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Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
What we think and do in our time by ourselves will eventually be shown to everyone.
For example, we shouldn't waste time on entertainment, like games and videos, especially bad videos, when we should be working at home or working on homework.
And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
We should remember the importance of seeking the Lord in prayer. Here we have promises that it will be effective.
And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.
The one good part that was needful and wouldn't be taken away, was to sit as Jesus' feet and hear His Word. We should serve much, but we shouldn't let our much serving get in the way of our Bible time.
Rebuke not an elder, but intreat [him] as a father; [and] the younger men as brethren;
The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.
I believe that this verse teaches that single men and women we should treat each other like brothers and sisters. I think that we shouldn't be completely separated from each other, but I don't think we should act like we're married either. I think we should be just friends. It says, with all purity.
(I added the emphasis.) That includes not just physically, but also in mind and heart.
And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac [was] sporting with Rebekah his wife.
When Abimelech saw the way Isaac was playing with Rebekah, he knew for sure that she wasn't just Isaac's sister. I don't agree with the dating game, because I feel that as singles, we shouldn't have fun with each as if we're married, but without the commitment. If we do, we're not treating each other as just brothers and sisters.
Should a brother and sister in the Lord just suddenly get married then? I don't think so.
Proverbs 19:2Also, [that] the soul [be] without knowledge, [it is] not good; and he that hasteth with [his] feet sinneth.Proverbs 14:15
The simple believeth every word: but the prudent [man] looketh well to his going.
In order to avoid haste, and consider our steps, I believe in courtship: spending time together to seek the Lord for His will about the relationship.
And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
One of the Lord's followers has to be a focused worker. If we're going to be His servants, we have to be faithful and follow through with our work for Him.
And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
This was a time of famine, and water was necessary for survival. This was especially true because the Lord had told Isaac not to go down into Egypt like people usually did in famine.
What really stood out to me in this chapter was that, when there was a conflict, Isaac avoided fighting by giving up what was rightly his and moving on. We should be like that.
A few things we should never compromise, but sinful pride makes us want our own way whenever there's strife. More often, I'll humble myself by giving up my own way even when I'm right.
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