Roles of Husbands and Wives

I was listening to a sermon by John Piper and he gave these definitions of headship and submission and how they tie into the role of husbands and wives. What are your ideas or opinions?

• Headship is the divine calling of a husband to take primary responsibility for Christ-like servant leadership, protection, and provision in the home.
• Submission is the divine calling of a wife to honor and affirm her husband's leadership and help carry it through according to her gifts.

The Heavens Declare

WOW this is amazing my teacher shared his favorite picture in class . It is his favorite because it reminded him of how big God is. This is known as a nebula or a begining of a planet or a star. This particular one is the eagle nebula. The photo was taken by the hubble telescope. This particular nebula is around 3,000 - 5,000 lightyears in the active star formation area of the nebula. A Lightyear is about 5,878,625,373,183.61 miles so just multiply this number by about 5,000 and that is how large this nebula is. The thing is this is just one of the billion or more of these early forming stars and planets. The heavens truly do declare the glory of God

Ps 8:3-43

When I consider your heavens,the work of your fingers,the moon and the stars,which you have set in place, 4 what is man that you are mindful of him,the son of man that you care for him?

Ps 136:6-9

who spread out the earth upon the waters,His love endures forever. 7 who made the great lights--His love endures forever. 8 the sun to govern the day,His love endures forever. 9 the moon and stars to govern the night;His love endures forever.

Isa 40:22-26

He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth,and its people are like grasshoppers.He stretches out the heavens like a canopy,and spreads them out like a tent to live in. 23 He brings princes to naught and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing. 24 No sooner are they planted,no sooner are they sown,no sooner do they take root in the ground,than he blows on them and they wither,and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff. 25 "To whom will you compare me?Or who is my equal?" says the Holy One. 26 Lift your eyes and look to the heavens:Who created all these?He who brings out the starry host one by one,and calls them each by name.Because of his great power and mighty strength,not one of them is missing.

Shadows of Our Hearts

Ok well here is my step into the blogging world. I was just going to post some thoughts I had about Psalm 139. I love this Psalm it is so refreshing. God knows us deeply and intimately as stated through a major portion of the chapter. This is such a comforting, yet at the same time terrifying thought. On one hand Christ knows and can satisfy us completely. He knows our passions and our desires even our needs and fills them. On the other hand He knows how unfaithful and dirty we really are in our hearts. He sees our hearts and the things that are distracting us from seeking Him. He sees and knows the deepest darkest areas of our hearts(areas we probably don't even know that well). If this does not cause some sense of aching in your heart even a sense of fear I don't know what will. Well here comes the refreshing part even though He knows all the deep shadows of the heart He still works on our heart to remove and bring light to those dark areas. He continues to work on our hearts and to remove the impurities from our hearts. He still calls us His wonderful and marvelous creation. Man God is amazing. I was reminded of a song my friend wrote when reading this Psalm. May the refining of our hearts never be done. It is a daily and ongoing process.

Sweet Alchemy

I've gone through this world

Tarnished and worn.

These scars go deep Lord,

My heart is torn.

Do you recognize me and

Can you refine me through...

Sweet alchemy in the refiner's fire.

Burn away and purify me,

Burn away, oh Lord I need

Sweet, sweet alchemy

Lord let the dross

Of sin melt away

Until Your reflection

Is all that remains.

I've tasted and seen

You make me clean through…

Sweet alchemy in the refiner's fire.

Burn away and purify me,

Burn away, oh Lord I need

Sweet, sweet alchemy.

Vessel of clay

To vessel of gold.

Vessel of mercy

Holding truth of old,

Plucked from the mire and

Put through the fire of...

Sweet alchemy in the refiner's fire

Burn away and purify me,

Burn away, oh Lord I need

Sweet alchemy in the refiner's fire

Burn away and purify me,

Burn away, oh Lord I need

Sweet, sweet alchemy.

Sweet alchemy.