A Look at the Book #468

A Look at the Book #468

by Jesse Abel

Daily Devotional – A Look at the Book #468

A Thought for today by Papa “J”

Simply taking a word out of the dictionary does not make the word or the meaning extinct. Call it a fault or a weakened condition of the human nature and even a disease, but do not call sin; SIN! God says; liar, liar… pants on fire! Revelation 21:8

A DAY IN THE PAST, THE PRESENT OR THE FUTURE

This weekend is Memorial Day, and it is necessary to say a little about why we have a work day in every year set aside as a day of honor for a few good men and women; including the United States Marines. Memorial Day, which falls on the last Monday of May, honors the men and women who died while serving in the American military. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or memorials, holding family gatherings and participating in parades. If the moon begins to rise over this nation as it has over many European nations; the Bald Eagle, a symbol of American valor, strength and power will vanish. One such effort of promoting this vision was accomplished during recent campaigning for public office. You may remember the round circle; inside the circle was a white half moon circle within a blue background and placed over the American Flag. Well, does this mean anything? If one could ask any dead combatant who gave his or her life for the opportunity to sustain our national heritage and freedom you might just hear what you know is true but afraid to face. I see this gesture as plainly as Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans saw: NENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. Daniel 5:13-31. His kingdom was given to the Medes and the Persians. I do hope you have a nice weekend, but I also hope you will pray for our troops and for this nation.

1 Peter

1 Peter 1:13 – Have you looked around lately? Our loins are fat with over indulgence, our minds are alcohol soaked with last nights deeds of darkness and then we seek to worship God in religious nonsense. We cannot rest upon the grace of God or experience a full hope that God will bring us to the revelation of Jesus Christ when He returns for His Saints. It seems today that most of the churches of Jesus Christ are at best… disobedient children.

1 Peter 1:14 – Living in the presence of God our Father requires obedience. This means that we must stop conforming to the lusts of the world by claiming to be ignorant. You and I are not ignorant. If you are born again and I trust that you are, then you know the Truth which is able to set you free of ALL the bondages of the world around you. If you are not set free and you are a believer in Jesus then it is as simple as this; “You are a disobedient child of God the Father.

1 Peter 1:15 – I do not see in this passage the word; “strive” but I do see the word; “called” in that the One calling you is HOLY, thus He expects us to have a conduct like His. In the power of The Holy Spirit, He has equipped us to be Holy like Him. Romans 12:1-2 and many passages in the Old and New Testaments exhort us to be Holy. This is why 1 Peter 1:16 says… “Because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.” Leviticus 11:44, 45; 19:2 and 20:7