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A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold is as pictures of silver.(Prov.25:11) It is so important to speak the right words to people at the right time to produce the right results. When you think of apples of gold in pictures of silver, then you are thinking of wealth and excellence. When we speak wisdom into the lives of others we are making them wealthy. Therefore we must seek God for He is the source of all wisdom and He will give us just the right words needed at the right time.
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#Art thou bound unto a wife? Seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? Seek not a wife. 1 Corinthians 7:27 Abide with your wife
The Greek word for wife is Gune, for a woman. Traditional marriage is what Paul is talking about. Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God. Now concerning virgins, I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful. Abide with your wife. I suppose, therefore, that this is good for the present distress. I say that it is good for a man to be so. But if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless, such shall have trouble in the flesh, but I spare you. But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; Abide with your wife, and thank God for her. Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loves the Church and gave Himself for her. And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away. Marriage is under attack by the devil, and he wants us to be loosed from a wife, and that is why he attacks marriages. Paul is saying that because of the present distress in the world, abide with your wife. Seek not another wife, or seek to get a divorce. Two are better than one, and if one falls, the other will help you up. This is why a threefold cord is not soon broken. Let God be the third member in your marriage, and He will keep it together through all the trials and tribulations. So if you have the gift of celibacy, then seek not a wife, but if you are burning with lust in your heart, pray to God for a wife. He that finds a good wife, has favor with God. I say this because I have a good wife, and although we have been separated for these nine years, I still love her and am waiting on God to put us back together. Marriage is not easy, for there will always be conflicts, but forgive one another and seek to live in peace. The children will be blessed when they see this, and the marriage will be holy. Abide with your wife, and tell her how much you love and appreciate her. She will positively respond to you, and your marriage will be blessed.
#And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman. Numbers 12:1 Speak not evil of thy leader
The Hebrew word for Ethiopian is Kuwshiyth, meaning Cushite woman. Patronymically from Kuwsh; a Cushite, or descendant of Cush, Cushi. Meaning a son of Ham, also his descendants, also a land in the southern Nile Valley. This would explain the anger that Miriam and Aaron had against Moses, because the descendants of Ham were cursed because he looked upon his father Noah's nakedness. Speak no evil of thy leader, or of whom he marries. And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? Touch not God's anointed, do his prophets no harm. Hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard it. This would explain why Jehovah God gave Miriam leprosy. (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out. Speak not evil of thy leader. God wants us to dwell in unity, and when you speak evil of your leader, it causes a casm in the body. And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam, and they both came forth. And He said, Hear now my words: if there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream. This is how God spoke through Joseph and Daniel, and He still speaks to his prophets in visions and dreams. My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all my house. With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches, and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses? And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and He departed. Speak not evil of thy leader, And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow, and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and behold, she was leprous. This was a judgment by Jehovah God that we must not speak evil of thy leader. God chose Moses to lead the children of Israel and did many miracles through his hands. Therefore, touch not God's anointed and do His prophets no harm. This is a lesson for us as we must pray for our leaders, so that the Lord will use them and we can live a peaceful life. So Miriam, who began speaking evil of Moses, was stricken with leprosy because of this sin. Let those who rule among you be counted worthy of double honor, and do not speak evil of thy leader. Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled, but fornicators and adulterers God will judge. Moses was blessed for marrying the Ethiopian woman, and God has used the Ethiopian people because of this marriage for His glory.
#And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before. Job 42:10 God turns tragedy into triumph
The Hebrew word for captivity is Shbiyth, meaning exile, a former state of prosperity. And it was so that after the LORD had spoken these words to Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the things that are right, as my servant Job hath. Therefore, take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you; for him will I accept; lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the right thing, like my servant Job. So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job. God turns tragedy into triumph., Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house; and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earing of gold. So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses. He also had seven sons and three daughters. God turns tragedy into triumph, for Job was restored after he made intercession for his friends. Job repented in sackcloth and ashes, and the Lord God blessed him better than before. And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job, and their father gave them an inheritance among their brethren. After this Job lived a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons and his sons' sons, even four generations. God turns tragedy into triumph by not allowing the devil to destroy Job as he had planned, but limits the scope of what he can do. The wife who told him to curse God and die was able to bear all those children for him again. Romans 8:28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good, to those who love the Lord, and are called according to His purpose. Never give up on the Lord, or charge Him foolishly. For Job held to his integrity, and God made all the bad things that happened to him work together for his good. God turns tragedy into triumph when we praise God in our sorrow, knowing that God makes all things beautiful in His time. My prayer for you today is that you will have the faith in God that Job had, and love the Lord with all your heart, mind, and soul, and your neighbor as yourself. Then you will witness God turn tragedy into triumph in your life as well. Never doubt the power of intercessory prayer.
#And they sang a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; Revelation 5:9 Worthy is the Lamb
The Greek word for worthy is Axios, meaning deserving, suitable, fitting, and appropriate, due reward. Worthy is the Lamb who was slain. John is on the island of Patmos, and the angel gives him a revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is worthy to take the book and open the seals. And I beheld, and lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into the earth. And He came and took the book out of the right hand of Him that sat upon the throne. And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of the saints. Worthy is the Lamb, and hast made us unto our God kings and priests, and we shall reign on the earth. And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing. Worthy is the Lamb, and we will sing His praises for all of eternity in heaven, for He redeemed us out of His blood, and will take the title deed to the world from Satan, that Adam gave to him in the Garden of Eden. Praise God for the angels, who are innumerable around the throne of God, singing His praises with the beasts and the twenty-four elders. Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, and He alone has redeemed us out of every tribe and nation. There will not be any discrimination in heaven, for we are all one loving family of God, redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ. John was amazed at all these things and fell down to give praise and worship to the Lamb who sits on the throne. Let us rejoice and fall down as well, for we shall be praising Him, the Lord Jesus Christ, because Worthy is the Lamb who was slain. and has redeemed us to God by the blood out of every kindred, tongue, and people and nation. There will be perfect unity in heaven, and we will all sing the Hallelujah chorus together, praising the Lamb. Oh, let us magnify the Lord together, for He alone is worthy of our praises. Worthy is the Lamb, for He is the Lion of the tribe of Judah, and He is coming with great power to take vengeance on those who obey not this gospel.
#Moreover, if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hears thee, thou hast gained thy brother. Matthew 18:15 Forgive and ye shall be forgiven
The Greek word for trespass is Hamartano, meaning to miss the mark and not to share in the prize for your faults by sinning. Jesus tells a parable: How think ye? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them is gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? And if so be that he finds it, verily, I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep than the ninety and nine which went not astray. Even so, it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish. Forgive and ye shall be forgiven; to forgive is to cast away the offense. Jesus tells this parable about the lost sheep to illustrate how much our Heavenly Father loves us and sent His Son to die on the cross for us, and when we accept that by faith, we are forgiven. Now, if your brother trespasses against thee, tell him his fault, and if he repents, then forgive him. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it to the church; but if he neglects to hear the church, let him be unto thee as a heathen man and a publican. Forgive and ye shall be forgiven. Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Forgive and ye shall be forgiven, for if we fail to forgive others, neither will our Heavenly Father forgive us. Jesus said as far as the east is from the west, so have I cast your sins away. To forgive, you must cast away the offense, and consider yourself, lest ye also shall be tempted.
God is not willing that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance. Believe what Jesus has told us, and remember that love covers a multitude of sins. Peter asked Jesus How many times should I forgive my brother? seven, and Jesus said seventy times seven. Forgive and ye shall be forgiven, and if you will not forgive, then you will not be forgiven either. Love bears all things, believes all things, love never fails. If there be prophecies, they will cease; we see through a glass darkly, but when He that is perfect comes, we will know as we are known. So forgive your brother or your sister, and when we see Jesus, we will understand why He forgave us, too.
#For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly. John 4:18 Where is your husband?
The Greek word for husband is Aner; for a man, an individual male. Jesus has confronted the woman at the well by asking Where is your husband. The woman saith unto Him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. Jesus said unto her, Go call thy husband, and come hither. The woman saith unto Him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
Jesus asked the woman at the well Where is your husband? He wanted to know if she would tell the truth, for those who worship the Father in heaven must worship him in spirit and truth. The woman told the truth, she has no husband because she had five husbands, and the man she was living with was not her husband. This woman was drinking from the well of temptation and had her husbands one after the other. Jesus said a woman is bound unto her husband as long as he lives. She did not wait for them to die; she put them away, one after the other. Where is your husband? Is the question for many wives today, who do not want to be bound by one husband. Jesus wanted this woman to know that as long as she drinks from the water of this well, she will not be satisfied with her husband. Jesus wants her to drink the living water that comes when you place your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. The Older women have to teach the younger women how to love their husbands. Jesus has taught this Samaritan woman that the only way she can be happy and content with her husband is to worship the Lord in spirit and truth. She has to put away her adulteries from between her breasts and be a faithful and loving wife to one husband at a time. This is why older women have to teach younger women how to love their husbands and stop putting them aside. This woman at the well received the living water that Jesus Christ had to give her, and repented of all her sins, and told all her neighbors what great thing the Lord Jesus had done for her. My prayer is that more women will come to Jesus and drink of this living water so that they can be loving wives to one husband at a time.
#And certain women, who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities. Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, Luke 8:2
The Greek word for infirmities is Astheneia, meaning feebleness of mind or body. Mental illness is a feebleness of the mind. And it came to pass afterward, that He went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God, and the twelve were with Him, and Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto Him of their substance. And many people were gathered together, and had come to him out of every city. He spake by a parable. A sower went out to sow his seed, and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. Jesus healed many of evil spirits and infirmities. Mental illness was there, and Jesus can still heal people of these dreaded diseases. Just have to convince people that they need to seek out help from mental professionals, doctors, to diagnose them. Mary Magdalene had seven devils that Jesus cast out of her, and He is the only physician who never lost a case. I am not saying that mentally ill people should not go to the doctors, but we should seek spiritual and physical healing as well. We must have faith in God, and know that God uses doctors to effect healing. Paranoia is one of the signs of mental illness, and if you are hearing voices in your head, you should seek out psychiatric counseling. Just as the body gets sick, so does the mind. It is time to get past the stigma of mental illness and not be ashamed that you have it. Does it mean you are possessed by a devil, or are mentally ill? Christians cannot be possessed by the devil, for greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world. So seek out Christian doctors who have an understanding of the bible, and will not judge you for trusting in God for your healing. There are imbalances in the brain that medication can address to help with the voices. So it is very important to continue to take your medication, even when you are feeling better, so that you will not relapse. Too many of us do not get enough sleep, and this is a major cause of anxiety, so follow the doctor's orders. And it is important to get seven hours of sleep every day to allow the brain to recover from stress. Meditation on the word of God is very important for the soul. Treating this illness spiritually and physically is important, so walking is also very helpful.
#And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring. Luke 21:25 Jesus is coming soon, lift up your heads
The Greek word for signs is Semeion, meaning an indication, especially ceremonially or supernaturally by miracle or token. For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! For there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon these people. And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations; and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. Jesus is coming soon; lift up your heads. Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. We are living in the last days, and there are supernatural signs in the sun, moon, and stars. Politicians are in distress, perplexed, as are the meteorologists, who are predicting the weather patterns. The sea and waves are roaring. The Texas Hill Country Floods could not have been expected to be so bad, yet climate change is causing all these patterns. Jesus is coming soon, lift up your heads, for your redemption draweth nigh. Men's hearts are failing them for fear. God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind. We need to keep our minds on Jesus, for He told us all these things, so that when they would happen, we would not have to fear. God is in control, and we must pray for the peace of Jerusalem, for they shall prosper who do so. Jesus said When all these things begin to happen to lift up your heads. We Christians have been forewarned of these events happening, so we should look up in the clouds, for Jesus is coming soon, lift up your heads.
#And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east, and His voice was like a noise of many waters; and the earth shone with His glory. Ezekiel 43:2 Give all the glory to the Lord
The Hebrew word for glory is Kabowd, for weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness. Give all the glory to the Lord. Afterward, he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east. And it was according to the appearance of the vision that I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city; and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face. Give all the glory to the Lord, and magnify His name for He is holy and worthy of all our praises. And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east. So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court, and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house. Give all the glory to the Lord, and let the glory of Jehovah God fill the house. Genesis 49:6 O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honor be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall. Give all the glory to the Lord, for all the splendor belongs to him. We thank God for the rain and the sun, for he causes his rain to fall on the just and the unjust, and His sun to shine on the just and the unjust. Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel. Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee. Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion, who shall rouse him up? Give all the glory to the Lord, for He shall rule and take back the title deed from Satan, that Adam gave to him in the Garden of Gethsemane. May the Lord be magnified in the earth, and kiss the Son, lest He be angry.
#And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; 1 Thessalonians 4:11 Study to be quiet, do your own business, and work
The Greek word for quiet is Hesuchazo, meaning to keep still, i.e., refrain from labor, melddlesomeness or speech, cease and hold peace. Paul is seeking to calm the Thessolonians about the coming of the Lord. A Pastor tells the story of a man who had a foolish son, so he told the boy I am going away, and guess who's coming, So keep quiet so they will not find out you are foolish. So the boy did that, and when the guest came, they asked the boy What is your name? He said nothing; then they asked him Where is your father? He said nothing. So the guest said, 'Are you a fool?' and left. Then the boy's father returned, and the boy said Dad, they found out anyway. Being quiet will usually save you, but not in this case. He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath given unto us His Holy Spirit. But touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another. And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia; but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more. That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing. But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also who sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. Study to be quiet, do your own business, and work with your hands. This is what Paul wants the believers to do while they await the coming of the Lord. Death to the Christian is as sleep, and Paul wanted the Thessalonians to know this so they would not sorrow as those who have no hope. So study to be quiet, by tending to your affairs and not gossiping about others, and do your own business, and not meddle in other people's business, and work with your hands as you await the coming of the Lord. This verse should be a memory verse for everybody, to keep us at peace with all men. Jesus told us to occupy until He comes, so waiting for the Lord to return means we stay busy, and not be busybodies in other people's business. I pray the Lord will take this message and drill it in our hearts and minds, for the scripture said in the last days, multitudes will be in the valley of decision. This scripture will help us to make the right decisions in our Christian lives as we await the Lord's coming again.
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