We are chosen by God
1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy
nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his
wonderful light.
We are Called:
I Timothy
6:12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay
hold on eternal life, to which you were called and have confessed
the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
Jesus heals the broken
hearted
Luke 4:18 “The
Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He
has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal
the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And
recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are
oppressed;
Jesus
was exalted
Philippians 1: 9-11Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the
name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the
earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the
glory of God the Father.
Our teacher at Bible Study was discussing the commandment “Not to Bear False Witness
This
includes testifying in court but do NOT lie period.
The
punishment for lying in the Old Testament was death.
At
times we are more concerned with compassion and kindness than to tell the
truth.
A
society that has contempt for TRUTH cannot survive.
Some
are deceived into believing a lie and do horrible things acting in evil ways. Example the treatment of the Jews by
Hitler. The mass believed a lie that
evil is good for the better cause.
On
the media there are exaggerations to frighten the public to get medical
examinations and take medicine. Warnings
with no cause – just to line their pockets with our money.
For
the benefit of the Drug Industry scare tactics are more important than truth.
Check
out what you hear – do a search and use caution. Test everything you hear on the media or
internet. Include what you hear at school, in
speeches, and from the Doctor.
Lying
steals your honor and defiles your character.
Damage done by lies is difficult to undo.
Jesus
was humble and honored by the Father.
Jesus said “I am the Truth.
Joshua
told the children of Israel ,
God offers you Life or Death - - Choose Life.
Daniel
was exalted because he chose not to eat and drink the heathen diet; and an
excellent Spirit was found in him.
He
was true to His God and would not bow to the Kings image. The King had been fooled and made a law that
caused Daniel to be thrown into the lions den – but God delivered him by
sending an angel to shut the lions mouths. However
the wicked men who lied to the king were punished by being cast into the lions
den. On this occasion the hungry lions mouths were not shut by an angel.
Keep
truth on your lips and let your ears quick to discern between a lie and the truth.
2 comments:
Hello Aunt Hazel, firstly thank you for visiting my blog and leaving encouraging words.God had better plans for me and now I see it.
I am grateful my PC was replaced by the suppliers and I got a tablet too!
Awesome how God works.
Back to the post, no matter how long a lie is told. the beautiful thing is truth will always prevail. We may not see it as humans but with time the lie will be exposed!
Blessings to you Aunt Hazel
Our Heavenly Father has used me, protected me, and kept me wherever and whenever He needed spiritual work done. I've tried, and trusting Him is all that counts. Thanks.
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