A Look at the Book #444

A Look at the Book #444

by Jesse Abel

Daily Devotional – A Look at the Book #444

A Thought for today by Papa “J”

The necklace symbol hanging from the neck gives outward evidence of what might be going on in the heart even when the one wearing the necklace denies it. Evidence; that will one day, demand a verdict. Lamentations 1:14.

MORE THOUGHTS

The USS Searcher was one of about twelve ships that were purchased by the Navy and redesigned to accommodate large radar and detection equipment. The historical record of the these ships is interesting in that the average length of time to build one before the war was 230 days from the time the keel was laid. About 7.6 months. During World War Two the ships were produced and outfitted at one every 42 days. The ships were called “Liberty Ships”. The ships were built by various shipyards within the United States; eighteen in fact and over 2,500 of these ships were produced. During the war, these vessels were used to send military cargo to the war front in Europe, the idea was to build a ship that could make one trip and if it made it across the ocean and was not sunk by German U-Boats then it was a success story. About 850 of these ships were lost to the U-Boats. Another interesting fact is that most of the engine room scenes of the 1997 film Titanic were shot aboard the museum Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O'Brien in San Francisco Bay. Scott Sigler's book Nocturnal also has several scenes that take place on the Jeremiah O'Brien. Now why do I explain all of this to you? History has interesting events that present one object in various phases of use and development. When mankind uses his wisdom and talents for good; good things happen and history never fails to tell the truth. If my people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14

James 2

James 2:24 – We teach and preach that in order for one to stand before God as JUSTIFIED that he or she must believe in Jesus Christ (John 1:11-13; Acts 16:30-31 and Romans 10:9-10). True justification then has historical evidence of various works. You know; like taking a fisherman who does not depart from this basic talent to catch fish. Yet by the grace of God will learn or reshape that trade to include the spiritual talent of fishing for man. Matthew 4:18-22. Justification does not accommodate the works of man; justification glorifies God who redeems life.

James 2:25 – Well, do we say once a mere fisherman always a fisherman and once a harlot always a harlot? History again does not change a ship of the sea into an airplane in the sky, but history does reveal that an object of disrespect or of lower rank can be made into an object of glory. Even as a marriage between what one might be titled as common to another who might be titled royalty. God has taken the common sinner and by working justification presents him or her to His Son; Jesus. Resulting in a royal wedding called the Marriage supper of the LAMB. Revelation 19:1-10

James 2:26 – What if your vile body has no spirit for this kind of historical process, oh friend; my heart cries for you to repent. This tells me that you are dead to life. Not the life that you are living, which is empty and without the truth that history reveals, but like the idols of your idolatrous nature. You have eyes but you do not see, ears but you do not hear and a mouth but you do not speak. This is simply but profoundly dead works and you do not need me to tell you, because in your heart of hearts – you know this is true since it is your historical moment! Isaiah 44:9-20.