John 17:1-5
The greatest question that has been put forth, pondered on and philosophized by every generation of mankind is “What is the meaning of life?” There are many widely varied schools of thought on the subject.
Proverbs 30:29-31
These verses are a part of a prophecy spoken by Agur to two men, Ithiel and Ucal. We don’t know who these men are, only that this was spoken by Agur and that it was recorded and preserved by the men of king Hezekiah. The Bible calls this chapter a prophecy, meaning that Agur spoke it by divine influence and all scripture is given by inspiration of God.
There are five lists in the prophecy that start out “there be three things, yea four are…”.
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The Apostle Paul had a very strained relationship with the church at Corith. He loved them greatly, yet they were always going astray with false teachers and Judaizers. These false apostles would sow doubt and discord in the church until people would turn on Paul and question his authority, apostleship and his spirituality. But this church had problems with carnality and strife, splits and divisions, a case of perverse sexual immorality and profaning the Lord’s supper. Paul turns the tables on them in the final chapter of his second letter by challenging them. He presses them to examine themselves on whether they are in the faith. He tells them to prove themselves and to know that Christ is in them.
The Holy Bible is not like any other book in the world. It is God-breathed and Holy Ghost inspired. Contained in the Bible are numerous accounts of supernatural occurrences that captivate the imagination and confound reason. Both science and pop culture are looking for proof of the multiverse or other dimensions. But all truth comes from God and what God has let us know in His Bible is, there is a spirit world. We live in a natural world bound by physical laws but there is another world that parallels it – the spiritual world which is not subject to physical laws.
What we just read was Ezekiel’s vision of him being visited by the glory of God and then being transported through visions from where he was in captivity, to the temple in Jerusalem. The northern kingdom of Israel had already been taken into captivity 100 years earlier because of their idolatry. This was to serve as a warning to the southern kingdom of Judah, but they heeded it not. They went right on in their abominations and idolatrous practices and were self-deceived in believing that God didn’t see it not did He care.
The LORD told Ezekiel that He had made him a watchman unto the house of Israel. A watchman was stationed on the wall of a city, and his job was to be on constant lookout for danger and to warn the inhabitants of the city when danger was approaching.
Ezekiel’s ministry was to tell the truth given to him by God for the correction of His people. God said that the warning the wicked with the truth had the ability to save their lives if they would turn from their iniquity. It also had the power to keep the righteous from turning to iniquity. Then God laid a heavy responsibility on Ezekiel. He said if he failed to warn the people and they died, that he was responsible for their blood.
Isaiah 55:1-3
What are these verses about? These verses are about hungry and thirsty people but not for natural food and drink. People who hunger and thirst in their soul and are searching to satisfy their cravings. These verses describe the condition of people who are separated from God, a class of people the Bible calls lost.
Fasting is not about earning God’s favor or trying to manipulate Him in some fashion, but it’s the way to two things the Lord has commanded in scripture – James 4:10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. Jeremiah 29:13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. Humbling ourselves and seeking Him with all our heart.