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i need a bible reading on motivation

Luke 8:2, Luke 8:1-4, the whole chapter is relevant actually to point out Jesus love for people deliverance, GOD's nature, Luke 8,

Mary Magdalene is mentioned: Mark 15:40-47, continues Mark 16:1-14, Matthew 27:55-56 (followed Jesus from Galilee), Matthew 27:59-61, Matthew 28:1-10, Luke 23:49-56 continues Luke 24:1-10,22-24, John 19:25,

Luke 10:38-42, John 20:1-18,

* John 11:1-8, John 11:1-45

* John 12:1-3,

Luke 7:36-50- Luke 8:1-3, same account?

John 12,

Hopefully you enjoy this study.

This is an interesting conversation. I don't think that God wants us to participate in pagan worship.

I also think that He does want us to celebrate the good things in life. There are many ways to rejoice. There are some things that are fairly universal. Using light in some capacity one of these elements that is used across cultures. We use lights when we have a campfire, when we have an outdoor event in the evening, candles for birthday cakes, etc. These are not acts of worship. It is using light properly. We can rejoice in our life using all kinds of things : music, dancing, singing, creating artworks, whatever. Just because some pagans may use such tings corruptly doesn't take them off of the table for us to use in celebrating the good that God has brought into our lives.

Just my take on this. It is one of those things that Paul speaks about: all things are permissible, but not all things are beneficial. And, to be careful that we do not use our liberty to cause someone else to stumble.

Sister GiGi, you have no worries about the future, you have PROMISES.

Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and ALL these things shall be added unto you.

God Bless You.

Good responses, guys. I agree with so much of what has been said so far. I do think that this is said as a comparison between Jacob (chosen) and Esau (not chosen). It is meant to point out how God as been at work in human history to bring about His will and overall purpose. Think about the sons of Noah, Shem, Japheth, and Ham. One line was chosen (Shem) the others not chosen. Did God love Japheth and Ham less? No. Could they have a relationship with God? Yes..

Look at Ishmael and Isaac. Did God love Ishmael less? No. Could Ishmael have a relationship with God? Yes.

Then, look at Jacob and Esau. did God love Esau less? No. Could Esau have a relationship with God? Yes.

Lastly, let's look at the Israelites and the Gentiles. Does God love the Gentiles less? No. Can Gentiles have a relationship with God? Yes. Throughout history God has chosen peoples, groups, and persons to fulfill a specific part of His redemptive plan in human history. Should the one who was chosen be prideful about this? No. They should feel the awesome weight of the particular call of God on them. Should the one not chosen be disappointed or rebellious towards God? No. the unchosen should give God the love and worship He deserves and believe He is ultimately just. Many people throughout history have been "unchosen" yet by their faith have received the promise of salvation. I think of Ruth, Rahab, Cornelius, the Samaritan woman, millions of Gentiles. God made Himself known throughout history through a chosen people, the lineage of Noah, Shem, Eber, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, etc. Those of us who do not have a bloodline in the Israelite lineage have been adopted into this chosen race by the blood of Jesus through faith. I am sure that there were very likely some of Esau's lineage that did believe and serve God in faith. Jesus' blood reaches back to them. He is the God of every one and saves all who seek Him in faith throughout history.

That is not true. A mask cannot stop the coronavirus, even a study by Fauci mentions that in 2005. What is happening is a form of submission to their god. The particle of a coronavirus is very small. I wore a mask each winter thinking it would protect me from any RV infection. I got Covid in Dec. of 2019, and yet though a rough couple of months, I survived it when I should not have. I had people praying for me in the hospital daily, I prayed and was given a treatment that months later proved to help severe Covid patients. Masks are unhealthy and can lead to bacteria. So, before you claim you common sense, do the research.

Brother S Spence, there is yet more to come concerning Jacob and Esau:

Hebrews 11:20 By faith Isaac BLESSED Jacob and Esau concerning THINGS TO COME.

The writer of Hebrews says those blessings are still in the future, they will come to pass after the resurrection to judgement and God's kingdom has been set up on earth.

Jacob's blessing:

Genesis 27:29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: ......

Esau's blessing:

Genesis 27:40 ...and serve thy brother: and it shall COME TO PASS when THOU SHALL HAVE the dominion, that thou shall break HIS (Jacob's) yoke from off thy neck.

Esau will come into God's kingdom after the resurrection to judgement, the kingdom of God is within you, and all Israel will be saved.

You are right the children were chosen according to the election of GRACE, one a vessel of honour and one a vessel of dishonour, but in the fullness of time God will be all in all.

Thanks .We have had a good example in my parents. Though they never earned above the poverty line, they never went in debt for anything except the house which they paid off in probably five years or so. I cos $16,000 dollars in 1956. They just hated to spend interest on anything. So they lived frugally. We have too, for most of our marriage. We are preparing for retirement for both of us (I am now retired a year earlier than I expected). We paid off our house about five years ago and then have been putting the money we were paying on our mortgage and the extra money to being the mortgage down to zero quickly into savings for the past five years. Facing retirement is a bit unnerving because we will make do with what we will receive on a monthly basis and hopefully keep our savings intact for a while. It is hard to know how things may change in our economy over the next 20 yrs. Even so, God has always carried us through in every circumstance, so we will live responsibility and simply. We have learned to be content in a simple lifestyle for these 42 years. I know it is different for everyone and it is harder for younger people to get established than in the past. Yet, we all can probably do with a lot less "stuff." Everyone is at a different place with regards to how they manage the "fruits of their labors" but I do suggest being prayerful in all things.

It is good to hear from you, Chris

I was diagnosed with Cancer that start in my large intestine, which resulted in removing a part of my large intestine, I have been having treatment intravenously for it has spread, cancer into my lungs, Doctor said the treatment is coming along good until I get an x-ray which shows that cancer has spread again to my bone, and was treated 5 sessions with Radiation, now I am back to intravenous treatment, I know it is Gods will to heal and so I ask of you to pray that just as Jesus defeated the Devil through his Death burial and resurrection, that Jesus will also give me victory over all cancer, and sickness in my body, thank you and so much.

Hi James. I know, that word 'hate' can be very pointed & ugly, especially when seen in the Scriptures. We need to realize that 'hate' as seen here & other places, can have several meanings. The word in Greek is 'miseo', & of course, it does mean 'to hate' but also can have other meanings according to application, i.e. 'to detest, to love less, to esteem less'. So, it's not always an ugly uncontrolled emotion that is shown. You can think of Luke 14:26, "If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple." Did the Lord mean to say that we are to feel such hatred for our family just so that we can truly follow Him? Or did He mean that we need to esteem Him more, putting Him first in everything even to giving our family second place?

And then we have another conundrum as seen in Isaiah 45:7: "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things." I share this verse simply to demonstrate the usage & understanding of languages. In Isaiah, we read of two strange phenomena: God creating darkness & creating evil. Can a God Who is altogether Light & altogether Holy & Good create such things? Some might say, yes, because He is God. Rather we should consider that in light of Who God is, maybe the creation of darkness, is actually God removing His Light. Maybe the creation of evil, is God removing His Peace. Darkness is always the default just as is Evil the present default in the World. We enjoy both physical & spiritual Light because of God's intervention through Christ ( Colossians 1:16,17; John 8:12) - we also enjoy great quietness & enjoyment of life because God by His Spirit is holding back the full onslaught of evil ( 2 Thessalonians 2:7).

Therefore Romans 9:13 & Malachi 1:2,3 that speak of 'hating Esau', can only mean that Esau was hated (rejected) in God's Plan, just as Jacob was loved (accepted).

Hello, I think taking the covid experimental injections are a sin, because 1 Corinthians 6:19 says our bodies are a holy temple and we must protect it. Probably millions of injuries and deaths worldwide have occured from it, this is being covered up, and it's wrong. Things that help people don't need to have coverups. People would have been just fine if they didn't participate in this intentional tragedy. Pharma saw ivermectin and hcq as a threat so they paid for fake studies to discredit it. That's wrong. They're forcing this on kids and they're dying from heart attacks and swelling and blood clots. This is a kind of evil we haven't seen before. We are to follow laws, but where God's moral law collides with man's law we are to follow God, not man. We have seen unprecedented bullying, oppression, and death surrounding this lie and will never take the death vaccine. God bless.

LaTonya,

I am blessed to have this opportunity to pray for you. Please check in often so we can know how things are going and to be spurred on to pray for you.

God Bless You

Hi James.

I would like to suggest a possibility here concerning this text.

The text reads 'As it is written " I would like to go to where this phrase was originally drawn from and get the context and tie the two together.

Malachi 1:1-3. The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi.

I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? WAS NOT ESAU JACOB'S BROTHER? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,

And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.

God is saying by my feelings and actions shown towards Esau, and he's jacobs brother "Suggesting equal grounds when Israel was Jacob" SHOULD be Proof I Love Jacob. IF THIS HATE WAS CAUSED BY SOMETHING ESAU DID THERE WOULD BE NO EVIDENCE ON DISPLAY HERE OF THE LOVE FOR JACOB.

Atleast consider that for a moment and go back to Romans 9. and let's take it from verse 11 on down to verse 14.

Romans 9:11-14. (FOR THE CHILDREN BEING NOT YET BORN, NEITHER HAVING DONE ANY GOOD OR EVIL,

((( that the purpose of God according to election might stand, )not of works, but of him that calleth;)))!!

It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.

As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.

What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.

Here he Emphasizes THAT THE PURPOSE OF GOD ACCORDING TO ELECTION MIGHT STAND, NOT OF WORKS, BUT OF HIM THAT CALLETH;)

I believe the focus here is Jacob represents Gods Grace. Esau represents the will of the flesh " For lack of better terms "

Perhaps Hate here is used as a term for Comparison as Brother Jesse shared in an earlier post.

Just a suggestion, God bless.

Thank you GiGi. That was a word in season for sure. So many Christians get trapped in consumerism hardly giving consideration that our bounty & blessings only come from the Lord & He expects that we use them wisely & carefully. Yet, I sometimes hear, 'I earned it, it's mine, I will do with it as I please'.

When we correctly handle our material blessings by meeting our essential needs & looking out for the needs of others & the ministry of the Gospel, we will witness the Lord's full consistent riches to us. The difficulty that arises & the question: is the Christian showing little faith in God by saving his spare cash for the future or that rainy day? I had an aunt who lived like that, though she never judged anyone for putting aside money. She wholly trusted the Lord for supplying her needs, whether food or clothing. She looked after a Christian camping/conference facility so accommodation was free, but she received no wages or stipend. If someone gave her a monetary gift, she might buy something she needed & the rest she would give away. Once, she really wanted a green handbag & of course having no money, she laid the matter before the Lord. In time, someone gifted her a bag, & guess what, it was green. And that's how she lived to the day of her decease.

But I believe it's prudent to put money away if at all possible - it may not be for one's own needs but for another that the Lord might bring to you. And of course, in our society, with its never-ending demands upon us for all manner of payments & taxes, it's quite different to those of Christ's day who lived very simply by subsistence endeavours. Indeed, we can "go to the ant" & learn ( Proverbs 6:6-8), not only to engage in wholesome work, but also to lay aside for the future. It's wise to live like that before the Lord - listening for His Direction on how to use what He's given to us & how to bless others in need. It's not just a one-way street. Thanks for raising this up, as seen in Joseph's life & wisdom.

It seems to me that Romans 13:1-2 instructs the devout to submit to mask or vaccine mandates as ordered by national, state or local governments for the common good.

Hello, have you tried doing a search for it? This is a page that comes up: Link

I understand now your reference to the Feast of Dedication as being what is referred to as Chanukah. Agreed.

I also understand that as believers, we only have Christ our Light & have no recourse to acknowledging any other significant light. But the lights used in that festival of remembrance don't signify or point to Christ - just an occasion of rejoicing in God's intervention in another sad time in Israel's history. In that case, we should abstain from lit birthday cake candles, outdoor party lights, etc. lest we irreverently detract our joy & light from Christ.

I realise you make connection with most things in the OT to the new (e.g. seeds, natural elements of the world & universe, etc.), but I don't believe that is a faithful translation & understanding of God's Word. So even here, the celebration of Chanukah with its lights, recollections & thanksgiving, cannot be connected to Christ our Light. Thank you for your input Alex.

James When you look at the record in genesis 25:22 to chapter 28 concerning things that Esau did,

the seat of his personal life had no believing or commitment. He sold his birthright out just for food he

disobeyed his parents, he would have killed his brother. Rebeccah was walking and listening to God,

she knew who the promise was to go to. Romans 9 is talking about the believing line by promise, Esau

was crooked in his Heart and God knew it.

Welcome to the new Christian Living discussion area. This is for any general fellowship that doesn't fit in the Bible specific discussions. May God bless you!

what verses in kjv condem homosexuality?

thx,timoz

In gen 1 v 2 , it states that the spirit (. MOVED ). Upon the waters , head or nickodimus knowledge implies the spirit moved left , then right , north south east west upon the waters, I think not , the word moved means meditate, considered , thought out, . So the spirit of GOD GAVE great thought before verse three , LET ! There be LIGHT !!! Which means LET ME ( GOD ). Be revealed , knowing that when LIGHT is revealed , then darkness is known. Or exposed . Thus the battle has begun. And this was done not of our doing ( being subject ) but HIS WILL . Though this decision brought GOD lots of criticizem , like why does GOD allow so much suffering , HE. Knows that for now this journey seems unfair to us but later on we will see HIS GREAT PLAN , His WILL UNFOLD ! Had GOD NOT reavealed THE LIGHT, ( 1 John , that LIGHT being JESUS ) then genesis verse two would have finished the Bible ! The earth VOID , DARKNESS PREVAILED, We were subject but NOT without HOPE , IN CONCLUSION GOD , though difficult did the righteous decision , Now ALL things work out for the best to all who LOVE (. Kind , patient, long suffering , etc. ). Toward GOD .

Hello you always bring tears to my eyes they are tears of joy .I thank God for bringing you in my life.you have been keeping me encouraged and that is what I need.

Wow! From prison to second in rank of all of Egypt, which was the "superpower" of the area at that time. Joseph knew that his ability to interpret dreams was from God and could confidently interpret the Pharaoh's dream. Either the magicians could not interpret the dreams or were afraid to do so in case they were wrong. But God proved to be over and above all of the powers of the magicians. Pharaoh recognized that the Spirit of God was with Joseph. The Pharaoh probably noticed Joseph's godly character in addition to is ability to interpret dreams to have chosen Joseph to oversee the land of Egypt during the time of plenty and famine. Pharaoh released so much into the hands of Joseph. He must have had confidence both in Joseph and in Joseph's God. It does not say how much Pharaoh knew about the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He did know that Joseph was a Hebrew and may have heard about how God blessed Joseph's forefathers abundantly as well as blessing Joseph the 13 years he was in Egypt despite unfavorable circumstances. Placing Joseph in charge of his kingdom showed a bit of faith on Pharaoh's part.

Joseph commanded his responsibilities with wisdom and good judgment. He was able to convince people to live on less than the abundance of their crop yields in order to store up much than what Egypt would use during the famine. There was enough for those tribes that came to Egypt for relief from starvation during the famine. Pharaoh ad chosen wisely in placing Joseph in charge.

How often we can overspend in times of plenty when we probably should live modestly in order to save up for future expenses or possible downturns in our ability to earn income. In Egypt it was a matter of daily sustenance that they needed to consume in moderation to supply for the future famine. In current times, consumerism is such a trap as we are constantly being marketed by advertisers and social influence. May we all take some time to prayerfully re-evaluate our own lifestyles.

prayers for a good Godly husband. I keep picking unavailable, abusive men.

I need to break up from someone now that I know is not right. He texts the most

horrible things and I have just met him. He then turns nice. I don't know which version will show up. I need

God's choice for me, a peaceful Godly man

Amen Sister, GiGi

This part of the story of Joseph in Egypt shows how God stayed with Joseph in every circumstance. he was going to fulfill Joseph's fore-ordained purpose no matter what choices people made in Joseph's life. I was glad to read that Joseph's faith had grown since he attributed the interpretation of dreams to God. It must have been a bit difficult to tell the interpretation to the baker knowing that the outcome was not good for this person. But, Joseph believed He was speaking for God and feared God enough to speak truthfully, wishing to please God and not man. Perhaps having the opportunity to interpret these dreams was a way to prepare Joseph to interpret Pharaoh's dream, which was riskier than interpreting the dreams of the prisoners. Knowing that his interpretations of the dreams of the two men helped Joseph gain confidence that God was indeed working through him in such a supernatural way, that it wasn't himself interpreting, but God.

I agree in prayer with Grace for Mason and is family. Comfort, comfort, your people, Lord in this time.

Yes, LaTonya,

I am praying for you, too. May you know God's peace in the midst of this and may you be encouraged to trust Him even more in this more desperate time. Can't make do without a heart, so I pray for the Lord to heal the one you have or provide a donor heart soon, should He choose to take someone home to Himself in order to provide a heart for you. May the person who would be a donor come to know Jesus before the time comes for him or her to pass. May we leave all this in God's hands according to His righteous and holy will. Amen.

Galatians 4:4

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"Christ's coming and birth at Bethlehem was not an accident; it was an appointment. Jesus Christ came at God's appointed time, not a moment too late, and not a second too early. The first Christmas miracle started long before Bethlehem. It took place over many centuries as God worked, foretold, and prepared Israel for His Son's coming."

'Borrowed' from an Excellent Article: "The Fullness of the Time" by Kevin Sadler

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2 Timothy 2:15 Romans 16:25 Ephesians 3:9 = Grace/Mystery fellowship {Romans - Philemon}, For ALL "to SEE," today,?

God's 'Simple' Will: Link

Nicely phrased, Jesse. In eternity with God we will know Him to the greatest extent that our humanness can understand Him. We will know in full or, as you say, our knowledge of Him will be complete. Not that we will know everything there is to know and understand about God, because he is infinitely unfathomable, but we will know Him in a perfect and complete relationship that He created us to have with Him forever.