by Jesse Abel
The Devotional
Papa “J” and his thoughts?
The one who ignores the disciplines of correction does not escape and his or her end will be in ruin. While the one who heeds these adjustments to life will be rewarded with the Love of God. Proverbs 13:18 and 1 John 4:17-19
Cursing can be offensive even to the person who is prone to curse. On one of the submarines I served was a man who was a native of one of those South American countries. His English was not good and his language was saturated with slang coinages and cursing. If you did not know him you might expect that he was a terrible individual who had no regard for himself or people around him. Even the Tasmanian devil would look like a saint compared to this individual's vocal expressions. One evening we three senior officers of the watch decided to question this man who at the time was the helm and fairwater planesman about his use of English. His response; “my family talks this way all the time, it is the way we were brought up!” Today, this man is born again, he is a believer in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ the LORD! If you are a believer this is enough to bring tears of joy to your heart. If you are not then you may be wondering; “so what's the point?” Here it is... this man had a lame tongue from birth, but one day someone shared with him “good news” the good news of another Man. The Birth of the God/man, also of His Death and Resurrection. His Name is, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, the name which he had previously used in blasphemy was now the Name of His LORD and Savior. The point! Acts 4:10 was just as real two thousand years ago as it was yesterday on the submarine, today as I write and forever as eternity awaits us all. Hebrews 9:27-28 and Hebrews 13:8.
HEBREWS
Hebrews 13:1 The journey through Hebrews has been most rewarding for me and I hope that it has for you the reader as well. Yes, the current events in our nation has caused a delay, even some harshness in my delivery of words, yet I am always reminded that as a believer in the LORD Jesus Christ the message that God seeks to get across to us all is the message that God is Love. 1 John 4:7-16.
Hebrews 13:2 God's messengers are in every nook and cranny of our world of influence, so you never know when one will pop up. We must be ready at all times entertain the people we come in contact with. But these messengers of God are not entertained by song and dance. He sends them into our lives for the purposes of encouraging our faith in God and strengthening our walk and the walk of as brothers and sisters of Christ. And you know as I do, some of these have been angels of one sort or another.
Hebrews 13:3 There is not a dark shadow here in seeking to remember those suffering and mistreated. The body (the church) as you well know is mistreated daily, sometimes it is even we who mistreat others or our own. In Christ, we have the ability to overcome this by remembering that the yoke of bondage is relevant to all. We are to pursue peace with all men, without which, there is no kindness. Ephesians 4:32
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