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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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#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. 1 Thessalonians 4:13 Asleep in Jesus
The Greek word for ignorant is Agnoeo, meaning not to know through lack of information or intelligence. Paul has been speaking of the miracle of sleep in death and the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also who sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him. Asleep in Jesus is the most wonderful thing that will happen to us when we die, it will be like going to bed at night we have our prayers Now I lay me down to sleep I pray the Lord my soul to Keep and if I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take. It will be as when Jesus was told Lazarus was sick and He waited four days, and Lazarus died, then Jesus said I must go and wake him. Then Thomas said, Lord, he that sleeps doeth well, Then Jesus said he is dead. Jesus wanted us to know that death is like sleep, and one day the Lord will come again in the resurrection to raise us from our sleep. Jesus cried out Lazarus, come forth, and Lazarus came forth from the grave. Then Jesus said Loose him and let him go. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the arcangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ shall rise first: There is the order of the resurrection, those who are Asleep in Jesus will be the first to see Jesus in the resurrection, and all those who are alive and remain shall be changed in a moment, and caught up into the clouds to forever be with the Lord. We call this the Rapture of the Church, and it simply means to be caught up. Jesus had to call Lazarus by His name, because had He said "Come up Hither," then all in the grave would have risen from the dead. So whether we are Asleep in Jesus or alive when He comes again, we will all have our glorified bodies to meet the Lord in the clouds. Notice that in the first resurrection, Jesus does not come to the earth; He steps out of the clouds. It will be as when Jesus ascended into heaven, the angels said ye men of Gallilee, why stand ye gazing, for this same Jesus shall so come in like manner. Therefore, let us not sorrow as others who have no hope. Whether we sleep or awake, we will all be united again with the Lord Jesus Christ, so let us comfort one another with these words.
#Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; the rod and thy staff they comfort me. Psalms 23:4 Jesus is our Great Shepherd
The Hebrew word for walk is Yalak, meaning to carry away. Jesus is our Great Shepherd, and He carries us away through the valley of the shadow of death. The Hebrew word for fear is Yare, to frighten or be afraid. We no longer have to be frightened of death, for Jesus has defeated the last enemy that we all have, which is death on the cross. When He said it is finished, He completed the work of redemption. Paul said O death, where is thy sting, grave where is thy victory? For the sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law, but thanks be unto God who gives us the victory through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. So Jesus said I am with you and will never leave you until the end of the Age. He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake. Jesus is the rod and our staff to comfort us when we are ready to die. Thou preparest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. Jesus is our Great Shepherd, and He is with us when we transition from earth to heaven, and His goodness and mercy shall be with us all the days of our lives. The Hebrew word for comfort is Nacham; for to sigh, i.e., breathe strongly. We take a big sigh of relief when Jesus walks with us in the valley of the shadow of death. He told us Let not your hearts be troubled, for ye believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many mansions, and if it were not so, I would have told you. I will go to prepare a place for you where I am, and Ye shall be also. What comforting words those are to us when we pass from death to life. May the Lord comfort you today, and do not be sorry over your loved one who has just transitioned to heaven. Know that into Thy hands Jesus committs our spirit. May we sing the song When We All Get to Heaven, What a day of rejoicing that will be, when we all see Jesus, we will sing and shout the victory. If you have not accepted Jesus Christ as your Personal Lord and Savior, I pray that you will call upon the Lord to save you. Then He will save unto the uttermost all those who call upon Him.
#We ae confident, I say and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. 2 Corinthians 5:8
The Greek word for absent is Eldemeo; for to emigrate, vacate from a compond. The Greek word for present is Endemeo; for to be in one's own country, i.e. home. So it is to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord is to emigrate from this world and to be in one's own country with the Lord in heaven. Now He that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given us the earnest of the Spirit. Therefore, we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are home in the body, we are absent from the Lord. For we walk by faith and not by sight. Wherefore we labor, that whether present or absent, we may be accepted of Him. For we must all appear before the judgment Seat of Christ, that every one may receive the things done in the body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. Kowing this therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God and I trust also are manifest in your consciences. In this we mourn desiring to be clothed with our heavenly body. The Greek word for body is Soma for a corpse. For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with the shout, the voice of the arc-angel, and the trumpet of God, and the dead shall be raised first, then all those who remain shall be changed in a moment and caught up into the clouds to forever be with the Lord. For in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at His coming. So let us be ye stedfast unmovable always abounding in the work of the Lord so that your labor shall not be in vain. And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain: But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased Him, and to every seed his own body. We will know our loved ones in heaven, and they will know us as we are known. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption; It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body and there is a spiritual body. As we have borne the image of the earthly, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. So comfort one another with these words, for when Christ shall appear we shall be like Him, fasioned like unto His glorious body.
#For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. Matthew 22:30
The Greek word for resurrection is Anastasis, which means standing up again, a recovery or moral recovery of spiritual truth, or being raised to life again, to rise from the dead. A woman had seven husbands, and they all died, so the Pharisees were tempting Jesus with the question of whose wife she would be in the resurrection. Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read, that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, I am the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? And God of Abraham. God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at His doctrine. There are two resurrections: the first resurrection of the just, where all those who have trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ as their Savior will be raised from the dead and given their glorified bodies. We will be like the angels and neither marry nor be given in marriage. So enjoy your marriage now, for in heaven you will never be married or given in marriage. The second resurrection is of the damned, that failed to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior. The books will be opened, and all those whose names are not found in the Lamb's Book of Life will be cast into the Lake of Fire. This is the second death. Thank God that in the kingdom of God they will marry and be given in marriage because mortals will go into the kingdom, and have children. So if you wonder what will happen to them when the Millennium is up? The devil will be loosed from the bottomless pit, and deceive the nations again, and God will cause fire to come down from the earth, and God will make a new heaven and a new earth. The devil will be cast into the Lake of Fire, never to deceive them again. And Jesus shall reign forever in the Kingdom, and we will be as the angels.
#So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou Me more than these? He saith unto Him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He said unto him, Feed My lambs. John 21:15 Feed the Children of the world.
The Greek word for Lambs is Arnion; for a Lambkin, which is a little lamb, is used of Christ, innocently suffering and dying to expiate the sins of men. He saith to him the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou Me? He saith unto Him, Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith feed My sheep. He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou Me? Peter was grieved because He said unto him the third time, Lovest thou Me? And he said unto Him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. Peter answered with Phileo, to be a friend. i.e., to have affection for denoting personal attachment, as a matter of sentiment or feeling. Jesus wanted Peter to answer with Agape, which is unconditional love. Peter had denied the Lord three times, so Jesus had to affirm Peter's love three times, and Peter passed the test. We must feed the children of the world, for Jesus saith Suffer the little children to come unto Me, for of such is the kingdom of Heaven. Then we must feed the teenage children, for the scripture says to train up a child in the way that he should go and when he is old he will not depart. Finally, we must feed the seniors, Jesus saith I give unto them eternal life and they shall never perish, for they hear My voice and a stranger's voice they will not hear. Feeding sheep is the most difficult thing to do, for sheep are dumb animals, and the shepherd has to use the rod to keep them in line. That is why Jesus said I am the good Shepherd who lays down His life for the sheep. Whom I love, I chasten, and buy gold tried in the fire. Thank God that we often fail in feeding sheep, but remember who is our Shepherd that is feeding us, and He will never leave us, or forsake us, He will be with us until the end of the Age.
#The other disciples, therefore, said unto Him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into His side, I will not believe. John 20:25 Doubting Thomas
The Greek word for believe, Pisteuo, means to have faith in, or concerning a person or thing, i.e., credit. Thank God for Doubting Thomas, for he gave us the encouraging words to have faith in, concerning the resurrection of our Lord. And after eight days again, His disciples were within and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. Then saith He to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands, and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side, and be not faithless, but believing. And Thomas answered and said unto Him, My Lord and my God. It is helpful to us to have a small amount of doubt, so we can be thankful for Thomas asking the questions he did, and this gave us the irrefutable proof of the resurrection that we all needed. Then Jesus said to Thomas You believe because you have seen, but I say unto you, blessed are those who believe, who have not seen. That includes all of us. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, and the evidence of things not seen. Faith comes by hearing the Word of God. This is why it is so important for us to read the Word of God every day to increase our faith. Jesus was on the earth forty days after His resurrection and was seen by over five hundred brethren, and all this helped us to believe. For Christianity stands on the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, and if Christ be not risen from the grave, then our faith is in vain, and we of all men are most miserable. But now is Christ risen from the dead and become the first fruits of all those who believe. So when we get to heaven, we can thank God for Doubting Thomas, who had the courage to say what he said, and thank God that Jesus is risen from the dead.
#Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? Whom seekest thou? She supposing Him to be the gardener, saith unto Him, Sir, if thou hast borne Him hence, tell me where thou hast laid Him, and I will take Him away. Jesus said unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto Him, Rabboni, which is to say Master. John 20:15, 16 Jesus is Risen just as He said!!!
The Greek word for Rabboni, Rhabboni, for My Master. i.e., Rabboni, as an official title of honor. Jesus saith unto her, Touch Me not; for I am not yet asended to my Father; but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto My Father and your Father; and to My God, and your God. Jesus is Risen just as He said, and He must go to the mercy seat in Heaven where the Father is and present His blood as an Atonement for our sins. That is why He told Mary to touch Me not. Thank God that right now Jesus is at the right hand of the Father in heaven interceding for us. He is our High Priest, and He ever lives to make intercession for us. What a blessing it is to serve a Risen Savior, for the grave could not hold Him, for He got up, just like He said Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it again. Go tell the disciples, Mary Magdalene, you have seen the Lord. And He had spoken these things unto you. Then the same day in the evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and said unto them, Peace be unto you. Praise God, we have peace with God because Jesus has entered the Holy of Holies with His Blood for us. Now we have hope when we die that we too will be raised from the dead in the first Resurrection. Jesus is the First Fruits, and then we will follow.
#Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them. Psalms 68:19 Jesus preached to the souls in Abraham's bosom
The Hebrew word for captive is Shabah; for to transport into captivity, bring away, carry away, lead away. Jesus preached to the souls in Abraham's bosom when He died on the cross, and transferred Abraham's bosom to Paradise. That is why He told the thief on the cross today, Thou shalt be with Me in Paradise. Blessed be the Lord who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah. Now, when we die, we go directly into the presence of God. When the Old Testament saints died, they went to Abraham's bosom, so Jesus had to transfer them to Paradise, and He gave gifts unto men. He was swamped while He was dead in the Garden Tomb, and thank God He did all that to make Resurrection Sunday so awesome. May the Lord bless you today to place your faith in Him so that when the time comes to die, you too will be taken into the presence of the Lord. What a mighty God we serve.
#And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. Luke 23:42 Happy Good Friday
And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on Him saying, if thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other answering rebuked him saying, dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this man hath done nothing amiss. The Greek word for remember is Mnaomai; for to bear in mind, i.e. recollect. The second thief on the cross knows that they deserve to be hanging on the cross, but the first one doubts that Jesus is the Christ. If you are going to receive salvation you must believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, today shalt thou be with Me in paradise. And it was about the sixth hour and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. And after the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. We call it Good Friday because Jesus died on the cross for our sins. The second thief believed in this and entered paradise because of it. We need the Lord to make us Happy on Good Friday, otherwise it is just another holiday. When Jesus said Father if it be possible that this cup pass from Me? Nevertheless, not my will but thine be done. Man did his worst the first three hours on the cross, but God did His best the last three hours, for the temple's veil was torn in the midst, and Jesus became the Mediator of the New Covenant shed in His blood. Thank God that Jesus did not come down from that cross, because He loved us too much and decided to stay there as the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Hebrew 2:3 How shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard Him; Give God the glory for loving us so much that He sent His only begotten Son into this world to die on the cross for our sins, and for that it is Happy Good Friday. Isaiah 12:2 Behold God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; He also is become my salvation.
#If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. John 13:14 Happy foot washing Day
The Greek word for Master is Didaskalos; for a teacher, a doctor, an instructor. Jesus taught His disciples many things and this is the most humble thing He taught them. For He knew who should betray Him; therefore said He, Ye are not all clean, speaking of Judas Iscariot, So after he had washed their feet, and taken His garments, and was set down again, He said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? Ye call me Master and Lord, and ye say well; for so I am. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither He that is sent greater than He that sent Him. If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. Happy foot washing Day, as our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ has taught us how to humble ourselves as a slave and serve one another by washing their feet. He even washed the feet of the one who would betray Him. This teaches us not to discriminate against any one, even our fake brothers and sisters. Is there someone in your life who needs their feet washed? Then Jesus has told us that He as our doctor and instructor has done it, then so should we to one another. There are many hurting people today, with The cuts in the federal workforce, and many are finding themselves homeless, and looking for another job. Go out and find that one and wash their feet, and be a friend to the friendless. Love on the homeless, for Jesus said when you have done this unto the less of them, you have done it unto Me. What a joy it will be when we get to heaven and see all the people who accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Master all because we were faithful to wash their feet. May the Lord teach you how to humble yourself and do unto others as you would have them to do unto you. Peter did not want the Lord to wash his feet, and Jesus said he that is washed, need only his feet cleaned. It is telling us that in a dirty world that we have to walk in, our feet will get dirty, and we need a foot washing time so that we can be restored in the faith. Jesus is about to go to the cross, and this is His last act of kindness that He will do to them. We will be well advised to do the same, for we do not know when the Lord shall come again, or call us home. So let us have a Happy foot washing Day to commemorate all that the Lord has done for us.
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