Sunday, December 25, 2016
Jesus confirms us to the end
Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
I Cor. 1 ... 5 That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; 6 Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:7 So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:8 Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Confirm means:
- Strengthen and make you firm
- Establish truth or correctness of
- Give assurance that a report or fact is true
- Make appointment valid
- Formally declare someone to be appointed to a particular position
Over and over we are assured by God as to our calling in the body of Christ and our election by God and the truth of the Word given us by God.
Psalm 48 ... Viewing the works of God through scripture
in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion,
on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
4 For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.
5 They saw it, and so they marvelled;
they were troubled, and hasted away.
6 Fear took hold upon them there,
and pain, as of a woman in travail.
7 Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
8 As we have heard, so have we seen
in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God:
God will establish it for ever. Selah.
9 We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God,
in the midst of thy temple.
10 According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth:
thy right hand is full of righteousness.
11 Let mount Zion rejoice,
let the daughters of Judah be glad,
because of Thy judgments.
12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her:tell the towers thereof.
13 Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces;
that ye may tell it to the generation following.
14 For this God is our God for ever and ever:
HE will be our guide even unto death.
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Lay aside every weight
Hebrews 12 ... 1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Comments by Joan Boney:
Hebrews 12:1 ... lay aside every weight
weight: That which gives rise to a downward force
As I considered this, I knew certain people are a "weight" ... I told you before of the Catholic woman who wanted to have me go to lunch with her but she didn't want to hear about God and she was very scornful in speaking about others. I would be weighed down by her each time I went to lunch with her. Finally I gave her information concerning how evil the Catholic church is and she left me.
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Another weight for me is my answer phone: People were leaving messages which burdened me and caused me to think of secular subjects unnecessarily. I have set answer phone to "off" so it will not take messages now.
If our church members call me, and I am by the phone when it rings, I will answer phone. If I do not answer phone, they know I am not by the phone and do not hear phone ringing. Our church group can still reach me by sending me email if I do not answer their phone call. I can then return their call. I check emails often during day.
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Another weight for me is my doorbell. I managed to disconnect the wires to the doorbell ringer on outside of front door.
In my situation, doorbell often wakes me needlessly.
(usually kids trying to sell something ... or Mormons ... or other church people wanting to invite me to come to their church... or adults trying to sell me something that I don't want)
When I have sleep interrupted, I find it affects my ability to read Bible and to do the exhortations.
(Protecting my work in the ministry to which I have been assigned by God is a major issue in my life and has been for 30+ years.)
I just feel sluggish if I do not sleep my normal cycle. When I do sleep normal cycle, I feel good and can approach Bible with pure heart unless I am trying to correct someone. Then I have to be very careful ... sort of like when you have flu and are recovering... you can't move about fully as you once did and you have to be careful. I have to be careful with Bible until the correction matter has cooled off, so to speak. I recognize a danger in handling scriptures in such cases.
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Another "weight", my email provider has begun advertising movies on the full computer screen so when email is on I am troubled by the pictures they are showing that day on my screen.
I just found a way to by-pass this so I don't have to see it all the time.
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Each of us must take care of "weights" when we are committed to really focusing on God and Bible ...
Hebrews 12:1 ... lay aside every weight
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Heb. 12:1 ... (lay aside) the sin which doth so easily beset us
Each of us must identify those sins which so easily come to us and lay these things or people aside which open doors to those sins.
I Cor. 15:33 ... Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. 34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
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Heb. 12:1 ... and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
The race set before me is not the same as the race set before you, most likely.
"My race" on this earth, assigned by God:
- exhort the church
- edify the church
- care for the "children" of God in the church
- apostle/prophet work
You must identify the race God has set before you, your responsibilities to God and run that race with patience.
Knowing this: Our labor in the Lord (in the assignments HE gives us) are not in vain. I Cor. 15:58
58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
Saturday, December 24, 2016
John 8 ... Reading through the Bible
3And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, 4They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. 5Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? 6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. 7So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. 8And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. 9And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. 10When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? 11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
12Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. (Jesus, THE WORD is the light of the world)
13The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.
14Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go. 15Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man. 16And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me. 17 It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true. 18I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
19Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father?
Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.
20These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.
21Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.
22Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
23And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. 24I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
25Then said they unto him, Who art thou?
And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning.
26I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of (from) Him.
27They understood not that he spake to them of the Father.
28Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
29And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him. 30As he spake these words, many believed on him.
31Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 32And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
33They answered him, We be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
34Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. 35And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. 36If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
37I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you. 38I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.
39They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father.
Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham. 40But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of (from) God: this did not Abraham. 41Ye do the deeds of your father.
Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.
42Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
43Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. 44Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. 45And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
46Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? 47He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
48Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
49Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me. 50And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.
51Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
52Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. 53Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?
54Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God: 55Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying. 56Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.
57Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
58Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
59Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
Charity does not behave itself in an unseemly way
Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
There are many "unseemly" ways before us today.
In USA there is a football show which has a woman singer on camera at the beginning of each show, flaunting herself before all who will watch and listen. I cannot stand seeing or hearing her for what she does is so ungodly for a woman to do. When this show comes on, I mute the sound of her "unseemly" voice and I close my eyes until this part of the show is over, not wanting to look upon such "unseemly" things.
I pulled the weather channel up and was shocked by the camera view. There was an extremely pregnant woman on camera, flaunting herself before all.
The godly women of the Bible did not do such things and neither should we today. The women of the Bible should be our example when we are godly today. Fashion and the era have nothing at all to do with the way we should behave ourselves today if we are godly, especially for women.
Lk. 1 (Mother of John the Baptist) ... 24 And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months...
We have become such an unseemly generation ...
I Tim. 2 ... 9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; 10 But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works. 11 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. 12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. 13 For Adam was first formed, then Eve. 14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. 15 Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.
For a brief time, there was a "fashion" where the top of the woman's dress appeared to have her undergarment (slip) showing. A woman in our church group appeared wearing such a dress and I told her immediately she should not wear such a thing as this, no matter what the fashion of the moment was ... it was unseemly ...
Charity does not exalt itself and unseemliness is one way women choose to exalt themselves ... in the way they walk, in their boisterous speaking, in their lewd appearance ...
A godly woman should not do such things as this.
Today TV advertisements are often unseemly ... I just close my eyes when such appears. And sometimes I see shocking things when I go to store to get groceries. I just turn away, grieved in my heart that women can do such things.
I Cor. 13 ... 4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Psalm 47 ... Viewing the works of God through scripture
shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
2 For the Lord most high is terrible;
he is a great King over all the earth.
3 He shall subdue the people under us,
and the nations under our feet.
4 He shall choose our inheritance for us,
the excellency of Jacob whom He loved. Selah.
5 God is gone up with a shout,
the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
6 Sing praises to God, sing praises:
sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
7 For God is the King of all the earth:
sing ye praises with understanding.
8 God reigneth over the heathen:
God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
9 The princes of the people are gathered together,
even the people of the God of Abraham:
for the shields of the earth belong unto God:
HE is greatly exalted.
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Pure religion in the sight of God
James 1 ... 27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this,
To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction,
and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
"Visit" means to judge their situation ... is there a need ...
My cousin's husband died. I called her and talked with her. I knew she had ample money. But she did have a need which I could provide.
- I told her every time the grief flooded her mind, to turn to God and call on Him for help.
- I told her what the Bible says happened when a person dies. "He falls asleep." Death is just a falling asleep.
I Thess. 4 ... But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep (dead), that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent (precede) them which are asleep. 16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
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The second part of James 1:27 is for us to keep ourselves unspotted from the world.
We turn on the TV and the world speaks and their words and acts are usually contrary to the Bible.
We read a secular book and their words and acts are often contrary to Bible.
We go to grocery store and often their words and acts are contrary to Bible.
My last trip to Costo went very well until I began to check out at the cashier's stand. The young woman putting my groceries in my basket noticed the amount of my purchases: $77.77
She became very excited and said, "This is your lucky day. You should ..." (she named some type of gambling that I should do that day but I quit hearing her before she finished speaking.)
My provision is from God. I would not want to change that. I have a sure thing.
God never fails me. God has cared for me all these years. (I am 78 at time of this writing) And I believe the promise of the Bible where we are told God will never leave us nor forsake us. Heb. 13:5
As I think on these things, I believe I have a "spot" remover for my soul.
It is a continual reestablishment to keep ourselves from the spots that come to us from the world.
Friday, December 23, 2016
John 7 ... Reading through the Bible
2 Now the Jews’ feast of tabernacles was at hand. 3 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest. 4 For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world. 5 For neither did his brethren believe in him.
6 Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.
7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
8 Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come. 9 When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee. 10 But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.
11 Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he? 12 And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people. 13Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.
14 Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. 15And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? 16 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. 17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. 18 He that speaketh of himself (of his own ideas) seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh HIS glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
19 Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?
20 The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?
21 Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel. 22 Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man. 23 If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day? 24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
25Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill? 26 But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ? 27 Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.
28 Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not. 29 But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me.
30 Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
31 And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done? 32 The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.
33 Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me. 34 Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come. 35 Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles? 36 What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?
37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. 38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. 39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
40 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet. 41 Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee? 42 Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was? 43 So there was a division among the people because of him. (The WORD brings division when it comes.) 44 And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.
45 Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him? 46 The officers answered, Never man spake like this man. 47 Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived? 48 Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him? 49 But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.
50 Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,) 51 Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth? 52 They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
53 And every man went unto his own house.
The wisdom of man ... The wisdom of God
Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
The apostle Paul spoke wisdom from God "to them who are perfect" ... to those perfected by God in Christ. (I Cor. 2)
The world will reject the wisdom of God considering it as foolishness.
But the people of God rejoice in the wisdom from God knowing it is everything to them.
Examples:
The wisdom of man: Plan for retirement
The wisdom of God: Mt. 6 ..Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? 26 Behold the fowls of the air:for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? 27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? 28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and HIS righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow:for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
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When we consider this, we understand how the world cannot receive the wisdom of God for we act by faith when we believe God. They have faith in their own wisdom and in what man says. So God's wisdom seems to them to be foolish.
Another example:
Wisdom of the world: Get as much money as you can possibly get. Take jobs to get money and try to get jobs that pay more money. Follow after money.
Wisdom of God: I Tim. 6 ... 5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness:from such withdraw thyself.
6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. 9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil:which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
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We, who are of God, grow into the ways of God, carefully considering what God says and choosing to go in HIS way and live according to HIS Word.
In I Cor. 2, Paul says ...
... 5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
... 6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect:yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
Psalm 46 ... Viewing the works of God through scripture
a very present help in trouble.
2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed,
and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled,
though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
4 There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God,
the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved:
God shall help her, and that right early.
6 The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved:
He uttered his voice, the earth melted.
7 The Lord of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
8 Come, behold the works of the Lord,
what desolations HE hath made in the earth.
9 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth;
he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder;
he burneth the chariot in the fire.
10 Be still, and know that I am God:
I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
11 The Lord of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our refuge.
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Is there a problem?
When I view what the world is doing, often I can't understand what they say or do.
Once when I was in France, it was so peaceful. I was sitting on a park bench and people passed by me, they were talking, I was in such peace.
Then I realized: The reason I'm in such peace is they are speaking French and I can't understand what they are saying.
As we pass through this world, it is like we are momentary observers, not that we are part of them for we can't understand them.
One night in June, 2016, I glanced at CNN. There was some kind of big crisis "maybe". Even the newscasters were saying, "Are we making more to do of this than is real?" The stock market fell over 600 points and I listened to see what happen. It was something in England, a vote to leave “Europe”? Although I listened, I couldn't understand the problem. Then the politicians began giving their opinion and I couldn't understand them either. They may as well have been speaking in French which I can't understand either. I turned the crisis off.
As I was reading Bible, I noticed following:
I Jn. 2 ...24 ... Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.
I began consider what it was that I had heard "from the beginning." What it is that I know.
I know that Jesus died for our sins and was raised by God and is now seated at the right hand of God.
Jesus will return for us. The dead in Christ will rise first. (I Thess. 4) Then those who are alive will be changed instantly and rise to be with them. (I Cor. 15)
We are just waiting to be taken out.
I Jn. 2
25 And this is the promise that HE hath promised us, even eternal life.
While we wait, Paul said to Timothy, give yourself to "reading to exhortation to doctrine". I consider that is what we also should do while we wait.
To reading: Reading Bible
To exhorting: Sharing truth from God with those around us ... exhort: to urge earnestly by advice or warning.
At some point, this present heaven and earth will pass away. It will not be destroyed by man but by God. II Peter 3
We should be giving truth from God as we cross paths with those concerned about this world. (Give yourselves to this ... sharing truths from God.)
To doctrine: Examining your doctrines by the New Testament by Holy Spirit as he guide from scripture to scripture by reminding you of various scriptures. Rereading about adultery which the world and most churches discount now. Restoring your own thinking over and over to Bible. Rereading about homosexuals, which many in world approves but what does Bible say, what does God say through the scriptures? Keeping God's truth before you for that is truth.
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