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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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#Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but towards thee goodness, if thou continue in His goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. Romans 11:22 Thank God for His goodness
The Greek word for goodness is Chrestotes, meaning usefulness, i.e., moral excellence in character and demeanor. Thou wilt say then, the branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in. Well, because of unbelief, they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not high-minded, but fear. For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God can graft them in again. For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree? For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
Thank God for His goodness, that the wild olive branch, which is the Gentiles, has been grafted in because of the unbelief of Israel. We Gentiles must remain useful and morally excellent in character and demeanor, lest God cut us off too. For Israel is blinded now until the fullness of the Gentiles come in. So do not suppose the goodness of God will last forever. It is time to be thankful and walk in faith and godliness now until Jesus comes again. For He will descend from heaven with healing in His wings, and righteousness shall He bring unto the nations. Let us pray for the peace of Israel, that they will open their eyes to the goodness of God, and that they will thank Him for sending Jesus to die on the cross for our sins. Truly God is good, and His mercy is everlasting; therefore, let us walk in faith and victory, shouting His goodness forever.
#(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. Romans 4:17 Thank God who raises the dead
The Greek word for quickeneth is Zoopoieo, meaning to make alive. For if they who are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect: because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression. Therefore, it is of faith, that it might be of grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to only which is the law, but to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all the dead, and calleth those things which be as though they were. Who against hope believeth in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about a hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb: He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God.
Thank God who raises the dead, and Abraham believed the report, and his body was made alive at 100 years old, not the deadness of Sarah's womb. So have faith in God and call those things which were not as though they are. Abraham, who is the father of faith, staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief, but stayed strong in faith, giving glory to God. Therefore, we too have hope that God will raise us from the dead. No matter what the doctors say, believe the word of God that was spoken to Abraham, and you, too, will see a great miracle. It is my prayer that all couples who have been told they cannot have children will have faith in God, as Abraham and Sarah did, and see the promised child born.
Thank God who raises the dead, and give glory to God, for to live is Christ and to die is gain. May we who live have this faith in God who raises the dead, and calls those things which were not as though they are. I praise God for answering my prayers to turn the freezing rain into sleet, and we never lost power during the ice storm. What a wonderful God we serve who provides for all our needs according to His riches in glory in the Lord Jesus Christ.
#Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the mercies of the LORD forever; with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. Psalms 89:1 The mercy of God is to all generations
The Hebrew word for mercy is Checed, meaning loving kindness, reproof, or good deed. For I have said, Mercy shall be built up forever; thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens. I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant, Thy seed will I establish forever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah
The mercy of God is for all generations. We are the chosen seed of David by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and mercy shall be built up forever; thy faithfulness shall thou establish in the very heavens. We are seeing the heavens burst forth with rain, sleet, and ice, yet we are experiencing the mercies of the Lord. I thank God the power is still on, and I can blog to the glory of God. Let us sing of the mercies of the LORD forever, and with our mouths make known thy faithfulness to all generations. Thank God that in wrath He remembers mercy. His mercy is new every morning, and because of this, we are not consumed. Whom the Lord loves, He disciplines, and restores us in the faith. So despise not the discipline of the Lord, for it is to our good. We become holy and righteous because of it. David learned this lesson, and he said I will fall upon the mercy of the Lord because it is everlasting. So do not complain about the weather, because God causes His rain to fall on the just and the unjust, and His sun to shine on the just and the unjust. So give glory to God on this Lord's Day!
#No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Luke 16:13 Choose ye this day whom you will serve, as for me I will serve the Lord.
The Greek word for mammon is Mammonas, meaning riches, i.e., avarice, confidence in wealth. And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things; and they derided Him. And He said unto them, Ye are they who justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts, for that which is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God. The law and the prophets were until John; since that time, the kingdom of God is preached and every man presseth into it.
Choose ye this day whom you will serve, as for me I will serve the Lord. We cannot serve God and riches, so we must choose whether to serve the gods on the other side of the river. But seek ye first the kingdom of God and its righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. God knows what we need and will provide all those things that we need. Having food and clothing be therewith content, for we brought nothing into this world and we will leave with nothing. Lay up treasures in heaven where neither thieves nor moth will corrupt. A man's life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses. It is not a sin to be rich, but it is a sin if our possessions have us. Remember the rich young ruler who said I keep the commandments, and Jesus marveled at him, so Jesus told him, " One thing thou lacks, go and sell thy possessions and give unto the poor, then follow Me. The rich young ruler bowed his head and turned away, because his sin was covetousness. God will test us with little before He trusts us with much. We who are rich must be free to give to all men, not just the ones we love, as this rich young ruler did. In America, even the poorest Americans are considered rich by third-world standards. So let us put our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, who has promised to supply all our needs according to His riches in glory. Men esteem riches more than faith, and this is an abomination in the sight of God. We walk by faith, and not by sight, which is the will of God for us in Christ Jesus our Lord.
#And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own? Luke 16:12
The Greek word for faithful is Pistos, meaning reliable. And I say unto you, make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
Jesus is presenting to the disciples the wisdom of this world and how to be friends of the mammon of unrighteousness, so that when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. The test is he that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in much. This is what we who have been sent into the vineyard for a penny a day, Jesus said what is right, I shall pay. So do not complain about your salary, use it to the glory of God, and He will reward you. Because he that is unjust in the least also is unjust in much. We must be faithful where God has planted us and give God the glory for all the things He is doing in our lives. So be reliable, and you will be trusted in much.
#Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. Joel 3:14 Jehovah God is coming.
The Hebrew word for decision is Charuwts, meaning incised or active, hence a threshing-sledge, determination. Assemble yourselves and come all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD. Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about. Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great. The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake; but the LORD will be the hope of His people, and the strength of the children of Israel. So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain; then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
Jehovah God is coming to judge the nations, and multitudes, multitudes shall be in the valley of decision. For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. People will be delusional and not know what to do. The day of the Lord comes in darkness, causing the sun and the moon to be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. Then Jehovah God also shall roar out of Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth shall shake. God has promised to shake the heavens and the earth, but Jehovah God will be the hope of His people and the strength of the children of Israel. So stop your anti-semitism because God will judge all nations for the way they treated Israel. We must pray for the peace of Jerusalem, for they shall prosper who do so. Be ye also ready, for the Lord shall come as a thief in the night, and we must lift up our heads cause our redemption dwelleth nigh. If you have not accepted Jesus Christ as your Personal Savior, then do it today, because tomorrow is not promised to anyone.
#Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted in me? Hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise Him for the help of His countenance. Psalms 42:5 We must always hope in God, for He is the help of our contenance
The Hebrew word for contenance is Paniym, meaning the face. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday. O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hemonites, from the hill Mizar. Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me. Yet the Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night His song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.
We must always hope in God, for He is the help of our contenance. We are facing an ominous forecast of an Arctic front bringing cold weather and ice, mixed with sleet or snow. Our face is down because of this calamity, but we must hope in the Lord as the Psalmist tells us. Why art thou cast down, O my soul? Hope thou in God, if he slay me I will worship Him, because He is the help of my contenance. I will praise Him because we are fearfully and wonderfully made. God said there will be seed time, and harvest, summer, and winter, and His grace is sufficient for us at all the times of the year. So do not stress out over the weather, but praise God who does all things well. Let us pray for the linemen who will be working to restore power from the ice, causing the tree branches to fall on them. Thank God for the meteorologist who has forecast this weather in advance to prepare our homes and secure the pipes from the freezing weather. The 2021 Polar Vortex was very difficult as we were below freezing many days, and burst pipes happened to many homes. We must wrap them now to prepare them for this Arctic blast. So hope thou in God, and that He will have mercy upon all of us in this extreme cold weather. Run your water cold and hot as a pencil stream if you choose not to turn off the water. Draining the pipes before turning off the water is best. Thank God that He will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night His song shall be with me. I will pray to the Lord who is the God of all comfort, and trust Him to lift my face. Weeping may be in the night, but joy comes in the morning. The joy of the Lord is my strength. So remember to protect people, pipes, pets, and plants in this extreme cold weather.
#And Abraham said of Sarah, his wife, She is my sister, and Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent and took Sarah. But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken, for she is a man's wife. But Abimelech had not come near her, and he said, Lord wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against Me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. Now therefore restore the man his wife, for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live; and if thou restore her not, know that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine. Therefore, Abimelech rose early in the morning and called his servants and told all these things in their ears; and the men were sore afraid. Genesis 20:2-8 Is lying ever a good thing?
The Hebrew word for integrity is Tom, meaning perfect, prosperous, full, and upright. Abraham told Abimelech Sarah was his sister, and Sarah too told Abimelech he was my brother. Both of them told a half-truth. But in the court of law, you must tell the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God. They put Abimelech in a deadly situation, so God caused a dream to come upon Abimelech, and God told him the whole truth, that the woman he had taken was another man's wife. And if you fail to restore her to her husband, you will surely die. Abimelech proves to be a righteous man and restores her because God told him Abraham is a prophet and he will pray for you. So Abimelech does not touch her, and God lets him live because of his integrity. Is lying ever a good thing? We are tempted to lie to save our lives as Abrahah and Sarah did, but we put other people in peril when we do. So we must always tell the truth, and trust God to work things together for our good, and His glory. So the next time you are tempted to lie, even a white lie, but all lies are sinful, and we must repent by confessing our sin to God, who is faithful and will cleanse us from all unrighteousness. This story in the Bible serves as a lesson for us about the importance of telling the truth, the whole truth, and leaving the consequences to God. So is lying ever a good thing? The truth is that lying is never a good thing, so always tell the whole truth. Many marriages could be restored if we always told the truth. Remember, love bears all things, believes all things, and rejoices in the truth. So if you love your spouse, always tell them the truth, even if it hurts them, and God will save you from death, as He did for Abimelech.
Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she even she herself said he is my brother; in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this. Both Abraham and Sarah lied and tried to justify it, so God used Abimelech to convict them of their sin and to teach them the lesson to tell the whole truth and let God take care of the rest.
#And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction. 1 Corinthians 7:35 Marriage can be a distraction
The Greek word for comely is eushemon, meaning well-formed, decorous, noble, and honorable, but I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord. But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife. There is also a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband. But if any man think that he behaved himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry. Nevertheless, he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well. So then he that giveth he in marriage doeth will; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.
Marriage can be a distraction. But it is better to marry than to dwell in lusts. For the marriage bed is holy, and undefiled, yet adulterers and fornicators shall be judged. Paul is speaking of himself, who has the gift of celibacy, and serving the Lord is better than being married. Let every man and woman abide in the gifts that the Lord has given to them. Marriage is ordained by God, and it is good for a man not to be alone, so this is why marriage is far better. Not all men are like Paul, and therefore should seek out a wife, and whoso finds a good wife has favor with God. It is my prayer that you will do the will of the Lord and remain holy. For without holiness no man will see the Lord. So be at peace with all men, and keep your virgin holy, which is pleasing to the Lord.
#I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me. Galatians 2:20 Be crucified with Christ
The Greek word for crucified is Sustauroo, meaning to impale in company with. But if while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ therefore the minister of sin? God forbid. For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God. I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness came by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.
Be crucified with Christ. This is what the Apostle Paul taught the Galatians, who were turning back to the law for salvation. The law is the schoolmaster that brought us to Christ, and we are saved by grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and that not of ourselves. We are in company with Christ on the cross, as Paul said I am crucified with Christ, therefore, I live, but not I; Christ lives in me, and this life I live in the flesh is by the faith of the Son of God, who loves me. We cannot frustrate the grace of God because Christ fulfilled the law and has saved us by His grace. Therefore, put to death those things in the flesh, and walk by the Spirit so that you will not fulfill the lust of the flesh. It is my prayer that you will do this today and receive the Lord Jesus Christ into your heart as your Personal Savior.
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