Post by pitbull on Sept 7, 2008 4:44:11 GMT -5
DAILY WISDOM
“Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.” [Proverbs 7:2]
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
A SONG FOR TODAY
Psalm 3:1-8
Psalms were to be sung. This song was about bad news.
Absalom had taken the kingdom from David, and now is pursuing him with intent to kill him.
David was even being ridiculed as being a coward for running.
Selah - means "meditate or think about this"; acts like spiritual speed bumps in this passage
3 Divisions
1. Good news - some would see this as bad news; we have foes [world, self, Devil] against us
2. Better news - a Father who is always for us; God surrounds us with His love, protection, and deliverance
3. Bad news - salvation belongs to the Lord; true security is in the Lord; you'll always have a bright future
RELIGIOUS AWARENESS
Baha'i
The Bahá'í Faith is a religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 19th-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind. There are around six million Bahá'ís in more than 200 countries and territories around the world.
According to Bahá'í teachings, religious history has unfolded through a series of God's messengers who brought teachings suited for the capacity of the people at their time, and whose fundamental purpose is the same. Bahá'u'lláh is regarded as the most recent, but not final, in a line of messengers that includes Abraham, Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad and others. Bahá'u'lláh's claim to fulfill the eschatological promises of previous scriptures coincides with his mission to establish a firm basis for unity throughout the world, and inaugurate an age of peace and justice, which Bahá'ís expect will inevitably arise.
Bahá'í can be an adjective referring to the Bahá'í Faith, or used as a term for a follower of Bahá'u'lláh. (Bahá'í is not a noun meaning the religion as a whole.) The word comes from the Arabic word Bahá’ (بهاء), meaning "glory" or "splendour". "Bahaism" (or "Baha'ism") has been used in the past but is fading from use.