Posted By: happytoberestored



This morning as Gracie and I were in the CB Chat Room, joined by a new friend, graceabounds (g2 to us), we discussed a verse of Scripture that I knew God had bonked me with the day before.



As I read this, I was drawn to the words "bowels of mercies" for a few different reasons.

When I think of "bowels", I am reminded of the phrase "in the bowels of the ship" - meaning the deepest, most tucked away of places. Yet, as I looked this up, I found out that there is a little-used meaning of the word that translates to "the seat of gentler emotions".

As I continued to ponder this throughout the day, I wondered about that place or "seat" of gentler emotions.

Isn't that place our heart?



Wow.

Our heart is supposed to be full of mercies for those people with whom we come into contact each day.

Mercies - not mercy. Plural.



God never runs out of fresh, new mercies for us. Nor should we ever run out of mercies for those in need of them.

Praise God for how He ties everything together.

YSIC,

Virginia

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tohimbeglory

Posted by:  tohimbeglory  (Posted: 07/17/08 9:08pm) permalink

That's a packed blog because it's packed with God's word. We know that when a blog has God's word it's worth to know what it wants to tell us. Well I like mysteries and bowes of mercies is ' I never though of that' kind of thing. Maybe its an old english term for something. I happen to have my greek and aramaic bibles on hand let me look at Col 3:12...hold on.. I be back...tic...tic...tic, I'm back...the greek scholar says that bowes are feelings...Let check the aramaic scholar...I'll be back...tic...tic...tic...I'm back, the aramaic translation only has...'mercy' without bowels...Now what do we do?

Do we feel mercy or do we have mercy? Jesus was moved with compassion and he rose the young man from the dead and gave him to his mother. Is mercy a feeling? Like emotion or sadness? Or joy? The aramaic text came first before the greek. Jesus spoke aramaic, it's kind of like hebrew but I think older. My guess is that mercy is on a class all by itself. I'll led to believe it has to do more like when I, you say ' from the bottom of my heart'. Meaning that what is on the bottom is not volatile or transient like an acassional emotion that passes away.

"His mercies fail not..." This kind of mercy is not a result of circumstance but part of the character like that of God himself who never changes, he always merciful. I guess we could say that we should have 'perduring mercy that fail not' Not even when we are not even thanked or given glory for it. If you love only those that love you, what profit is that, even the publican do the same. Jesus. Yes let's have perduring mercy that never fails. Mercy never fails. Paul. May be blessed and may God have everlasting dominion and glory. Amen.

thbg

kraftykatz

Posted by:  kraftykatz  (Posted: 07/18/08 6:23am) permalink

Rather than over analogize what you have written I am just going to say great think provoking blog. Thanks for sharing.

KraftyKatz
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iraqivetsgtret

Posted by:  iraqivetsgtret  (Posted: 07/18/08 12:16pm) permalink

amen nuff said

savedbyegrace

Posted by:  savedbyegrace  (Posted: 07/18/08 12:47pm) permalink

A new and different mercy for every occasion.

Amen and amen.

Love ya bunches,
Gracie

aliveinchrist13

Posted by:  aliveinchrist13  (Posted: 07/20/08 4:27am) permalink

Hello and first of all, let me say this is my first blog. And it's rather fun. That is a very thought provoking blog. And very true... It's all about Love! Kindness, warmth, compassion for others, more of what the world needs. Keep spreading the Good Word..

Thanks & God Bless,
Lance

annajones

Posted by:  annajones  (Posted: 07/23/08 8:21am) permalink

That was nice and interesting to know THANK GOD FOR HIS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE,,

blackrose65

Posted by:  blackrose65  (Posted: 07/23/08 11:26am) permalink

Amen, and amen.

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