THE WORD OF THE WEEK - WOW - PRESENTED BY EXHORTATION MINISTRIES
Exhortation Ministries is proud to present WOW - "The Word of The Week Podcast" to focus your bible study on how everyday words are used in scripture.
This SHORT podcast (about 5 minutes) is complete with definitions, applicable scriptures and a commentary that will help you apply the concepts of The Word of God to your life.
The personal thoughts shared in the WOW podcast are based on my personal life experiences and sometimes current events. WOW is relevant, sometimes funny, always thought provoking, while being easy to understand as you take this word journey with me though the scripture.
Be sure to subscribe, like and become a member of the "WOW" fan club by supporting this ministry on your favorite platform. There is even "merchandise" to show that you have become a real WOW fan.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU!!
Please feel free to share your thoughts, stories and experiences with the WOW via email: osnewton@wow-newton.com.
God Bless You!!
Orine OUT!
THE WORD OF THE WEEK - WOW - PRESENTED BY EXHORTATION MINISTRIES
WORD OF THE WEK - "ATTENTION" -8/25/24
Definition: the act or state of applying the mind to something: sympathetic consideration of the needs and wants of others: a position assumed by a soldier with heels together, body erect, arms at the sides, and eyes to the front.
Scriptures:Hebrews 2:2 - “We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation?
Website: www.wow-newton.com
Website: www.wow-newton.com
Email: osnewton@wow-newton.com
Definition: the act or state of applying the mind to something: sympathetic consideration of the needs and wants of others: a position assumed by a soldier with heels together, body erect, arms at the sides, and eyes to the front.
Scriptures:Hebrews 2:2 - “We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation?
THOUGHT
If you would rather listen to the transcript rather than read it please click here and hit PLAY!
If we imagine the world as a forest, the families that make up the forest would be the trees. Every day we hear of the tragedies that are a result of natural disasters, political upheavals, terrorist attacks, international scandals, the state of the economy, health advisories, etc.
The forest is burning. But if it is, could it be due to the decay of its trees?Globally, the trees, or the God-created family is in decline.
Having children is being delayed, while co-habitation, same-sex marriage, and multi-generational households is on the rise. The “golden-years” see “Ganny” and “Pop-Pop” working well into their late sixty’s. As a world, we sit longer, read less, and isolate ourselves more. The health and well-being of the family is becoming increasingly at risk.
We are experiencing increases in• Stress-related headaches, hypertension, diabetes and gastrointestinal issues.• sexually transmitted diseases among people in their child-bearing years,• co-habituating adults outpacing the number of adults who decide to marry and• mental health diseases including Alzheimer’s and dementia.
God created people as physical, mental and spiritual beings that require the basics of food, shelter, clothing, and knowledge to meet those needs. God is specific on how to meet those needs.
• In Genesis 2:18, God says, “It is not good for the man to be alone.” We were created to have personal and social relationships where we not only pay attention to our needs, but to the needs of others. We are people who need people.
• We are to learn how to “bear with and forgive another” in partnership with each other in marriage where we learn love, commitment and mutual respect as expressed in Colossian 3:13.
• Psalm 127:3-5 teaches that “Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring are a reward from God. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth.” We are to pay attention to humanities’ divine order to procreate for the sake of maintaining the world and the world to come.
• “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? Corinthians 6:19-20. We are to pay attention to our bodies and honor God by avoiding ingesting, injecting or digesting harmful substances and exercising to maintain a healthy body.
• Psalms 71:9 says “Do not cast me away when I am old: do not forsake me when my strength is gone.” Age is to be honored and cherished. It is loneliness, lack of care, and separation from the productivity of children and grandchildren that are contributing factors leading to depression, Alzheimer’s, dementia, and early death for many elderly.
Mankind cannot continue to isolate, dishonor each other, run from commitment and fail to care for itself and expect to survive.
To save our “forest,” we must nurture and protect our “trees” by fostering strong, healthy families and communities. We must pay attention to our physical and mental health needs, to how we cultivate relationships, honor commitments, and care for each other across generations.
AT-----TENNNN-TION!!
THE FOREST IS BURNING!!!
