From the first time that question was uttered by Cain, to today, we must all be accountable to God for our fellow-man. If we see someone flailing in the water…we help. If we see someone drowning in sin…we need to go to their aid as well. We can never become an island unto ourselves…for God commands us to love and protect one another, just as He loves and protects us.
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Jonah 4:4 ” But the Lord replied, ‘Have you any right to be angry?’ “
Jonah couldn’t understand why the Lord would have compassion on the wicked people of Nineveh…and he was angry about it. We see things happening in the world today and we can be just as shocked and angry as Jonah. .. “What are You thinking Lord to allow this to happen?” But God’s ways are above our ways…His plan is perfect in this imperfect world…for only the Lord can see around the corner.
Ecclesiastes 1:2 ” ‘Meaningless! Meaningless!’ says the Teacher. ‘Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless!’ “
King Solomon had spent his life searching after the pleasures of this world. And as he became older and wiser, he realized that he was just chasing after fleeting fantasies. There is and will never be peace and joy in the pursuit of the empty things of this world. All temporal things will disappear in a cloud of smoke… for they are empty and futile in the view of eternal life.
Lamentations 3: 55-57 ” I called on Your name, O Lord, from the depths of the pit. You heard my plea: ‘Do not close Your ears to my cry for relief.’ You came near when I called You, and You said, ‘Do not fear.’ “
I sit… shrouded by the darkest depths of the mire, for I know Lord, I am living with the despair of bad choices I have made…and choices I had no control over. So I cry out to You for deliverance, for I believe that You will not only hear, but also draw close and comfort me. Because I put my trust in You… I know I can face all my fears.
Ephesians 6: 17 ” Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”
The Roman soldier’s helmet was a defensive weapon…covering and protecting the head, while the sword was an offensive weapon…used to attack the enemy. Each day we need to intentionally cover our mind with the blood of Jesus…asking Him to guard what we look at, listen to, and think about. We need to then take up our sword – the Scriptures – and armed with that Truth, we are then able to cut through the deception of the enemy.
Ephesians 6:13 ” Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.”
It doesn’t say, ” If maybe someday pain or sorrow possibly comes into your life.” It’s not if, but when bad things happen that we need to be prepared. By putting on the protection and presence of God we’ll be able to not only resist, but to stand firm in the face of evil. For the battle is not ours, but the Lord’s. (II Chronicles 20:15).
Ephesians 6: 10-11 ” Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.”
Satan is out there trying to trick and mislead us everyday with false and slanted truths. It’s hard to filter out what’s true…what’s a lie, and what’s just drivel . That’s why it’s so important to put on the entire protection of God. No part of us can be left vulnerable…all must be covered by God’s presence and strength…for it’s then that we can stand strong.
Psalm 116: 8-9 ” For You O Lord, have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before the Lord in the land of the living.”
Living according to the Will of God brings life, peace, and harmony within our soul. Even when the tough times come, we can run and hide in His sanctuary until the storm passes over. Thank You Lord for rescuing me and giving me new life. Thank You for that haven of hope and safety I can rest in during those times of turmoil and strife.
Genesis 8:22 ” As long as the earth endures, seed time and harvest, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.”
Just as we have biological rhythms…the earth has its cycles. Day circles into night, which circles back to day. The bitter cold of Winter gives way to Spring, which moves into the heat of Summer, which beautifully makes it way into Fall, and then back to Winter again. The Lord is saying that as long as the earth continues to rotate in the universe, these cycles will not end.
Acts 19: 11-12 ” God did extraordinary miracles through Paul, so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them.”
Who do you think had more faith in this verse? The Apostle Paul, who laying hands on that handkerchief, believed for a miracle? Or was it the family member, who seeing Paul perform miracles, believed that they could take that same healing power to their bed-bound loved one via that handkerchief? Or was the one with the most faith the gravely ill person holding tightly to that anointed handkerchief… believing for a miracle?
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