Daily Devotional, Year 4 – January 13 (A 3-Finger Judgment-Day, Part 7: “Snowflakes”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – January 13

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A 3-Finger Judgment-Day,

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Part 7:

“Snowflakes”

To read Part 1, click here…January 20th (3 Fingered Judgment-Day)

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GOD THREATENS US ABOUT JUDGING!

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God tells us plainly…

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…”Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man,

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whosoever thou art that judgest:

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for wherein thou judgest another,

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thou condemnest thyself;

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for thou that judgest doest the same things.”

Romans 2:1

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With such an indictment as this above verse points out, how can we still point the accusing finger at others?

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Yes, whenever we point the accusing finger at somebody else, there are indeed, three fingers pointing right back at us!

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And of course, the number “three” is the very number of the Godhead, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit….the Three ultimate Judges!

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Finger-pointing icon – Wikimedia – Share-alike-license

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“I KNOW YOU ARE, BUT WHAT AM I!?”

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In the fiery political wars now occurring, there is a whole lot of name-calling going on between the two major ideologies commonly referred to as the “Left” and the “Right”.

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“He’s a modern-day ‘Hitler'” is often growled in this red-hot partisan battle now raging.

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Adolph Hitler – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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SNOWFLAKES

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Another derogatory tag which has emerged, is to call someone a “snowflake”.

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And this term is used to describe college students who cannot tolerate hearing any opposing political viewpoint.

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In other words, calling some student a “snowflake” is to say that they will simply “melt away” (not literally, but figuratively) whenever confronted by an opposing opinion.

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Berkeley protests – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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SNOWFLAKES: NATURE’S LITTLE WONDER!

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Well, it’s too bad that society often hijacks so many good and wonderful aspects of Creation and stains them with a bad connotation.

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After all, we are told that “No two snowflakes are alike!”

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Yes, it seems as if these little wonders have an endless variety of unique geometric designs: each of them beautiful in their own special way.

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Snowflakes – Wilson Bentley – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“…THE EARTH, IT SHALL TEACH THEE”

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Well of course, setting aside the sheer beauty of the snowflake, these unique little creations can teach us lessons too!

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Listen…“But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee;

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and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:

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Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee:

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and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.

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Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?

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In whose hand is the soul of every living thing,

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and the breath of all mankind.”

Job 12:7-10

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Not only can we just revel in nature for its sheer beauty, but also, we can learn more about our Creator from the countless objects of Creation.

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Yes, the Gospel is written throughout nature; from the tiniest atom to the greatest galaxy, and beyond, God’s love is there to be discovered!

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Snowflake – Aaron Burden 2017-02-01 (Unsplash) – Wikimedia – Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication

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So just what can we learn from the tiny snowflake?

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

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GOD, A LOVER OF VARIETY

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Well, the obvious lesson is that God is a lover of variety.

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Yes, the seemingly infinite variety of snowflake designs are a reminder that all of Creation is filled with variety.

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From rocks, to trees, to mountains, to valleys, to rivers and lakes and oceans, to flowers, and to animals, we instinctively understand that God is a lover of variety.

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Four seasons – Wikimedia – Share-Alike License

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Now this brings us to the point of today’s devotional.

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Exclamation Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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A ‘ONE-COOKIE-CUTTER’ GOD?

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Although this website has attempted to lay down biblical principles concerning how people should live, especially Christians, nobody should get the idea that God has only one cookie-cutter design for all humans.

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Especially when it comes to one’s employment, or his or her choice of living quarters, none of us can make “a hard-and-fast rule-of-thumb”.

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We’re just not smart enough nor are we wise enough to be the judge of such matters!

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Gingerbread man – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

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OUR HEAVENLY FATHER KNOWS BEST

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Only our infinite Heavenly Father knows what’s best for each of His children.

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Every personal need and circumstance of each individual is as varied as the unique little snowflakes!

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For example, one person may require a much higher paying career than the next person.

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Or one person may require a new home, while another can be happy with just a little shanty.

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One person can be a veritable “Apostle Paul”, traveling afoot through the land, while another requires a cottage by a pond.

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John Constable – The Hay Wain Cottage by a river – Wikipedia – US public domain

Paul Tentmaking – cropped – La Vista Church of Christ – Creative Commons License

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“JUDGE NOTHING BEFORE THE TIME!”

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We just cannot limit how God works in the lives of others.

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That’s why we are counseled to…

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…”Judge nothing before the time until the Lord come,

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who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness,

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and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts:

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and then shall every man have praise of God.”

1st Corinthians 4:5

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And so, the bottom line is just this: let’s just prayerfully seek out God’s will for our own self and leave the remainder of humanity in His capable hands!

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TO READ PART 8, CLICK HERE…

January 1 (A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day, Part 8: “Judgment Day: What Did We Expect?”)

Finger pointing – Wikimedia – Public domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to leave all judgment to Thee…

Praying Hands – Otto Greiner – Wikimedia – .bassenge.com – Cropped image – Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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“THE SCORNER (THE PHARISEE)”

Please tilt your head slightly to the left.

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Do you see a man with a very long pointed nose?

(Obviously, the sketch to the right is just an exaggeration in order to help you find the face in the photo to the left.)

Do you see an angry look?

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His right eyebrow is raised as if he is judging.

This second face in the Moon appears to be that of a combination of a man as well as a fox.

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Or maybe a wolf.

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Doesn’t he have a long narrow nose like a wolf or fox?

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Maybe even a dog.

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Nevertheless, the expression on his face, as he appears to look down upon the Earth, is that of scorn.

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As if he is disgusted at the sinful planet below. He is very moral, you see.

Moon – 2nd face Scorner – highlighted photo – Blue moon of 31.08.2012 – by Cezar Popescu – Wikimedia – Creative-Commons – CC0-1.0-Universal-Public-Domain-Dedication

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TOMORROW:

January 14 (Babylon = Baby-Land! Part 3: Jesting)

Laughing – (cropped and color added) – Fotothek df roe neg – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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