A Look at the Book #352

by Jesse Abel







The Devotional



Papa “J” and his thoughts?



Prideful people are hole diggers, seeking to trip or destroy the righteous. Today's spade is a public domain called the internet. Psalm 119:85. However, the humble look to God for comfort and the sharp tongue of prideful is interned in his or her own void. Proverbs 13:12



For people who have spent any time at sea it is not hard for them to understand the events of Mark 4:39. At sea sailors can see the storm brewing twenty miles ahead or behind them and have no fear since where they are, all is calm. The captain will seek to navigate away from the storm and in most cases the directional changes are successful. But when things go bad on the oceans, the men or women who go down to the sea in ships cannot panic. When people panic the next experience in their life in most cases is – DEATH! (Death comes in all phases of life, not just in panic so don't misunderstand here). We are talking about faith, and the point to make with this is the evidence of faith. When people panic, all the evidence of faith escapes from the brain. The evidence of faith has three ingredients: ONE, an object. TWO, a belief and THREE, a hope. In the case of a storm at sea, the object would be the vessel. Put that object in jeopardy and faith in it begins to crumble. Believing in the vessels ability to survive deteriorates and hope of survival dissipates. Now it is a simple statement that the writer of Hebrews makes but it is the most powerful statement of faith ever. Don't miss it!!! Since this is the directional compass for all the storms of life. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” Hebrews 13:8. As the object of faith, Jesus will not fail. You can continue to believe and hope in Him. John 20:30-31



HEBREWS



Hebrews 12:5-11 Now you may be saying; “What does discipline have to do with faith in God?” Especially in the day in which we live, where sound biblical discipline is replaced by disobedient, God haters, we can see why that question could pop up! Our nation continues to march down the aisles of liberal theology, and just as Romans 1:30 and the context around that verse reveals, God is a bit upset with our lack of knowledge biblical knowledge. We are in His discipline and do not even know it, so I've chosen this opportunity to explain it to you.



Hebrews 12:5-11 is a lot of verses to cover today, so it would be good if you hung around for a few days while we put it together. If God permits, I'll be here and I hope you will too!.



Disobedience and hate run down the same pathway, we usually step into that path when we are rebuked. I do not know of anyone who enjoys a good ole slap on the buns for doing wrong, do you? But, discipline is one strong tool that proves LOVE and produces FAITH. Many of us have been hurt by folks (some by parents) who have taken discipline to the wrong level, either to much chastening or to little. So before we can really begin, these painful or lack of painful experiences must be replaced with the GRACE of God. Remember with me, that all things are possible with God who never fails us. Jeremiah 32:17 and Jeremiah 33:3