my understanding of this verse is simple.
The word what so ever cuts across every human endeavor, it means our deeds out there should be with the mindset of serving God. many serve God only when they are in the fourwalls of church and turn to something else out there at workplace and home, but if they have this understanding that what ever they do is onto the lord they will live in the fear of the lord every where they Go, thank you.
What I take away from this chapter is Jacob's incredible patience and doing each thing requested of him by his father-in-law over and over again without getting angry and outraged .....he was subservient and obedient and controlled any outrage he may have felt by the constant betraying of his father=in=law's word to him who would instead ask for more and more of Jacob...Jacob acted respectfully and compliant to his father in laws demands and requests even though they were unfair and unjust.....Jacob instead of taking matters into his own hands....relied on Jehovah and His mercy...God brought him through all this because he relied on God to take care of everything including the injustices he suffered....this chapter teaches us to hang in there relying on God to take care of injustices and those who perpetrate them on us even it takes years....God acts in His own time....we must have faith that He has our backs.....
I was lost and having a heavy shoulder but after I read this verses my soul was restored knowing that He put Himself as a great sacrifice just because of the Love He have for me I am so grateful to be called a child of God.
Indeed! God is always there to give a helping hand when we feel weary and think all is lost. We always have to trust in his mercies and rest in his grace to deliver. Amen
JOHN 9:4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
Man is defined as MORNING, AFTERNOON, AND NIGHT.
MORNING: when we came into this temporal world.
AFTERNOON: period of toiling, acquisition of wealth, position, fame, material posessions, etc....
NIGHT: death, old age, end of toiling, period were one faces the Judgement of Christ.
THE BIG QUESTION:
What work are u doing: Good or bad. Whom are u working for: Christ or the Devil. Are u Serving God or u are being Served, Are u wasting Time or u are Investing Time. Remember, U are only a custodian to whatever God has put in your hand, God owns it. The life you live, it is not you that lives, But Christ that lives in you, moves in you, and in Him you consists. DONT' SHARE GODS GLORY WITH HIM, SERVE GOD WITH ALL THAT HE HAS GIVEN TO YOU.
The Lord replaces our tears of joy with His joy. We plant the seed and God gives the harvest which we reap with joy.As we submit before our Lord we often do so with tears of repentance. As we give our hearts, our words to others He brings forth the harvest.The sheaves are the fruit of the harvest, the final result of the ploughing, the planting, the watering, the nurturing of life. So is the Christian life in God.
even in Jesus day there was much false doctrine,we must study the word of God,because there's just one way, the Holy Spirit does the teaching,he will reveal false doctrine, the most important teaching of all is salvation, Romans 3:23, 5:12,6:23,10:9,10,13. John 1:12, Acts2:41
The bible is very clear about sound doctrine..a honest seeker of truth ought to pray to GOD that he or she be able to understand the bible teachings and make decisions in accordance to GOD'S providences,.
I have read this verse before , and yes it is true what God says here , and it does apply to every person on this earth , and He encourages us throughout the bible to trust in Him in every situation. If Jesus had a victorious life on this earth , it was because of the close relationship He had with His father , and He came to show us the father and what He is like. We can , and need to have the same relationship with our heavenly father who loved and loves us so much , that He gave His son Jesus to die in our place so that we have a chance for eternal life . I like the song " Trust and obey , for there's no other way ". Obedience to God's laws has always been the test . This is true for every person on this earth past or present. God says : obey and live... Obey , and I will bless you .
I have had things happen in my life too , and if i had not trusted in God and his promises ? Hmmmmm ! Never know what would have happend . I would like to encourage everyone to study God's word . Study it daily and find comfort , healing , power , discernment , love , understanding , on how to live a victorious life in Him, Jesus Christ. Be a blessing to others . Don't live for self. Live to love, and love to live , for God.
If anyone can contact Randy , who made a comment earlier, there are numerous cancer cures out there. But, they don't come in bottles, pills, or treatments from doctors. Sorry. Change your diets. Not easy. But for life's sake , DO IT. We have departed enormously from the original diet prescribed in genesis , and because of it , we suffer. Let's go back to creation week and find out .
Also online , check out : cancer cures .All natural.No side effects.
May God bless everyone who appreciates His user's manual for a happy life here, and also for eternal life . Wow!
The passage could have had a literal interpretation, but it definitely has a spiritual one. It can be a literal death, or the 'death to self' people speak about, or both. The time period is indefinite. It is the spirit in prison and not the bars of a cell. I write from the midst of the over 20 year experience. It is systematic and relentless persecution that closely parallels the book of Job in affliction ways. Everything that did 'work' (gifts of the Spirit) cease to work. The relationship with God becomes like a long distance phone call. Approaching the close of the experience you don't know if the body is going to cease, nor do you care if it does. There is nothing to 'live' for in it, and eventually no desire to bother either. You feel like a squeezed out tube of toothpaste. I'm greatly abbreviating the matter and omitting the many afflictions and persecutions that brings the person to that point. It is the most cruel thing imaginable. God described it as having NO freedoms at all; and like being dead but not buried. People who have not experienced haven't a clue about what it actually means, and have not correctly explained the matter.
Yes, indeed, God delights in blessing his own children when they walk in obedience to him as he did Job. Although we may not have as much as Job had financially or family wise yet he has promised to bless us and take care of us in this life. And my God shall supply all of your need according to his riches in glory , by Christ Jesus. And I am sure that Jobs heart was joyful after all he had been through to have all of these blessings from the Lord his God and was joyful in him. Sincerely ;
I see a lot of myself in Elijah. Just in the previous chapter, God had manifested himself in providing fire for the sacrifice and defeating Baal. When he is then threatened by Jezebel, who swears by the same powerless Baal, he runs for his life and asks God to kill him. Two important lessons: Miracles don't necessarily save us. Satan uses the opportunity of miracles to try and cast greater doubt in out souls. But praise God for His grace, He never leaves us. In His mercy He doesn't slay Elijah as per His request but ensures he is well fed and sends him back to the ground. When in distress, count your blessings, think of how God has led you in the past, for only then will your eyes be opened to see how much God still surrounds you and His angels minister to you.
i have adapted a slightly different version of this Perfect chapter about our Christian attitude. As you know, modern translations use the word "love" for King James' "charity." i now use the word "empathy," for these two reasons: 1. "love" has many different meanings (altho we know in this chapter it means God's pure & perfect love); 2. unlike the word "love" however, "empathy" has the same number of syllables as "charity," and has only one meaning (the Compassion we should feel when we put ourself in another's place); this is also clearer, because the 3rd verse (And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor...) is our definition of "charity" today, so King James' language reads [though I practice charity...and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing]. But i love King James' language, so i keep the rest of the chapter exactly as it is. This is not opposed to doctrine, because we are taught that God came to mankind as Jesus, not only to save mankind, but to experience life & suffering as a man; in other words, so that God could better empathize with us. As He loves us, we are commanded to love others, every minute of every day.
We were set for a divorce after 25 years. We celebrated our 61st wedding anniversary. God has restored the years that the cankerworm has eaten. God is faithful.
I'm uplifting my daughter who has two teenage girls who were raised in Bible believing homes and are rebellious. I told my daughter to not give up, trust in the Lord, He is allowing things to happen so that they come to true repentance and knowledge of the Truth. God will restore what the cankerworm has eaten.. AMEN
The word what so ever cuts across every human endeavor, it means our deeds out there should be with the mindset of serving God. many serve God only when they are in the fourwalls of church and turn to something else out there at workplace and home, but if they have this understanding that what ever they do is onto the lord they will live in the fear of the lord every where they Go, thank you.
Man is defined as MORNING, AFTERNOON, AND NIGHT.
MORNING: when we came into this temporal world.
AFTERNOON: period of toiling, acquisition of wealth, position, fame, material posessions, etc....
NIGHT: death, old age, end of toiling, period were one faces the Judgement of Christ.
THE BIG QUESTION:
What work are u doing: Good or bad. Whom are u working for: Christ or the Devil. Are u Serving God or u are being Served, Are u wasting Time or u are Investing Time. Remember, U are only a custodian to whatever God has put in your hand, God owns it. The life you live, it is not you that lives, But Christ that lives in you, moves in you, and in Him you consists. DONT' SHARE GODS GLORY WITH HIM, SERVE GOD WITH ALL THAT HE HAS GIVEN TO YOU.
I have had things happen in my life too , and if i had not trusted in God and his promises ? Hmmmmm ! Never know what would have happend . I would like to encourage everyone to study God's word . Study it daily and find comfort , healing , power , discernment , love , understanding , on how to live a victorious life in Him, Jesus Christ. Be a blessing to others . Don't live for self. Live to love, and love to live , for God.
If anyone can contact Randy , who made a comment earlier, there are numerous cancer cures out there. But, they don't come in bottles, pills, or treatments from doctors. Sorry. Change your diets. Not easy. But for life's sake , DO IT. We have departed enormously from the original diet prescribed in genesis , and because of it , we suffer. Let's go back to creation week and find out .
Also online , check out : cancer cures .All natural.No side effects.
May God bless everyone who appreciates His user's manual for a happy life here, and also for eternal life . Wow!
I'm uplifting my daughter who has two teenage girls who were raised in Bible believing homes and are rebellious. I told my daughter to not give up, trust in the Lord, He is allowing things to happen so that they come to true repentance and knowledge of the Truth. God will restore what the cankerworm has eaten.. AMEN