A Look at the Book #382

A Look at the Book #382


by Jesse Abel

Daily Devotional – A Look at the Book #382

A Though for today by Papa “J”

The gutters and ruts of life are not far from anyone of us. Truth is that many of God’s saints came from such a place. I for one am very familiar with gutters and ruts!

MORE THOUGHTS

The finite mind is an interesting tool that man has to work with. What is on one persons mind may never travel through the mind of another. Even if you bring it to their attention of whatever “it” is; it may not register. Take for example the word, “prosperity”, oh you say that everyone understand prosperity so that undermines your thoughts on the finite mind. Notice if you will Psalm 73:1-3. Truly God is good to Israel. Most people know that and yet many have differing reasons why. We need to take this a bit further. Notice what God says to the reader, “to those who are pure in heart”. Not all of Israel is pure of heart! Now look at verse two. “But as for me, my steps had nearly stumbled; for I was envious of the boastful, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked”. So there is dispirit or discouragement that goes on in the finite mind on every transaction of the mind. In the case of the prospering wicked person, the godly may slip into the sin of coveting what the wicked has. So it goes with most of what travels the highways and byways of the mind of man. Notice the conditions of health of the prospering wicked (which diminishes rapidly) and the remorse of the godly one who still craves prosperity. Psalm 73:4-8, notice the godly and ungodly in stiff necked rebellion, Psalm 73:10-14. God has placed His wisdom to overcome all stumbling blocks in the sanctuary of every church. It takes people inspired of God the Holy Spirit to bring the congregation through the misunderstandings of the finite mind. Psalm 73:1-28.

Psalm 38:3-5

Some has determined and I think if you take the time to do the math you too will see that king David spent about eighteen months in solid rebellion against God once he committed adultery and murder during this period in his life. Actually, in the forgiveness of God, David was fully forgiven, but the circumstance of his sin was never removed. Life after sins (any sins) is never fully the same since sin always leaves a human pathway to the future.

But we’ve not gotten past David’s confession as of yet. Notice, if you will that David’s health is affected by his sin, we could cover another nine pages of what sin does to the human body and not even mention the soul. Notice too, that David uses the word “iniquities” instead of the word “sin”. He means that he is days removed from sin and confession. Now his life is out of balance, he is on an uneven keel with God. The unrepentant soul stands on the threshold of the sin unto death. 1 John 5:14-17

Foul is the odor of death, if you have been around one who has been dead for only a few days the stench is very alarming. Think of this going on in the body while one yet lives! God does not hold back many punches for the soul that sins and does not confess. It is foolish to walk out of balance with God. He will either bring you to a balanced relationship once again, or bring six feet of dirt over your body.