At His Table

Hello Everyone, 

Pull your chair up to the table, tuck your napkin under your chin and dig in. 

I am excited about all of us reading God's Word this year as He continues to unfold His plan and purpose for us individually and as a church body. God is up to something great this year.    I am new to blogging so this is also a learning experience for me.  I am sure there will be a few kinks and wrinkles we'll need to work out as we progress.  Currently, your posts are being sent to an email account for review.  This is not meant in any way to censor your comments or questions but to protect the blog from "others" who would post offensive or inappropriate content that clashed with the purpose of this blog.

We will be reading the Bible chronologically this year.  I am using The Daily Bible.  It is a New International Version (NIV) and published by Harvest House.  This is a great Bible for daily reading.  It has daily devotional  inserts which give insights and perspectives into that day's reading.  There will be links added to this site to aide you in reading or study.  Of course, you do not need this particular Bible to participate.  There are online reading plans and at the information desk there are handouts for January and February reading.  For that matter, if you prefer to use a different Bible reading plan altogether, go for it. 

So far we have read in Genesis and Exodus.  The theme keeps repeating itself that God uses mortal and flawed man to complete His purpose.  So far we've read about Adam and Eve and their fall.  Cain and Abel... Noah.... Abraham... Isaac.... Jacob.... Joseph and now Moses.  Each experience tells us of the patience and love that God has for us as His creation.  I am particularly fond of Joseph's biography.  He reminds me of a zealous new convert who speaks before he thinks.  Even in-spite of his lack of maturity and wisdom, God continues to speak to and work through him.  Joseph's experience speaks to us that just because God has "revealed"  some word or insight to us, that we do not necessarily need to tell all etc.  Sometimes God just wants us to ponder his "word"in our hearts.  We often forget to ask God when or even if He wants us to tell what He has shared with us as an individual.

Please feel free to post your comments and ask questions.  If I don't know the answer right away, I'll get it from another source.

Bon apetit as you feed from God's word!

Keep reading,
Jackie Dodd