Word in the Heart; Day779

Let the word [spoken by] Christ (the Messiah) have its home [in your hearts and minds] and dwell in you in [all its] richness, as you teach and admonish and train one another in all insight and intelligence and wisdom [in spiritual things, and as you sing] psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, making melody to God with [His] grace in your hearts. Colossians 3:16 […read more]

The Word-the Bible resides in our heart and mind
The Purpose-to teach, admonish and train one another through Praise and Worship

Barnes on Col 3:16 –
Let the word of Christ – The doctrine of Christ.

Dwell in you richly in all wisdom – Abundantly, producing the spirit of true wisdom. That doctrine is adapted to make you wise. The meaning is, that they were to lay up the doctrines of the gospel in their hearts, to meditate upon them; to allow them to be their guide, and to endearor wisely to improve them to the best purpose.

Teaching and admonishing … – See this explained in the notes at Eph_5:19-20. The only additional thought here is, that their psalms and hymns were to be regarded as a method of “teaching” and “admonishing;” that is, they were to be imbued with truth, and to be such as to elevate the mind, and withdraw it from error and sin. Dr. Johnson once said, that if he were allowed to make the ballads of a nation, he cared not who made the laws. It is true in a more important sense that he who is permitted to make the hymns of a church, need care little who preaches, or who makes the creed. He will more effectually mould the sentiments of a church than they who preach or make creeds and confessions. Hence, it is indispensable, in order to the preservation of the truth, that the sacred songs of a church should be imbued with sound evangelical sentiment.

 

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PLAN:
Sunday:
2-Minute Stay Ball Exercise
2-Minute Sword Practice
2-Minute 15-lbs Dumbbell
Daily Bible Devotional
Journal
Celebration Church
25 Yards Subsurface Swim
Workout-1 Mile Swim
Mow yard
Organize office
Read for 1 hour 
2-Minute Ping-pong Drill

READING LIST:
Power Listening, Chapter 3
Data Protection 2010 Step By Step p.39 of 360

TIMELINE:
0800, End of Sleep,
1000, Celebration Church
1100, Celebration Church
1200, Mow yard
1300, Mow yard
1400, 1Mile swim
1600, Read
1800, Cook
1900, Iron clothes
2100, Read
2300, Start of sleep