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(all Scriptures cited in my comments and the table below are from
the NIV-1984. The bold is mine)
From the flow of the Scriptures in the table below, going
from the left to right columns, we get a clear picture of
how our heavenly Father communicated to Israel and the
world about what it means...
What the serpent (Satan) said to Eve in the Garden of Eden:
2 The woman said to the serpent, "We
may eat fruit from the trees in the
garden,
3 but God did say, 'You must not eat fruit
from the tree that is in the middle of the
garden, and you must not touch it, or
you will die.' "
4 "You will...
That burning question,
“Are we a blessing to God?”,
Goes unasked inside.
We know God is good.
That demonstration is clear;
We ever bless Him.
Would we bless the Lord
If He did not enjoy this
And feel our blessing?
Some say, “God needs not!”
Then why, before time, His call?
Giving, He receives.
(except where indicated, Scriptures cited are from the NKJV; underline is mine)
Deuteronomy 6:4-6
4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one!
5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
6 “And these words which I command...
In response to what I'd have to describe as a person locked in on prospering materially as a Christian (although to be fair, spiritually as well), I pointed out 1 Timothy 6:8 (bolded here):
6 Now godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is...
Zeal for the Word,
Our souls bought first,
So that when pages turn,
bright margins appear.
There, context explains
God’s fresh notes of faith.
Remembering the Word,
How life from it burns,
Shows roads from the past,
For each pilgrim’s progress.*
Such templates make knees
To touch floors...
Some have speculated that communication in Heaven might well be via thought. However, there are enough biblical references to give credence to the expectation that verbal communications do now exist there and will in the future. Perhaps also some "thought-talk" will be there for the saints as...
Blessed Divine Love,
Greatest gift, bestowed in staggering simplicity:
For there was
A sentence over us, a Cross;
A Sacrifice, then doubt sealed by man;
A stone rolled, where, aside, Jesus posed;
A woman scurrying back
To utter the timeless “Risen!”;
Christ seen, listened to, observed in...
(see the beginning of my previous post ("Part 1") for the purpose of this post)
Proverbs 30:4 has five questions:
Who has ascended into heaven, or descended?
Who has gathered the wind in His fists?
Who has bound the waters in a garment?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is His name, and what is His Son’s name,
If you know? (NKJV)
I believe that the Bible...
Matthew 16:4
Matthew 16:17
A wicked and adulterous generation
looks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
15 "But what about you?" [Jesus] asked. "Who do you say I am?"
16 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
17 Jesus...
Lord, how deep your deep waters,
yet You started me shallow,
so I could burst upward
to confess and to follow!
And whether I look
up, at sides or down,
a cloud of witnesses
follows me now.
Spirit within!
Brethren about!
Angels that minister,
God’s creation surrounds!
No time to be lonely...
Father, truly You have loved us first!
How could Heaven’s love be understood or eruditely unearthed?
All that remains is for the heart to hear
Of Christ’s death for all, of Resurrection to assure.
This is favor-come, unsolicited,
“Election” by response elicited!
Yes, enticed if we treasure...
When pondering the enslavement of Joseph and his rise to power in Egypt, I find my myself sympathetic to Potiphar--his being deceived by his wife and his unwitting punishment of Joseph.
In what follows, I imagine Potiphar's wife coming to grips with her connivances as she attempts to mollify...
Ephesians 3:20-21 (NKJV-bold mine)
20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
James 4:31 (NKJV-bold mine)
3 You ask...
Acts 4:24,31 (NKJV)
24 So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: “Lord, You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them
31 And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all...
PROVERBS 3:7-8 (NKJV, bold mine)
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the Lord and depart from evil.
8 It will be health to your flesh,
And strength to your bones.
LUKE 1:41,44 (NKJV)
41 And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and...
John 2:1-11 describes Jesus' first miracle, "The Wedding at Cana".
Below, a musing about verses 3-5 (NKJV, bold is mine)
3 And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.”
4 Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not...
1 Kings 19:11-13 (NKJV-bold text mine)
11 Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an...
Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us… (NKJV-Ephesians 3:20)
When we walk in a certain spiritual direction, we often ask ourselves, “Is it time to redirect?”
How far thither?* Look at the tether.**
We...