It is so easy to look at the things that are wrong. It doesn't seem to take any effort at all to find ourselves dwelling on the things that frustrate us, irritate us, annoy us, even make us angry. Things that causes fear, anxiety and worry seem to be front-and-center without any effort on our own. Of course, oh, the devil must be extremely happy about that.
We are the ones that must fight the fight of faith. That means we are the ones who must choose to look at and choose to believe things from God's point of view. We must take our thoughts captive and make them come into agreement with what God has to say. Do not allow ourselves to be strung along by all the media, by all the circumstances, by all the emotions and frustrations.
We must take charge of our lives if we are to rise above the problems that we face. We must take action if we are to walk in the Victory God has provided and have good success.
This morning, in an effort to do that very thing, I began to think, "Isn't it wonderful. ...Isn't it wonderful .... my God is my Help!" Really, the Almighty God, He Himself, is My Help! He is my Refuge - the One that I can run to and I am safe. He is the one that supplies me with all the things that I need and I lack no good thing. I even have an abundance of all things. He is the One that I can run to and I'm saved! He is the One that I can call out to and He hears me and he delivers me from every one of ALL of my troubles! He is my Healer, He is my Counselor, my Guide, my Strength when I am weak, the lifter of my head when I am down, my Hope, My Comforter, my Deliverer...I could go on and on... What a God we serve! Isn't that Wonderful? Isn't He Wonderful!
Amazing, isn't it just Amazing, what an Awesome God we serve. He is the ONE that has good plans for me. His Plans are to prosper me and give me a future and a hope and Not to harm me! If God is for me who can be against me? He is the One who goes before me and prepares the way for me, He goes with me and He is behind me as my rear guard. He fights for Me!!! He never leaves me without help. He never leaves me without hope! He Never leaves me!!! Isn't it Wonderful! What a Great God we serve!
I encourage you, as I am encouraging myself, to take the time, the effort, the conscious, willful decision to turn your thoughts toward Him. Turn your words in agreement with what He has to say. We have the overwhelming Victory through Christ! But, we have to put to work what it takes to walk in that Victory or we are missing out on something quite marvelous!
Fight the Fight of Faith! Take your thoughts captive and MAKE them agree with God. Use your Sword of the Spirit. Speak Words of Life. I will SAY of the Lord, "You are my Refuge, You are my Healer, my Deliverer, my Hightower that I run to and I'm safe! You are my Help in time of need. You are my Strength when I am weak. You never leave me without help and I'm never without hope, for You, my God are with me. He NEVER leaves me!" How's That for Wonderful! God Himself is with me and He never leaves me!!!! If you are not encouraged by now....well, at least I am!!!! Isn't God Wonderful! ALL those words are what God has to say!!!
I have decided that if I am not in agreement with God's Word and I am thinking and speaking words of discouragement, frustration, anger and fear, that I am actually thinking and speaking lies. I'm actually lying. Well, that seems radical, I know, but think about this ... if God's Word is True ... God Word IS Truth and He cannot lie, actually, it is Impossible for Him to lie and the devil is the one who is the liar and I am not in agreement with what God has to say then who am I in agreement with? Doesn't that just make the devil happy????
Isn't it Wonderful that God IS who He says He is and He Does what He says He will do. Our part is to agree with Him. Believe what He says is true (if you believe it, that is what you will speak- think about that....we talk all the time. We believe what we say and we say what we believe. What you say proves what you believe). Yes, believe what God says is true. Shut the devils lies and deceptions up with Words of Truth. When the devil comes saying, "Did God say,....?" Stay with the truth, saying what God says and do not be moved from that firm foundation by anything contradictory. "God says...." and report what the truth says! Receive God's promises by faith. It Has to be so, because God cannot lie. Then Rejoice and again I say, Rejoice!
Saturday, July 11, 2020
Friday, July 3, 2020
I Do Not Like This!!!
So, when I'm in a situation and I do not like it, how do I handle it?
Sometimes we find ourselves in circumstances that we would like to run from, ignore, complain about, argue about, even get angry about, but we know that none of those responses are God's way of handling the issue. Well, what IS God's way of dealing with it.
Let's look at God's Word for counsel.
#1. James 1:2
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
There's more going on than what meets your eye. The trials of many kinds that we go through have a mission of causing us to mature to make us ready for what lies ahead. So persevere in it, don't cop an attitude. Allow this issue to do its job so you won't lack what you need. Stick with it joyfully. This will prove to be in your best interest untimately.
#2. Hebrews 13:15
Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.
Psalm 42:5
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation.
Acts 16:16-40
When Paul and Silas had been unfairly judged....vs 23-26. They were severely beaten, and then they were thrown into prison. The jailer was ordered to make sure they didn’t escape. So the jailer put them into the inner dungeon and clamped their feet in the stocks.
Sometimes we find ourselves in circumstances that we would like to run from, ignore, complain about, argue about, even get angry about, but we know that none of those responses are God's way of handling the issue. Well, what IS God's way of dealing with it.
Let's look at God's Word for counsel.
#1. James 1:2
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
There's more going on than what meets your eye. The trials of many kinds that we go through have a mission of causing us to mature to make us ready for what lies ahead. So persevere in it, don't cop an attitude. Allow this issue to do its job so you won't lack what you need. Stick with it joyfully. This will prove to be in your best interest untimately.
#2. Hebrews 13:15
Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.
Psalm 42:5
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation.
Acts 16:16-40
When Paul and Silas had been unfairly judged....vs 23-26. They were severely beaten, and then they were thrown into prison. The jailer was ordered to make sure they didn’t escape. So the jailer put them into the inner dungeon and clamped their feet in the stocks.
Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing praises to God, and the other prisoners were listening. Suddenly, there was a massive earthquake, and the prison was shaken to its foundations. All the doors immediately flew open, and the chains of every prisoner fell off!
Praise God as a sacrifice despite the turmoil within, regardless of the circumstances....right or wrong, fair or unfair. Praise God!!!! Put you hope in Him. He is the One who rescues and delivers us!
#3. Genesis chapters 37 39, 40, 41
Follow Joseph's example. Certainly he was treated unfairly. He was sold into slavery by his brothers and sold into service in Potiphar's house, where he was promoted all the way to being Potiphar's personal attendant in charge of his entire household and everything he owned. It was obvious that God was with him. It also was obvious that in all of his ways, Joseph pleased God. Again, Joseph was unfairly accused by Potiphar's wife and put into prison. In his time of being in prison, Joseph did what was right. He did excellently at what what given him to do. His respectful attitude, diligent work and admirable behavior were noticed by others. He was promoted because of it. Eventually, he was released from prison, put into leadership...2nd most powerful man in Egypt. He was put a position of helping multitudes of people. He saved the lives even of his own family.
Follow Joseph's example. Certainly he was treated unfairly. He was sold into slavery by his brothers and sold into service in Potiphar's house, where he was promoted all the way to being Potiphar's personal attendant in charge of his entire household and everything he owned. It was obvious that God was with him. It also was obvious that in all of his ways, Joseph pleased God. Again, Joseph was unfairly accused by Potiphar's wife and put into prison. In his time of being in prison, Joseph did what was right. He did excellently at what what given him to do. His respectful attitude, diligent work and admirable behavior were noticed by others. He was promoted because of it. Eventually, he was released from prison, put into leadership...2nd most powerful man in Egypt. He was put a position of helping multitudes of people. He saved the lives even of his own family.
So, in the midst of what I do not like....do excellently at what is at hand to do. Maintain a right attitude and godly behavior no matter what. This situation is only temporary. God has a greater plan!!!! Be joyful and Praise God all the way through to the other end!!!! In due time, God will put you in the place He has planned for you to be in. You will fulfill His purpose for your life if you stay in the fight, don't give up or run away and conduct yourself in the ways that are pleasing to God.
Thursday, July 2, 2020
Where is your Focus?
The Problem or the Answer.....where is your focus? People tend to look at and focus on the problem instead of on the answer. "Well", many would say, "What is the answer? All I see is problems!"
God is the All-Wise One. He has all the answers to every problem that could ever possibly exist.
He says in James 1:5 "If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking."
Instructions: Ask God for wisdom.
Promise: He will give wisdom to you!
In Matthew 7:7-8, Jesus himself tells us:
“Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened."
Don't give up pursuing God for the answer you need! Keep on.......
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.
So, stop dwelling on the Problem. Ask God for Wisdom. He WILL give you wise counsel. Keep on asking, seeking and knocking.....You will receive the answer, you will find what you are looking for and and the door will be opened to you. Stop leaning on the way it appears to you! SEEK His will. He has the answer! He WILL show you what to do. He is Faithful to fulfill His Word. Just follow His advice!!!
Search for the Answer from God. Don't wallow in, settle on and fix you attention on the Problem. God has the answer for you. If you will pursue Him, by applying His advice on how to get His answer, you will find it!!!
God is the All-Wise One. He has all the answers to every problem that could ever possibly exist.
He says in James 1:5 "If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking."
Instructions: Ask God for wisdom.
Promise: He will give wisdom to you!
In Matthew 7:7-8, Jesus himself tells us:
“Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened."
Don't give up pursuing God for the answer you need! Keep on.......
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.
So, stop dwelling on the Problem. Ask God for Wisdom. He WILL give you wise counsel. Keep on asking, seeking and knocking.....You will receive the answer, you will find what you are looking for and and the door will be opened to you. Stop leaning on the way it appears to you! SEEK His will. He has the answer! He WILL show you what to do. He is Faithful to fulfill His Word. Just follow His advice!!!
Search for the Answer from God. Don't wallow in, settle on and fix you attention on the Problem. God has the answer for you. If you will pursue Him, by applying His advice on how to get His answer, you will find it!!!
Monday, June 29, 2020
Are you polluting yourself?
About 14 years ago, I became seriously confronted with a problem that I had grown up with. I could see others had this problem, but I didn't see that I was affected with it as well. I did not know I was actually hurting myself.
As I had grown up, I had learned well! My father had this problem, too....Nobody, other than himself, could do anything right - everybody else was a "@#!%^*@! IDIOT!!!!"
Of course, I knew He was wrong, but I never realized that when I behaved like him, I was behaving wrongly, too!
One morning I was thinking about the word "Slander". I became curious, thinking I knew what "Slander" meant, but wondering if I really Knew for certain. Those who know me well, know that, when my curiosity gets going, I am not satisfied with the bare minimum. I become a sleuth.
So, I went up to my corner and began my search.
Webster's Dictionary says "Slander" means:
As I had grown up, I had learned well! My father had this problem, too....Nobody, other than himself, could do anything right - everybody else was a "@#!%^*@! IDIOT!!!!"
Of course, I knew He was wrong, but I never realized that when I behaved like him, I was behaving wrongly, too!
One morning I was thinking about the word "Slander". I became curious, thinking I knew what "Slander" meant, but wondering if I really Knew for certain. Those who know me well, know that, when my curiosity gets going, I am not satisfied with the bare minimum. I become a sleuth.
So, I went up to my corner and began my search.
Webster's Dictionary says "Slander" means:
Noun: A false tale or report maliciously uttered. and tending to injure the reputation of another by lessening him in the esteem of his fellow citizens....
2 Disgrace; reproach; disreputation; ill name.
SLA'NDER, verb transitive To defame; to injure by maliciously uttering a false report respecting one; to tarnish or impair the reputation of one by false tales, maliciously told or propagated.
The Hebrew says Slander means: defaming, evil report, whispering.
The Greek meaning of Slander is: defamation -- backbiting, evil speaking.
The definition is very clear to me...if I speak evil of someone or say things that would injure or make him or her look bad or lessen his or her value in the eyes of another, I am slandering. I argued, "Yes, but Webster's says a false tale or report! But, what I am saying is true!!!!!" In many cases, it may be true in my estimation. According to my view, I may have a solid case, but from anothers view, perhaps not. Slander does damage to someone's good reputation. Slander speaks evil of another, it brings an evil report. Even if it were really, truly true, slander is Not the way to deal with it!
#1. I was GUILTY of Slander!
I was guilty of speaking negatively of another and attempting to make them look bad in the eyes of other people. Not just once, but as a way of life....a sad, bad habit!!! The appalling part was that I had been copying ways I despised from my childhood. Ways that had been done to me. Ways that had hurt me terribly.
#1. I was GUILTY of Slander!
I was guilty of speaking negatively of another and attempting to make them look bad in the eyes of other people. Not just once, but as a way of life....a sad, bad habit!!! The appalling part was that I had been copying ways I despised from my childhood. Ways that had been done to me. Ways that had hurt me terribly.
Now to the shocking details....
Proverbs 10:18 says "He who conceals hatred has lying lips, And he who spreads slander is a fool."
#2. I was the FOOL!!!!
ME the FOOL.....Not the one I was bad-mouthing and effectively working to bring down their reputation to others. I WAS THE FOOL!!!! I was justifying what I was saying negatively about another because I assessed my view point accurate and them wrong and Somebody Needed to Know!!! I was the just the One who was going to make certain others knew! Just listen to me!!!! Yep, I was the FOOL....no question and no doubt about it.
I hadn't known what I had been doing was wrong until that morning, when I was in my corner, and God by His Word and His Spirit began to put a searchlight on my heart, on my attitude, on my words and on my behavior. He began to reveal the truth to me. I began to be convicted, but that was only the beginning.
ME the FOOL.....Not the one I was bad-mouthing and effectively working to bring down their reputation to others. I WAS THE FOOL!!!! I was justifying what I was saying negatively about another because I assessed my view point accurate and them wrong and Somebody Needed to Know!!! I was the just the One who was going to make certain others knew! Just listen to me!!!! Yep, I was the FOOL....no question and no doubt about it.
I hadn't known what I had been doing was wrong until that morning, when I was in my corner, and God by His Word and His Spirit began to put a searchlight on my heart, on my attitude, on my words and on my behavior. He began to reveal the truth to me. I began to be convicted, but that was only the beginning.
Roman's 14:4
Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
The Message Bible:
Do you have any business crossing people off the guest list or interfering with God’s welcome? If there are corrections to be made or manners to be learned, God can handle that without your help.
James 4:11-12
Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it. There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
Luke 6:37
“Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven.
Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it. There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
Luke 6:37
“Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven.
#3 I am not the Judge of another!
If another needs to be corrected or changed, God can handle that without my help!!!! Who Do I think I am, anyway???? Do I want to be judged or condemned like I am judging or condemning others? Yikes!!!!
If another needs to be corrected or changed, God can handle that without my help!!!! Who Do I think I am, anyway???? Do I want to be judged or condemned like I am judging or condemning others? Yikes!!!!
Mark 7:21-23
For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”
#4. Slander is Evil. Slander Defiles me!!!
Defiles: violates me, makes me dirty-unclean, pollutes me, makes what is sacred common.
My heart sank within me as I grieved in response to this information.
Colossians 3:8 Contemporary English Version:
But now you must stop doing such things. You must quit being angry, hateful, and evil. You must no longer say insulting or cruel things about others.
New Living Translation:
But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language.
1 Peter 2:1
Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander
#5. Just Stop!!!
Stop Speaking Slander! Get rid of it! Lay it aside. Renounce it. Decide that slander will no longer be acceptable in my life - in my speech. It is opposed to God's way. It is evil. It defiles me. Speaking slanderously makes me the Fool!
Proverbs 11:12 NLT:
It is foolish to belittle one’s neighbor; a sensible person keeps quiet.
Contemporary English Version:
It's stupid to say bad things about your neighbors. If you are sensible, you will keep quiet.
International Standard Version
Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but the discerning man controls his comments.
James 1:26
If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.
Proverbs 17:28
After all, even fools may be thought wise and intelligent if they stay quiet and keep their mouths shut.
Proverbs 13:3
The one who guards his mouth preserves his life; The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
#6. Control My Tongue!!! Better to keep my mouth shut!!!
Nothing more needs to be said about that!!!
Ephesians 4:9
Let no unwholesome words ever pass your lips, but let all your words be good for benefiting others according to the need of the moment, so that they may be a means of blessing to the hearers.
Psalm 141:3
Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.
Proverbs 10:31
From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be silenced.
Proverbs 31:26
She opens her mouth in wisdom, And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue
#7 Speak wisely! Speak words that build others up and never tear them down.
Oh God, I see what you are telling me. I don't want to be a fool any longer. I want to do what is pleasing in your eyes. I know your counsel is right. I know I needed your correction. I am sorry, please forgive me of all the words of slander that have come from my mouth. Cleanse me of all my sin. Heal the wounds I have caused in others by my slanderous words. I do not want to speak this evil slander any longer. I do not want to judge others as I have been judging them. You can handle that without my interference. I do not want to pollute myself with slander any longer. Help me to bridle my tongue. Help me to speak wisdom only and if I can't say anything beneficial to build up those who hear, then help me be wise and keep my mouth shut! I want to obey, but Father, I am so skilled at slandering that I do not trust myself to obey ....Help me, please. AMEN
Roman's 5:2
through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we boast in the hope of the glory of God.
Ephesians 2:8
For it is by grace you have been saved (rescued, delivered, healed...) through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
Hebrews 4:16
So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.
#8 By His Grace through faith....I can do all things through Christ who makes me able!
Caution: this is not a one time lesson. Many times and even now, 14 years later, I find opportunity to again become slanderous. It is a trap of the enemy to get me to again be a fool, do evil and defile myself. The only sensible choice is to submit to God's way and keep the door shut!
Titus 3:1-2
Remind your people to submit to rulers and authorities, to obey them, and to be ready to do good in every way. Tell them not to speak evil of anyone, but to be peaceful and friendly, and always to show a gentle attitude toward everyone.
#9 I will speak evil of no one.
Hebrews 12:6
The Lord corrects the people he loves and disciplines those he calls his own."
Proverbs 3:12
For the LORD corrects those he loves, just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights.
#10 God Loves Me!!!
It's stupid to say bad things about your neighbors. If you are sensible, you will keep quiet.
International Standard Version
Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but the discerning man controls his comments.
James 1:26
If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.
Proverbs 17:28
After all, even fools may be thought wise and intelligent if they stay quiet and keep their mouths shut.
Proverbs 13:3
The one who guards his mouth preserves his life; The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
#6. Control My Tongue!!! Better to keep my mouth shut!!!
Nothing more needs to be said about that!!!
Ephesians 4:9
Let no unwholesome words ever pass your lips, but let all your words be good for benefiting others according to the need of the moment, so that they may be a means of blessing to the hearers.
Psalm 141:3
Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.
Proverbs 10:31
From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be silenced.
Proverbs 31:26
She opens her mouth in wisdom, And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue
#7 Speak wisely! Speak words that build others up and never tear them down.
Oh God, I see what you are telling me. I don't want to be a fool any longer. I want to do what is pleasing in your eyes. I know your counsel is right. I know I needed your correction. I am sorry, please forgive me of all the words of slander that have come from my mouth. Cleanse me of all my sin. Heal the wounds I have caused in others by my slanderous words. I do not want to speak this evil slander any longer. I do not want to judge others as I have been judging them. You can handle that without my interference. I do not want to pollute myself with slander any longer. Help me to bridle my tongue. Help me to speak wisdom only and if I can't say anything beneficial to build up those who hear, then help me be wise and keep my mouth shut! I want to obey, but Father, I am so skilled at slandering that I do not trust myself to obey ....Help me, please. AMEN
Roman's 5:2
through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we boast in the hope of the glory of God.
Ephesians 2:8
For it is by grace you have been saved (rescued, delivered, healed...) through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
Hebrews 4:16
So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.
#8 By His Grace through faith....I can do all things through Christ who makes me able!
Caution: this is not a one time lesson. Many times and even now, 14 years later, I find opportunity to again become slanderous. It is a trap of the enemy to get me to again be a fool, do evil and defile myself. The only sensible choice is to submit to God's way and keep the door shut!
Titus 3:1-2
Remind your people to submit to rulers and authorities, to obey them, and to be ready to do good in every way. Tell them not to speak evil of anyone, but to be peaceful and friendly, and always to show a gentle attitude toward everyone.
#9 I will speak evil of no one.
Hebrews 12:6
The Lord corrects the people he loves and disciplines those he calls his own."
Proverbs 3:12
For the LORD corrects those he loves, just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights.
#10 God Loves Me!!!
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Identify yourself!
I think I am not the only one who asks, "what's going on here? Why are things not going well? What's wrong?" A good starting place is to "identify yourself".
Luke 8:11-15
Now the parable means this: the seed is the Word of God. Those along the path are the ones who have heard, then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be rescued.
Those on the rocks are the ones who received the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in a time of testing they follow away.
As for the seed that fell among thorns, these are the ones who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the worries and the riches and the pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature.
But as for the seed that landed on good soil, these are the ones who, after hearing the word, cling to it with an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with steadfast endurance.
The first thing we need to understand is that the seed is the Word of God.
The second thing, if we would read verse 10, is that we are about to learn the secret of the kingdom of God.
Third.....there are four kinds of soil, which are relating to the four kinds of hearts (soil) that people have onto which God's Word falls: Hard, Rocky, Thorny and Good.
The "Hard-hearted" people don't believe what they hear and they are prime targets for the devil to come and steal the word so that they won't believe what God says and be rescued.
The "Rocky" soil people are shallow. They are lacking depth. They hear and receive the word and they are joyful. But when trouble comes, they fall away - they let go of God's Word = the seed that was sown.
The "Thorny" soil people hear the Word, but when life, cares of this world, worries and the "glamorous" of this world get in the way, the Word is choked out and they never mature.
The "Good" soil kind of people are the ones who after hearing the Word, they cling to it with an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with steadfast endurance.
Identify yourself now. What kind of soil are you?
Do you hear God's Word, but don't believe it? If so, you are "Hard-harted".
Do you hear God's Word and rejoice over what you heard, but as soon as a problem comes, you forget what you heard? If so, you are "Rocky".
You are "Thorny", if you hear God's Word, but are distracted by all the details, cares, worries and fun of this world. All of the distractions and busyness choke out God's Word and take over like weeds. The crop that the Word would have produced is overrun and does not come to maturity.
You are the "Good" soil kind of person when you hear God's Word, you believe it and...."it has to be so, God cannot lie," is your stand. You hold tightly to what God says. When problems arise, you continue to agree with the Word you heard, you do not let the devil steal that Word! You do not allow life to get so busy or distractions to draw you away and crowd out God's Word. You steadfastly endure whatever comes by clinging to what God says and not being moved off of that solid position. Hold on steadily and patiently to what God has to say and you will see results.
So, let's make this really easy - be this kind of person - believe what God's Word says. Know that the devil wants to steal God's Word from you so as to keep you from victory. When troubles come, don't back away from God's Word, push toward it. Don't let worries, cares, pressures of life, or the "pleasures" of this life choke out God's Word. Guard what you allow to influence you and become mature.
What kind of soil are you? Practice doing what needs to be done to become good soil so that positive results will be evident in your life. God's Word is being sowed into your life. What will you do with it? What you do with God's Word shows what kind of soil you are and that determines what kind of results you will experience in this life.
If you desire to be the "Good" soil type of person, pray and ask God to teach you what you need to change. The answer really lies in "What am I doing with God's Word?"
PS....this is an on-going issue. You can be "Good" soil, but the devil is always at work to get you to let go of God's Word. Troubles, much busyness, distractions and cares of this world are always vying for your attention, attempting to gain the upper hand over the Word of God in our lives, choke out God's Word and render us fruitless. Be on guard. Hold fast to what you have learned.
1 Peter 5:8-9
Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith.
Luke 8:11-15
Now the parable means this: the seed is the Word of God. Those along the path are the ones who have heard, then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be rescued.
Those on the rocks are the ones who received the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in a time of testing they follow away.
As for the seed that fell among thorns, these are the ones who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the worries and the riches and the pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature.
But as for the seed that landed on good soil, these are the ones who, after hearing the word, cling to it with an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with steadfast endurance.
The first thing we need to understand is that the seed is the Word of God.
The second thing, if we would read verse 10, is that we are about to learn the secret of the kingdom of God.
Third.....there are four kinds of soil, which are relating to the four kinds of hearts (soil) that people have onto which God's Word falls: Hard, Rocky, Thorny and Good.
The "Hard-hearted" people don't believe what they hear and they are prime targets for the devil to come and steal the word so that they won't believe what God says and be rescued.
The "Rocky" soil people are shallow. They are lacking depth. They hear and receive the word and they are joyful. But when trouble comes, they fall away - they let go of God's Word = the seed that was sown.
The "Thorny" soil people hear the Word, but when life, cares of this world, worries and the "glamorous" of this world get in the way, the Word is choked out and they never mature.
The "Good" soil kind of people are the ones who after hearing the Word, they cling to it with an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with steadfast endurance.
Identify yourself now. What kind of soil are you?
Do you hear God's Word, but don't believe it? If so, you are "Hard-harted".
Do you hear God's Word and rejoice over what you heard, but as soon as a problem comes, you forget what you heard? If so, you are "Rocky".
You are "Thorny", if you hear God's Word, but are distracted by all the details, cares, worries and fun of this world. All of the distractions and busyness choke out God's Word and take over like weeds. The crop that the Word would have produced is overrun and does not come to maturity.
You are the "Good" soil kind of person when you hear God's Word, you believe it and...."it has to be so, God cannot lie," is your stand. You hold tightly to what God says. When problems arise, you continue to agree with the Word you heard, you do not let the devil steal that Word! You do not allow life to get so busy or distractions to draw you away and crowd out God's Word. You steadfastly endure whatever comes by clinging to what God says and not being moved off of that solid position. Hold on steadily and patiently to what God has to say and you will see results.
So, let's make this really easy - be this kind of person - believe what God's Word says. Know that the devil wants to steal God's Word from you so as to keep you from victory. When troubles come, don't back away from God's Word, push toward it. Don't let worries, cares, pressures of life, or the "pleasures" of this life choke out God's Word. Guard what you allow to influence you and become mature.
What kind of soil are you? Practice doing what needs to be done to become good soil so that positive results will be evident in your life. God's Word is being sowed into your life. What will you do with it? What you do with God's Word shows what kind of soil you are and that determines what kind of results you will experience in this life.
If you desire to be the "Good" soil type of person, pray and ask God to teach you what you need to change. The answer really lies in "What am I doing with God's Word?"
PS....this is an on-going issue. You can be "Good" soil, but the devil is always at work to get you to let go of God's Word. Troubles, much busyness, distractions and cares of this world are always vying for your attention, attempting to gain the upper hand over the Word of God in our lives, choke out God's Word and render us fruitless. Be on guard. Hold fast to what you have learned.
1 Peter 5:8-9
Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith.
Monday, June 15, 2020
More!
Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted more. More in a good way, not entirely in the childish, selfish way. Not more candy or more toys or more "things" What I really wanted, but could not explain, was the deep down desire of more in the way of life as a whole.
I wanted joy. I wanted real happiness, and I wanted peace. I wanted to be really loved. I wanted to know that I was safe and protected. I wanted to know someone was pleased with me and really believed in me. I wanted to know that somebody knew that there really was true value and a purpose for my life. I was never satisfied with less than what I knew was available. I really don't know if that is a common thread among people, but when I look back, I can see that it certainly was for me.....and still is.
I don't want to settle for less - even now.
I would look at how other parents lovingly treated their children and I longed for that. I would sense the peace in their home and I so desired that.
When I went to our small town church, I would see hypocrisy, disrespect and lack of honor toward God. I longed for what I thought Christianity really should be, but I wasn't finding it in my experience. I would say, "there has to be more!!! I want more!!!"
After I was born again, I thought, "This is it, now my life will be perfect!" But, sadly, I found out that it didn't solve my need for "More" and I could see that it wasn't solving the need in other "Christian" people's lives either. I wanted more of God, but I didn't know how to get to that place.
For years, I attempted to get More in my life. I can't even say I wanted "More", because in certain significant parts of my life, I had None. More of nothing is still nothing. I wanted to experience the life that I knew must be possible. But How?
I was desperate for what I did not have. I wanted a real relationship with God. I really wanted to know Him. I longed for the Peace that passes understanding, joy unspeakable, and life and life more abundantly, I wanted a real relationship with God. Seriously, I wanted to enjoy my everyday life, like Joyce Meyer talked about, I wanted a changed life entirely, but what I longed for seemed to evade me.
What was I missing? What was I not understanding? What did I need to do? Obviously, everything I did know and everything I had tried, was not getting me to that "More" place.
To say I accidentally happened upon the way to "More" would be incorrect. I believe, even if it seemed accidentaI, that it was not. I had asked God to help me. He heard me and answered me and showed me the way to go. I had stopped expecting God would just take care of it and drop the "More" upon me in a miraculous way and all would solved. I stopped trying to figure it all out by my own effort. Seriously, I screamed out for "Help" to God. He heard me and He answered me.
The answer was found when I pursued this way of living....
Matthew 7:7
“Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.
Deuteronomy 4:28-31
But from there you will seek the LORD your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul. When you are in tribulation, and all these things come upon you in the latter days, you will return to the LORD your God and obey his voice. For the LORD your God is a merciful God. He will not leave you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers that he swore to them.
Jeremiah 29:13
If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.
1 Chronicles 16:11; Psalm 105:4
Search for the LORD and for his strength; continually seek him.
Proverbs 25:2
It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.
Proverbs 2:1-11
I guarantee that asking God for Help will begin to open the door of the "More" and Seeking, searching and pursuing God to know Him, to gain wisdom and understanding of His Word and insight into His ways will lead you to the "More" that you desire. Keep knocking and you will continue in the path to Life and Life more abundantly. Never weary in well-doing. You will reap if you faint not. Galatians 6:9.
Hebrews 11:6
And without faith, it is impossible to please Him. For it behooves the one drawing near to God to believe that He exists and that He becomes a rewarder to those earnestly seeking Him out.
If you want the "More" that God offers you, then Ask Him for Help, but Don't stop there. Seek Him with all of your heart. You will find Him as you continally and Earnestly search for Him in the Word of God. He will open the Scriptures up to you as you draw near to Him. As you find Him you will also find our More than Enough God.
2 Peter 1:5
I wanted joy. I wanted real happiness, and I wanted peace. I wanted to be really loved. I wanted to know that I was safe and protected. I wanted to know someone was pleased with me and really believed in me. I wanted to know that somebody knew that there really was true value and a purpose for my life. I was never satisfied with less than what I knew was available. I really don't know if that is a common thread among people, but when I look back, I can see that it certainly was for me.....and still is.
I don't want to settle for less - even now.
I would look at how other parents lovingly treated their children and I longed for that. I would sense the peace in their home and I so desired that.
When I went to our small town church, I would see hypocrisy, disrespect and lack of honor toward God. I longed for what I thought Christianity really should be, but I wasn't finding it in my experience. I would say, "there has to be more!!! I want more!!!"
After I was born again, I thought, "This is it, now my life will be perfect!" But, sadly, I found out that it didn't solve my need for "More" and I could see that it wasn't solving the need in other "Christian" people's lives either. I wanted more of God, but I didn't know how to get to that place.
For years, I attempted to get More in my life. I can't even say I wanted "More", because in certain significant parts of my life, I had None. More of nothing is still nothing. I wanted to experience the life that I knew must be possible. But How?
I was desperate for what I did not have. I wanted a real relationship with God. I really wanted to know Him. I longed for the Peace that passes understanding, joy unspeakable, and life and life more abundantly, I wanted a real relationship with God. Seriously, I wanted to enjoy my everyday life, like Joyce Meyer talked about, I wanted a changed life entirely, but what I longed for seemed to evade me.
What was I missing? What was I not understanding? What did I need to do? Obviously, everything I did know and everything I had tried, was not getting me to that "More" place.
To say I accidentally happened upon the way to "More" would be incorrect. I believe, even if it seemed accidentaI, that it was not. I had asked God to help me. He heard me and answered me and showed me the way to go. I had stopped expecting God would just take care of it and drop the "More" upon me in a miraculous way and all would solved. I stopped trying to figure it all out by my own effort. Seriously, I screamed out for "Help" to God. He heard me and He answered me.
The answer was found when I pursued this way of living....
Matthew 7:7
“Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.
Deuteronomy 4:28-31
But from there you will seek the LORD your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul. When you are in tribulation, and all these things come upon you in the latter days, you will return to the LORD your God and obey his voice. For the LORD your God is a merciful God. He will not leave you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers that he swore to them.
Jeremiah 29:13
If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.
1 Chronicles 16:11; Psalm 105:4
Search for the LORD and for his strength; continually seek him.
Proverbs 25:2
It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.
Proverbs 2:1-11
My child, listen to what I say,
and treasure my commands.
Tune your ears to wisdom,
and concentrate on understanding.
Cry out for insight,
and ask for understanding.
Search for them as you would for silver;
seek them like hidden treasures.
Then you will understand what it means to fear the LORD,
and you will gain knowledge of God.
For the LORD grants wisdom!
From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest.
He is a shield to those who walk with integrity.
He guards the paths of the just
and protects those who are faithful to him.
Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair,
and you will find the right way to go.
For wisdom will enter your heart,
and knowledge will fill you with joy.
Wise choices will watch over you.
Understanding will keep you safe.
I guarantee that asking God for Help will begin to open the door of the "More" and Seeking, searching and pursuing God to know Him, to gain wisdom and understanding of His Word and insight into His ways will lead you to the "More" that you desire. Keep knocking and you will continue in the path to Life and Life more abundantly. Never weary in well-doing. You will reap if you faint not. Galatians 6:9.
Hebrews 11:6
And without faith, it is impossible to please Him. For it behooves the one drawing near to God to believe that He exists and that He becomes a rewarder to those earnestly seeking Him out.
If you want the "More" that God offers you, then Ask Him for Help, but Don't stop there. Seek Him with all of your heart. You will find Him as you continally and Earnestly search for Him in the Word of God. He will open the Scriptures up to you as you draw near to Him. As you find Him you will also find our More than Enough God.
2 Peter 1:5
May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord. By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires.
In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises.
Friday, June 12, 2020
The High Way!
My ways vs. God's Ways
God's Way is the Right Way.
Proverbs 25:9; Hosea 14:9
God's Way is the Good Way.
1 Samuel 12:23; Jer. 6:16
God's Way is the Tested Way.
Proverbs 18:30
God's Way is the Tried Way.
Proverbs 18:30
God's Way is the Proven Way.
Proverbs 18:30
God's Way is the Faithful Way.
Psalm 119:30
God'S Way is the Perfect Way.
2 Samuel 22:31: Psalm 18:30
God's Way is the Wise Way.
Romans 16:27
God's Way is the High Way!
Isaiah 55:9
Clearly, God's Ways are the best ways to go. His Ways have already been tested and proven that they are the Right ways to go. God's Ways are the Wise ways to live.
Sadly, many people still choose to go about their life according to their own smarts. They reap the rewards of their own ways, too. Speaking from experience, that way of living is NOT desirable.
Isaiah 55:8-9
I have heard, throughout my life, many who stop at the end of verse 9 and make a statement that goes something like, "See, we will never understand God's Ways." To STOP at that point only results in a lethargic attitude on our part. It leaves us defeated without hope....why even try? It will be what it will be because I will never understand God's thoughts or His ways, they are too High for me.
That way of thinking is absolutely ridiculous!!!
Of course, God's thoughts are higher than our thoughts and His Ways are Higher than our Ways, but God doesn't want us to STOP there!
There are so many scriptures in which God instructs us to: Come, learn of me (God), study, meditate, take your thoughts captive and make them think like God thinks. Don't lean on your own understanding, look at things from God's point of view. Teach, instruct, make disciples (learners and doers of God's thoughts and His ways).
In Revelations 3:8, God praised the church in Philadelphia saying, "you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name".
David said in Psalm 119:11, "I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you". David was a man after God's own heart.
For anyone to take the attitude that God's thoughts are higher than my thoughts and His Ways are higher than my ways and STOP there is uninformed and deceived.
Proverbs 18:15
New American Standard Bible
The mind of the prudent acquires knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge
Contemporary English Version
Everyone with good sense wants to learn.
Good News Translation
Intelligent people are always eager and ready to learn.
Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge;
I think the point is clear.....we Must get to know God's thoughts and His Ways and even more than that....we must think the way He thinks and Do things according to His Ways. It is not impossible. Jesus did it and we are told to be Christlike!!! 1 John 2:6
Everyday we have so many decisions that we have to make. For each decision we have a choice as to how we will respond. It always boils down to which way will I choose, my way or God's Way. Let me make it easy.....Choose God's Way every time.
Read the following scriptures and meditate on them.
1. What are the benefits of following God's Ways?
2. What are the consequences of going our own way?
3. Compare the following verses to the characteristics of God's Way at the beginning of this post.
4. Ponder how your thoughts and your ways are becoming more and more like His.
Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” Whenever you turn to the right hand Or whenever you turn to the left.
Proverbs 4:11
I instruct you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths.
Proverbs 16:25
There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.
Jeremiah 10:23
I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.
Deuteronomy 5:33
You shall walk in all the way that the Lord your God has commanded you, that you may live, and that it may go well with you, and that you may live long in the land that you shall possess.
Proverbs 3:6
in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 16:1
The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.
Proverbs 16:9
A man's heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
Isaiah 26:7
The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the righteous.
Daniel 5:23
Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.
Psalm 17:5
Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
Psalm 37:23
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
Which Way will you choose??? God's Ways Really are the Right Ways, the Good Ways. They are the Tested, Tried and Proven Ways. His Ways are the Faithful Ways and the Perfect Ways. His Ways are the Wise Ways.
His Way IS The High Way!
God's Way is the Right Way.
Proverbs 25:9; Hosea 14:9
God's Way is the Good Way.
1 Samuel 12:23; Jer. 6:16
God's Way is the Tested Way.
Proverbs 18:30
God's Way is the Tried Way.
Proverbs 18:30
God's Way is the Proven Way.
Proverbs 18:30
God's Way is the Faithful Way.
Psalm 119:30
God'S Way is the Perfect Way.
2 Samuel 22:31: Psalm 18:30
God's Way is the Wise Way.
Romans 16:27
God's Way is the High Way!
Isaiah 55:9
Clearly, God's Ways are the best ways to go. His Ways have already been tested and proven that they are the Right ways to go. God's Ways are the Wise ways to live.
Sadly, many people still choose to go about their life according to their own smarts. They reap the rewards of their own ways, too. Speaking from experience, that way of living is NOT desirable.
Isaiah 55:8-9
“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the LORD.
“And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.
For just as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so my ways are higher than your ways
and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.
I have heard, throughout my life, many who stop at the end of verse 9 and make a statement that goes something like, "See, we will never understand God's Ways." To STOP at that point only results in a lethargic attitude on our part. It leaves us defeated without hope....why even try? It will be what it will be because I will never understand God's thoughts or His ways, they are too High for me.
That way of thinking is absolutely ridiculous!!!
Of course, God's thoughts are higher than our thoughts and His Ways are Higher than our Ways, but God doesn't want us to STOP there!
There are so many scriptures in which God instructs us to: Come, learn of me (God), study, meditate, take your thoughts captive and make them think like God thinks. Don't lean on your own understanding, look at things from God's point of view. Teach, instruct, make disciples (learners and doers of God's thoughts and His ways).
In Revelations 3:8, God praised the church in Philadelphia saying, "you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name".
David said in Psalm 119:11, "I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you". David was a man after God's own heart.
For anyone to take the attitude that God's thoughts are higher than my thoughts and His Ways are higher than my ways and STOP there is uninformed and deceived.
Proverbs 18:15
New American Standard Bible
The mind of the prudent acquires knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge
Contemporary English Version
Everyone with good sense wants to learn.
Good News Translation
Intelligent people are always eager and ready to learn.
Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge;
I think the point is clear.....we Must get to know God's thoughts and His Ways and even more than that....we must think the way He thinks and Do things according to His Ways. It is not impossible. Jesus did it and we are told to be Christlike!!! 1 John 2:6
Everyday we have so many decisions that we have to make. For each decision we have a choice as to how we will respond. It always boils down to which way will I choose, my way or God's Way. Let me make it easy.....Choose God's Way every time.
Read the following scriptures and meditate on them.
1. What are the benefits of following God's Ways?
2. What are the consequences of going our own way?
3. Compare the following verses to the characteristics of God's Way at the beginning of this post.
4. Ponder how your thoughts and your ways are becoming more and more like His.
Jeremiah 6:16
Thus says the Lord, stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths where the good way is and walk in it, and you shall find rest for your souls. But they said, “We will not walk in it.”
Psalm 81:10-16
“I, the LORD, am your God, Who brought you up from the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide and I will fill it. “But My people did not listen to My voice, and Israel did not obey Me. “So I gave them over to the stubbornness of their heart, to walk in their own devices. “Oh that My people would listen to Me, that Israel would walk in My ways! “I would quickly subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their adversaries. “Those who hate the LORD would pretend obedience to Him and their time of punishment would be forever. “But I would feed you with the finest of the wheat, and with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
Psalm 25:4-5
Make me to know Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day.
Isaiah 30:21Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” Whenever you turn to the right hand Or whenever you turn to the left.
Proverbs 4:11
I instruct you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths.
Proverbs 16:25
There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.
Jeremiah 10:23
I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.
Deuteronomy 5:33
You shall walk in all the way that the Lord your God has commanded you, that you may live, and that it may go well with you, and that you may live long in the land that you shall possess.
Proverbs 3:6
in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 16:1
The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.
Proverbs 16:9
A man's heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
Isaiah 26:7
The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the righteous.
Daniel 5:23
Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.
Psalm 17:5
Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
Psalm 37:23
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
Which Way will you choose??? God's Ways Really are the Right Ways, the Good Ways. They are the Tested, Tried and Proven Ways. His Ways are the Faithful Ways and the Perfect Ways. His Ways are the Wise Ways.
His Way IS The High Way!
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