FReeper Canteen ~ Guest Military Chaplain ~ When You Need to be Refreshed and Renewed ~ Feb 5 2006

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[The Mayor]

February 5, 2006

The Sensuous Christian

Read:
Exodus 37:1-9

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above. —James 1:17

Bible In One Year: Exodus 36-38; Matthew 23:1-22

The gratification of our senses has gotten a bad reputation, perhaps because we live in a world obsessed with pleasure. But God approves of the proper experience of pleasure through our five senses.

First, God created our senses—sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch—and all that He created is good.

Second, God made sensuousness a part of worship. Consider God's first formal worship setting: the tabernacle. It housed an ornate, gold-covered ark to hold the stone tablets God gave to Moses on Mt. Sinai. God approves of beauty. It had an altar of incense where priests burned a blend of fragrant spices made by a perfumer. God approves of pleasant aromas. It had an elaborate table with plates and pitchers. God approves of a tasteful dining experience. Around the tabernacle were curtains made from colorful yarn and finely twisted linen. God approves of beautiful colors and textures. Music was also a component of worship, as we learn from reading 2 Chronicles 29:28. God approves of pleasing sounds.

Yes, God values things that look, sound, smell, taste, and feel good. But He doesn't want us to worship them; He wants our enjoyment and gratitude to prompt us to worship Him, the Creator and giver of all good things. —Julie Ackerman Link

God gave us five senses
His world to enjoy;
But when we indulge them,
Their good we destroy. —D. De Haan

It makes sense to use our senses to glorify God.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
How Has God Loved Us?

[cgk]

Thanks for the ping, Tonkin! :) GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS!

[Aeronaut]

Good Tonk and everybody.

[JLO]

Wow, what a beautiful flower - thanks, Tonk!

[SandRat]

Psa 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

Isa 40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.

Lam 5:21 Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

[Zacs Mom]

"It Is No Secret" by Jim Reeves

[Soaring Feather]

Beautiful, thank you very much.

[Soaring Feather]

Howdy Aeronaut! Thanks for the flyover.

[JLO]

Wow - what a beautiful pic!

[Cindy]

That's beautiful.
Thank you Zac's Mom.

[shezza]

R&R bump (restoration and renewal)

Good message, and good morning

[MEG33]

He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul Psalms 23

[Pusterfuss]

Good morning everyone.

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your contuined service to our country.

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Trussell. How's it going?

[E.G.C.]

Good morning, Tonk. How's it going?

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[trussell]

It can't be morning ...I haven't even gone to bed yet. :)
Going pretty good E.G.C. How is it for you?
Big hugs!

[MEG33]

Good morning!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Wishing all our Jewish troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
a peaceful and prosperous week.