Temptations.

Hey people,

It has been a while that i started writing my devotions online. However, i'm starting to do it again now. Sorry i was mostly busy with many things which kept me at bay in able to write my devotion online. I still do my devotion but did not have the time to write up here.

Anyway, i try to post my devotion up here as much as possible. I'll try to do it everyday. If not, i'll post up those devotions that were most meaningful or touch me deeply.

Okay now to get back on topic. Yes i'm going to share about temptations. Everyone knows what temptations is. It is the most affective tool to lure people into the trap by the devil. The devil use this because he knows our weaknesses and strengths. Devil is not going to wait and plan to trap you. He already sets traps all everywhere and just wait for you to bite it.

So how to avoid temptations? The ultimate move to avoid temptations is to RUN. Yes, run from physical, mental and spiritual situations. Just run. Don't think you can stand up to it. Seriously, is better for you to run away from it then standing against it.

So here is so things that i thought up and will help you out.

Avoiding the Trap of Temptation

The trap of temptation stays set, what has to be put on the trap to entice you? What is your bait?

Baits

1. Sexual sins
• Proverbs 23:26-28 “My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways. For a
harlot is a deep pit and a seductress is a narrow well. She also lies in wait as for a victim,
and increases the unfaithful among men.”
• Proverbs 6:32 “Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; He who does so
destroys his own soul. Wounds and dishonor will he get and his reproach will not be wiped
away.”

2. Greed - a love of money
• Luke 12:15 “And He (Jesus) said to them take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s
life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.”

3. Arrogance - Pride & power
• Luke 22:25-26 “And He said to them, the kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them,
and those who exercise authority are called benefactors, BUT NOT SO AMONG YOU, on the
contrary, he who is greatest among you, let him be as the younger, and he who governs,
as he who serves.”
• Luke 17:10 “So likewise you, when you have done all those things which you are commanded,
say, We are unprofitable servants. We have done what was our duty to do.”

4. Alcohol/drugs
• Prov. 23:19 “Hear, my son, and be wise; And guide your heart in the way. Do not mix with
winebibbers or with gluttonous eaters of meat; for the drunkard and the glutton will come
to poverty and drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.”

5. Our Temper – anger and hatred
• Eph. 4:31 “Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, loud quarreling, and evil speaking be put away
from you, with all malice.”

6. Our Tongue – words
• Prov. 12:22 “Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who deal truthfully are His
delight.”
• We can have an obscene tongue. We sin by using profanity.
• Ex. 20:7 “You shall not take the name of your Lord in vain.”
• We can have a filthy or obscene tongue. We use course and dirty language.
• Eph. 5:4 “But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not be named among
you, as it is fitting for saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting which
are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.”
• We can have a loose tongue. We gossip and spread rumors about people.
• Prov. 16:28 “A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates the best of friends.”

7. Apathy – Lazy in work, complacent when it comes to responsibilities, disconnected when it
comes to relationships.
• Prov. 10:4-5 “He who has a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes
rich. He who gathers in the Summer is a wise son; he who sleeps in harvest is a son who
causes shame.”

8. An Unhealthy Appetite for food, for fun - based on pleasure.
• II Tim. 3:4-5 “….lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness, but
denying its power. And from such people turn away.”
• We all have to answer the question “What is excessive in our lives?”

9. A negative, critical Attitude
• Num. 11:1 “Now when the people complained, it displeased the Lord, for the Lord heard it
and His anger was aroused. So the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some
in the outskirts of the camp.

10. Corrupt Thinking – Our Thought Life
• Prov 19:28 - A corrupt witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.

Sow a thought, reap an act
Sow an act, reap a habit
Sow a habit, reap a character
Sow a character, reap a destiny

Traps

Realize the source from which temptations come into your life and the purpose he (the evil one) wants you to respond to it.
• James 1:13-16 Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God"; for God cannot
be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. 14But each one is tempted when he
is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. 15Then, when desire has conceived, it gives
birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death. 16Do not be deceived, my
beloved brethren.

God does not tempt. Satan tempts as he want to destroy us, and devour us
• I Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring
lion, seeking whom he may devour.
• John 10:10 "The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come
that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
• Ephesians 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities,
against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of
wickedness in the heavenly places.

Recognize the Strategy being used by the evil one.
• To be strong against the enemy we must be smart about the enemy.
• James 1:14 “But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed.”
• It starts with a DESIRE.
• These desires stem from our flesh, our eyes and our pride.
• I John 2:15-17 “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the
love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world-the lust of the flesh, the lust of
the eyes, and the pride of life-is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is
passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
• There is a seed of DOUBT. Has God said?
• Followed by DECEPTION. “You will not surely die.” Enticed – to bait the hook
• Thus leading to a call for a DECISION.
• and the Decision the evil one wants is DISOBEDIENCE

Top Ten Ways Satan Tempts

10. He wants to delay our work for Christ as well as make it more difficult, bringing into our lives persecution and suffering.
• I Cor. 16:9 For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many
adversaries.
• 2 Cor. 4:8-9 “We are hard pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not
in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.”
• 2 Thess. 3:1-2 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run swiftly and be
glorified, just as it is with you, and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked
men; for not all have faith.

9. He wants us to be distracted so that we become unfruitful.
• Luke 8:14 "Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out
and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity."

8. He wants us to be discouraged and depressed which ultimately brings about our defeat.
• Neh 4 - When the work became hard, long and difficult for the workers of the wall, they
became discouraged and wanted to quit.
• “You do not determine a man’s greatest by his talent or his wealth, but rather by what it
takes to discourage Him.” - favorite quote of Jerry Falwell

7. He wants us to have doctrinal confusion.
• Paul taught the Ephesians that they needed to be established in their faith so they would not
be carried away with every wind of doctrine. Jude tells us to contend for the faith.
• Eph. 4:11 - 14 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists,
and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for
the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the
knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness
of Christ; that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with
every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting

6. He wants us to be divided. He strives to prevent unity in the body.
• John 17:20-21 "I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through
their word; that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also
may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.”

5. He wants us to derail us, seeking to disgrace us, to deny the Lord and disengage from the work of the Lord.
• I Tim. 3:7 Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, so that
he will not fall into disgrace and the snare of the devil.
• Luke 22:31-34 And the Lord said, "Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he
may sift you as wheat. 32"But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and
when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren." 33But he said to Him, "Lord, I
am ready to go with You, both to prison and to death." 34Then He said, "I tell you, Peter,
the rooster shall not crow this day before you will deny three times that you know Me."
• 2 Tim 2:24-26 And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach,
patient, 25in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them
repentance, so that they may know the truth, 26and that they may come to their senses and
escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.

4. He does not want us to live dependent on God, encouraging us to live self- sufficient life. He strives to prevent prayer.
• A prayerless Christian is a powerless Christian & a prayerless church is a powerless church.
• Rev. 3:17 "Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’
and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked.

3. He wants us to doubt God. He wants us to believe that God is untrustworthy.
• He likes to show up when bad things happen to good people and ask if God is so loving,
then why did He allow this to happen?

2. He wants to discredit us before God.
• Rev. 12:10 “Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, "Now salvation, and strength, and
the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our
brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.”
• Job 1: 9-11 So Satan answered the LORD and said, "Does Job fear God for nothing? "Have
You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on
every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in
the land." But now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely curse
You to Your face!“
• In Genesis Satan told a lie to man about God. In Job Satan told a lie to God about man.

1. He wants to deceive us, especially in the area of who God is and what God has said as he ultimately wants more than anything for us to disobey God.
• John 8:44 “You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He
was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no
truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and
the father of it.
• Satan is a liar. He questioned Eve in the garden concerning what God had said and then told
her that God had lied to her.

The Guard

I Cor. 10:13 “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.”

Rom 6:13-14 Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness. 14For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.

You have been given the ability to say NO to sin and Yes to righteousness through the grace of God. HOW?

Right Principles + Right People + Right Places = Right Actions

Right Principles

1. Renew your mind with Scripture - We need to feed our minds and hearts the Word of God
• Rom. 12:1-2 “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present
your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2And
do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that
you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”
• Ps. 119:11 “Your Word have I hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You.”
• Matt. 4:3-11 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, "If You are the Son of God,
command that these stones become bread." 4But He answered and said, "It is written, ‘Man
shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’"
5Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, 6and
said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He shall give
His angels charge over you,’ and, ‘In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your
foot against a stone.’" 7Jesus said to him, "It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the LORD
your God.’" 8Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed
Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9And he said to Him, "All these things I
will give You if You will fall down and worship me." 10Then Jesus said to him, "Away with you,
Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve."
11Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.
(James 4:7 - Submit to God – resist the Devil and he will flee you.)

2. Resolve with a statement to be victorious over this temptation
• We should be aware that just knowing a Bible verse will not keep us from sinning. We will be
victorious over a temptation when we take the Bible verse and establish a conviction.
• Daniel 1:8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion
of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief
of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
• Job 31:1 "I have made a covenant with my eyes; Why then should I look upon a young
woman?
• Temptations must be met with convictions.

3. Replace the wrong thought
• Phil 4:8 - Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right,
whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence
and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.

Practice for when temptation comes:
1. Quote your conviction
2. Quote your verse that is the foundation of that convoction
3. Replace the thought by quoting verses based on Jesus and what he did on the cross.

4. Run – The Victorious Christian flees (runs) from temptation.
• II Tim 2:22 “Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those
who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”
• I Cor. 10:14 Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.
• In Gen. 39:12 we have Joseph as our role model. He ran from temptation.

5. Remove things that fuel the temptation, especially bitterness
• Heb. 12:14-16 Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the
Lord: looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness
springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled; lest there be any fornicator
or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright.

6. Renounce ungodly thinking that seeks to influence your actions. How we think is going to effect how we act.
• II Cor. 10:3-5 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the
weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,
casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of
God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ
• Ps. 1:1 Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the
path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful
• You are going to have to choose carefully your music and your movies. You need a filter.
• Phil. 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever
things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are
of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on
these things.
• Ps. 101:3 I will set no wicked thing before my eyes.

7. Restrain your flesh in every area. Be hard on yourself.
• Rom. 13:14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its
lusts.
• I Cor. 9:24-27 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the
prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. 25And everyone who competes for the prize
is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an
imperishable crown. 26Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one
who beats the air. 27But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have
preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.

8. Rely on the Spirit of God - We are to be filled with the Spirit of God and walk in the Spirit.
• Gal. 5:16 says “Walk in the Spirit and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.”

9. Remind yourself of the results of saying yes to sin.
• Choices have consequences. For every action there is a reaction.
• James 1:15 “Then when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin when it is full
grown, brings forth death.”
• Numbers 32:23 "But if you do not do so, then take note, you have sinned against the LORD;
and be sure your sin will find you out.

10. We need to Remember who we are now that we are a Christian
• II Cor. 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed
away; behold, all things have become new.
• After his salvation he was walking down the street one day and he saw a woman – a
prostitute that he had been with a number of times. He immediately crossed over to the
other side in order to avoid her – very afraid that he would not be able to resist her
appeals. When she saw him she called out to him but he paid no attention to her. She
called louder – yet he continue to walk without looking her way. She yelled – Augustine it
is I - to which Augustine turned and said to her Yes, but It is NO Longer I

11. Repent of known sins
• Far to many people are not winning over sin because they have not turned from their sin.
They like their sin. Victory begins with repentance.
• Revelation 2:5 "Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first
works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless
you repent.
• Prov. 28:13 He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes
them will have mercy.
• 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

12. Refuse to stay defeated and depressed if you fall. (Prov. 24:16)

Right People

1. Have Righteous Relationships - We must spend time with the right people.
• II Tim 2:22 “Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those
who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”
• 1 Cor. 15:33, "Do not be deceived: Evil company corrupts good habits."
• Prov. 12:26, "A righteous man should choose his friends carefully, for the way of the wicked
leads them astray."

2. Recruit accountability partner.
• Accountability is the best friend of integrity.
• James 5:16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may
be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

3. Be open to Receiving Rebukes.
• Being able to win over temptation means being willing to allow someone to warn you of
potential danger as well as receive rebukes when someone has discovered that you stepped
out of line. How you receive rebukes will determine in large measure if you will be a winner.
• Ps. 141:5 Let the righteous strike me; it shall be kindness. And let him rebuke me. It shall
be as excellent oil; Let my head not refuse it.”
• Proverbs 15:31 The ear that hears the rebukes of life Will abide among the wise.
• Prov. 12:1 Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, But he who hates correction is stupid.

Right Places

1. Think about where you go
• Wise Christians will not put themselves in places where they are prone to fail.

2. Learn to ask good questions.

3. Remove yourself from wrong places.
• I Cor. 10:13 No Temptation has overtaken you expect such as common to man: but God is
faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the
temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

Right Principles + Right People + Right Places = Right Actions

Struggle

I know many of you are struggling out there with the dangerous levels of Porn. It is best not to keep it a hidden. The danger of sexual sin is that it pulls you really deep and it can distort your thinking levels on it. The worse thing is that you would treat the person wrongly from physical to emotions to mental and even spiritually.

Seeing another person naked is having it within the walls of marriage. God design it that way. Marriage is some thing that both male and female are to complement and grow spiritually together. Watching porn is just causing more damage to what God has design it. Even went you are marry, you shouldn't cheat on your spouse because is another way of committing adultery. It is said in Matthew 5:27-30. read it. There are other verses to support my view on this dangerous topic but Jesus Christ does put it nicely and plain for everyone to see. There are no two ways of seeing this portion of scripture.

I tell you better not destroy what God has design and purpose for it. Here is a article about porn addiction does to the person. Don't go down that road. It does really destroy the real you that God wanted you to be.

click here (this article is to tell you how bad porn addiction is, it is not to help you get out of it)

If you need help, talk to your leaders or pastor or better your parents. It is better to get rid of it as quickly as possible than letting it be.

God loves you but hates the sin,

Topics That We Shoug Fight to Win

Here

Is a topic that is going on for to long that people are to stubborn to realize God is to real for people. We Christians should the Word of God closely and understand it well. We must take a stand to defend our faith.

Without the people who are trying to fight off this people, Christians would not exist till today. So read the article

Prayer Power

What do prayer and grocery shopping have in common? Lists! Daniel Henderson, Assistant Professor of Renewal and Church Leadership at Liberty University, said it is common for people to pray because of a crisis or when they have a list of requests they want God to fulfill. At Wednesday’s convocation, Henderson — also the Pastor of Renewal at Thomas Road Baptist Church — challenged LU students to see prayer, instead, as a time of strengthening their relationship with God.

“God’s giving you the opportunity right now to experience something that will forever change your life,” he said. “Worship-based prayer doesn’t begin with a list — it begins with God’s word.”

There are many passages in the Bible that encourage and command Christians to seek God’s face, he said. II Chronicles 7:14 states: “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”

“God’s hand is what He does for us, and God’s face is who He is,” Henderson explained.

Christians who spend time in prayer seeking God’s face instead of simply praying for specific requests will experience blessings while maturing their faith, he said. He encouraged students to open the Bible the next time they pray, in order to see how God’s word should shape their prayers.

“The life-changing power of worship-based prayer brings about five realities: God is glorified; I am sanctified; we are edified; the enemy is notified; and the world is mystified.”

I took this from my school convocation. It is such a powerful message. I think we should change our style of prayer.

prayer,

Fellowship.

Hello fellow readers of this blog. Sorry for the long pause in not posting anything here but i needed the break. I need to go deeper in God's Word to find more revelation from God Himself. I found out that there was more true than meets my eye.

I went back to basics to remind myself the level I'm in God. God just reveal so much to me in this scripture that all the youth leaders are looking for in their cell group and in the church.

Acts 2:42-47

The Fellowship of the Believers

⁴²They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. ⁴³Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. ⁴⁴All the believers were together and had everything in common. ⁴⁵Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. ⁴⁶Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, ⁴⁷praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

There was so much truth in this scripture that i thought over the past years. To my shock also that David used it during Word. The points i get are three G's: Genuine, Growth, Guaranteed. If you are trying to do Word, you usually try to make it easy for your people to understand and importantly remember what you say. That it why there are like points with the three G or three something that was simple to remember.

Anyway...

The first point. Genuine. The people were being real to one another. They wanted and crave of more of God in their lives. It says that they devoted themselves to the apostles and there was unity among themselves. They were transparent between themselves. In the end of it all they were bless with the wonders that the apostles did.

So we got to be real with God and don't play with Him. Lets make it all business. If you want God to help you in your life, you got to be real with God. No kidding. It is whether you are in or out. Being real. You want to do things to because you are simply touch by His love. alright?

The second point. Growth. There was growth among them. The level of their knowledge of God grow. Read Acts 2:44. the word everything in common. They were on the same wave length. Wanting to learn. Wanting to GROW!!!. Everything they did turn into countless blessing from God.

You want growth in your life. It is time to start learning more of God's word. Find every way to learn what the Bible is telling you. Read, read ,read ,read over, over, over, over again the scripture you are reading. Find in the Internet. Search. Still don't know, ASK!!! Ask your Pastor, ask the leaders. If no help. Write down the question for that scripture and file it. In the future most likely you be able to answer that question you ask yourself over the years. Do everything possible to learn more of God. Get into the relationship. Come on!!! you can do it!!!

i got verses to back this point. There are Psalms 1:1-2, Psalms 119:32, Psalms 119:9-11, Ecc 12:13, Psalms 119:105, John 17:17

the third point. Guaranteed. This last point is when you got both point in your heart. God has a guaranteed on you. I'm sure that God will help you in all levels from school to personal life to parents to anything.

See if you are walking so close to God. You would be able to hear from God anytime anywhere. You be in a different level. The level in thinking of God's wave length. I for sure guaranteed you one thing. If you are walking very close to God you would fulfill the prophet Joel prophecy in the Bible. Read Joel 2:28-32

Lets not live a lie. It is better to be cold or hot than being lukewarm. God hates lukewarm people than cold people. i tell you. Don't mess with Him even though we have grace but don't live on this alone, you got to start being geninue then you would see the seeds start to grow.

I pray that you all here would understand what i mean. I pray that you all would be empowered to learn more.

God love you. Now is the matter that whether you love God back. He has done all for us, it is matter for you to walk the path.

Jer 33:3.

Jeremiah 33

Promise of Restoration

¹ While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD came to him a second time: ² "This is what the LORD says, he who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it—the LORD is his name: ³ 'Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.' ⁴ For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the houses in this city and the royal palaces of Judah that have been torn down to be used against the siege ramps and the sword ⁵ in the fight with the Babylonians: 'They will be filled with the dead bodies of the men I will slay in my anger and wrath. I will hide my face from this city because of all its wickedness.

⁶ " 'Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security. ⁷ I will bring Judah and Israel back from captivity and will rebuild them as they were before. ⁸ I will cleanse them from all the sin they have committed against me and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against me. ⁹ Then this city will bring me renown, joy, praise and honor before all nations on earth that hear of all the good things I do for it; and they will be in awe and will tremble at the abundant prosperity and peace I provide for it.'

¹⁰ "This is what the LORD says: 'You say about this place, "It is a desolate waste, without men or animals." Yet in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted, inhabited by neither men nor animals, there will be heard once more ¹¹ the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those who bring thank offerings to the house of the LORD, saying,
"Give thanks to the LORD Almighty,
for the LORD is good;
his love endures forever."
For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were before,' says the LORD.

¹² "This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'In this place, desolate and without men or animals—in all its towns there will again be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks. ¹³ In the towns of the hill country, of the western foothills and of the Negev, in the territory of Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem and in the towns of Judah, flocks will again pass under the hand of the one who counts them,' says the LORD.

¹⁴ " 'The days are coming,' declares the LORD, 'when I will fulfill the gracious promise I made to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.

¹⁵ " 'In those days and at that time
I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David's line;
he will do what is just and right in the land.

¹⁶ In those days Judah will be saved
and Jerusalem will live in safety.
This is the name by which it will be called:
The LORD Our Righteousness.'

¹⁷ For this is what the LORD says: 'David will never fail to have a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel, ¹⁸ nor will the priests, who are Levites, ever fail to have a man to stand before me continually to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings and to present sacrifices.' "

¹⁹ The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah: ²⁰ "This is what the LORD says: 'If you can break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night, so that day and night no longer come at their appointed time, ²¹ then my covenant with David my servant—and my covenant with the Levites who are priests ministering before me—can be broken and David will no longer have a descendant to reign on his throne. ²² I will make the descendants of David my servant and the Levites who minister before me as countless as the stars of the sky and as measureless as the sand on the seashore.' "

²³ The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah: ²⁴ "Have you not noticed that these people are saying, 'The LORD has rejected the two kingdoms he chose'? So they despise my people and no longer regard them as a nation. ²⁵ This is what the LORD says: 'If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the fixed laws of heaven and earth, ²⁶ then I will reject the descendants of Jacob and David my servant and will not choose one of his sons to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. For I will restore their fortunes and have compassion on them.' "

The Prophet Jeremiah to many researches call him the depress Prophet. Because many of the jews wouldn't want to listen to him. Most of the time Jeremiah spoke to God more than the people.

So hope you enjoy reading his book.

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Spiritual Wisdom

Proverbs 28

¹ The wicked man flees though no one pursues,
but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

² When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers,
but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.

³ A ruler who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

⁴ Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
but those who keep the law resist them.

⁵ Evil men do not understand justice,
but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.

⁶ Better a poor man whose walk is blameless
than a rich man whose ways are perverse.

⁷ He who keeps the law is a discerning son,
but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.

⁸ He who increases his wealth by exorbitant interest
amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.

⁹ If anyone turns a deaf ear to the law,
even his prayers are detestable.

¹⁰ He who leads the upright along an evil path
will fall into his own trap,
but the blameless will receive a good inheritance.

¹¹ A rich man may be wise in his own eyes,
but a poor man who has discernment sees through him.

¹² When the righteous triumph, there is great elation;
but when the wicked rise to power, men go into hiding.

¹³ He who conceals his sins does not prosper,
but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

¹⁴ Blessed is the man who always fears the LORD,
but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.

¹⁵ Like a roaring lion or a charging bear
is a wicked man ruling over a helpless people.

¹⁶ A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment,
but he who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long life.

¹⁷ A man tormented by the guilt of murder
will be a fugitive till death;
let no one support him.

¹⁸ He whose walk is blameless is kept safe,
but he whose ways are perverse will suddenly fall.

¹⁹ He who works his land will have abundant food,
but the one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

²⁰ A faithful man will be richly blessed,
but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.

²¹ To show partiality is not good—
yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

²² A stingy man is eager to get rich
and is unaware that poverty awaits him.

²³ He who rebukes a man will in the end gain more favor
than he who has a flattering tongue.

²⁴ He who robs his father or mother
and says, "It's not wrong"—
he is partner to him who destroys.

²⁵ A greedy man stirs up dissension,
but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

²⁶ He who trusts in himself is a fool,
but he who walks in wisdom is kept safe.

²⁷ He who gives to the poor will lack nothing,
but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses.

²⁸ When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding;
but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.

This chapter is a interesting. It has so many levels of wisdom in here that i believe we can use in our daily lifes. So let this scripture speak to your heart.

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