Guest SOAP post from Carrie.
The reading for Wednesday is Matthew Chapter 28.
We have added new step, so if you haven’t been using a notebook or recording your thoughts somewhere, please consider starting that now. When you record your thoughts, you will begin to hear more and you can reflect back on what you have heard.
Okay, now that your notebook or computer or whatever is ready, let’s move on…
When it is time to read, please start first by praying and thanking God for His many blessings. Be specific.
Record your thank you’s on paper or on the computer.
Next present your requests to Him. Ask Him for whatever you want and need. As you do, record your requests and questions on paper or on the computer.
Third, ask Him to guide you in your reading, so that you will hear his message for you today.
After you read, record your SOAP observations and then listen for three minutes. Set a timer and just listen to what he might be sharing. Don’t ask. Don’t thank. Just listen. (You can pray more after you listen, if you like.)
Today our guest SOAP’er is Carrie. Here is what she heard in the reading:
Filled with joy
Scripture: Matthew 28:8
So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples.
Observation:
How often do we tell people about Jesus’ resurrection because we are “filled with joy”?
Application:
Reading this chapter, although it culminates with the Great Commission, I was struck by this verse.
These women, just having witnessed the fact of the resurrection, were so filled with joy that they had to tell someone. I should feel that way every day, and yet I don’t.
There are many days that I don’t mention Jesus’ amazing sacrifice and resurrection at all. I can blame it on the fact that I have two kids under three, or that I have to take care of the house, or that I had too many errands to run. The fact is, there is no excuse. I should be telling people all the time of the greatest thing that anyone has ever done, or will do, for me.
Prayer:
Dear God, Please help me to overcome my ungratefulness.
So much was accomplished on that cross and in that empty tomb that I cannot comprehend, but I know that you defeated sin and that you did it because you love me. Thank you. Please fill me with the joy of the resurrection everyday so that I cannot help but share the news that Jesus has risen.
Carrie Chandler is a farmer’s wife and a mom to two who is striving to be a godly wife and mother. Some days, she is better at it than others! In her spare time, she does some freelance writing.
What about you? What did you see and hear in your reading of Matthew 28? Please share with the rest of us, if you are comfortable doing so. Feel free to leave your thoughts, or a link to post with your thoughts, in the comments. If you do link a post, please include a link in your own post back to this post so your readers can see what others had to say, as well, and potentially join us.
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