Wednesday, August 31st
2 Chronicles 32:24-33
24 In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. He prayed to the LORD, who answered him and gave him a miraculous sign. 25 But Hezekiah's heart was proud and he did not respond to the kindness shown him; therefore the LORD's wrath was on him and on Judah and Jerusalem. 26 Then Hezekiah repented of the pride of his heart, as did the people of Jerusalem; therefore the LORD's wrath did not come upon them during the days of Hezekiah.
27 Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made treasuries for his silver and gold and for his precious stones, spices, shields and all kinds of valuables. 28 He also made buildings to store the harvest of grain, new wine and oil; and he made stalls for various kinds of cattle, and pens for the flocks. 29 He built villages and acquired great numbers of flocks and herds, for God had given him very great riches.
30 It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Gihon spring and channeled the water down to the west side of the City of David. He succeeded in everything he undertook. 31 But when envoys were sent by the rulers of Babylon to ask him about the miraculous sign that had occurred in the land, God left him to test him and to know everything that was in his heart.
32 The other events of Hezekiah's reign and his acts of devotion are written in the vision of the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 33 Hezekiah rested with his fathers and was buried on the hill where the tombs of David's descendants are. All Judah and the people of Jerusalem honored him when he died. And Manasseh his son succeeded him as king.
With this scripture, I see that ingratitude is pride. Not being thankful is pride. How many times have I been given a gift from God, from family, from friends and not responded with gratitude. Too many to count. Somehow, I feel deep down that I DESERVE it. Not so. My parents baby-sit. Grateful? I tend to thank them for it. All the time? I don’t know. God blesses me with a second automobile, first time to have two vehicles between me and my wife. Grateful? Yes. Did I say to God I was grateful? I can’t recall if I did or not. The list truly goes on and on. It shouldn’t be that way. Hezekiah repented before damage was done. I do the same. Johnny Out.
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Wednesday, August 31st
Posted by Weather Man at 8:27 AM
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Good morning brothers, how is everyone this morning? I am tired and a little worn out from normal life but I am fired that God is my one and only God who gives me strength. I am happy to be alive and ready to fight another day. Please pray for me and my purity, it is going well but my flesh is calling. It is starting to lap over into my relationship with Jessica, thoughts and all. We have not had a fall of any kind but we have been doing a little to much kissing. I think that we started to compramise and that has not helped. We prayed last night and made a decision not to push the envelope at all. I am fired up for this weekend and ready to see some people that I have not seen in a while. I get to go and see my Dad this Friday which is really cool to me. I was reading this morning in 1 Corinthians and this scripture stuck out to me about our labor for the Lord.
I pray that all of you has a great day and God bless.
1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
(Acts 8: 1,5-8,12)
"...And at that time there was a great persecution against the
church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad
throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria,...Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women."
Conversion is the act of turning from sin to righteousness, from
darkness to light, from Satan to Christ. It is not something done to the sinner, but something the sinner does. In the above verses there is an account of the Samaritans turning to Christ.
Two things contributed to producing faith in the Samaritans: the preaching of Christ and the signs which Philip did to confirm the word. Romans 10:17 say faith come by hearing the word of Christ. (The gospel) and Mark 16:20 say that signs confirm the word. To preach Christ is to preach the truth about Christ, to proclaim the commands and promises of Christ, and the warnings of Christ.
When the Samaritans heard this they believed and were baptized, both men and women (no infants).
Now what was the state of the Samaritans? What shall we call them? Baptist? Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, etc, What church were they members of? What is their spiritual condition? They had turned from the "power of darkness and (had) been translated into the Kingdom of the Son of His love." (Col.1:13) They were saved (Mark 16:16); their sins had been remitted (Acts 2:38) and washed away. (Acts 22:16) They were in Christ (Rom.6:3; Col.3:27) and in the body, the church. (Eph.1:22; 1 Cor. 12:13) They had turned to Christ. They were Christian (Acts 11:26; 26:28; 1 Pet. 4:16) and members of the church of Christ.
And in this way do men and women now turn to Christ, and become members of the church of Christ. His body.
I appreciate you being open. There is a concern that I have from your email, and I wanted to let you know.
"We have not had a fall of any kind but we have been doing a little to much kissing."
This scripture came to mind and I wanted to share it with you.
Ephesians 5:1-3
1Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children 2and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. 3But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people.
Hint (noun)
1. A slight indication or intimation.
2. A barely perceptible amount.
3. A brief or indirect suggestion.
I checked this all out, and could not sit back and say nothing. I love and respect you too much to just let it slip past. Anyway, I hope and pray that all bodes well with you. Let me know of any decisions you make, if any. Johnny Out.
you are so very right man. Thank you so much for your heart. I think that I was going well for a while with that, kissing only when we say hi and bye. Then I got more comfortable and then compramise and then bam, I am here writing this email concerned of where I am now with this aspect of my purity. I am also concerned that I am leading my girlfriend this way. I am very ready to crucify this and purge the "little foxes" that can ruin the vineyard. Thanks again Johnny, can't wait to see you again, peace.
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