Monday 122324
Don’t let me or my writings influence or scare you in any way, instead, allow me to be used as a vessel to open the Word, just a little bit, and hopefully, together we are going to read and study His Word, and let God teach us what He wants us to hear.
So, our study consists of two ground rules:
1st we ONLY read and follow what is found in the Holy Bible.
2nd we ONLY learn from a study by what effort we put into that study.
The verses we are going to study tonight:
Genesis 5:32, 9:24, 10:21, 11:10; Phillipians 4:13; Hebrews 11:6; Proverbs 19:21, 16:9; Ephesians 1:11; Philippians 4:6-7; Romans 2:8; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; Ephesians 6:17.
So, let’s begin …
I have just spent the past three days working on a timeline of the Bible for our study, trying to compare Scripture to this world that we live in.
I have concluded that the Holy Bible has not been written to satisfy our ‘human’ needs. It has been given to us to prepare us for the future that GOD has waiting for us.
Let me try and explain what I’m trying to say:
The Bible hasn’t been written to lead MANKIND through time.
It wasn’t written so we could prove facts, or we could set our clocks with it.
But it was written to prevent us from making the same mistake(s) by man, twice in history.
Without getting to far into it:
Genesis 5:32 ‘…After Noah was 500 years old, he had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth…’ GNT (Good News Translation)
According to verse 32, Shem, Ham, and Japheth are triplets? When the 3 boys are referred to in the Bible at the same time, they are always placed in this order: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Genesis 9:24 ‘…When Noah awoke from his wine [induced stupor], he knew what his younger son [Ham] had done to him…’ AMP (Amplified Bible)
This verse caused my first ‘seen’ RED FLAG.
Again, in Genesis 10:21 ‘…Also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber [including the Hebrews], the older brother of Japheth, children were born…’ AMP (Amplified Bible)
This verse caused my second ‘seen’ RED FLAG.
According to Genesis 9:24 and Genesis 10:21, the boys, in order from oldest to youngest would be:
Shem, Japheth, and Ham and we know, they are not triplets.
This has been just one example, here is another:
Genesis 11
vs10 ‘…These are the descendants of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he had a son, Arpachshad…’
My next ‘seen’ RED FLAG has been found … are we being told after the flood ‘began’ or ‘when Noah and his family came out of the ark’ and after the flood had been dissipated by God?
We haven’t even gotten part way through the Book of Genesis and flags are being drawn every few chapters.
There are positive points from spotting these RED FLAGS though … I needed the Bible open, and I needed to be in the Word for me to find these red flags.
I could have been asleep on the couch, and nothing would have happened … for now anyways that is.
We MUST open our Bibles and read the Word that God has given to us.
If and when we find these RED FLAGS, it’s not like we’re being shown to close the book and leave it alone, we’re being shown what we’re looking for isn’t as important to God as we think it is to us.
I found Scripture from Adam all the way to Jacob. The ages of the fathers when their boy child was born until Joseph was sold into slavery and he was moved into Egypt. I could have pondered on that point but, I would have missed the opportunity to see that God had planned for Joseph to be situated in Egypt before Jacob’s family would be forced into seeking out food from a foreign country, and that happened to be Egypt.
Jacob didn’t foresee it, Joseph didn’t foresee it, I didn’t foresee it when I first read it but after God showed me the mystery, my eyes were opened.
God, the ‘Omniscient’ God. Omniscient is defined as ‘ALL KNOWING.’ God knew beforehand that Jacob and his family were going to need help. His solution was to put a member in place to satisfy the need.
This same God is looking out for you and me.
What we might see as a need, God may know ahead of time, something that is better for us.
It is only going to be when we seek His assistance that we will be able to conquer what it is that He needs to have us defeat.
Phillipians 4:13 ‘…I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me…’ NKJV (New King James Version)
Hebrews 11:6 ‘…Unless we trust God, it is impossible for us to make God happy. Anyone who comes to God must believe that God is there. They must also believe that God helps everyone who wants to know him…’ EASY (Easy English Bible)
I could have kept going trying to pinpoint a year to a verse in the Bible but there is so much more in the Bible for me to find out about.
It is so easy to get sidetracked when reading the Word. Maybe something might appear as if it is important but you’re putting ‘your own situations’ in front of what God is trying to tell us.
Proverbs 19:21 ‘…You may have lots of ideas about what you want to do. But it is the Lord’s plans that are important…’ EASY (Easy English Bible)
Don’t scan through the Bible trying to solve a problem that you might face in your life, but rather READ the Word and learn what God wants from us so our life is made complete in Him.
Here is another one from the Old Testament:
Proverbs 16:9 ‘…People make plans for what they will do, but it is the Lord who leads them in the right way…’ EASY (Easy English Bible)
Allow God the Glory to lead you to better your life.
Ephesians 1:11 ‘…All things are done according to God’s plan and decision; and God chose us to be his own people in union with Christ because of his own purpose, based on what he had decided from the very beginning…’ GNT (Good News Translation)
Everything today is ‘rush, rush, rush!!!’ ‘Hurry, quick. Let’s go.
Just calm down, take a breather and allow God to satisfy your needs.
Philippians 4
vs6 ‘…Don’t worry about anything, but in all your prayers ask God for what you need, always asking him with a thankful heart…’
vs7 ‘…And God’s peace, which is far beyond human understanding, will keep your hearts and minds safe in union with Christ Jesus…’ GNT (Good News Translation)
It is impossible for me to answer every question that may arise from a member in our study group.
It’s going to be impossible for any one of you to solve every problem that you might be faced with.
God already knows the solution for every problem that will occur in our lives. We need the FAITH and believe that He can heal every problem. He can prevent every problem from ever occurring to us, the thing is we, we must have FAITH in Him, knowing that He can solve and prevent all our problems.
It is through this same FAITH that God can work through us to help others that are in need. Our FAITH is what is going to keep us moving forward.
We attain this FAITH from the strength found in our relationship with God.
The more times that we’re in His Word, and we return our voices back to Him in prayer, we are strengthening our relationship with Him.
Romans 8:28 ‘…And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)
Relax, keep in His Word and strengthen yourself every day.
2 Timothy 3
vs16 ‘…All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching the truth, rebuking error, correcting faults, and giving instruction for right living…’
vs17 ‘…so that the person who serves God may be fully qualified and equipped to do every kind of good deed…’ GNT (Good News Translation)
Here is a different version for you …
vs16 ‘…Everything that is written in the Bible comes from God’s Spirit. It helps us in many ways. The Bible teaches us what is true. It warns us when we are doing wrong things. It shows us what is right. It teaches us how to live good lives…’
vs17 ‘…As a result, people who want to serve God can know how to live properly. They will be people who are ready to do all kinds of good things…’ EASY (Easy English Bible)
No matter how you read it, it is through His Word when we are made strong.
Evil lies around every corner. Just waiting to pounce on our unprotected minds.
Keep yourselves protected by keeping yourself armed with the ARMOR He has prepared for us.
One very important piece of that armor is the sword, which is the Holy Bible.
Ephesians 6:17 ‘…And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God…’ AMP (Amplified Bible)
I love all of you. Remember, God loves each one of us even more.
Jesus, I pray that those ears and eyes, either listening or seeing this message today would be opened to the very fullest and allow Your love to come inside their lives and comfort them. Teach us Jesus. Protect us. We love You. Amen
InHIM ><)))o>