Edition 43 of my Pride study

Thursday, October 13th

Edition 43 of my Pride study

Zechariah 9:9-13
3 Tyre has built herself a stronghold; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets. 4 But the Lord will take away her possessions and destroy her power on the sea, and she will be consumed by fire. 5 Ashkelon will see it and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, and Ekron too, for her hope will wither. Gaza will lose her king and Ashkelon will be deserted. 6 Foreigners will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. 7 I will take the blood from their mouths, the forbidden food from between their teeth. Those who are left will belong to our God and become leaders in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites. 8 But I will defend my house against marauding forces. Never again will an oppressor overrun my people, for now I am keeping watch.

Oppressor (noun):

1. A person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures.

Revelation 7:13-17
13 Then one of the elders asked me, "These in white robes—who are they, and where did they come from?"

14 I answered, "Sir, you know."

And he said, "These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 Therefore, "they are before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them. 16 Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat upon them, nor any scorching heat. 17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

There are 34 scriptures that carry the phrase “never again.” 34 is a good number, the number of Nolan Ryan… anyway, just a tidbit fact. But, only 2 are in the New Testament.

Never again (adv.):

1. At no time hereafter.

This, to me, looks like a promise from God.

Overrun (verb):

1. To seize the positions of and defeat conclusively.


2. To spread or swarm over destructively.

My thoughts are weary and I feel so unmotivated. I had a horrible dream last night which brought ill results. Now I am feeling down and out. I can’t shake it. My heart grows heavy and my mind is filled with grief. I want this cup taken from me, but I was the one who picked it out. My own thoughts overrun me. I have oppressed myself. I have great things to look forward to; I want to be with God, serving him day and night. I will never be hungry or thirsty. I will never grow tired. I want to cry right now. It rains on both the righteous and unrighteous. God is keeping watch. I can feel secure in that. Let him who judge, judge. Johnny Out.