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Riches in having Faith!
The fear of God brings Wisdom?
For may who have been in prison the reading of Marks gospel and the book of Proverbs, appeals more to the travelling communities, who live lives trying to what is right in a hostile environment of being all ready judged!
But the writer here is saying more than human wisdom and it pointing out Spiritual riches to overcome sin and its lure as well as the material from being honest.
Faith in Jesus as our Lord and Savior will be rewarded in our ever New Lives and the promises of our Salvation?
Proverbs 8:19-21, Amos 5:4, John 3:3, 14-21, Romans 3:22-23, 1 Corinthians 2:4, Hebrews 9:26-27, 10:10, 26, Revelation 3:20.
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A reed in the Wind?
John preparing the way of the Lord!
Reeds can grow as high as a small tree, when left wild and the reed has many uses from a cane to beat slaves, to building materials and other!
Since it is light and blows in the wind many people do not see its value and that is how they for generations considered the Prophets, but Jesus pointed out John as being different, he was the last of the theocratic prophets before the establishment of Ekklesia and he was to be heeded!
Those that did eventually would come to faith in Messiah, while all the rest like Israel in ancient times who rejected the truth and provoked God would be once more scattered, until Israel would be restored as a nation.
Matthew 11:7, 12:20, Luke 7:24-26, 1 Kings 14:15-16.
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Moses and Jesus!
A contrast.
The life of Moses began in dire circumstances and his mother left him in the bull rushes in a basket to be found by an Egyptian princess, Jesus on the other hand was born in a stable and placed in wooden manger.
How fickle is society that they fail to see that many are born at the side of the road, or in a lift-stairwell in block of flats?
Many Christians and religious people forget the poverty of others closer to home that further away, perhaps even beside them ‘how sad?
Exodus 2:3, Luke 2:7, 12, 18. Romans 2:19, 2 Peter 1:9, Revelation 3:17.
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Under the tree of Cursing!
Roman soldier comes to Faith.
It is amazing that we are told of only one person coming to faith at Jesus death on the cross and that of a gentile Roman soldier?
That soldier saw much that day from the darkening of Jerusalem to His death and fear entered in the right way into his heart to bring him to believe that this was truly the son of God!
Deuteronomy 21:23, Matthew 27;45, Mark 15:39, Luke 23:44, Acts 5:30, Galatians 3:13.
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EASTER!
‘For God so Loved the World?
That He gave to us His one and only Son….! John 3:14-21.
But the world loves darkness, it is blinded by the lies of Satan, that fallen Angel, that serpent in the garden of Eden and the tormentor of Job and Jesus in the wilderness.
But God has had mercy on humanity before with the flood he saved Noah and his family, now He wants to save as many as he can in relation to the end and Judgement day!
Many believe in that we can pray for the dead, but the truth is we must all make the individual choices now on this side of Eternity as to wither we believe or not in the death and resurrection of Jesus?
Amos 5:4, Mark 8:34, Luke 19:9, Romans 1:16, 1 Corinthians 1:18, Galatians 6:14, 1 Peter 1:9, Revelation 2:3.
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Saint Patrick!
A celebrated Believer?
Despite the feast day of the 17th March for Ireland and Nigeria, Patrick is never really forgotten until the following year, his faith was strong and he is mentioned throughout time for his miracles and his grace as a believing Christian along with his influence around the world!
Patrick had a tough life, being kidnapped as a young man and enslaved, he escaped only years later to return to Ireland, because the people wanted him and he fulfilled those prayers?
The Gospel message that he preached has not changed and it has even more value today in an ever darkening world and society that is depraved and holds no moral ground, encouraging things only to get worse!
Amos 5:4, Mark 15:32, John 3:3, 14-21, Romans 3:22-23, 6:22-23, Hebrews 12:2, Revelation 3:20.
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Jonah and the Worm?
Discontent!
The unhappy prophet, who ran away from his responsibilities and came back from the mouth of the whale to see thousands saved by his preaching in the city of Nineveh and yet he was upset because of what they had done and could not get over it?
God gave him comfort in his pain by the relief of the tree, but with no change He took it from him to show His power at work in the world with humanity!
There is much that we can learn from this account, that when God asks us to do something we should obey and not get caught up in ourselves and all the woes and anger of our hearts!
Jonah 4:7, Matthew 6:12, Mark 6:19, John 20:23.
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Salvation & Inheritance?
The need to hear and Apply!
Many people today believe that they are saved and that they then can keep doing wrong, as long as they repent of it, sadly this sounds like the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church?
The truth is much harder to accept, in that if we fail to stop choosing to do wrong we may loose our salvation or not receive the inheritance that promised too us!
God wants us to love others, as He loves us and that we are compassionate and not selfish as we once were!
Isaiah 6:10, Matthew 13:15, Acts 28:27, Hebrews 5:11, Revelation 2:7,11, 21:7.
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Happy New Year 2024.
Once more starting with the same old Sins!
War, strife, natural disasters, terrorism and Economics, these are but a few of the things that the world keeps pumping out and as believers were ever we are we have to pass through them, unless God takes us home?
We cannot avoid loss, grief, pain, illness, accidents and despite our condition we as believers have to keep trusting Jesus, old age is great in that is has a life time of experience to share with those younger than us!
We should take the opportunity as the wise men and woman of old did and warn others of wrong actions, of being unwise or wreckless?
Numbers 11:25, Joshua 9:11, 1 Chronicles 11:3, Proverbs 31:23, 1 Timothy 5:17, 1 Peter 5:1, 5.
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