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Everyday, "GOD" is instructing us Through Sanctification & Holiness For The REIGN That We Will Have THROUGHOUT All ETERNITY Where There is no End

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And, This WORLD is Not a Example or Model of That REIGN To Be. Our Reign, will Not be a "Democracy", Our Reign will Not be a "Reign" determine by votes. But Lived! And We are "INDICATIVE', "The Sons of The LIVING GOD" who will Shine, With "The Manifestation of The GLORY of GOD" and We will BE THE GLORY of The NEW JERUSALEM, AND OUR GLORY will "Reign" Through Out ALL ETERNITY!

Now That, is What you Call; "GOOD NEWS"! According TO The Revelation of "JESUS CHRIST" The Anointed One of "The ALMIGHTY GOD"!:pensive:

Zion’s Glory and New Name
1For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,
And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep quiet,
Until her righteousness goes forth like brightness,
And her salvation like a torch that is burning.

2And the nations will see your righteousness,
And all kings your glory;
And you will be called by a new name,
Which the mouth of the LORD will designate.

3You will also be a crown of beauty in the hand of the LORD,
And a royal diadem in the hand of your God.

4It will no longer be said to you, “Forsaken,”
Nor to your land will it any longer be said, “Desolate”;
But you will be called, “My delight is in her,”
And your land, “Married”;
For the LORD delights in you,
And to Him your land will be married.

5For as a young man marries a virgin,
So your sons will marry you;
And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
So your God will rejoice over you.

6On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen;
All day and all night they will never keep silent.
You who remind the LORD, take no rest for yourselves;

7And give Him no rest until He establishes
And makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.


8The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His strong arm,
“I will never again give your grain as food for your enemies;
Nor will foreigners drink your new wine, for which you have labored.”

9But those who garner it will eat it, and praise the LORD;
And those who gather it will drink it in the courts of My sanctuary.

10Go through, go through the gates;
Clear the way for the people;
Build up, build up the highway;
Remove the stones, lift up a standard over the peoples.

11Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the end of the earth,
Say to the daughter of Zion, “Lo, your salvation comes;
Behold His reward is with Him, and His recompense before Him.”

12And they will call them, “The holy people,
The redeemed of the LORD”;
And you will be called, “Sought out, a city not forsaken.”

Now Top That!:eyes: "Good News"!

"Excerpt from LUKE"
Luke 3: 5-6 (NASB)
Caps are relating how it is presented in The "Original Copied Manuscript".
meaning take notice.

5‘EVERY RAVINE SHALL BE FILLED UP,
AND EVERY MOUNTAIN AND HILL SHALL BE BROUGHT LOW;
AND THE CROOKED SHALL BECOME STRAIGHT,
AND THE ROUGH ROADS SMOOTH;

6AND ALL FLESH SHALL SEE THE SALVATION OF GOD.’”
:joy::joy::joy::joy::joy::joy:, I like it, I like it!!!

It might not feed you, but I am eating this,!!!!!!
 
Greetings,

do we want the basketful of rotten figs or the basketful of choice ripe and delicious figs?

O taste and see that the LORD is good!

Let everything that has breath praise the LORD


Bless you ....><>
 
Greetings,

do we want the basketful of rotten figs or the basketful of choice ripe and delicious figs?

O taste and see that the LORD is good!

Let everything that has breath praise the LORD


Bless you ....><>
'Jehovah caused me to see,
.. and behold, two baskets of figs
.... set before the temple of Jehovah
( after Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had exiled
Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the rulers of Judah,
with the craftsmen and smiths,
.from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon );

...... one basket had very good figs, like the first ripe figs.
........ And the other basket had very bad figs,
.......... which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
Then Jehovah said to me,
.. What do you see, Jeremiah?
.... And I said, Figs; the good figs are very good, and the bad are very bad,
...... so that they cannot be eaten, they are so bad.
Again the Word of Jehovah came to me,
.. saying, "So says Jehovah, the God of Israel:
.... Like these good figs, so I will acknowledge the exiles of Judah,
...... whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good.
........ For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I will bring them again to this land.
.......... And I will build them and not pull them down;
............ and I will plant them and not pluck them up.
.............. And I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am Jehovah;
................ and they shall be My people, and I will be their God.
.................. For they shall return to Me with their whole heart."
And like the bad figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so bad;
.. "surely so" says Jehovah," So I will give to Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his rulers,
.... and the rest of Jerusalem who remain in this land, and those who dwell in the land of Egypt;
...... and I will even make them a horror for evil to all the kingdoms of the earth,
........ for a reproach and a proverb, a gibe and a curse, there in all places where I shall drive them.
.......... And I will send the sword, the famine, and the plague among them
........... until they are destroyed from the land that I gave to them and to their fathers."'
(Jeremiah 24:1-10)

Hello @Br. Bear,

Is this the portion of Scripture that you refer to in your reference to figs, good and bad?

Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris
 
'Jehovah caused me to see,
.. and behold, two baskets of figs
.... set before the temple of Jehovah
( after Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had exiled
Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the rulers of Judah,
with the craftsmen and smiths,
.from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon );

...... one basket had very good figs, like the first ripe figs.
........ And the other basket had very bad figs,
.......... which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
Then Jehovah said to me,
.. What do you see, Jeremiah?
.... And I said, Figs; the good figs are very good, and the bad are very bad,
...... so that they cannot be eaten, they are so bad.
Again the Word of Jehovah came to me,
.. saying, "So says Jehovah, the God of Israel:
.... Like these good figs, so I will acknowledge the exiles of Judah,
...... whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good.
........ For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I will bring them again to this land.
.......... And I will build them and not pull them down;
............ and I will plant them and not pluck them up.
.............. And I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am Jehovah;
................ and they shall be My people, and I will be their God.
.................. For they shall return to Me with their whole heart."
And like the bad figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so bad;
.. "surely so" says Jehovah," So I will give to Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his rulers,
.... and the rest of Jerusalem who remain in this land, and those who dwell in the land of Egypt;
...... and I will even make them a horror for evil to all the kingdoms of the earth,
........ for a reproach and a proverb, a gibe and a curse, there in all places where I shall drive them.
.......... And I will send the sword, the famine, and the plague among them
........... until they are destroyed from the land that I gave to them and to their fathers."'
(Jeremiah 24:1-10)

Hello @Br. Bear,

Is this the portion of Scripture that you refer to in your reference to figs, good and bad?

Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris

Thank you Chris,

yes.

We might see in this portion some of our Lord and His righteousness that and Whom we can and should seek, especially if we have tasted and seen that the LORD is good.


Bless you Sister ....><>
 

Subject heading:- Everyday, "GOD" is instructing us through Sanctification & Holiness for the REIGN that we will have THROUGHOUT All ETERNITY where there is no end

'But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts:
and be ready always to give an answer
to every man that asketh you
a reason of the hope that is in you
with meekness and fear:'
(1 Peter 3:15)

@PloughBoy

@Br. Bear

Hello there,
Looking at the portions of Scripture that have been quoted:- Isaiah 62:1-12, Luke 3:5-6 with reference to Jeremiah 24, in the light of the subject heading regarding an eternal hope which is to reign throughout eternity, Would you mind telling me (scripturally) what your hope comprises. For these verses do not reflect my own hope.

Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris
 
yep, and the english word "Sanctification" can be problematic when relating to the new testament rendering in that text,, especially individual paragraphs.

That is why, when getting serious with "new testament" words, We Must have a copy of "Vines Dictionary of New Testament Words' and The Englishmen Greek Concordance, and the time to learn the pattern as expressed in The New Testament era.

There is one word for "Sanctification" in english. but more in The Greek Text with different meanings. and each one, has a meaning of "Set aside".
Examples only:
1. set yourself aside
2, The Holy Spirit who is The Parakletos, set you aside. differating you from all people of other kinds.
3. God had set you aside before All Creation.
4.God is Setting you aside. "perfecting you" := SANCTIFYING You. [By doing so, he is making a "GIFT" for His Only Son] which is His purpose.
5.The Angels sets you aside...{unless thou cast thy foot upon a stone] "For they were Created to "MINSTER To us, Those Who are "The JOINT HEIRS" unto SALVATION" Strengthening us to Endure, The Cross, that is Set before us.. :pensive:

"Everyday, "GOD" is instructing us Through Sanctification & Holiness For The REIGN That We Will Have THROUGHOUT All ETERNITY Where There is no End"​

This was only a "Type and Shadow" of what shall come to be. but many do not believe, who calls upon Jesus's name.
sadly speaking.

Leviticus 20:26
"You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own." :pensive:


New King James Version
All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; He does according to His will in the army of heaven And among the inhabitants of the earth. No one can restrain His hand Or say to Him, “What have You done?”

New American Standard Bible
“All the inhabitants of the earth are of no account, But He does according to His will among the army of heaven And among the inhabitants of earth; And no one can fend off His hand Or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’

Tell the people, Tell Them To Make Way, MAKE WAY For THE LORD, For HE is On HIS WAY"

Romans 9:19
One of you will say to me, "Then why does God still find fault? For who can resist His will?"

Romans 9:20
But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, "Why did You make me like this?"

Job 9:12
If He takes away, who can stop Him? Who dares to ask Him, 'What are You doing?' :eyes:
 
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yep, and the english word "Sanctification" can be problematic when relating to the new testament rendering in that text,, especially individual paragraphs.

That is why, when getting serious with "new testament" words, We Must have a copy of "Vines Dictionary of New Testament Words' and The Englishmen Greek Concordance, and the time to learn the pattern as expressed in The New Testament era.

There is one word for "Sanctification" in english. but more in The Greek Text with different meanings. and each one, has a meaning of "Set aside".
Examples only:
1. set yourself aside
2, The Holy Spirit who is The Parakletos, set you aside. differating you from all people of other kinds.
3. God had set you aside before All Creation.
4.God is Setting you aside. "perfecting you" := SANCTIFYING You. [By doing so, he is making a "GIFT" for His Only Son] which is His purpose.
5.The Angels sets you aside...{unless thou cast thy foot upon a stone] "For they were Created to "MINSTER To us, Those Who are "The JOINT HEIRS" unto SALVATION" Strengthening us to Endure, The Cross, that is Set before us.. :pensive:

"Everyday, "GOD" is instructing us Through Sanctification & Holiness For The REIGN That We Will Have THROUGHOUT All ETERNITY Where There is no End"​

This was only a "Type and Shadow" of what shall come to be. but many do not believe, who calls upon Jesus's name.
sadly speaking.

Leviticus 20:26
"You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own." :pensive:


New King James Version
All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; He does according to His will in the army of heaven And among the inhabitants of the earth. No one can restrain His hand Or say to Him, “What have You done?”

New American Standard Bible
“All the inhabitants of the earth are of no account, But He does according to His will among the army of heaven And among the inhabitants of earth; And no one can fend off His hand Or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’

Tell the people, Tell Them To Make Way, MAKE WAY For THE LORD, For HE is On HIS WAY"

Romans 9:19
One of you will say to me, "Then why does God still find fault? For who can resist His will?"

Romans 9:20
But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, "Why did You make me like this?"

Job 9:12
If He takes away, who can stop Him? Who dares to ask Him, 'What are You doing?' :eyes:
'And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen,
yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
That no flesh should glory in His presence.
But of Him are ye in Christ Jesus,
Who of God is made unto us -
wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.'
(1 Cor. 1:28-31)

Hello @PloughBoy,

Thank you for your response. I see now that the subject of your thread is sanctification, and not our eternal hope.

* Christ is our sanctification, and we are complete in Him.

Praise God!

Within the love of Christ our Saviour,
our Lord and Head.
Chris
 

Subject heading:- Everyday, "GOD" is instructing us Through Sanctification & Holiness For The REIGN That We Will Have THROUGHOUT All ETERNITY Where There is no End

------------------------------------
@PloughBoy

Sanctification: 1Cor.1:2; 1Cor. 6:11; Mat. 1:21; John 17:17-19; Acts 26:18;
Rom. 8:9; Gal. 5:22-24; Eph. 2:10; Eph. 5:26; 1Pet.1:2; 1John 5:6.​
'Unto the church of God which is at Corinth,
to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, (G37 - hagiazo)
called to be saints,
with all that in every place
call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord,
both theirs and ours:'
(1 Cor 1:2)

'... And such were some of you:
but ye are washed,
but ye are sanctified, (G37 - hagiazo)
but ye are justified
in the name of the Lord Jesus,
and by the Spirit of our God.'
(1Cor 6:11)

* These verses show that sanctification is the present possession of every believer in Christ Jesus. For sanctification is 'in' Christ Jesus, and of God are we 'in Christ Jesus' (1 Cor. 1:30).

* This is a fact concerning our 'standing' before God in Christ. Yet our 'state' may appear to ourselves and even others (unfortunately) to deny that 'standing' : yet it is true that in Christ Jesus, before God, we stand as though without blemish and without spot, because Christ Jesus our risen Lord is our sanctification.

Praise God!

Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris
 
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Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave Himself for it; that He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, that He might present it to Himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Ephesians 5:25-27
 
yep, and the english word "Sanctification" can be problematic when relating to the new testament rendering in that text,, especially individual paragraphs.

That is why, when getting serious with "new testament" words, We Must have a copy of "Vines Dictionary of New Testament Words' and The Englishmen Greek Concordance, and the time to learn the pattern as expressed in The New Testament era.

There is one word for "Sanctification" in english. but more in The Greek Text with different meanings. and each one, has a meaning of "Set aside".
Examples only:
1. set yourself aside
2, The Holy Spirit who is The Parakletos, set you aside. differating you from all people of other kinds.
3. God had set you aside before All Creation.
4.God is Setting you aside. "perfecting you" := SANCTIFYING You. [By doing so, he is making a "GIFT" for His Only Son] which is His purpose.
5.The Angels sets you aside...{unless thou cast thy foot upon a stone] "For they were Created to "MINSTER To us, Those Who are "The JOINT HEIRS" unto SALVATION" Strengthening us to Endure, The Cross, that is Set before us.. :pensive:

"Everyday, "GOD" is instructing us Through Sanctification & Holiness For The REIGN That We Will Have THROUGHOUT All ETERNITY Where There is no End"​

This was only a "Type and Shadow" of what shall come to be. but many do not believe, who calls upon Jesus's name.
sadly speaking.

Leviticus 20:26
"You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own." :pensive:


New King James Version
All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; He does according to His will in the army of heaven And among the inhabitants of the earth. No one can restrain His hand Or say to Him, “What have You done?”

New American Standard Bible
“All the inhabitants of the earth are of no account, But He does according to His will among the army of heaven And among the inhabitants of earth; And no one can fend off His hand Or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’

Tell the people, Tell Them To Make Way, MAKE WAY For THE LORD, For HE is On HIS WAY"

Romans 9:19
One of you will say to me, "Then why does God still find fault? For who can resist His will?"

Romans 9:20
But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, "Why did You make me like this?"

Job 9:12
If He takes away, who can stop Him? Who dares to ask Him, 'What are You doing?' :eyes:
'But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: (G37 - hagiazo)
and be ready always to give an answer
to every man that asketh you
a reason of the hope that is in you
with meekness and fear:'
(1 Peter 3:15)

Hello @PloughBoy,

Sorry I did not respond properly to this entry of yours. I think in the verse I quoted (above) it means to 'hallow' or ' mentally venerate' God in our heart, don't you? For if we have that consciousness of Him, constantly, within our hearts and minds, it should regulate both our words and our actions.

* Regarding what you say concerning, 'believing God,' I agree. For if we truly believed God then we would believe what He says, and would walk in a manner which would reflect His greatness.

* The Lord has been impressing on me, in my Bible readings the need to believe what He says. One reading is in the first chapter of Jeremiah, which I have been drawn back to time and again. For God told Jeremiah what He wanted him to do, and assured Him of His protection. The enormity of the task must have seemed so very great to Jeremiah, yet God told Jeremiah he was not to fear. He was to believe God absolutely, and go resolutely forward, and obey God by speaking in His Name: regardless of the peoples facial expressions, words or actions. For God would keep him safe. But the warning was also given, that if Jeremiah did succumb to fear in their presence, God would confound Jeremiah before them. For he must believe God no matter what, and trust Him in all circumstances. No American marine could have had a more fearsome commander, to whom he was to give unswerving obedience.

* Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God: only as we read, believe and make application of His word, as appropriate, in our lives, will faith grow and become strong. For full assurance comes with understanding and acknowledging. I think of the desire of Paul for the believers who had not met him in the flesh, in Colossians 2:2-3:-
' That their hearts might be comforted,​
being knit together in love,​
and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding,
to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;​
In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.'​

* Oh! To believe God in every aspect of our lives, how very different our lives would be:, but how many of us think to acknowledge Him in all our ways, as it says in Proverbs, 3:5-8:-

'Trust in the LORD with all thine heart;​
and lean not unto thine own understanding.​
In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.​
It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.'​

* I am so grateful for God's mercy and His grace: for bearing with me, and graciously holding me up when I have fallen, Yet had I consulted Him, trusted Him, I would not have fallen in the first place. Yet even with my fall's: He has used them as object lessons to teach me; and assure me of His faithfulness, and the bounty of His grace, in Christ Jesus my Lord.

What a loving heavenly Father we have, don't we PloughBoy?
Within His love and grace.
Chris
 
'Wait on the LORD: be of good courage,
and he shall strengthen thine heart:
wait, I say, on the LORD.'
(Psa 27:14)

Hi @PloughBoy,

Thinking about Jeremiah, it is important to note, I think, that his was no self-chosen task: it was by God's appointment; and God equipped Him for the task,and assured Him of His protection. Jeremiah spoke God's words, not his own: speaking and acting at God's prompting, for the duration of time of God's choosing, trusting Him with the outcome, Who had promised.

This seems important to say.
Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris
 
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave Himself for it; that He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, that He might present it to Himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Ephesians 5:25-27
'But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: (G37 - hagiazo)
and be ready always to give an answer
to every man that asketh you
a reason of the hope that is in you
with meekness and fear:'
(1 Peter 3:15)

Hello @PloughBoy,

Sorry I did not respond properly to this entry of yours. I think in the verse I quoted (above) it means to 'hallow' or ' mentally venerate' God in our heart, don't you? For if we have that consciousness of Him, constantly, within our hearts and minds, it should regulate both our words and our actions.

* Regarding what you say concerning, 'believing God,' I agree. For if we truly believed God then we would believe what He says, and would walk in a manner which would reflect His greatness.

* The Lord has been impressing on me, in my Bible readings the need to believe what He says. One reading is in the first chapter of Jeremiah, which I have been drawn back to time and again. For God told Jeremiah what He wanted him to do, and assured Him of His protection. The enormity of the task must have seemed so very great to Jeremiah, yet God told Jeremiah he was not to fear. He was to believe God absolutely, and go resolutely forward, and obey God by speaking in His Name: regardless of the peoples facial expressions, words or actions. For God would keep him safe. But the warning was also given, that if Jeremiah did succumb to fear in their presence, God would confound Jeremiah before them. For he must believe God no matter what, and trust Him in all circumstances. No American marine could have had a more fearsome commander, to whom he was to give unswerving obedience.

* Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God: only as we read, believe and make application of His word, as appropriate, in our lives, will faith grow and become strong. For full assurance comes with understanding and acknowledging. I think of the desire of Paul for the believers who had not met him in the flesh, in Colossians 2:2-3:-
' That their hearts might be comforted,​
being knit together in love,​
and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding,
to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;​
In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.'​

* Oh! To believe God in every aspect of our lives, how very different our lives would be:, but how many of us think to acknowledge Him in all our ways, as it says in Proverbs, 3:5-8:-

'Trust in the LORD with all thine heart;​
and lean not unto thine own understanding.​
In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.​
It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.'​

* I am so grateful for God's mercy and His grace: for bearing with me, and graciously holding me up when I have fallen, Yet had I consulted Him, trusted Him, I would not have fallen in the first place. Yet even with my fall's: He has used them as object lessons to teach me; and assure me of His faithfulness, and the bounty of His grace, in Christ Jesus my Lord.

What a loving heavenly Father we have, don't we PloughBoy?
Within His love and grace.
Chris
Now I know , that "Complete" is my sister, That is what I am talking about, feed me The bread that comes from heaven. That travels from The Brain into the "divine Soul" of The Mortal man , that I might "Lap water like a dog, by the side of The Stream of Life, that flows on both sides of The Street, pave with Gold!

You got a BROTHER , THROUGHOUT ALL ETERNITY, And going from "GLORY to GLORY"!
 
Hello @PloughBoy,

I have been back in Jeremiah chapter one yet again in my mind (re. reply #10 & #11) before God, and this morning I saw the necessity for the severity of God toward Jeremiah, in saying, that If he was dismayed by the facial expressions of those to whom he was sent to deliver God's Word, then God would, 'confound' him before them. Yet, I now realise that it was necessary for Jeremiah's fear of God to be far greater than His fear of man, and that God's severity of tone and insistence on absolute trust, and absolute obedience, was as much for Jeremiah's own security as it was for His Own Name's sake. God was equipping Jeremiah, drilling him, strengthening him for His service, which would be difficult in the extreme, and it would be necessary that Jeremiah's fear of Him far outweigh his fear of man.

Oh how great and almighty our God is, how wondrous His grace towards us, in Christ Jesus His Son. How grateful we should be for all our life experiences, no matter how severe, for we do not know what the future has in store for ourselves or those around us, and the Lord is strengthening us to meet those eventualities, not only for our own sake, but for the sake of those with whom we have to do. That we may comfort others with the comfort that we ourselves have received.

Just needed to share this. :)
Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris
 
Hello @PloughBoy,

I have been back in Jeremiah chapter one yet again in my mind (re. reply #10 & #11) before God, and this morning I saw the necessity for the severity of God toward Jeremiah, in saying, that If he was dismayed by the facial expressions of those to whom he was sent to deliver God's Word, then God would, 'confound' him before them. Yet, I now realise that it was necessary for Jeremiah's fear of God to be far greater than His fear of man, and that God's severity of tone and insistence on absolute trust, and absolute obedience, was as much for Jeremiah's own security as it was for His Own Name's sake. God was equipping Jeremiah, drilling him, strengthening him for His service, which would be difficult in the extreme, and it would be necessary that Jeremiah's fear of Him far outweigh his fear of man.

Oh how great and almighty our God is, how wondrous His grace towards us, in Christ Jesus His Son. How grateful we should be for all our life experiences, no matter how severe, for we do not know what the future has in store for ourselves or those around us, and the Lord is strengthening us to meet those eventualities, not only for our own sake, but for the sake of those with whom we have to do. That we may comfort others with the comfort that we ourselves have received.

Just needed to share this. :)
Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris
:pensive::relieved::sun:
 
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