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And many more believed because of his own word;
If we want people to believe on the Lord when we preach the gospel to them, we should keep heavily (appropriately) using His Word. That's the thing that has the power to bring people to believe.
We shouldn't be slothful (v24). Maybe the reason I have so much trouble getting up on time is because I'm slothful during the day (v15a).
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
v15b is true if I run out of time to eat!
I'll work on being diligent during the day, so hopefully it'll be easier for me to get up on time in the morning.
Haste with feet leads to sin (v2b), and we shouldn't fret against the Lord (v3b). We should pass over
transgressions (v11).
Here are warnings about how we shouldn't be foolish sons: (v13,26). We should listen (v8,16,20,25). But here's a kind of instructions that we should actually stop listening to: (v27).
Here are warnings about dishonesty: (v5,9(,22)).
Righteousness is better than riches (v1,22). There can be relationships based on riches (v4,6,7), but that's not a good thing.
Here's a great promise: (v23) (KJV) We should have the fear of the Lord, then we'll be satisfied, and not even visited by evil.
And he called his name Noah, saying, This [same] shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.
It seems like every now and then, the Lord, in His goodness, brings along someone who does something great and makes things better for everyone. Like Noah, and people receiving the privilege to eat meat (See Genesis 9:3) or Samuel Morse and the invention of the telegraph (The first message sent over the telegraph was, What has God wrought?
Numbers 23:23).
If we want to be like that, we should make sure we're walking with God.
Genesis 6:9These [are] the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man [and] perfect in his generations, [and] Noah walked with God.Genesis 5:24
And Enoch walked with God: and he [was] not; for God took him.
When I'm trying to create or accomplish some great thing, I'll remember that if I want the Lord's blessing in it, so I can really succeed, I need to be doing what He wants.
Psalm 127:1Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh [but] in vain.
Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that [were] with him, Put away the strange gods that [are] among you, and be clean, and change your garments:
I think Jacob wanted his household to recommit themselves to the Lord. He said, Put away the strange gods that [are] among you, and be clean...
We should do the same thing.
A while ago I saw the value of regularly recommitting my life to the Lord. We should give him everything we are, everything we have, and everything we do. We should think about whether He wants us to have and keep the things we have. We should consider every thought and word and action, whether it's what God wants.
And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which [were] in their hand, and [all their] earrings which [were] in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which [was] by Shechem.
I'll consider the things I have, and whether the Lord wants me to get rid any of them.
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