Jesus' words-
Joh 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
Mat 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Mat 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Mat 5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven
Mat 19:17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
Mat 22:36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
Mat 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Mat 22:38 This is the first and great commandment.
Mat 22:39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Mat 22:40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Mar 7:7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Joh 14:21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
Joh 15:10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
The Apostles words-
1Co 7:19 Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.
1Jn 2:3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
1Jn 2:4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1Jn 3:22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
1Jn 3:24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
1Jn 5:2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
1Jn 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
2Jn 1:6 And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
Rev 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Rev 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
Rev 22:14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
Excerpts from Psalms 119 - Pleas. My pleas, your pleas, pleas of every Christian everywhere-------
O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes
O forsake me not utterly
O let me not wander from thy commandments
Teach me thy statutes
Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law
Hide not thy commandments from me
Remove from me reproach and contempt
Quicken thou me according to thy word
Teach me thy statutes
Make me to understand the way of thy precepts
Strengthen thou me according unto thy word
Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously
O LORD, put me not to shame
Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes
Give me understanding
Make me to go in the path of thy commandment
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way
Stablish thy word unto thy servant
Turn away my reproach
Quicken me in thy righteousness
Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation
Take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth
Remember the word unto thy servant
Be merciful unto me according to thy word
Teach me thy statutes
Teach me good judgment and knowledge
Teach me thy statutes
Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments
Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant
Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live
Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed
Help thou me
Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth
Save me; for I have sought thy precepts
Quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word
Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments
Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope
Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually
Leave me not to mine oppressors
Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me
Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes
Give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies
Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name
Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me
Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes
Give me understanding, and I shall live
Hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes
Save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies
O LORD, quicken me according to thy judgment
Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law
Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word
O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments
Quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness
Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word
Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word
Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts
Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me
Seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments
~
Exo 34:28 And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.
Exo 20:1 And God spake all these words, saying,
(Mat 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Mat 22:38 This is the first and great commandment.
Mat 22:40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. )
Commandment ONE
Exo 20:2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Exo 20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Commandment TWO
Exo 20:4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
Exo 20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
Exo 20:6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Commandment THREE
Exo 20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Commandment FOUR
Exo 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Exo 20:9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
Exo 20:10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
Exo 20:11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
(Mat 22:39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Mat 22:40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. )
Commandment FIVE
Exo 20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Commandment SIX
Exo 20:13 Thou shalt not kill.
Commandment SEVEN
Exo 20:14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Commandment EIGHT
Exo 20:15 Thou shalt not steal.
Commandment NINE
Exo 20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Commandment TEN
Exo 20:17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
Exo 20:18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.
Exo 20:19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
Exo 20:20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
Exo 20:21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
Exo 20:22 And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.
Deu 10:12 And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul
Deu 4:29 But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
Lev 19:18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
Jas 2:8 If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well
Rom 13:8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
Rom 13:9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Rom 13:10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Let us feast on the word of God.
Lord teach us.
Lord help us.
Lord have mercy on us, O LORD, even thy salvation
Lord deliver us.
By Your Grace, by Your Love, in Your Righteousness always!
Amen.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
Obey and Submit
Heb 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
Obey and submit.
Who do you obey? Who do you submit to?
Those who know me in my offline life, who have lived with me and around me for many years would tell you that I'm a very submissive person as a rule, whereas my sisters (all 3 of them) are more dominant. The reason I'm mentioning this is because even though I'm viewed as being on the submissive side I STILL get that slight feeling of rebellion when I read words like submit to others, obey others- them that have rule over you. I've grown up in a society that tells me that NO ONE rules over me. I've been blessed by growing up in a democracy and not a dictatorship. I've grown up with NO ruler, ruling over me. I've grown up with the idea of being independent- dependent upon no one as the standard. I wasn't taught that I would have to be submissive to my husband, and not many women have been taught that for many years and we call that progress, we call that freedom, we call that having rights. We call it a good thing and in many respects it is a good thing- at least good because the abusive aspect of that way of life is no longer considered acceptable. Abuse in any situation is a bad thing- a wrong thing.
When we are instructed to obey them that have rule over us, when we are told to submit ourselves to those who are watching for our souls, when we are told as women to obey our husbands, as children to obey our parents, as men to obey God- we are NOT being told to obey dictators, we are NOT being told to obey abusive tyrants. IF those who we are to obey ARE abusive tyrants and we submit to them we can rest assured that they will be held accountable for their abuse towards us. But when we are instructed to obey it's not something we should automatically equate with an oppressive situation because we've been taught by society that rulership is a bad thing. As children we feel the oppressive side of having to obey our parents when our willful selves would rather do as we please than listen to an authority figure. We can't wait for that day we believe we are old enough and no longer have to obey but can do as we please. Again, as children we are often taught that obeying is an oppressive thing, something to be shunned, something to be rid of upon adulthood.
Of course we are taught that to live in a free society there are rules that must be followed if we don't want our freedom taken away- but as it's a small price to pay to be able to live as we please. Of course many don't see it that way and they do break the rules and they do have to pay for breaking them.
Heb 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
We are to obey them that have rule over us.
We are to submit to those who are watching for our souls.
Those who take on this position of leadership have a grave responsibility - they are accountable to perform that leadership role as God would have them do so and not in their own way.
They are accountable for ruling over us with JOY- NOT with grief.
We all know there are various kinds of leaders, let's just group them into two categories for now- good and bad.
The good have what sort of traits? Easy going, fair, pleasant.
The bad have what sort of traits? Tyrannical, unfair, mean.
Those are just a few examples of each of course but enough for us to know that those who are considered good leaders, good rulers, good bosses, good husbands, good parents are those who do their job of ruling with JOY. You won't find true joy in rulership coming from a bad ruler. Yes, a sadistic ruler can find sadistic joy in being a bad ruler, but a just, fair, kind, Godly ruler cannot be sadistic and will not find joy in evil things.
Joy- From G5463; cheerfulness, that is, calm delight: - gladness, X greatly, (X be exceeding) joy (-ful, -fully, -fulness, -ous).
When we are ruled by spiritual leaders, secular leaders, bosses, husbands, parents, etc; they that rule without joy bring us grief, their joylessness is revealed in their rulership and it reflects on to those they have rule over. Being ruled by such rulers is unprofitable for us- we can't profit by those who rule us wrongly, joylessly.
Maybe we aren't in a position of having a spiritual leader, someone we trust is sent from God to guide us into His truth. But we do have leaders, rulers, bosses, husbands, parents and we do need to submit to them and obey them as God would have us do so.
We can't forget this--
1Pe 2:18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
1Pe 2:19 For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
1Pe 2:20 For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
Or this--
Luk 6:27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Luk 6:28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
Luk 6:29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.
~~
Heb 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
Serve God, serve our fellow man. Submit, obey.
By the grace of our Lord and Savior may we find joy in being submissive to God and to our fellow man, putting their needs, their desires above our own. May their joy truly be our joy.
May God's will be done now and always, in all things!
Amen.
Obey and submit.
Who do you obey? Who do you submit to?
Those who know me in my offline life, who have lived with me and around me for many years would tell you that I'm a very submissive person as a rule, whereas my sisters (all 3 of them) are more dominant. The reason I'm mentioning this is because even though I'm viewed as being on the submissive side I STILL get that slight feeling of rebellion when I read words like submit to others, obey others- them that have rule over you. I've grown up in a society that tells me that NO ONE rules over me. I've been blessed by growing up in a democracy and not a dictatorship. I've grown up with NO ruler, ruling over me. I've grown up with the idea of being independent- dependent upon no one as the standard. I wasn't taught that I would have to be submissive to my husband, and not many women have been taught that for many years and we call that progress, we call that freedom, we call that having rights. We call it a good thing and in many respects it is a good thing- at least good because the abusive aspect of that way of life is no longer considered acceptable. Abuse in any situation is a bad thing- a wrong thing.
When we are instructed to obey them that have rule over us, when we are told to submit ourselves to those who are watching for our souls, when we are told as women to obey our husbands, as children to obey our parents, as men to obey God- we are NOT being told to obey dictators, we are NOT being told to obey abusive tyrants. IF those who we are to obey ARE abusive tyrants and we submit to them we can rest assured that they will be held accountable for their abuse towards us. But when we are instructed to obey it's not something we should automatically equate with an oppressive situation because we've been taught by society that rulership is a bad thing. As children we feel the oppressive side of having to obey our parents when our willful selves would rather do as we please than listen to an authority figure. We can't wait for that day we believe we are old enough and no longer have to obey but can do as we please. Again, as children we are often taught that obeying is an oppressive thing, something to be shunned, something to be rid of upon adulthood.
Of course we are taught that to live in a free society there are rules that must be followed if we don't want our freedom taken away- but as it's a small price to pay to be able to live as we please. Of course many don't see it that way and they do break the rules and they do have to pay for breaking them.
Heb 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
We are to obey them that have rule over us.
We are to submit to those who are watching for our souls.
Those who take on this position of leadership have a grave responsibility - they are accountable to perform that leadership role as God would have them do so and not in their own way.
They are accountable for ruling over us with JOY- NOT with grief.
We all know there are various kinds of leaders, let's just group them into two categories for now- good and bad.
The good have what sort of traits? Easy going, fair, pleasant.
The bad have what sort of traits? Tyrannical, unfair, mean.
Those are just a few examples of each of course but enough for us to know that those who are considered good leaders, good rulers, good bosses, good husbands, good parents are those who do their job of ruling with JOY. You won't find true joy in rulership coming from a bad ruler. Yes, a sadistic ruler can find sadistic joy in being a bad ruler, but a just, fair, kind, Godly ruler cannot be sadistic and will not find joy in evil things.
Joy- From G5463; cheerfulness, that is, calm delight: - gladness, X greatly, (X be exceeding) joy (-ful, -fully, -fulness, -ous).
When we are ruled by spiritual leaders, secular leaders, bosses, husbands, parents, etc; they that rule without joy bring us grief, their joylessness is revealed in their rulership and it reflects on to those they have rule over. Being ruled by such rulers is unprofitable for us- we can't profit by those who rule us wrongly, joylessly.
Maybe we aren't in a position of having a spiritual leader, someone we trust is sent from God to guide us into His truth. But we do have leaders, rulers, bosses, husbands, parents and we do need to submit to them and obey them as God would have us do so.
We can't forget this--
1Pe 2:18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
1Pe 2:19 For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
1Pe 2:20 For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
Or this--
Luk 6:27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Luk 6:28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
Luk 6:29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.
~~
Heb 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
Serve God, serve our fellow man. Submit, obey.
By the grace of our Lord and Savior may we find joy in being submissive to God and to our fellow man, putting their needs, their desires above our own. May their joy truly be our joy.
May God's will be done now and always, in all things!
Amen.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Sacrifice of Praise
Heb 13:15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
Heb 13:16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased
Sacrifice of praise.
Jer 33:11 The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.
In praising we are honoring God, in praising we are worshipping God, in praising we are thanking God. Is it no wonder we are told to offer the sacrifice of praise to God CONTINUALLY? If we are sustained by our God, if we believe we are alive by His grace, that we are blessed to receive the sacrifice of His Son - bringing us forgiveness for the unforgiveable, then why wouldn't we continually praise God?
If we are LIVING for a better county, a better city; if we are living for our rewards found in Heaven upon the day of our Savior's return- we MUST continually praise our God who makes this all possible.
Taking life for granted we go about our daily routines. We occasionally give thanks- and here in America we take the day of Thanksgiving to give thanks when we might otherwise not even think about what we are thankful for. We live day to day, waking every morning, going to sleep every night, eating, drinking, thinking, working, playing and how often are we praising our God during all that? Some people have a routine of giving thanks for the food they eat, some say bedtime prayers where they are quick to offer thanks to the Lord for all He has done. All that is wonderful, it's better than going days and weeks without even thinking about thanking God. Do you imagine some people go months without thanking God? Years? What about those who choose not to believe in God- they surely don't offer any thanks, any praise to God- if anything they are quick to denounce Him- which if they didn't believe in His existence they wouldn't have to do -right?
The sacrifice of praise.
Why was it termed that way?
When we think of sacrifice what does it bring to mind? Something or someone giving up something for another, yes? We can sacrifice our time for someone, we can sacrifice our entertainment, we can sacrifice our resting, we can sacrifice our money; there are many ways to sacrifice.
Offering God the sacrifice of praise, we are giving to Him what?
When a sacrifice for a sin offering was brought to the temple to be slaughtered that sin offering was being sacrificed- we OWNED what was being sacrificed, we were giving that part of us to God.
When we give part of ourselves to God it is a wondrous thing. We are making the conscious choice to believe, to have faith, to honor God when we don't have to- NO ONE forces us to honor God. Even if you are forced to go to church as a child or by a spouse they aren't forcing you to honor God. You could mouth all the words they want you to, but true honor and praise, true worship can only come from your conscious choice to do so willingly, not by being coerced.
Choosing to GIVE to God praise, choosing to Give God thanks are all ways we acknowledge Him as our Creator, our Redeemer, our King, our Lord, our Ruler.
In a world where self-sufficiency and self adoration are paramount, choosing to truly acknowledge you are a dependent being belonging to the Father, belonging to the Son, belonging to the Holy Spirit, is a real sacrifice- a real giving up of part of ourselves to glorify our God.
If we are continually offering the sacrifice of praise to God we are continually acknowledge His Lordship over us, over all. We can't neglect to offer the sacrifice of praise, of thanksgiving, speaking often of our wonderful Lord. We must be ever ready to good and to talk of our God, living our lives visibly as His, never ashamed offering our whole selves as a living sacrifice to God.
Rom 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
By the grace and mercy of our Lord and Savior, may we live as He would have us live. By His righteousness, by His power, by His amazing love through His forgiveness now and forever!
Amen!
Heb 13:16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased
Sacrifice of praise.
Jer 33:11 The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.
In praising we are honoring God, in praising we are worshipping God, in praising we are thanking God. Is it no wonder we are told to offer the sacrifice of praise to God CONTINUALLY? If we are sustained by our God, if we believe we are alive by His grace, that we are blessed to receive the sacrifice of His Son - bringing us forgiveness for the unforgiveable, then why wouldn't we continually praise God?
If we are LIVING for a better county, a better city; if we are living for our rewards found in Heaven upon the day of our Savior's return- we MUST continually praise our God who makes this all possible.
Taking life for granted we go about our daily routines. We occasionally give thanks- and here in America we take the day of Thanksgiving to give thanks when we might otherwise not even think about what we are thankful for. We live day to day, waking every morning, going to sleep every night, eating, drinking, thinking, working, playing and how often are we praising our God during all that? Some people have a routine of giving thanks for the food they eat, some say bedtime prayers where they are quick to offer thanks to the Lord for all He has done. All that is wonderful, it's better than going days and weeks without even thinking about thanking God. Do you imagine some people go months without thanking God? Years? What about those who choose not to believe in God- they surely don't offer any thanks, any praise to God- if anything they are quick to denounce Him- which if they didn't believe in His existence they wouldn't have to do -right?
The sacrifice of praise.
Why was it termed that way?
When we think of sacrifice what does it bring to mind? Something or someone giving up something for another, yes? We can sacrifice our time for someone, we can sacrifice our entertainment, we can sacrifice our resting, we can sacrifice our money; there are many ways to sacrifice.
Offering God the sacrifice of praise, we are giving to Him what?
When a sacrifice for a sin offering was brought to the temple to be slaughtered that sin offering was being sacrificed- we OWNED what was being sacrificed, we were giving that part of us to God.
When we give part of ourselves to God it is a wondrous thing. We are making the conscious choice to believe, to have faith, to honor God when we don't have to- NO ONE forces us to honor God. Even if you are forced to go to church as a child or by a spouse they aren't forcing you to honor God. You could mouth all the words they want you to, but true honor and praise, true worship can only come from your conscious choice to do so willingly, not by being coerced.
Choosing to GIVE to God praise, choosing to Give God thanks are all ways we acknowledge Him as our Creator, our Redeemer, our King, our Lord, our Ruler.
In a world where self-sufficiency and self adoration are paramount, choosing to truly acknowledge you are a dependent being belonging to the Father, belonging to the Son, belonging to the Holy Spirit, is a real sacrifice- a real giving up of part of ourselves to glorify our God.
If we are continually offering the sacrifice of praise to God we are continually acknowledge His Lordship over us, over all. We can't neglect to offer the sacrifice of praise, of thanksgiving, speaking often of our wonderful Lord. We must be ever ready to good and to talk of our God, living our lives visibly as His, never ashamed offering our whole selves as a living sacrifice to God.
Rom 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
By the grace and mercy of our Lord and Savior, may we live as He would have us live. By His righteousness, by His power, by His amazing love through His forgiveness now and forever!
Amen!
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Here have we no continuing city
Heb 13:14 For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.
What city are we seeking to come?
Heb 11:10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
Heb 11:16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
Heb 12:22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels
Rev 3:12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
Rev 21:10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
Rev 21:11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
Rev 21:12 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
Rev 21:13 On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
Rev 21:14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
Rev 21:15 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
Rev 21:16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
Rev 21:17 And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
Rev 21:18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
Rev 21:19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
Rev 21:20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
Rev 21:21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
Rev 21:22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
Rev 21:23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
Rev 21:24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
Rev 21:25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
Rev 21:26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
Rev 21:27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
12,000 furlongs = 7,920,000 feet 1,500 miles !
This city of God's is HUGE!
This city of God's REAL!
Heb 13:14 For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.
We might live on earth in city, but this earthly city will NOT continue! None of the cities on earth right now will continue. The only city we as God's children, as followers of our Lord and Savior, can look for and live for is the heavenly city that will one day come down out of heaven from God.
Truly we are NOT to live for this world, we are to live for heaven and the heavenly city there which we will dwell in and one day that heavenly city will come down to earth and we will live in an earth made new where sin no longer dwells. The devil will be destroyed forever and ever, never more to torment, never more to bring pain and anguish, heartache, and misery.
Right now we live in a world dominated by Satan and all the heartache he can bring and there will be NO changing this- we are strangers in a strange land, we are pilgrims on earth, we have NO continuing city, but we seek one to come! This is how we must live- in search of the heavenly city. When you are in search of something you are actively seeking it. When you are journeying you are ever moving forwards towards the end of that journey. We might not be moving from place to place constantly on the road, but we are on a spiritual journey and we MUST move onwards always. Our spiritual journey will take us to a real heavenly city, the city of God, and God who is Spirit dwells in that City.
We have NO continuing city here.
We DO seek a city to come.
Mat 6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Mat 6:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
Mat 6:21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
This ties in with our spiritual journey- having spiritual treasures. If we have spiritual treasures here and now that we lay up in heaven this proves we are looking for the reality of our spiritual home . We have to live spiritual lives, and our spiritual lives have to be dominant in our lives now. We have to feed our spiritual natures with spiritual food, we have to exercise our spiritual lives. We MUST live as if our spiritual nature is a REAL part of us and by the grace and mercy of our Savior we will live.
Amen!
What city are we seeking to come?
Heb 11:10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
Heb 11:16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
Heb 12:22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels
Rev 3:12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
Rev 21:10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
Rev 21:11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
Rev 21:12 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
Rev 21:13 On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
Rev 21:14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
Rev 21:15 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
Rev 21:16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
Rev 21:17 And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
Rev 21:18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
Rev 21:19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
Rev 21:20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
Rev 21:21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
Rev 21:22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
Rev 21:23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
Rev 21:24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
Rev 21:25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
Rev 21:26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
Rev 21:27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
12,000 furlongs = 7,920,000 feet 1,500 miles !
This city of God's is HUGE!
This city of God's REAL!
Heb 13:14 For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.
We might live on earth in city, but this earthly city will NOT continue! None of the cities on earth right now will continue. The only city we as God's children, as followers of our Lord and Savior, can look for and live for is the heavenly city that will one day come down out of heaven from God.
Truly we are NOT to live for this world, we are to live for heaven and the heavenly city there which we will dwell in and one day that heavenly city will come down to earth and we will live in an earth made new where sin no longer dwells. The devil will be destroyed forever and ever, never more to torment, never more to bring pain and anguish, heartache, and misery.
Right now we live in a world dominated by Satan and all the heartache he can bring and there will be NO changing this- we are strangers in a strange land, we are pilgrims on earth, we have NO continuing city, but we seek one to come! This is how we must live- in search of the heavenly city. When you are in search of something you are actively seeking it. When you are journeying you are ever moving forwards towards the end of that journey. We might not be moving from place to place constantly on the road, but we are on a spiritual journey and we MUST move onwards always. Our spiritual journey will take us to a real heavenly city, the city of God, and God who is Spirit dwells in that City.
We have NO continuing city here.
We DO seek a city to come.
Mat 6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Mat 6:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
Mat 6:21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
This ties in with our spiritual journey- having spiritual treasures. If we have spiritual treasures here and now that we lay up in heaven this proves we are looking for the reality of our spiritual home . We have to live spiritual lives, and our spiritual lives have to be dominant in our lives now. We have to feed our spiritual natures with spiritual food, we have to exercise our spiritual lives. We MUST live as if our spiritual nature is a REAL part of us and by the grace and mercy of our Savior we will live.
Amen!
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Let us go forth...without the camp
Heb 13:10 We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.
Heb 13:11 For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.
Heb 13:12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
Heb 13:13 Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
The sacrificial system was set up by God to point the way to the Messiah, the Innocent Lamb to be slain once - for all. The way to become one with God was guaranteed in our Savior and the sacrifice He made. No lamb, no bullock, no turtledove, no ram, no animal whatsoever- however pure without blemish or spot - once sacrificed could repair the breech created by man's disobeying God. All those thousands upon thousands, maybe millions of animals sacrificed pointed towards the ONE sacrifice that could repair the breech.
Isa 53:1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?
Isa 53:2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
Isa 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Isa 53:4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
Isa 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
Isa 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Isa 53:7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
Isa 53:8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
Isa 53:9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
Isa 53:10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
Isa 53:11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
Isa 53:12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
The LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Once the Lord sacrificed Himself for us NO animal sacrifice was needed because we could LOOK to the Lord as our Sacrifice.
Heb 13:10 We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.
Heb 13:11 For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.
Heb 13:12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
Heb 13:13 Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
Jesus sacrificed Himself, and where He sacrificed Himself automatically became the altar- the cross was the altar upon which Jesus was sacrificed. We do have an altar and those who refuse to believe that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, sacrificed Himself on that altar for them have NO right to the salvation offered through Him, no right at all. Everyone that believes that they still need to offer animal sacrifices, that they still need to symbolize what has already happened in the great sacrifice of Christ, can't believe that they are saved through Christ- they reject the one and only way to salvation.
Jesus is the complete sacrifice for sin! Jesus was sacrificed as the typified sacrifices were. He was the ULTIMATE sacrifice. There is NOTHING Satan can use to say that Jesus got it wrong that His sacrifice was insufficient, nothing!
We too must go without the camp to Jesus! We have to go where Jesus went. We have to go the altar. We have to be willing to be with Jesus no matter where that leads us, no matter what reproach that brings to us.
These are the 'deep things' of Christ we are to delve into!
1Co 2:10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
This is the MEAT we are to be eating as Christians who are no longer babes needing milk.
Heb 5:12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
We need to eat this STRONG MEAT!
We need to understand this--
Heb 13:13 Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
We aren't to stay WITHIN the camp.
We have to GO FORTH therefore UNTO HIM.
How many are staying within the camp?
How many are still sacrificing at the altar that is within the camp?
How many are NOT trusting in Jesus to be their all in all?
How many are still looking to rituals to save them?
We look to a man, not to things. We look to our Savior not within the camp but without!
May God help us to do so, may He help us to feed on all the strong meat He presents to us, growing stronger in knowledge of Him through the Holy Spirit, by His grace!
Amen.
Heb 13:11 For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.
Heb 13:12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
Heb 13:13 Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
The sacrificial system was set up by God to point the way to the Messiah, the Innocent Lamb to be slain once - for all. The way to become one with God was guaranteed in our Savior and the sacrifice He made. No lamb, no bullock, no turtledove, no ram, no animal whatsoever- however pure without blemish or spot - once sacrificed could repair the breech created by man's disobeying God. All those thousands upon thousands, maybe millions of animals sacrificed pointed towards the ONE sacrifice that could repair the breech.
Isa 53:1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?
Isa 53:2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
Isa 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Isa 53:4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
Isa 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
Isa 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Isa 53:7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
Isa 53:8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
Isa 53:9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
Isa 53:10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
Isa 53:11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
Isa 53:12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
The LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Once the Lord sacrificed Himself for us NO animal sacrifice was needed because we could LOOK to the Lord as our Sacrifice.
Heb 13:10 We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.
Heb 13:11 For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.
Heb 13:12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
Heb 13:13 Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
Jesus sacrificed Himself, and where He sacrificed Himself automatically became the altar- the cross was the altar upon which Jesus was sacrificed. We do have an altar and those who refuse to believe that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, sacrificed Himself on that altar for them have NO right to the salvation offered through Him, no right at all. Everyone that believes that they still need to offer animal sacrifices, that they still need to symbolize what has already happened in the great sacrifice of Christ, can't believe that they are saved through Christ- they reject the one and only way to salvation.
Jesus is the complete sacrifice for sin! Jesus was sacrificed as the typified sacrifices were. He was the ULTIMATE sacrifice. There is NOTHING Satan can use to say that Jesus got it wrong that His sacrifice was insufficient, nothing!
We too must go without the camp to Jesus! We have to go where Jesus went. We have to go the altar. We have to be willing to be with Jesus no matter where that leads us, no matter what reproach that brings to us.
These are the 'deep things' of Christ we are to delve into!
1Co 2:10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
This is the MEAT we are to be eating as Christians who are no longer babes needing milk.
Heb 5:12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
We need to eat this STRONG MEAT!
We need to understand this--
Heb 13:13 Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
We aren't to stay WITHIN the camp.
We have to GO FORTH therefore UNTO HIM.
How many are staying within the camp?
How many are still sacrificing at the altar that is within the camp?
How many are NOT trusting in Jesus to be their all in all?
How many are still looking to rituals to save them?
We look to a man, not to things. We look to our Savior not within the camp but without!
May God help us to do so, may He help us to feed on all the strong meat He presents to us, growing stronger in knowledge of Him through the Holy Spirit, by His grace!
Amen.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Established with grace
Heb 13:9 Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.
Divers and strange doctrines.
Throughout the many, many years since our Lord walked the earth there have been divers and strange doctrines that we are NOT to be carried about by.
People will say just about anything to trick others. People with delusions of grandeur who believe they need followers have created all sorts of sects for easily deceived people to join. They'll make up their own rules, their own doctrines complete with various rituals to follow. Some people have created elaborate religions based on their beliefs and they have millions of followers- it's true. However Satan has used his deceptive ways and the divers and strange doctrines have been so entrenched in people they believe they are true doctrines. People love to pick apart the Bible leaving out the bits that don't agree with their beliefs and they love to change things to suit their needs.
We are all guilty of trying to make sense of God's will for us. We are all guilty of holding to beliefs we see as important but others might not. We all want to do God's will don't we? That is the hope any way.
Doing God's will, not our will. We confuse the two all too often.
Heb 13:9 '…it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace…'
A heart established with grace.
Our hearts need to be established with grace- not with ANYTHING that doesn't profit us towards the will and grace of God. Some will become caught up in doctrines- strange and different- doctrines that make God's grace second not first. We have to find God's grace in all we do first and foremost. If we can't find God's grace in any doctrine we choose to follow, if we don't follow a doctrine out of God's grace then we are in danger of being deceived.
You can hold fast to all the doctrines you want and you can follow them to the letter never failing but that will profit you nothing. You can defend your doctrines and claim them to be God's will all you want but they are all MEANINGLESS without the grace of our Lord and Savior, without the love of God overflowing in those doctrines, those beliefs.
2Pe 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
God's love first! We can't forget this, we just can't. No matter what we believe, we can't forget God's love first.
No, I'm not say our beliefs are unimportant, God forbid! God has a holy law given in love for us to follow. That's the key though- given in LOVE! If we don't keep God's law out of love we keep it in VAIN!
Heb 13:9 Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.
The heart has to be established with grace and the love of God is fully revealed in the grace our hearts are to be established in. We can't have God's grace without having His love.
Amen.
Divers and strange doctrines.
Throughout the many, many years since our Lord walked the earth there have been divers and strange doctrines that we are NOT to be carried about by.
People will say just about anything to trick others. People with delusions of grandeur who believe they need followers have created all sorts of sects for easily deceived people to join. They'll make up their own rules, their own doctrines complete with various rituals to follow. Some people have created elaborate religions based on their beliefs and they have millions of followers- it's true. However Satan has used his deceptive ways and the divers and strange doctrines have been so entrenched in people they believe they are true doctrines. People love to pick apart the Bible leaving out the bits that don't agree with their beliefs and they love to change things to suit their needs.
We are all guilty of trying to make sense of God's will for us. We are all guilty of holding to beliefs we see as important but others might not. We all want to do God's will don't we? That is the hope any way.
Doing God's will, not our will. We confuse the two all too often.
Heb 13:9 '…it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace…'
A heart established with grace.
Our hearts need to be established with grace- not with ANYTHING that doesn't profit us towards the will and grace of God. Some will become caught up in doctrines- strange and different- doctrines that make God's grace second not first. We have to find God's grace in all we do first and foremost. If we can't find God's grace in any doctrine we choose to follow, if we don't follow a doctrine out of God's grace then we are in danger of being deceived.
You can hold fast to all the doctrines you want and you can follow them to the letter never failing but that will profit you nothing. You can defend your doctrines and claim them to be God's will all you want but they are all MEANINGLESS without the grace of our Lord and Savior, without the love of God overflowing in those doctrines, those beliefs.
2Pe 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
God's love first! We can't forget this, we just can't. No matter what we believe, we can't forget God's love first.
No, I'm not say our beliefs are unimportant, God forbid! God has a holy law given in love for us to follow. That's the key though- given in LOVE! If we don't keep God's law out of love we keep it in VAIN!
Heb 13:9 Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.
The heart has to be established with grace and the love of God is fully revealed in the grace our hearts are to be established in. We can't have God's grace without having His love.
Amen.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love
Psa 119:113 ...I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love
Jer 4:14 O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
1Co 3:20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
Vanity.
Solomon had this to say-
Ecc 1:2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
Ecc 1:14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Ecc 12:8 Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
All the thoughts we could ever have- good or bad are vanity in comparison to the law of God. Our ways are nothing compared to God's way.
Isa 55:8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
The Lord has given us His law for very important reasons we need to consider. They are to be the guide to our lives in Him.
Read the following and you have to ask yourself if David LOVED God's law. If he Really LOVED the law of God.
Psa 119:1 ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.
Psa 119:2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.
Psa 119:3 They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.
Psa 119:4 Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.
Psa 119:5 O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
Psa 119:6 Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
Psa 119:7 I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
Psa 119:8 I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
Psa 119:9 BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
Psa 119:10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
Psa 119:11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Psa 119:12 Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.
Psa 119:13 With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
Psa 119:14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.
Psa 119:15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.
Psa 119:16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
Psa 119:17 GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.
Psa 119:18 Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
Psa 119:19 I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.
Psa 119:20 My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.
Psa 119:21 Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.
Psa 119:22 Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
Psa 119:23 Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.
Psa 119:24 Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.
Psa 119:25 DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.
Psa 119:26 I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.
Psa 119:27 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.
Psa 119:28 My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.
Psa 119:29 Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.
Psa 119:30 I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.
Psa 119:31 I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame.
Psa 119:32 I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.
Psa 119:33 HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end.
Psa 119:34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Psa 119:35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
Psa 119:36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
Psa 119:37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.
Psa 119:38 Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.
Psa 119:39 Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good.
Psa 119:40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
Psa 119:41 VAU. Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word.
Psa 119:42 So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.
Psa 119:43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.
Psa 119:44 So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.
Psa 119:45 And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.
Psa 119:46 I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.
Psa 119:47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
Psa 119:48 My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.
Psa 119:49 ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
Psa 119:50 This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.
Psa 119:51 The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.
Psa 119:52 I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.
Psa 119:53 Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
Psa 119:54 Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
Psa 119:55 I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law.
Psa 119:56 This I had, because I kept thy precepts.
Psa 119:57 CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.
Psa 119:58 I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.
Psa 119:59 I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
Psa 119:60 I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.
Psa 119:61 The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.
Psa 119:62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.
Psa 119:63 I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
Psa 119:64 The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.
Psa 119:65 TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.
Psa 119:66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.
Psa 119:67 Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.
Psa 119:68 Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
Psa 119:69 The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
Psa 119:70 Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.
Psa 119:71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
Psa 119:72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
Psa 119:73 JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
Psa 119:74 They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.
Psa 119:75 I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.
Psa 119:76 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
Psa 119:77 Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.
Psa 119:78 Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.
Psa 119:79 Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies.
Psa 119:80 Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.
Psa 119:81 CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.
Psa 119:82 Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
Psa 119:83 For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.
Psa 119:84 How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
Psa 119:85 The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.
Psa 119:86 All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.
Psa 119:87 They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.
Psa 119:88 Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.
Psa 119:89 LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
Psa 119:90 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
Psa 119:91 They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy servants.
Psa 119:92 Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
Psa 119:93 I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.
Psa 119:94 I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.
Psa 119:95 The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.
Psa 119:96 I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad.
Psa 119:97 MEM. O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
Psa 119:98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.
Psa 119:99 I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.
Psa 119:100 I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.
Psa 119:101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.
Psa 119:102 I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.
Psa 119:103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Psa 119:104 Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.
Psa 119:105 NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Psa 119:106 I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
Psa 119:107 I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.
Psa 119:108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.
Psa 119:109 My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.
Psa 119:110 The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.
Psa 119:111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
Psa 119:112 I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end.
Psa 119:113 SAMECH. I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.
We have to ask ourselves this- if David found such delight in the law, if David lived to love God in His law, if God's law meant more to David than thousands of gold and silver, if David hid God's law in his heart, if David loved God's law and meditated upon it ALL day- what does this tell us? David was LIVING God's law. And David was loved by God. David recognized God as His ALL IN ALL! God was everything to David.
Do we even come close to living God's law?! Do we even come close to understanding the LOVE in God's law? Do we even comprehend the depths of love God has towards us by giving us His law? By revealing Himself to us in His law? That Jesus came to be the one to reveal that law to us, to be the perfect embodiment of that law is something we don't study near enough. Every act of our Savior revealed the love of God in His law to us! Jesus lived the law! His every act was an act of love to God and to His fellow man!
We need to be like David, we need to LOVE the law of God knowing that God's love is revealed in that law perfectly and Jesus our Lord and Savior loves the law of His father, the law of His, the law that He fully upholds, the law He's lived and lives.
Open our hearts Lord! Open our understanding! Help us to HATE vain thoughts and to LOVE the law!
Amen
Jer 4:14 O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
1Co 3:20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
Vanity.
Solomon had this to say-
Ecc 1:2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
Ecc 1:14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Ecc 12:8 Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
All the thoughts we could ever have- good or bad are vanity in comparison to the law of God. Our ways are nothing compared to God's way.
Isa 55:8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
The Lord has given us His law for very important reasons we need to consider. They are to be the guide to our lives in Him.
Read the following and you have to ask yourself if David LOVED God's law. If he Really LOVED the law of God.
Psa 119:1 ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.
Psa 119:2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.
Psa 119:3 They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.
Psa 119:4 Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.
Psa 119:5 O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
Psa 119:6 Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
Psa 119:7 I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
Psa 119:8 I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
Psa 119:9 BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
Psa 119:10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
Psa 119:11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Psa 119:12 Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.
Psa 119:13 With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
Psa 119:14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.
Psa 119:15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.
Psa 119:16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
Psa 119:17 GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.
Psa 119:18 Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
Psa 119:19 I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.
Psa 119:20 My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.
Psa 119:21 Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.
Psa 119:22 Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
Psa 119:23 Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.
Psa 119:24 Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.
Psa 119:25 DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.
Psa 119:26 I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.
Psa 119:27 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.
Psa 119:28 My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.
Psa 119:29 Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.
Psa 119:30 I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.
Psa 119:31 I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame.
Psa 119:32 I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.
Psa 119:33 HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end.
Psa 119:34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Psa 119:35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
Psa 119:36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
Psa 119:37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.
Psa 119:38 Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.
Psa 119:39 Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good.
Psa 119:40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
Psa 119:41 VAU. Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word.
Psa 119:42 So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.
Psa 119:43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.
Psa 119:44 So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.
Psa 119:45 And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.
Psa 119:46 I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.
Psa 119:47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
Psa 119:48 My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.
Psa 119:49 ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
Psa 119:50 This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.
Psa 119:51 The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.
Psa 119:52 I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.
Psa 119:53 Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
Psa 119:54 Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
Psa 119:55 I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law.
Psa 119:56 This I had, because I kept thy precepts.
Psa 119:57 CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.
Psa 119:58 I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.
Psa 119:59 I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
Psa 119:60 I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.
Psa 119:61 The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.
Psa 119:62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.
Psa 119:63 I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
Psa 119:64 The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.
Psa 119:65 TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.
Psa 119:66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.
Psa 119:67 Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.
Psa 119:68 Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
Psa 119:69 The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
Psa 119:70 Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.
Psa 119:71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
Psa 119:72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
Psa 119:73 JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
Psa 119:74 They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.
Psa 119:75 I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.
Psa 119:76 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
Psa 119:77 Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.
Psa 119:78 Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.
Psa 119:79 Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies.
Psa 119:80 Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.
Psa 119:81 CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.
Psa 119:82 Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
Psa 119:83 For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.
Psa 119:84 How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
Psa 119:85 The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.
Psa 119:86 All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.
Psa 119:87 They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.
Psa 119:88 Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.
Psa 119:89 LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
Psa 119:90 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
Psa 119:91 They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy servants.
Psa 119:92 Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
Psa 119:93 I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.
Psa 119:94 I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.
Psa 119:95 The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.
Psa 119:96 I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad.
Psa 119:97 MEM. O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
Psa 119:98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.
Psa 119:99 I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.
Psa 119:100 I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.
Psa 119:101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.
Psa 119:102 I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.
Psa 119:103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Psa 119:104 Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.
Psa 119:105 NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Psa 119:106 I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
Psa 119:107 I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.
Psa 119:108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.
Psa 119:109 My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.
Psa 119:110 The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.
Psa 119:111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
Psa 119:112 I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end.
Psa 119:113 SAMECH. I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.
We have to ask ourselves this- if David found such delight in the law, if David lived to love God in His law, if God's law meant more to David than thousands of gold and silver, if David hid God's law in his heart, if David loved God's law and meditated upon it ALL day- what does this tell us? David was LIVING God's law. And David was loved by God. David recognized God as His ALL IN ALL! God was everything to David.
Do we even come close to living God's law?! Do we even come close to understanding the LOVE in God's law? Do we even comprehend the depths of love God has towards us by giving us His law? By revealing Himself to us in His law? That Jesus came to be the one to reveal that law to us, to be the perfect embodiment of that law is something we don't study near enough. Every act of our Savior revealed the love of God in His law to us! Jesus lived the law! His every act was an act of love to God and to His fellow man!
We need to be like David, we need to LOVE the law of God knowing that God's love is revealed in that law perfectly and Jesus our Lord and Savior loves the law of His father, the law of His, the law that He fully upholds, the law He's lived and lives.
Open our hearts Lord! Open our understanding! Help us to HATE vain thoughts and to LOVE the law!
Amen
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