The Devotional – A Look at the Book #615

by Jesse Abel

What Papa “J” has to say! #36

How much is that “doggy” in the window? Enticement by itself is never innocent. The steps that lead to evil, also lead to the grave. Also, stolen possessions lose the identification of being precious in the hands of the thief since it is now spoiled by plunder. Proverbs 1-19

The Devotional

Redefining America; it seems I am hearing a lot these days about it, so the question to ask ourselves is; can this be true? My answer is that America is already redefined and here is my reasoning. In the Holy Bible we read of nations in the past that prosper for a season and we even learn about the great dynasties of Babylon, Persia, Greek and Roman Empires. America is not a dynasty, but merely a prosperous nation within the Roman dynasty that economically controls the world. This system is well organized and will become even more powerful as the world moves forward in time and the other three dynasties become involved in these final days. Like it or not; we are a part of the Prophecies of the Holy Bible. Some say that there is no reference in Holy Bible of America and her future, my thoughts are that we do not need to be referenced since just being a nation on this planet is enough to qualify us to be a part of God’s Plan for mankind in these last days of the fourth and final convoluted dynasty controlling mankind on earth. Now I do not pretend to know all the answers, nor do I even want to have the answer to the redefinition of this land of the free; in fact, I would rather be wrong about all of this. Our cloak of freedom and liberty is rotting off our shoulders and there is nothing to protect us as we learn to walk again under the new definition of the American Way. I hope you are looking for that new city whose builder and maker is God who seek to live by faith and have a heavenly hope. Hebrews 11:13-16

ECCLESIASTES 7

Ecclesiastes 7:5-7 – The sound of thorns burning can be intense and if you have ever had the opportunity to start a fire the use of dried bramble, leaves and pine cones will make a fast hot fire that will also be filled with popping and crackling sounds. The fire will not last long so it is necessary to add thicker wood to the flame until the larger pieces can take over and warm things up.

The rebuke of a wise person is the larger log on the fire; you know, the fire that warms you up is not the blue hot or fast burning white hot flames but the orange flame that endures to the end. We have no doubt met the people who like to sound off and burn out quickly, even the oppression of their smoke clears quickly away even though the attempt is to destroy all logical reasoning.

So as Solomon says; listening to the rebuke of the wise will always be better than hearing the light hearted sounds of a fool who counsels without endurance. One thought added by Solomon is that the bribe to listen to unwise counsel, even for a second destroys the heart where the soul is. A bribe does not need to be of monetary value, it needs only to reach one’s soul and destruction is complete.