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<span style="font-size: large;">It doesn't seem like
a suitable place for the King of kings: the animals, the filth, the smells, the
flies, the dusty scratchy hay—and having a feeding trough, of all things, for a
crib! But God, in His infinite love, chooses the humblest possible surroundings.
No one can accuse Jesus of not knowing hardship and pain. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As Mary studies the face of her baby, she isn't just looking
at a precious child; she's peering into the face of her Lord—His Majesty. Mary
knows she's holding God in her arms<i>. So
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<span style="font-size: large;">She remembers what the angel had told her: "You are to
call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.
The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign
over Jacob's descendants forever; his kingdom will never end." 1</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But at this very moment, baby Jesus looks like anything but
a king. His face is reddish and prunelike. His cry, though strong and healthy,
is still the helpless and piercing cry of a baby. 2 And He is absolutely
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<span style="font-size: large;">The sky above the manger is torn open with a multitude of
the heavenly host praising God and promising peace on earth to those who please
Him: "Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on
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<span style="font-size: large;"> As the angel choir
withdraws into heaven, the sheepherders talk it over. "Let's get over to
Bethlehem as fast as we can and see for ourselves what God has revealed to
us." They leave, running, and find Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in
the manger. Seeing is believing. They tell everyone they meet what the angels
said about this child. All who hear the sheepherders are impressed.' 5</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can't help thinking about the stigma of being an unwed
mother in the early Jewish culture. Imagine the angry stares and cruel remarks
from those you once thought were friends. In spite of the fact that Mary's
world has been forever altered in extraordinary ways, she remains committed to
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<span style="font-size: large;">Second, it's not to the kings, or to the great intellectual-As,
or even to the celebrities that God sends the ultimate birth announcement.
Instead, the Creator of the universe first shares His great joy with simple,
humble shepherds. [Apparently high positions don't impress Him very much!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Are our eyes fixed on God's faithful love? Can we see beyond
our own problems and experience His love—just as Mary did? If you're having
trouble with that, keep in mind that part of His love involved coming all the
way down to our level to live in this dirty, sin-infested world in the person
of His Son. Let's move in closer and get a better look at this Son.... </span><br />
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"He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his
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servant, being made in human likeness" (Philippians 2:7). </span></div>
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righteousness of God" (2 Corinthians 5:21).' </span></div>
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child is born, unto us a son is given. . . . His name shall be called.... Wonderful"
(Isaiah 9:6 KJV). Even now He is working in just as amazing ways as when He
created heaven and earth. Our challenge to you in the days ahead: Strive to get
the full picture of Jesus and be attracted to Him with new awe and new <i>wonder.</i> </span></div>
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the inside out. His eyes radiate with unlimited peace; His smile speaks of
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skeptics sometimes shake your faith? (Please explain.) Are you able to stick
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1. Luke 1:31-33. 2. Max Lucado, God Came Near (Portland:
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Michael Ross, <i>Faith Encounter: Experience
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">(An adaptation from
the book “ GROWING IN CHRIST 40 Days to Deeper Faith” written by Dr. Arnie Cole
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Philip Verghese 'Ariel'http://www.blogger.com/profile/16981252465465661710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261490981814007781.post-5495495617566799902015-06-03T00:33:00.000-07:002015-06-10T00:21:20.779-07:00Old Testament WORDS for Today<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">By Warren W. Wiersbe</span></div>
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<b><i>(President Back to
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Then the serpent said
to the woman, "You will not surely die."</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><b>Yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may teach others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue. 1 CORINTHIANS 14:19<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><i><b>“If you know how to select them, five words can express unforgettable, life-changing thoughts.</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><i><b>Thomas Jefferson put five words in the Declaration of Independence that declared liberty for the American colonies: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." Abraham Lincoln quoted those five words in his famous Gettysburg Address.</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><i><b>On June 18, 1940, Prime Minister Winston Churchill heartened the British people with a speech that concluded with five unforgettable words: "Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duty, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Commonwealth and its Empire lasts for a thousand years, men will still say, `This was their finest hour.'"</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><i><b>The Bible contains many memorable five-word statements that are "living and powerful" (Heb. 4:12), inspired words that the Holy Spirit can use to direct us in today's chaotic world. In this book, I have provided meditations based on one hundred of these phrases as they are found in the Old Testament, using the New King James Version of the Scriptures. I trust that as you meditate on God's Word and ponder my words, the Spirit of God will enlighten you and encourage you, enabling you to discover the will of God and enjoy doing it."</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">God put our first parents into a lovely garden where all
their needs were met and they had the privilege of fellowshipping with him and
serving him. The enemy was prepared to attack, as he always is, and from this
event we can get the instructions we need to obey to defeat him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Don't give Satan a foothold. One of Adam's responsibilities
was to "keep" the garden (Gen. 2:15), which means to guard it. It's
the same word used in Genesis 3:24, "to guard the way to the tree of
life." It seems that Adam was not with his wife at that time, so she was
an easier target for the evil one. Ephesians 4:27 warns us not to "give
place to the devil," for all he needs is a small foothold and he can begin
to wage war. Even today, his servants stealthily creep in and cause trouble (2
Tim. 3:6; Jude 4). Cultivating a lustful or unkind thought can provide a
foothold, and so can deliberately re-fusing to do God's will. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Don't listen to Satan's offers.</i> Satan is a counterfeiter and
a masquerader who never reveals his true nature. He can even come as an angel
of light (2 Cor. 11:14) and lead us astray. We can tell when Satan is at work
because he questions God's Word and encourages us to deny the authority of
Scripture, asking us, "Has God indeed said . . . ?" Satan first questions
the Word, then denies the Word, then substitutes his own lies. Our reply must
be, "Yes, God did say, and I am going to respect it!" We must
immediately turn to the Lord in prayer and seek his wisdom. He will remind us
of what we have learned from the Scriptures and we can use the sword of the </span><span style="font-size: large;">Spirit to defeat Satan, as Jesus did when Satan attacked him
(Eph. 6:17; Matt. 4:1-11). It's important that we hide God's Word in our
hearts, because this will enable us to overcome him (Ps. 119:11).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Remind yourself of God's
rich blessings.</i> A temptation is Satan's offer to give you something he
claims that God hasn't given you. When Satan tempted Jesus, he suggested,
"Your Father just said you were his beloved son. If he loves you, why are
you hungry?" The warnings against temptation found in James 1:12-15 are
followed by reminders that we are the recipients of God's good and perfect
gifts (vv. 16-18). A temptation is Satan's cheap substitute for the real gifts
from heaven, the Father has given us. The devil wanted Jesus to transform
stones into bread, but Jesus preferred the nourishing bread of life, the Word
of God (Matt. 4:4). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">First Timothy 2:14 reminds us that Eve was deceived by
Satan, but when Adam showed up, he sinned with his eyes wide open because he
wanted to remain with his wife. It was his deliberate disobedience that plunged
the human race into sin and judgment (Rom. 5:12-21). It was our Lord's
obedience and death on the cross that saved us from condemnation and made us
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Two
mighty forces are at work in the world today. One force is pulling everything
apart, while the other force is seeking to put things back together again. Sin
is the destroyer, but Jesus Christ is the builder.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> So many people need to put their lives
together today! Their lives and homes are being pulled apart, and their jobs
are in jeopardy. For these people, everything seems to be crashing down around
them. They are falling apart physically, mentally, socially, financially and,
most of all, spiritually. In the Old Testament book of Ruth, we have a vivid
account of two widows—one young and the other old—who were able to put their
lives together and find happiness and fulfillment in the will of God. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In
chapter 1 of Ruth, everything is falling apart. Naomi and her family made some
mistakes. People today are making these same mistakes. Let me survey the first
chapter for you, and then we will look at the first mistake that Naomi and her
family made and the reasons behind it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ruth
1:1-5 reveals the family's first mistake. <i>They
were trying to run away from their problems.</i> Bethlehem-Judah was
experiencing a famine. Naomi, her husband and two sons packed up and went to
Moab to avoid the famine and other problems. But in Moab they only found more
problems! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The
second mistake that Naomi made was <i>trying
to cover up her disobedience</i> (vv. 6-18). She tried to send her two
daughters-in-law back home so they would not come to Bethlehem with her and be
evidence that she had disobeyed God. First, she ran away from her problems, and
then she tried to cover her sins and hide them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The
third mistake that Naomi made is found in verses 19 through 22. She became
bitter against God. Ruth went back to Bethlehem with Naomi, but Naomi was a
bitter woman. The name "Naomi" means "pleasant," but she
was not at all pleasant! She said, "Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for
the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me" (v. 20). The name
"Mara" means "bitter." It comes from the same word as
myrrh, the bitter perfume that was used for embalming. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If
you want to destroy your life, then make these same three mistakes: try to run
away from your problems, try to cover up your disobedience, and become bitter
against God. I guarantee that if you will take these three steps, your life
will begin to fall apart. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Now
it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in
the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem-Judah went to sojourn in the country
of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. And the name of the man was
Elimelech, and the name of his wife, Naomi, and the name of his two sons,
Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem-Judah. And they came into the
country of Moab, and continued there. And Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died; and
she was left, and her two sons. And they took themselves wives of the women of
Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other, Ruth; and they
dwelt there about ten years. Arid Mahlon and Chilion died also, both of them;
and the woman was bereft of her two sons and her husband" (vv. 1-5). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The
scene is now set. A famine has come upon the people of Israel. Instead of
trusting God to provide, this family chooses to pack up and go to Moab. They
decide to run away from their problems rather than facing them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Why
do people try to run away from their problems? Let me suggest several possible
reasons.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <b style="text-align: justify;">Living by Sight—Not by Faith</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One
reason why this family ran from their problems is because <i>they were living by sight and not by faith.</i> In comparing their life
in Bethlehem with life in Moab, they made the mistake of only looking at the
situation from a human point of view. When they looked at Bethlehem, they only
saw hunger and pain, while Moab appeared to be the land of plenty. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">From
God's point of view, their decision was wrong. Moab was a heathen land, and the
Moabites worshiped false gods. They were the enemies of God and of Israel. God
had said in Deuteronomy 23:3, "An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into
the congregation of the Lord; even to their tenth generation shall they not
enter into the congregation of the Lord forever." </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The
Ammonites and the Moabites were the descendants of Lot as the result of an act
of incest (see Gen. 19:30-38). When Lot was delivered from Sodom, he and his
daughters lived in a cave. His daughters made him drunk and then committed
incest with him. The sons born to these women became the fathers of the nations
of Ammon and Moab, and these nations became the enemies of the people of God.
From God's point of view, Elimelech and his family were leaving home and going
to reside with, and depend on, the enemy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The
name "Bethlehem" means "house of bread." Judah can be
translated "praise," while Ephratah means "fruitful."
Bethlehem was called Bethlehem-Ephratah. As this family looked at the
"fruitful house of bread," they could only see famine and barrenness.
The sound of complaining filled the land of "praise." Elimelech said
to Naomi, "The wisest thing we can do is leave." If you are living by
sight and not by faith, difficult situations look hopeless to you. Running away
seems like the best solution. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Why
didn't they just trust God? God had made it very clear in His Law that if His
people obeyed Him, He would bless them. We are told in Deuteronomy 28 that
famines were a discipline from God. God promised to send the harvest, the rain
and the sunshine—all that was needed—if His people would obey Him. Instead of
running away, the people should have run to God, bowed down, confessed their
sin and asked for His forgiveness. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When
you start living by sight and not by faith, then you will start running away
from your problems and sins instead of trusting. God to help you overcome them.
You will try to find an easy way out of a difficult situation. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Living for the Physical—Not the Spiritual <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A
second reason why people run away from their problems is because <i>they are living for the physical and not for
the spiritual.</i> Some people may argue, "Well, these people had to
live!" I would rather be hungry in the will of God than full and satisfied
out of the will of God. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The
first temptation that Satan presented to the Lord Jesus was a choice between
the physical and the spiritual. Our Lord had just spent 40, days fasting in the
wilderness, and He was hungry. Satan said to Him, in effect, "Since you are
hungry, turn these stones into bread." If the Father in heaven would have
said to His Son, "Turn the stones into bread," Jesus would have done
it. But the Father had not given Him that commandment. Jesus answered,
"Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out
of the mouth of God" (Matt. 4:4). Jesus did not succumb to the temptation
to put His needs before the will of God. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've
often heard people say, "Well, a person has to live." While it is
true that we must live in the will of God, it is not true that we must live—no
matter what the cost. It is far better for us to be poor and hungry in the will
of God than to have all the comforts of life apart from the will of God. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This
was the mistake that Esau made. He despised his God-given birthright. Esau had
been out in the field hunting and came home famished. Jacob was making some
delicious stew, and Esau sold his birthright for a bowl of it. He put his
physical desires before God's plan for his life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When
you begin putting the physical ahead of the spiritual, you start living to
please yourself. You begin to think that the most important thing in life is to
be comfortable, not to be conformable to the will of God. What if our Lord
Jesus Christ had put the physical ahead of the spiritual? What if He had been
more concerned about His own comfort and pleasure than about doing the will of
God? Where would we be today? </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Living for the World—Not the Lord <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A
third reason why people make the mistake of running from their problems is
because<i> they are living for the world and
not for the Lord.</i> The Word of God says, "Now it came to pass in the
days when the judges ruled" (Ruth 1:1). We have already discovered that
the Book of Judges is the book of "no king." At least four times in
the Book of Judges we read: "There was no king in Israel" (17:6;
18:1; 19:1; 21:25). Twice we read: "In those days there was no king in
Israel; every man did that which was right in his own eyes" (21:25; see
also 17:6). Naomi and her family were living in an era of anarchy. The popular
argument was "Everyone is doing it! Why shouldn't we?" But: the fact
was that everyone was not doing it! Boaz did not go to Moab. He stayed where he
was, and God later used him to rescue Naomi and Ruth. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When
the situation became difficult in Bethlehem, Naomi and her family made three
wrong decisions: (1) they decided to leave Bethlehem; (2) they decided to go to
Moab; and (3) after Elimelech died, Naomi allowed her two sons to marry women
from Moab. In Ezra 9:1 and Nehemiah 13:1 you find both Ezra and Nehemiah
protesting against the Jews who had married women outside the nation of Israel.
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<span style="font-size: large;">The
problem today is that people are conforming to the world with its rebellious
atmosphere and attitudes. When you start running away from your problems, you
are living for the world and not for the Lord. Your excuse becomes
"Everybody is doing it!" And you start doing what is right in your
own eyes. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Ignoring the Source of the Problem</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> A fourth reason why people run from their
problems is that <i>they ignore the real
source of their problem—their own heart. </i>When Naomi, Elimelech and their
two sons went to Moab, <i>they took their
problem with them.</i> What was their problem? The spiritual deterioration in
their hearts. They were the problem. They were proud because they believed they
could manipulate and manage their own lives and do a better job of it than God
was doing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The
source of every problem is<i> inside, not
out-side.</i> The heart of every problem is the problem in the heart. We blame
circumstances, and we even blame God. But when you reach the root of the
problem, we are the ones who are to blame. We doubt God and disobey His Word.
We put the world and the flesh ahead of the will of God. We think we can run
away. But the Word of God makes it clear that when you run away, you take your
sinful heart right along with you. That's why you can't run away; that's why
running away only causes the problems to increase. You may be in a new location
and have a new situation, but you still have the same old heart. You will
repeat the same old mistakes. Ralph Waldo Emerson used to say that a change in
geography will never overcome a flaw in character. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Naomi
and her family traveled the 50 miles from Bethlehem to Moab, and it was a trip
that took them out of the will of God. They planned to sojourn in Moab just for
a while, but they tarried there for ten years. Everything fell apart. The
fruitful fields of Moab became a cemetery for Naomi's husband and her two sons.
Instead of having hope, Naomi became hopeless. God had to discipline this
family to bring Naomi back where she belonged. It never pays to rebel against
God. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately,
Naomi still had not learned her lesson. We will see that she made another
mistake. She tried to cover up her sins and blame other people. Hebrews 12:11
says, "No chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous;
nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto
them who are exercised by it." Naomi had to learn to surrender to the
discipline of God and stop running away. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>(An adaptation from the book "Put Your Life Together -Studies in the Book of Ruth.)</i></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 23.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Give Us This
Day Our Daily Bread</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><i>(Is this Petition Relevant
Today?)<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<b> by George V Thiruvanathapuram<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In
Mathew Chapter 6 verses 9-13, we have what is generally called as the Lord’s
Prayer.” In using this title, however we
should remember that Jesus never prayed it Himself. It was given to the disciples as a model
after which they could pattern their prayer. In some Christian groups this prayer is often
used, as a matter of routine, without knowing the real meaning of each
petition. Out of the seven petitions
here, the first three concerns the name, kingdom and will of God. The Lord must occupy the highest place, and
indeed in our whole lives. The four
petitions for ourselves rise by degrees from “bread” up to “deliverance from
evil”: teaching us that we ought to grovel in prayer, but to increase in
spirituality while we pray. (C H Spurgeon)
“Give us this day our daily bread.” Give us necessary food, bread for
the day; our own bread, yet thy gracious gift; give it not only to me, but to
all of us thy children. Is this petition
needed today when our purses are thick, bank balances sufficient, and our store
houses and fridges are full with food materials from salad to chicken? There was a time when our forefathers and
evangelists like George Muller or M E Cherian and many others fully depended on
our gracious Lord for each meal? I still
remember a time when a friend of mine, was examining the rooftop of their
wooden house to check, whether he could get few pieces of dried Tapioca, which
was stolen by rats from them. Such was
the hard time! Now the situations have
changed! Who needs such a prayer when
many could join with that fool in Luke 12 who said, “soul, thou hast much goods
laid up for many years, take thine ease, eat, drink and be merry”! (v.
19). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let us examine this Lord’s teaching
on the basis of the Scriptures:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“Our
daily bread” refers primarily to the supply of our temporal needs. With the Hebrews, bread was a generic term, signifying the
necessities and conveniences of this life.
(Gen: 3:19; 28:20), such as food, raiment and housing. Inherent in the use of the specific term <i>bread </i> rather than the more general term <i>food </i> is an emphasis, teaching us not to ask for
dainties or for riches, but for that which is wholesome and needful. Bread here includes health and appetite apart
from which food does us no good. It also
takes into account <i>nourishment: </i> for this comes not from the food alone, nor
does it lie within the power of man’s will.
Hence God’s <i>blessings </i> on it is to be sought. “For every creature of God is good, and on it
is nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: For it is sanctified by the word of God and
prayer” (1 Tim. 4:4,5).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mathew
Henry has correctly pointed out that the reason for this request for the supply
of our physical needs <i>heads </i>the last
four petitions in this prayer is that “our natural well being is necessary for
our spiritual well being in the world.” In other words, God grants to us the physical
things of this life as <i>helps </i>to
discharge of our spiritual duties. And
since they are given by Him, they are to be employed in His service, and not
for our selfish activities for making money.
What gracious consideration God shows toward our weakness: we are inept
and unfit to perform our higher duties if deprived of the things needed for the
sustenance of our bodily existence. We
may also rightly infer that this petition comes first, in order to promote the
steady growth and strengthening of our faith.
Perceiving the goodness and faithfulness of God in applying our daily
physical needs, we are encouraged and stimulated to ask for higher blessings
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<span style="font-size: large;">In
begging God to give us our daily bread, we ask that He might graciously provide
us with a portion of outward things such as He sees will be best suited to our
calling and station. “Give me neither
poverty nor riches; feed me with food
convenient for me: Lest I be full, and deny Thee and say, Who is Lord? Or lest
I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain (Prov. 30:8,9). If God grants us the superfluities of life we
are to be thankful, and must endeavor to use them to His glory; but we must not
ask them. “And having food and raiments
let us be therewith <i>content. </i> We
are to ask for “our daily bread” (1 Tim. 6:8)
It is to be obtained not by theft, nor by taking force or fraud what
belongs to another, but by our personal labor and industry. Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty,
open thine eyes, and thou shall be satisfied with bread” (Prov. 20:13)
“She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread
of idleness” (Prov. 31:27) <i>Is this
request restricted to our daily bread) </i> No. <i>First, we</i> are reminded of our <u>frailty</u>. We are unable to continue in health for
twenty four hours, and are unfit for the duties of a single day, unless
constantly fed from on high. <i>Second,</i> we are reminded of the <i>brevity </i>of our mundane existence. None of us know what a day brings forth,
and therefore we are forbidden to boast
ourselves of tomorrow (Pro. 27:1) <i>Third,</i> we are taught to suppress all
anxious concern for the future and to live a day at a time <i>one day at a time. </i>“Take
therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought of the
things of itself. Sufficient unto the
day is the evil thereof” (Matthew 6: 34) <i>Fourth,</i>
Christ inculcates a lesson of <i>moderation. Finally, </i>observe that our Lord’s word “Give
us this day our <i>daily </i>bread” is
appropriate for use each morning, whereas the expressions, He teaches in Luke
11:3 “Give us <i>day by day</i> our bread”
ought be our request every night. Then
the question that comes before us is “Do we have family worship (prayer) every
morning and evening? Let us all
re-confirm this in our lives during this year, to have family altar. Let me conclude this by quoting our Lord’s
words from Matthew Chapter 6:25-28
“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? 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?
Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And
why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they
grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
It then came to the ground to pick up a crum and rising merrily again
seemed to repeat its simple song “Mortals, cease from toil and sorrow, God
provideth for the morrow.” This greatly
comforted the Reformers heart” (C.H.
Spurgeon) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let us cheer our hearts by
reading that delicious song of contentment: Psalm 23:</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">The Lord is my shepherd is ENOUGH:</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life:</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">and </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">I will dwell in the house of the LORD for
ever.”</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">The Lord of hosts is with us; the
God of Jacob is our refuge (Ps. 46:11).</span><span style="font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-size: large;">It is good to sing this twice; It is a truth of which no believer
wearies, it is a fact too often forgotten.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">John Wesley was sick and could not be understood.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">He attempted to speak.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">At last, with all his strength he cried.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>“The best of all is, God is with us.”</i></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i> </i></b> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Again, raising his hand and waving it in
triumph, he exclaimed with thrilling effect,</span><span style="font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>“The best of all is, God is with us.”</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i>
</span><span style="font-size: large;">These words seem to express the leading feature of his life.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">God had been with him from early
childhood.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">His providence had guided him
through all the devious wanderings of human life.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Now when he was entering the “valley of the
shadow of death,” the same hand sustained him (Spurgeon: <i>“The Treasury of
David”).</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Beloved, is the Lord on your
side?</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Is Emmanuel, God with us, Your
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<b>Gospel Literature Service (Harvest Times, Mumbai)</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">THE FOOL'S FOLLY </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">— Warren W. Wiersbe </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This psalm describes the atheist
and gives eight reasons why he is a fool. First, he does not acknowledge God
(v. 1). He lives as if there is no God. He does not obey God (v. 1). Some
people think that human nature is basically kind and good. Not so. We are
abominably corrupt by nature (Rom. 3:9). He does not understand God (v. 2). If
you don't have the Spirit of God, you can't understand the things of God.
Atheists say they won't accept anything they can't understand. Actually, there
is little in the world they do understand!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>The fool does not seek God</i> (v.
2). No one by himself seeks God and comes to know Him. God invites us to seek
Him, and He has mercy on us. <i>He does not follow God's way</i> (v. 3). God has
ordained the right path for us. Being a Christian is not easy, and many people
do not want to pay the price. The narrow road leads to life and is tough; the
broad road is the easy way until the end (Matt. 7:13,14).</span></div>
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4). Such people are mercenary and do not treat others right. <i>He does not fear
God </i>(v. 5). The day will come when the fool will be afraid. He lives with a
false confidence and one day will face judgment. <i>He does not hope in God</i> (v.
6). The person who leaves God out of his life has no future.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">God's people have a future of
eternal life. However, anyone who professes to be a Christian, but lives like
an atheist also is a fool. May Jesus, help us to acknowledge the goodness,
greatness and majesty of Almighty God.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>The atheist lives as if there is
no God. You, as God's child, eagerly await eternal life. However, if you fail
to walk with the Lord, you behave as a fool. Lay hold of your spiritual
resources in Christ and hope in Him.</b></i></span></div>
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Philip Verghese 'Ariel'http://www.blogger.com/profile/16981252465465661710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261490981814007781.post-25812703067449911572015-05-20T23:40:00.000-07:002019-05-21T11:50:15.450-07:00Christianity In Concrete<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%;"> by Warren W. Wiersbe (President Back to the Bible Intl.)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%;">Dwight L. Moody was certainly one of the
most practical preachers who ever ministered the Word. He had been a successful
salesman prior to becoming an evangelist, so that might explain his
down-to-earth approach to Christian service. "Every Bible ought to be
bound in shoe leather!" he said, a statement that summarizes his
philosophy of Christian living.</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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he met Ira Sankey, who was later to become his associate in ministry. He asked
Sankey to meet him at a certain corner late one afternoon. When Sankey arrived,
he discovered that Moody had planned a street meeting and Sankey was supposed
to sing! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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less than 30 minutes and then invited the growing crowd to follow him to the
opera house. In a few minutes, the opera house was full. Moody mounted the
platform and preached another sermon to the attentive congregation. At the
close of his message, Moody said, "Now we must close, as the delegates to
the convention wish to come to discuss the topic 'How To Reach the Masses.'
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 120%;">That was D. L. Moody! While others were discussing a subject, he
was achieving an object! <b><i>He believed in Christianity in the concrete, not
in the abstract.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 120%;">This was our Lord's approach to life and service. A lawyer wanted
to discuss "Who is my neighbor?" but Jesus said, "To whom can
you <i>be </i>a neighbor?" The lawyer wanted to travel in the abstract
heights of theology and law, but Jesus brought him down to earth and told him
about a man dying by the side of the road.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 120%;"> Abstract Christianity
never won a soul for Christ, never dried a tear, never fed a hungry child and
never encouraged a fainting heart. While there certainly is a place for
committees, conventions and the frank discussion of "abstract" issues
and problems, unless those discussions produce concrete ministry, we have
wasted valuable time and money avoiding the real issues. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 120%;">Let me share with you some areas of Christian life and ministry
that need to be dealt with in the concrete, not the abstract. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%;">First,</span></i><span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%;"> there
is this thing we call "the world." You hear about it especially at
missionary conventions where speaker after speaker reminds us of the needs of
"the world." Quite frankly, I can't conceive of seven billion people,
even when the speaker dramatizes this number in some pictorial fashion. Seven
billion people! The world! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 120%;">But God doesn't want me to get concerned about "the
world" in the abstract. He wants me to start with <i>my world,</i> right
where I am. Dr. Oswald J. Smith has often reminded us, "The light that
shines the farthest will shine the brightest at home." It is difficult to
believe that a committee member is burdened for Africa when he has no concern
for his own neighborhood.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 120%;">"Abstract Christianity" will enable you to keep up your
reputation for dedication without having to pay too great a price. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 120%;">Whatever "the world" may be, it begins at my front
door. What good is it for me to use my missionary prayer list each morning and
intercede for my friends overseas, if I am not burdened for the people I meet
day after day? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 120%;">While attending a convention, I missed a friend of mine who was
not in the session on personal witnessing. I saw him at lunch and told him what
a great session we had enjoyed. "Where were you?" I asked him. He
replied, "I was out in the lobby leading one of the bellhops to
Christ." Believe me, I felt very small. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 120%;">Second is the matter of "the home." I hear zealous
speakers telling me that we must do some-thing about "the home." They
tell me "the home" is deteriorating, and no doubt it is. But I can do
very little about "the home" in the abstract. <i>I can</i> do
something about my own home, and you can do something about your home. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 120%;">It is frightening to realize that today we have more books on
marriage and the home, more films, more CDs, more lectures, more radio and TV
programs and more seminars and conferences, and yet we seem to have more
marital and family problems! We seem to have a great deal of information but
not enough motivation. I wonder if the time hasn't come for us to move
"the home" out of the abstract and into the concrete. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 120%;">One way we sometimes deal with "the home" in the
abstract is by putting the blame for our failures on the church and the public
schools. We forget that nobody can replace father and mother or assume their
responsibilities. If my children didn't learn to enjoy the Bible at home, they
aren't likely to enjoy it at Sunday school or church. If they didn't learn to
study, obey and work at home, they will probably not learn it on the Christian
school campus. A Christian family is built <i>at home,</i> not someplace else.
The Christian school and the church can only fortify what is built at home, and
we thank God for their ministry. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 120%;">During one of my pastorates, I was counseling a couple who were
also seeing a Christian psychiatrist. One day the wife said to me, "Can
you recommend another Christian psychiatrist?" When I asked her why, she
replied, "Our psychiatrist just left his wife and ran off with one of his
patients." He knew a great deal about "marriage" in the
abstract, but he wasn't keeping his own home in good repair. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 120%;">A third abstraction that needs to be dealt with in the concrete
is "the church." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 120%;">As a lifelong student of the Bible, I know what people mean by
"the Church." Or I think I know. They mean that great host of people
who have trusted Jesus Christ and belong to the family of God. Some of these
people are on earth, and many more of them are in heaven. Some preachers and
teachers talk about "the invisible church," a term I dislike,
especially when I used to count the crowd on Sunday evenings. "The Church
universal" is another term. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 120%;">Let's stop avoiding responsibility by talking in the abstract
about "the Church." Let's get busy and support the local church we
belong to, the ministry that is concrete. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 120%;">One Sunday our congregation was singing "I Love Thy Kingdom,
Lord," a beautiful hymn that magnifies the importance of God's church. As
I stood on the platform singing, I looked across the congregation and thought
to myself, "How many of these people really love <i>this church?</i>"
How easy it is to sing about some spiritual abstraction! How difficult it is to
get involved in a real fellowship where there are needs and problems! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 120%;">I must tread softly as I share this fourth area, because I may be
misunderstood; but I think the time has come to quit talking about "the
victorious Christian life" in the abstract and start dealing with the
needs in our own lives individually. To be sure, there is such a concept as
"victorious Christian living," although I find that not all
"deeper life" speakers agree on what it is. But what good does it do
me to study the books and attend the conferences if I am not honestly facing
and solving the problems in my own personal life?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 120%;"> Perhaps my pastoral
experience has prejudiced me, but I have met many people who live in a dream
world of "victorious living" only because they have isolated
themselves—and insulated them-selves—from the realities of life. If they would
get out in the real world and start witnessing to people who hate God, or if
they would visit the nearest hospital or rest home where people hurt and bleed,
they would discover that their "spiritual abstractions" just don't
work. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 120%;">A young minister attended a "deeper life" convention
and was so "blessed" that he visited the great Scottish preacher,
Alexander Whyte, to share the excitement. Dr. Whyte listened patiently and then
said, "Aye, laddie, it's a battle all the way to the gates of glory!"
And it is! "The victorious Christian life," said Whyte, "is a
series of new beginnings." It takes battles to have victories, and you
don't fight battles in the abstract. They are very concrete! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 120%;">The way to enjoy a "victorious Christian life" is to
handle it in the concrete, moment by moment, and one day at a time. We will not
change everything immediately; we must tackle our weaknesses and problems one
at a time. Yes, by a sincere act of faith and surrender, we can enter into a
deeper relationship with the Lord; but if that one act is not followed with new
<i>attitudes </i>and <i>actions,</i> nothing will be changed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 120%;">We need to say to ourselves, "Today, with God's help, I want
to be victorious in <i>my discipline.</i> I'm going to watch my eating, I'm not
going to waste time, and I'm going to get up early enough to read my Bible and
pray." Or perhaps we need to focus on some other personal challenge—not
gossiping, for instance, or (to be positive) making it a point to encourage
others and witness for Christ. A victory in one area usually encourages victory
in other areas, and when small "concrete victories" are combined,
they lead the way to a "victorious Christian life."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 120%;"> Nothing is so safe as an abstract idea that
shelters me from reality. But nothing is so dangerous! The Christian who deals
only in the abstract is living in a fool's paradise. He is also missing
exciting opportunities to grow and to serve others. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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Philip Verghese 'Ariel'http://www.blogger.com/profile/16981252465465661710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261490981814007781.post-53713224797493538312015-05-18T23:50:00.001-07:002015-05-18T23:50:58.440-07:00THE DONE UNDONE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">by Dr. Woodrow Kroll & Tonny Beckett</span></div>
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Psalms 148-150, 1 Corinthians
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Death's sting is sin. As the
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mankind. We die and our bodies decay. The power of sin is the Law because it
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over death and sin through Christ. It is not that death is destroyed so that it
cannot continue to harm God's people. But its effects are reversed so that
death is defeated—and we will live forever, victorious. </div>
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expressed by the epitaph Benjamin Franklin wrote for himself: "The body of
Franklin, printer, like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out and
stripped of its lettering and gilding, lies here food for worms. But the work
will not be lost, for it will appear once more in a new and more elegant
edition, revised and corrected by the Author." </div>
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The defeat of death, the hope of
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<i>Our hope is in Jesus, not just as a man of history, but as the
resurrected Lord. Thank Him now for this truth, by which you are saved, by
which you know that death is defeated Praise God! <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Confident Living Magazine, Secunderabad, India.</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;">by Dr.Woodrow Kroll</span></div>
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<i>And in the morning you shall see the glory of the LORD. Exodus 16:7</i></div>
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Some days make you wonder if you should have stayed in bed.
You cut yourself shaving, you spill coffee on your clothes, you have a computer
crash at work, you receive overdue notices in the mail, and your son breaks his
arm on the jungle gym at school. It's enough to make you want to crawl under
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The Israelites also were experiencing difficulties. They
were hot, tired, hungry and upset. They even wondered if they should have
stayed in Egypt. This trip was more difficult than they thought it was going to
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In the midst of these trials, God did two things: He gave
them manna for their physical bodies, but He also promised to reveal His glory
to them "in the morning" for their spiritual well-being. God knew
that the trials of the day needed a spiritual response as well as physical
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When the day is hectic, the frustrations plentiful and the
disappointments thick, it's time to turn
to God. Yet how different the day might have gone had we turned to the Lord
before we ever got started. Whether the events of the day change or not, when
we have first spent time fellowshipping with God, we are better prepared to
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Perhaps you aren't a morning person—many people aren't. Yet
getting up even 10 minutes earlier and spending those moments reading your
Bible and praying will yield greater dividends than you might imagine. When you
meet with God first in the morning, it's much easier to keep Him first all day.
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How you begin your day will frequently determine how you end
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And so it was, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel
prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. But Moses' hands
became heavy; so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. And
Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other
side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. Exodus 1 7:1 1 -1 2 </div>
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Few things of importance come easy. Noah Webster worked 36
years on his dictionary, while Gibbon labored 26 years on his Decline and Fall
of the Roman Empire. When Milton was writing Paradise Lost, he rose at 4:00
every morning to begin work. Plato wrote the first sentence of the Republic
nine times before it was acceptable to him.</div>
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In the midst of challenging circumstances, it's wonderful to
have friends who will come along and give their help. Moses experienced such a
blessing. The conflict with the Amalekites was a key battle. If the Israelites
were defeated at such an early stage on their journey, they likely would become
so discouraged that they would turn around and go back to Egypt. Victory was
essential, but it wouldn't come easy. The Israelites were winning only when
Moses held up his hands in prayer. After hours in this position, however, his
arms began to tire and defeat seemed a real possibility. That was when Aaron
and Hur stepped in. With a little help from his friends, Moses was able to keep
his hands held up until the enemy was thoroughly defeated. </div>
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Prayer is the key to victory, but it's also hard work. Often
our spirits, if not our hands, grow weary and we face the potential of defeat.
That's when we need other believers like Aaron and Hur to step in and lend
their strength to our efforts. Praying with friends gives us renewed vigor. </div>
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Be sensitive to the opportunities to respond as Aaron and
Hur did. Maybe there is someone today who needs you to lend your prayers to his
efforts. God will lead you to that person; just make yourself available. Your
strength may be essential for his victory. </div>
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<b><i>Source: Back to the Bible</i></b></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><i><b>The nations will rush like the rushing of many waters; but
God will rebuke them and they will flee far away, and be chased like the chaff
of the mountains before the wind, like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
Then behold, at eventide, trouble! And before the morning, he is no more. This
is the portion of those who plunder us, and the lot of those who rob us.</b></i> <i>Isaiah 17:13-14 </i></span></div>
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What do Assyria, Babylon and the Roman Empire have in
common? All of them, at one time or another, conquered Israel. Yet they share
another commonality—none of them exists today as a nation. You will never get
an Assyrian stamp in your passport. No one will every proudly announce to you,
"I'm a Babylonian!" None of these once-powerful nations has survived
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Throughout history men and nations have
demonstrated their hatred for God's people. The Roman Emperor Diocletian is a
good example. He issued an edict in 303 A.D. designed to annihilate the
Christian religion and destroy the Bible. The emperor even built a monument on
which were inscribed the words <b><i>Extincto nomene Christianorum</i></b> (The
name Christian is extinguished). Only 25 years later, however, the emperor was
dead, and the new ruler, Constantine, commissioned 50 copies of the Bible to be
prepared at government expense. </div>
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Are you are facing persecution at work or school? Maybe
people in your own family are seeking to discourage you from living out your
Christian faith. God never promised that you wouldn't face these kinds of
trials. What He did promise, however, was that ultimately those who afflict His
people will fail. Your day of difficulties may seem long, but it won't last
forever. Take heart? Morning is coming and when the sun rises, the night of
despair is no more. </div>
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Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve wells of
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Almost a hundred years ago, a minister was plagued with
ongoing trials and discouragements. When he thought he no longer could stand it,
Rev. Frank Graeff remembered 1 Peter 5:7, which says, "casting all your
care upon Him, for He cares for you." A new joy and peace encouraged his
soul and he penned a song in which every stanza began with the question,
"Does Jesus care . . . ?" The refrain echoes back, "0 yes, He
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The Israelites had reached a point in their journey where
they were asking, "Does God care?" There had been years of hardship
in Egypt. Then there was the hard trek through the wilderness. Finally they
came upon a campsite where the water was unfit to drink. Life was not easy, but
at last God brought them to Elim, where the water was plenteous and the trees
were lush and shady. In the midst of their adversity, God brought them to a
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Does God care about you? He really does. If you're going
through a tough time, don't give up. God has an Elim in your future. Scripture
promises that God "will not allow you to be tempted [tried] beyond what
you are able" (1 Cor. 10:13). Ahead, at God's rest stop, there is rest for
the weary and tranquility for the distressed. If you're at Marah, the water of
bitterness, look ahead to Elim, the place of peace. </div>
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<b><i>PS: This is in continuation to the A to Z Blog Challenge series for the Year 2015, These are written by Dr. Woodrow Kroll, Former President, Back to the Bible International. </i></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">At the peak of the
reality TV craze, <i>American Idol</i> ruled the roost, especially <i>American
Idol</i> 2 when Ruben Studdard won with Clay Aikeen coming in a close second.
But in the months that followed, Clay appeared to outshine Ruben with a
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NAME: "He Who Seeks"</span></i><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">DATE: 1st
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<i><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">IDENTIFICATION:
High priest of Israel, son-in-law of Annas</span></i><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He was appointed
high priest of Israel in AD 18 by the Roman procurator, Valerius Gratus,
Caiaphas became the official head of the Jewish State and presided over the
Sanhedrin, Israel's highest court. Next the Roman government he was
the land's most powerful man in Jesus' day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">But after Jesus
raised Lazarus from the dead, Caiaphas and other Jewish leaders became alarmed
at Jesus’ increasing popularity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Sanhedrin quickly called a meeting where Caiaphas demanded Jesus’ death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He and the others actively plotted Jesus’
arrest and held an illegal trail to condemn Him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Caiaphas was holding all the cards; in the
contest the night before Jesus’ crucifixion, you would have to consider him the
winner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But in the days after Jesus’
crucifixion, the real winner emerged.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In AD 36, Caiaphas was summarily removed from
office by the proconsul Vitellus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nothing
more is ever heard from him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus, on
the other hand, lives and reigns forever, His impact is still being felt in
your life and mine two thousand years later.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Success or failure
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</span>Sometimes our reaction to apparent defeat shows who the real winner is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When you don’t come out on top, live as if
you did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You’ll make a difference
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: 28.0pt; line-height: 115%;">B is for Bathsheba</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Good For Evil </b></span></span><br /><b> </b></div>
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Only God could bring something so
good out of something so evil</div>
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Bathsheba was a beautiful woman,
the wife of Uriah the Hittite, one of David’s most loyal soldiers away on
duty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One evening when King David saw
her taking a bath, he did a stupid thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Instead of looking away, he stared, lusted, and sent for Bathsheba to be
brought to his palace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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NAME: “Daughter of the Promise”</div>
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DATE:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>10<sup>th</sup> Century BC</div>
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IDENTIFICATION:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wife of Uriah the Hittite and then David the
King</div>
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STORY LINE:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>David sinned with Bathsheba, had her husband
killed</div>
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READ IT IN THE BIBLE: 2 Samuel
11:1-12:2</div>
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There he slept with her and she
became pregnant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When Bathsheba told the
king about the child, David did a deceitful thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had Uriah brought home so it would appear
the child was his, but Uriah refused the pleasure of being home while his
comrades were engaged in battle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Frustrated, David did an evil thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He had Uriah sent to the frontlines specifically so he would be
killed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Eventually David confessed and
repented of his sin. Bathsheba may not have been entirely innocent in this
story either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But they paid terrible
price for their sin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They married but
their child became sick and died.</div>
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Adultery can never be condoned,
but leave it to God to bring something so good out of something so evil.</div>
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David and Bathsheba <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>later had seven sons, including Nathan and
Solomon, who appear in the lasting of the ancestry of Jesus Christ as does
Bathsheba<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>herself, “who had been the
wife of Uriah” (Matthew 1:6)</div>
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Sin is always defeating,
debilitating, and deadly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But in His amazing grace, God often salvages
something form our sin to bless us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Don’t sin to be blessed, but don’t despair when you do sin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead, cast yourself on God’s mercy, as
David and Bathsheba did, and allow Him to bring good from your evil.<b> </b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Agape Love: An Act Of Worship</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: red;">By Ian Taylor</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In her own simple way she was
showing her love and devotion to the One who had forgiven her sins.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In The Pharisee’s House</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Can you imagine the
atmosphere in the room when that woman, “who had lived a sinful life in that
town,” entered the house of Simon the Pharisee, unannounced and uninvited? (Lk.
7:36-50 NIV). Simon had invited a few of his close friends to enjoy a meal and discuss
religious matters with this man Jesus, who, in spite of His lack of formal
education at the school of the Pharisees, had some very interesting thoughts
about God and the practice of the Jewish Law.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jesus was popular with the
crowds at that time. Perhaps having Him come for dinner and a private chat
would boost Simon’s own standing with his peers. Perhaps they could ply Him
with some difficult questions. And, even if He didn’t come up to their
standards of expertise and understanding of the deeper things of the Law and
God, it would be an amusing break in the normal routine of their lives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The table was set and the
couches were around the table. Each of the guests were reclined on their sides
with their heads close to the table and their legs extended out behind them, as
was the custom of that time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“It’s good that Jesus is with
us,” Simon thought. “He probably realizes that we are an elite group and He is
probably impressed with our learning and religious knowledge. He may even want
to become one of us.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tears And Perfume</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Everything seemed to be going
so well until that woman appeared! How did she even know that Jesus was
visiting? Didn’t she have any shame? She just walked in as though it was a
public house – without a thought for the scruples or sensitivities of such an
august group of religious men.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There was no doubt about it –
she had everyone’s attention! All eyes were fixed on her as she approached
Jesus. But she seemed to be totally unaware of anyone else but Jesus. She
walked quickly toward Him, knelt at His feet, and began to weep.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Her quiet sobbing was all
that could be heard in that hushed atmosphere. Tears ran down her cheeks and
onto the feet of Jesus. Her long, wavy, black hair fell over her shoulders and
she began to kiss His feet and gently wipe away the tears with her hair. She
then produced an alabaster jar of perfume and poured it over his feet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It’s possible that she had
heard what Jesus had said earlier: “Come to Me, all you who are weary and
burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me,
for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For
My yoke is easy and My burden is light” (Mt. 11:28-29).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now she was at the Lord’s
feet with tears of repentance, gratitude, and joy. In her own simple way she
was showing her love and devotion to the One who had forgiven her sins. She was
in “the sanctuary” with no thought or awareness of the criticism, consternation
and turmoil that her presence had caused those religious, self-righteous
Pharisees.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Expressing Agape Love</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The woman didn’t have any
false notions about herself. She knew she was an outcast, a notorious sinner
who was known by many men in the town. But Jesus was so different! He had
offered her forgiveness from all the dirt that had become part of her life. His
love could be trusted. It wasn’t the erotic, self-serving sort of love that
other men had expressed to her, but a genuine love that could be trusted. He
didn’t want to use her as other men had used her, and she felt safe in His
presence.</span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">She was overwhelmed with pure
love for Him, and it didn’t matter what others thought of her. She just wanted
to express her pure “agape” love, a love that sought nothing in return, in the
most practical way possible. The costly perfume which she had used in her old
profession, was now poured out on His feet. He deserved the very best she had
to offer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Simon, seeing all that was
happening before his very eyes, was scandalized: “If this man Jesus was really
a prophet, He would know what sort of woman was putting on this show at His
feet. Doesn’t He realize that this woman is a prostitute? Doesn’t He even
realize that what He is allowing this woman to do goes against all my religious
sensibilities and could hurt my social standing in the community?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Who Loves More?</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jesus, knowing what Simon was
thinking answered him saying, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” He then
went on to tell the parable of the two debtors (Lk. 7:40-50). One owed much
more than the other, but both were freely forgiven their debt. Who would love
more? Simon had to confess, “I suppose the one who had the bigger debt
canceled.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jesus then went on to tell
Simon what had been happening since He arrived in Simon’s home. Simon thought
he was better than others, but failed to show even the common courtesies to
Jesus when He came into the house. However, this woman who had much to be
forgiven had not stopped worshiping and giving thanks to Him. She had eyes only
for Him as she poured out her thanksgiving and love to Jesus the only way she
knew.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Simon, who should have been
the example as the religious, knowledgeable one, had completely missed one of
history’s greatest moments of pure worship. Simon’s love for God was
self-centered, self-satisfying and egotistical, and it fell under the category
of “eros” love. By contrast, the woman’s love was selfless as she was only
occupied in pleasing and bringing satisfaction to Jesus, the object of her
love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“Eros is desire in search of
satisfaction. Eros seeks its object in order to satisfy its own hunger. Eros
seeks its object for the worth and value it has for its own self-fulfillment
...” On the other hand, “Agape love seeks not its own (1 Cor. 13:5) ... While
eros is motivated by what its object can do for it, agape is motivated by what
it can do for its</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We Need To Change</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What about you and me? Are we
so taken up with ourselves and our knowledge of God’s Word and the formalities
of our form of worship that we actually miss the point? Do we have an attitude
that says we are better than others because the Lord Jesus is with us? We
should rather have an attitude of humbly falling at His feet to worship and
praise Him for who He is.</span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Being religious can be very
self-satisfying in the sense that we begin to think we are just a little better
than others and that God must be glad that He has us serving Him. How can we
make sure that we are not acting just like Simon? Let me suggest four ways.</span></div>
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came to Jesus, we need to have a right estimation of ourselves. We are no
better than anyone else; we are sinners saved by grace. Paul had a right
estimation of himself. Right up to the end of his life he could say that among
sinners, “I am the worst” (1 Tim. 1:15). The religious things that he had
formerly esteemed as a Pharisee, and which had boosted his self-righteous ego,
were considered to be “rubbish” after he came to know the Lord Jesus (Phil
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lives honestly to see what our weaknesses and failings might be. We need to do
what is necessary to confess and correct these things (1 Jn. 1:8-9). What do we
need to do to get our life back on the right track? How can we find God’s will
for our life and the way to live in order to please Him? (Rom. 12:1-2).</span></div>
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ourselves, “What does the Lord Jesus really mean to me?" Is our love for
Him still vital and fresh, or are we just in a rut? Do we spend quality time
with Him each day? Do we have a sense of walking with Him on a moment-by-moment
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why we go to church? Is it for the social contact? Is it because it makes us
feel good? Or do we go because Jesus is there and we want to be with Him, to
honor and worship Him collectively with other members of His body, to be
ministered to by Him?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">As we set our hearts and
minds on Christ, our lives will be transformed more and more into His image and
we will develop a genuine “agape” love for Him – a love which will deepen day
by day. (Col. 3:1-4) CL </span></span></div>
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Philip Verghese 'Ariel'http://www.blogger.com/profile/16981252465465661710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261490981814007781.post-48962524311832501052015-02-19T22:22:00.002-08:002015-02-20T07:49:49.451-08:00The Story Behind the Song “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus” And The Amazing Christian Music Videos From Kaoma Chende And Team <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyone remember this chorus? This version Originally done by The Haven Quartet. It's a song i grow up singing, still do and am so glad to have done this cover version. Blessings!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Story Behind the Song <i><b><span style="color: magenta;">“I Have Decided to Follow Jesus”</span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">About 150 years ago, there was a great revival in Wales, England. As a result of this, many missionaries came from England to northeast India to spread the Gospel. The region was known as Assam and comprised hundreds of tribes. The tribal communities were quite primitive and aggressive. The tribesmen were also called head-hunters because of a social custom which required the male members of the community to collect as many heads as possible. A man’s strength and ability to protect his wife was assessed by the number of heads he had collected. Therefore, a youth of marriageable age would try and collect as many heads as possible and hang them on the walls of his house. The more heads a man had, the more eligible he was considered. Into this hostile and aggressive community, came a group of Welsh missionaries spreading the message of love, peace, and hope of Jesus Christ. Naturally, they were not welcomed. One Welsh missionary finally succeeded in converting a man, his wife, and two children. This man’s faith proved contagious and many villagers began to accept Christianity. Angry, the village chief summoned all the villagers. He then called the family who had first converted to renounce their faith in public or face execution. Moved by the Holy Spirit, the man sung his reply, “<b><i><span style="color: magenta;">I have decided to follow Jesus. No turning back.”</span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Enraged at the refusal of the man, the chief ordered his archers to arrow down the two children. As both boys lay twitching on the floor, the chief asked, “Will you deny your faith? You have lost both your children. You will lose your wife too.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But the man replied, again singing, <i><b><span style="color: magenta;">“Though none go with me, still I will follow. No turning back.”</span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The chief was beside himself with fury and ordered his wife to be arrowed down. In a moment she joined her two children in death. Now he asked for the last time, “I will give you one more opportunity to deny your faith and live.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the face of death the man sung, <i><b><span style="color: magenta;">“The cross before me, the world behind me. No turning back. No turning back.”</span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He was shot dead like the rest of his family. But with their deaths, a miracle took place. The chief who had ordered the killings was moved by the faith of the man. He wondered, “Why should this man, his wife and two children die for a Man who lived in a far-away land on another continent some 2,000 years ago? There must be some supernatural power behind the family, and I too want that supernatural power.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="color: red;">In a spontaneous confession of faith, he declared, </span><span style="color: #38761d;">“I too belong to Jesus Christ!”</span><span style="color: red;"> When the crowd heard this from the mouth of their chief, </span><span style="color: #38761d;">the whole village accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior.</span></b></i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span></b></i></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: left;"><span style="color: magenta;">— </span></span><b style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">Kaoma</b></div>
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<b><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Thank you Kaoma for these wonderful and amazing music </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">you rendered through these videos. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">May God continue to bless and keep you safe for His Glory.</span></b></div>
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Philip Verghese 'Ariel'http://www.blogger.com/profile/16981252465465661710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261490981814007781.post-70348998179993315972014-12-07T23:12:00.000-08:002014-12-07T23:53:55.171-08:00READ AND SUBSCRIBE CONFIDENT LIVING MAGAZINE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Philip Verghese 'Ariel'http://www.blogger.com/profile/16981252465465661710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261490981814007781.post-45937290474095833752014-11-07T02:57:00.003-08:002014-11-07T02:58:39.737-08:00PRAY, WAIT OR ACT?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Psalm 94:11-23<o:p></o:p></b><br />
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Who will rise up for me against
the evildoers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity? (v.16).
I wonder what kind of an answer we would give to these questions.</div>
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There are times when we only pray
about a problem. There are times when we
wait. There are times when God says, “Not
now—I’ll take care of it later.” But
there are times when we must act, as when Moses had to stand up and lead the
people out of Egypt, or when David had to perform the judgment of God. There are times when we who are the light of
the world must stand up and shine, when we who are the salt of the earth must
apply that salt to the decay in the world today.</div>
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How easy it is to be a spectator
and say, “well, I’ll pray about it.”
Good—be sure you do. But God says,
“Who’s going to stand up for Me against the workers of iniquity?” The answer: those who know that God is their
Help. “Unless the Lord had been my help,
my soul would soon have settled in silence” (v.17). “But the Lord has been my defense, and my God
the rock of my refuge” (v.22). when God
is your Help, when you have the strength of God that comes from His Word, you
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Those who are separated from sin
are also called to action. “Shall the
throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law, have fellowship with You?” (v.20). We have laws today that provide
defense from a lot of sin. Yet those who
are separated from sin must stand up with God against iniquity—those who
believe that He will give us the ultimate victory. We may lose a few battles, but thank God
we’re going to win the war!</div>
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Christians are never to become
complacent about evildoers. We deal with
them by praying, waiting and acting. God
wants you to be an influence for Him. <b>B</b>e an active witness where He has
placed you. Ask for His leading in
knowing when to pray, wait or take a stand.</div>
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Philip Verghese 'Ariel'http://www.blogger.com/profile/16981252465465661710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261490981814007781.post-64243297385084366032014-11-03T01:14:00.000-08:002014-11-03T01:14:16.820-08:00REWARDS FOR OBEDIENCE (A DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">A call to be a missionary is much
like Abraham's call. It is necessary to leave home, possessions, relatives,
worldly ambitions and to go to another country to which God has led. But one
can never outgive God. Though Abraham was called to give up much, he was
promised much more. God always promises blessings when we obey and follow Him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hebrews 13:5 says, "Let your
conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye
have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." Much
the same thing was said to the people of Israel: "Be strong and of a good
courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that
doth go with thee: he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee" (Deut. 31:6).
The psalmist said, "Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in
the land, and verily thou shalt be fed" (Ps. 37:3). God promised to bless
Israel, and He promises to bless us when we trust and obey. God's call for us
today is that we might be separated unto Him. </span></div>
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from them that walk uprightly (Ps. 84:11). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: large;">God
dealt in judgment at Babel when He scattered the people and confused their
language, but God dealt in mercy and grace as He called Abraham. Abraham did
not receive God's call because he merited God's esteem. Rather, in God's
foreknowledge He knew Abraham and chose him for a special purpose. God's
election must always be traced to God's will and purpose. It is all of grace,
for it is by God's sovereign choice. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: large;">It
is the same with our salvation. If it were not for God's grace, we would be
doomed to an eternity in hell. But notice what God has done because of His
grace: "But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he
loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with
Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) and hath raised us up together, and made us
sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus" (Eph. 2:4-6). God did not
do this for us because we merited it—it was while we were yet sinners that
Christ died for us. It is important that we realize that our salvation is all
of grace. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: large;">Abraham
was not chosen because he was a special kind of person nor because he had a
high 10 nor because he had great faith. It was totally of the grace of God that
He called Abraham out of idolatry, and it is only of the grace of God that we
have been called out to salvation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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