Bible Study log
Cyto says '121:1  I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come ?121:2 My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth. 121:3 He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber. 121:4  Behold, He who keeps Israel Will neither slumber nor sleep. 121:5 The LORD is'
Cyto says 'your keeper; The LORD is your shade on your right hand. 121:6  The sun will not smite you by day, Nor the moon by night. 121:7 The LORD will protect you from all evil ; He will keep your soul. 121:8  The LORD will guard your going out and your coming in From this time forth and forever '
Cyto says 'here we have a promise of the Lord's protection'
Cyto says 'but tell me what you notice about beyond its comforting and God will protect us'
Redfieldt says 'it starts off with an action'
Cyto says 'well what I get is YWHY will Guard your Going out and your coming in  From this time forth and forever, and yes it does, that's interesting and take a look at the action'
Cyto says 'focussing ourselves on God'
Redfieldt says 'it goes from God protecting the psalmist to God protecting israel '
Cyto says 'the psalmist is Israel's representative'
Redfieldt nods.
Cyto says 'the country would pay for the Kings sins'
Redfieldt nods.
Cyto says 'interestingly sometimes God had amercy on a righteous king and would protect them in part from the countries unrighteousness, though usually it seemed the countries morality was tied up in the king'
Redfieldt says 'If the whole head is sick'
Cyto nods.
Cyto says 'The lord will guard your going out and coming in'
Redfieldt says 'every day when I go to work the Lord guards me'
Redfieldt says 'I was passed on a local street '
Redfieldt says 'I wanted so bad to slam on my brakes'
Redfieldt says 'and make them buy me a new car'
Cyto nods.
Cyto says 'when people do nasty things at work i really want to plan ways of getting back at them an d making their lives awful, but then I remember i can't do that'
Redfieldt says 'so true'
Cyto says 'i was listening to this book on tape, Dominion'
Redfieldt says 'slip so gycolax into there coffe'
Cyto says 'um no more machiavellian'
Redfieldt shrugs helplessly.
Cyto says 'in it at then end we find out that the person who dun it said they couldn't have figured it out for themselves but that their friend, their angel had helped them plan it all out and give them the details'
Cyto says 'it was this person you totally wouldn't have suspected, and they thought their angel helped them, only it was the wrong kind'
Redfieldt says 'Ah'
Redfieldt says 'too much work'
Cyto says 'point is, remember where its coming from, you really are putting yourself in service of another master'
Redfieldt says 'like every time we choose to willingly sin'
Cyto nods.
Cyto says 'i guess some things are more obvious than others'
Redfieldt says 'I guess so'
Redfieldt says 'I am so tired'
Cyto comforts Redfieldt.
Cyto says 'From this time forth and forever, YWHY will guard your going out and your coming in'
Cyto says 'everything you do your comings and Goings he cares about and will guide, now and always'
Redfieldt says 'amen'
Cyto says 'He has everything under control and with a purpose and cares enough about us personally to do something about it'
Redfieldt nods.
Redfieldt nods sagely.
Cyto says 'okay you tired go sleep'
Redfieldt nods.
Cyto says 'God ;please bless us tonight and this week'
Redfieldt nods.
Redfieldt says 'yes Lord'
Redfieldt says 'God please Please please let Felica come to church'
Redfieldt says 'nevertheless your will be done'
Cyto says 'take care of our going out and coming in and our kneeling and standing and reliance on you and guarding our tongue and thought and deed'
Cyto softly says amen.
Redfieldt softly says amen.