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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – February 6

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It’s A Rosie-The-Riveter World,

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Part 4:

“Without Me, Ye Can Do Nothing!”

To read Part 1, go here…November 5th (A Rosie the Riveter World)

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“I am the vine, ye are the branches:

He that abideth in Me, and I in him,

the same bringeth forth much fruit:

for without Me ye can do nothing”

John 15:5

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Is it a fair and accurate statement to make the following assessment, “We live in a very proud world filled with self-reliant people“?

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Well, don’t we?

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To a great degree, it’s an “I Can Do It!” world.

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Well, isn’t it?

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We Can Do It! Rosie the Riveter – Wikipedia – public domain

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EVE, THE ORIGINAL ROSIE

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Yes, it’s a Rosie the Riveter world.

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And it’s been that way for a very long time!

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Even in the Garden, when the Tempter deceived and enticed the woman, it was over the issue of her wanting to be like God.

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She didn’t want to trust in God. She wanted to do things under her own strength and intellect.

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And in a very real sense, Eve was the very first Rosie the Riveter!

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Eve Tizian – Wikipedia – public-domain

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OUR HEAVENLY FATHER ALLOWED US TO “DO IT OURSELVES”

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And all God originally wanted was for mankind to enjoy peace and rest and happiness, allowing Him to be their loving Lord.

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But when mankind left God’s Rest and wanted to have a “We Can Do It!” world, God in His infinite wisdom decided to allow us to become that kind of a world!

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And so, we became a “We Can Do It!” world.

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Algeria slashes food prices amid riots – cropped image – Wikimedia – share-alike license

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WITHOUT GOD, WE CAN DO NOTHING!

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The fact is, Jesus teaches us the following truth…

…”I am the vine, ye are the branches…

for without Me ye can do nothing.”

John 15:5 (Condensed)

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Here is revealed a great truth, not only for the Church, but for the entire world! God is the great Provider of all things.

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We puny little humans just do not understand, that, apart from God, we would be as helpless as little babies!

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Without God’s intervention, the human race would come to a complete stand-still!

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Sign of the Son of Man – www.theheavensdeclare.net – Not for commercial uses

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GOD DOES HIS OWN WILL

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Listen to this next statement…

“And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing:

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and He doeth according to His will in the army of Heaven,

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and among the inhabitants of the earth:

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and none can stay His hand, or say unto Him, What doest Thou?”

Daniel 4:35

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From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible makes clear that our great God is intimately involved in the affairs of life, both small and great.

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Schnorr von Carolsfeld – 1860 – Abram counts stars – Wikipedia – Public Dom. (2)

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SATAN ALSO WORKING HARD

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Oh yes, the Enemy of Souls, the Devil, is also busily working in the hearts of the unsaved!

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Listen…“Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world,

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according to the prince of the power of the air,

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the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:”

Ephesians 2:2

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And Satan is a very, “hard workin’ Devil”!

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And he and his fellow evil-angels toil around the clock to accomplish his own deceptive/destructive purposes!

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And as this above verse reveals, the spirit of Antichrist works in the heart of all those who are considered, “the children of disobedience”.

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But ultimately, God is in control and Satan can only do the things which God allows him to do…

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Satan presiding at the Infernal Council – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOD’S OWN PURPOSES

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Listen…“And we know that all things work together for good

to them that love God,

to them who are the called according to His purpose.”

Romans 8:28

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So here we see that all that happens in this world has been orchestrated by God to accomplish His own divine will.

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The Earth seen from Apollo 17 – Wikipedia – NASA – public domain

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So, just what can a human do apart from God? And what can a human do apart from the principalities and powers which rule this world?

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Question Marks – At a loss – svg – Wikimedia Commons – Share-Alike License

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TODAY’S DEVOTIONAL TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

Dear Lord, Help me to read and study Thy Word daily, that I may grow to trust in Thee, and no longer in my vain efforts. Give me a trust in Thy “precious promises”…

Woman Praying – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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READ MORE…

You can read the following article…

NOVEMBER 4 (The God of This World Made Us Do It!),

 or you can also read…

AUGUST 4 (That Other Guy Named Shakespeare!)

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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THE END

 

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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PLANET EARTH & FOURTH COMMANDMENT…

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“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Six days shall you labour, and do all thy work:

But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God…

…For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth…

and rested the seventh day:

…wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day,

and hallowed it.”

Exodus 20:8-11

 

The Earth seen from Apollo 17 – Wikipedia – NASA – public domain

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FOURTH SOLAR SYSTEM MEMBER

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Counting the Sun as the 1st heavenly sphere, the Earth is the 4th heavenly sphere.

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If we extend our theory (and it’s just a theory) that God created our solar system to correspond to the commandments, then planet Earth would correspond to the 4th Commandment.

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And so, on the very planet that corresponds to the commandment that exalts the idea of “rest” and “peace”, there exists very little peace.

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And very little rest. Ironic, isn’t it?

Picture: Solar System NASA public domain

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READ MORE… 

For further exploration of this subject:

Planet Of “Rest”-Finding “Rest Unto Your Soul” (Part 2, Perfect Peace). 

You may also go to Part 3, or Part 4, of this “Planet Of Rest” series.

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TOMORROW:

 February 7 (It’s A Rosie-The-Riveter World, Part 5: “Without Me, Ye Can Do Nothing!” CONTINUED)

We Can Do It! Rosie the Riveter – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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