model prayer for<BR/>public meetings. Sure looks like it<BR/>though. Thank you. I like what you<BR/>said about God knowing our hearts.<BR/>If we have God on our minds throughout<BR/>the day, perhaps this is a living<BR/>prayer of the highest order. One that<BR/>says we are mindful of His presence<BR/>and our dependence on Him for everything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658668416631374559.post-8896107689989074062009-01-15T11:29:00.000-06:002009-01-15T11:29:00.000-06:00Tasha, you are exactly right. I can't remember how...Tasha, you are exactly right. I can't remember how many times I've discovered someone had been doing some good acts entirely unknown to me or anyone else. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment.Ron McClearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13637261913593215193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658668416631374559.post-91697678035692075022009-01-15T10:03:00.000-06:002009-01-15T10:03:00.000-06:00This is so good. Makes me think that this is anoth...This is so good. Makes me think that this is another reason not to judge people. Sadly, I think there are people that even judge within churches other fellow Christians, saying they "don't do enough, or do they do anything for others?". What if they are. They are just doing it before God's eyes, and not the people like we are suppose to...<BR/><BR/>TashaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658668416631374559.post-5131946637302049442009-01-14T00:13:00.000-06:002009-01-14T00:13:00.000-06:00Marial arts is such a good analogy.Helped me conce...Marial arts is such a good analogy.<BR/>Helped me conceptualize Jesus' teaching<BR/>in a way I hadn't thought about before.<BR/>Keep up the good thinking. I think you<BR/>have some help...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658668416631374559.post-2832020321514960062009-01-10T14:42:00.000-06:002009-01-10T14:42:00.000-06:00I believe (but don't have conclusive proof) that t...I believe (but don't have conclusive proof) that these spiritual laws are true because they are woven into the frabic of the universe.<BR/><BR/>I think philosophers of science use to debate about whether the physical laws, like the Law of Gravity, worked because God ordained them or because there was no other way to create a physical universe that ran correctly.<BR/><BR/>Likewise, I don't know whether God ordained that those who "hunger and thirst for righteousness will be fed" or He simply couldn't create a universe any other way given who He was.<BR/><BR/>It's an interesting question. But the one thing I've sure of is that Jesus, our teacher, somehow discovered these spiritual laws and spoke them to us in awesomely simple language. <BR/><BR/>He just thought on a different level when it came to the spiritual nature of the universe. Perhaps as we grow more like him, this part of our thinking will be a little more like his.Ron McClearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13637261913593215193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658668416631374559.post-78833683926357382202009-01-10T13:01:00.000-06:002009-01-10T13:01:00.000-06:00Good thinking, Ron. Might beyour computer science ...Good thinking, Ron. Might be<BR/>your computer science background<BR/>helped you out a little here, huh?<BR/>Never really thought about it <BR/>quite like that before. Are you<BR/>saying these spiritual laws aren't<BR/>just true because He says them. He<BR/>says them because they are true!<BR/>Is this Jesus observing the spiritual<BR/>principles at work in God's Kingdom <BR/>and putting them in simple language to<BR/>guide us?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658668416631374559.post-80936400729315911442009-01-08T21:06:00.000-06:002009-01-08T21:06:00.000-06:00I just wanted to let you know that this "Year With...I just wanted to let you know that this "Year With The Teacher" thing is really awesome. So many people are going to blessed through this. Thanks for being such a great tool for the Teacher. God bless. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658668416631374559.post-58392054619132277012009-01-07T21:32:00.000-06:002009-01-07T21:32:00.000-06:00A number of years ago I heard an interesting idea ...A number of years ago I heard an interesting idea presented with respect to what was accomplished in the baptism of Jesus by John. <BR/><BR/>Something we often overlook about John's baptism is that it was for the forgiveness of sins. The very save phrase that is used for "forgiveness of sins" in Acts 2:38 is also applied to the the baptism of John in Mark 1:4. We know that Jesus had no sin of His own to be forgiven when baptized by John; however, this does not mean that no sins were forgiven at that time. In an ineffable way, through His baptism, Jesus was, by His own perfect life and obedience, passing forgiveness on through baptism to all who would follow His example in baptism. We experience, vicariously and mysteriously in the act of baptism, the perfection of Jesus as our own because He passes the results of his perfect life on to those who submit to God in this same way. In other words He passes the forgiveness which He does not need on down to the rest of us who would die eternally without it.<BR/><BR/>Maybe a bit of "filling in between the lines" is involved in this idea, but I found it very interesting at the time and still do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658668416631374559.post-1228830925322360612009-01-06T09:14:00.000-06:002009-01-06T09:14:00.000-06:00Great post Ron. Thanks to God for giving you the d...Great post Ron. Thanks to God <BR/>for giving you the desire to<BR/>create this blog and daily<BR/>reading schedule.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658668416631374559.post-54948047279380532592009-01-03T08:49:00.000-06:002009-01-03T08:49:00.000-06:00Ron, I really enjoy your thoughfulcomments on thes...Ron, I really enjoy your thoughful<BR/>comments on these passages. And <BR/>thank you for coming up with this<BR/>reading schedule and sharing it <BR/>with Rocketdyne Road. I believe<BR/>God is blessing us as we focus on<BR/>Jesus every day. Thank you for <BR/>letting God lead you. And thanks<BR/>for linking our site to yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com