Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture Meditations

When Wrestling God Turns Into Surrender: Jacob's New Identity

Send Allen a text - [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2397302/fan_mail/new] Ponder with me one of the strangest passages in Scripture—Jacob wrestling God! On the eve of meeting Esau again Jacob wrestles God and the Lord put his hip out of socket to humble him. He goes from wrestler to clinger in the moment of suffering. I wonder if that's what we need to finally stop fighting and submit to Him? Let's think through this amazing story together. To God be the glory! Please email me any comments or questions at grrreeley@gmail.com

Unveiled: The Team (feat. Bryan Schiele)

Send Allen a text - [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2397302/fan_mail/new] Ponder with Bryan about the need for the team. I love thinking about the church as a team. I've loved playing sports and following sports all of my life, and the need for one another is never more evident than in team sports. Following Jesus means you are a part of a team. We need each other. Christ never intended on you being isolated. Being on this team requires a degree of vulnerability though. We need to let others in for us to benefit the most from the team. To God be the glory! Please email me any comments or questions at grrreeley@gmail.com

Unveiled: The Race (feat. Bryan Schiele)

Send Allen a text - [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2397302/fan_mail/new] Ponder with Bryan about the Christian race. Runners do everything in their power to run their races as light as humanly possible. They are not carrying anything excess. The Hebrews writer picks up on this, which Bryan unpacks, that we ought to be laying aside "every weight"...what are these? And finally, how is the success of our race determined? It's not on speed, but on constant movement forward, because Christ already ran the perfect race for us. To God be the glory! Please email me any comments or questions at grrreeley@gmail.com

Unveiled: The Hunger (feat. Bryan Schiele)

Send Allen a text - [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2397302/fan_mail/new] Ponder with Bryan Shciele about hungering for God. Keeping our hung and thirst for spiritual things can be difficult. Bible study can become like a side-job almost, or we might even think it's boring. This is certainly not a problem with the Lord. It could be that we have been "snacking" too much on worldly things and our spiritual taste is out of whack. Let's ponder how we can keep the right hunger, knowing God alone satisfies. To God be the glory! Please email me any comments or questions at grrreeley@gmail.com

Unveiled: The Student (feat. Bryan Schiele)

Send Allen a text - [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2397302/fan_mail/new] Ponder with Bryan about remaining teachable. A disciple is a learner, so we should even have to say this, and yet many of us feel like we have arrived when we have a certain level of knowledge. We think we "know enough". This is discipleship poison. Remaining teachable is vital, but so is the goal of learning. We learn not just to learn what the Master knows. We learn to do what the Master does. I needed this one! To God be the glory! Please email me any comments or questions at grrreeley@gmail.com