Daily Devotional, Year 4 – November 25 (Babylon = Baby-Land! Part 7: “I Know You Are, But What Am I?!”)
By admin On March 29th, 2024.
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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – November 25
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Babylon = Baby-Land!
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Part 7:
“I Know You Are, But What Am I?!”
To read Part 1, click here… ” MARCH 1 (Babylon = Baby-Land! Part 1: Music)”
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“And the Lord said,
Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation?
and to what are they like?
They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace,
and calling one to another…”
Luke 7:31, 32
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Children are such a wonderful blessing! And to experience all the joys and even the sorrows that come with parenthood help us to become more complete and well-rounded adults!
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Baby in diaper learning to walk – Wikimedia – share-alike-license
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“BABY” DERIVED FROM “BABY-LON”
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The name, “baby” is said to have been derived from the name, “Babel”. In other words, just as those Babylonians in the days of the building of the Tower of Babel, became confused in their language, so too, babies all speak an unintelligible language!
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Listen… “And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one,
and they have all one language; and this they begin to do:
and now nothing will be restrained from them,
which they have imagined to do…
let us go down, and there confound their language,
that they may not understand one another’s speech.”
Genesis 11:6, 7
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Yes, just as no Babylonian could understand one another, once God confused their speech, so also, nobody can understand a baby’s language! It just sounds like a whole lot of babbling!
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Babylon – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike License 4.0
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WE’RE NOT BABIES! (or are we?)
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Now of course, we grown-ups can laugh and enjoy the babbling of a baby!
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It’s cute!
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And thankfully, we are far above the baby-like behavior of those tiny tots!
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Yes, we have matured over the years!
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We are now very sophisticated, through the decades of our physical development and our wisdom gained through time and experience!
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Right?
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Well, perhaps we should look a little closer at babies, and see if we have truly risen above mere babyhood, or possibly are merely kidding ourselves!
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Innocent baby laughing – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic. 2.0
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“I know you are, but what am I?!”
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Well, let’s move up a few years and examine the behavior of older kids, say 5-to-10-year-olds.
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Are you old enough to remember that come-back-line often used after being called some derogatory name: “I know you are, but what am I?!”
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Yes, this childhood retort was adequate enough back in the 1950’s (but probably is not so much in today’s increasingly violent-prone society).
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Kids fighting – Sibling Conflict – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
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NAME-CALLING STILL IN VOGUE
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And yet, while “I-know-you-are-but-what-am-I?” may have become outdated, name-calling is still very much in vogue!
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As a matter of fact, just look at the world of politics, for example. Anyone who follows the daily political soap-opera is well aware of the name-calling which flies back-and-forth between opposing political parties!
Such derogatory tags as “They’re all a bunch of Nazis!”,
or “He’s a modern-day Hitler!”,
or “You’re a real ‘such-and-such-phobe’!”
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Well, these are just a few of the most common derogatory names (along with some really choice four-letter-smears!)
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YELLOW JOURNALISM ALIVE & WELL!
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Well, just like children in a sandbox, is today’s political arena!
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One political party attempts to smear the opposition, using the worst-of-the-worst smear-tactics.
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And of course, major-media-yellow-journalists all jump on board, and echo the daily smears, all in hopes of prejudicing the listening public against the media’s political foes.
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SATAN, A TIRELESS ENEMY
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But how can we blame them? After all, the “god of this world” has worked 24/7/365 to create a society which encourages such immaturity! And so much of television, radio, and Internet caters to that immaturity.
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Yes, a great deal of television, Internet, and the recording industry attempts to appeal to the younger generation on a very low level which often hinders them from growing up properly (this web-editor also being also a victim, once-upon-a-time).
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“but whosoever shall say, ‘Thou fool’, shall be in danger of hellfire!”
Matthew 5:22
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Now, just what does God have to say about all this name-calling? Listen to the very words of Jesus…
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“But I (Jesus) say unto you,
That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause
shall be in danger of the judgment:
and whosoever shall say to his brother, ‘Raca’ (Chaldee for “worthless” or “empty”)
shall be in danger of the council:
but whosoever shall say, ‘Thou fool’,
shall be in danger of hellfire!”
Matthew 5:22
Anger during a protest – by David Shankbone – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike-License
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“THE PRINCE OF THE POWER OF THE AIR(WAVES)”
Ephesians 2:2
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It is not uncommon to hear so-called Christian Internet-commentators using some derogatory tag against people they don’t like. And sadly, most of us Christians have been guilty of the same!
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But those of us who have committed this sin, need to wake up and beg and plead for mercy, grace, and deliverance from our heavenly Father!
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Announcer with microphone – svg – Wikimedia – Public-Domain
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“They (the men of this generation) are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another…”
Luke 7:31, 32
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On the other hand, the world will, no doubt, continue to engage in such childish behavior.
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After all, that’s pretty much what sin is…childishness. But woe to all of us who should know better!
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Making friends – Wikimedia – Cropped image – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”
Proverbs 25:25
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The Good News is that today is still the day of salvation! And as Christians, we can go into our quiet place of prayer, and ask for that mercy, grace, and deliverance from all such Spirit-quenching sins!
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And though “weeping may endure for a night”, yet when we finally do get the victory over this pernicious sin, we can be assured that…“joy cometh in the morning!” Psalm 30:5
Pray for Our Nation sign – Wikimedia – Share-alike-lic.
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END-TIME EXODUS
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And so, it is imperative that we make our exodus out of this Babylonish society and its churches, if we will escape the judgments promised for those who refuse to come out!
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Oh no, we cannot come completely out of society. But we can come out as far as possible from its unchristlike ways.
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James Tissot – The Flight of the Prisoners – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, …
Prayer – Mother and Daughter – Wikipedia – (cropped image) the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read…March 29 (A 3-Finger Judgment-Day, Part 9: “Will The Real Nazi/Fascist/Racist/Etc., Please Shout the Loudest!”), or you can also read…October 4 (And The Nations Were Angry! Part 2: “Summer of Love, Winter of Hate”)
Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license
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THE END
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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN
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“there shall come a Star out of Jacob”…
Numbers 24:17
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“Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.” Matthew 2:1, 2
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There exists a lot of intrigue regarding just what star did the Magi from the East follow, which led them to the First Advent of our Savior.
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The Bible speaks of Arcturus as a possibility…“canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?” Job 38:33.There’s nothing that is impossible for God! Arcturus may very well have been that star.
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FULFILLMENT OF WISE-MEN OF OLD
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But there is a much greater question that confronts Mankind today. Because, just as a single star guided those wise men to the coming Savior, so also, God is just now giving us many stars, to guide us safely to the Second Coming of our Lord and Savior! And so these starry signs seem to be the fulfillment of those wise men following the star, 2,000 years ago!
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GUIDE US TO HEAVEN’S GATE…
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And Arcturus is that brilliant star (3rd brightest in our heavens) which leads these Gospel constellations, Summer, Fall, and Winter Constellations, to present a picture story, a heavenly allegory of sorts; these constellations, which together, tell of the incredible love of God. And Arcturus, our Host Star, will lead to an understanding of God’s Word, which will, in turn, guide God’s people up a narrow pathway; onward and upward through Heaven’s Gate itself, and ultimately into the very heavenly City of God.
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Oh don’t doubt for a moment that God cannot or will not do this! For with God, all things are possible! Listen… “Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” Mark 9:23
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And Signs Of Heaven Website will direct the Reader to God’s Word in such a way as to bring out certain Bible truths not currently recognized or emphasized in most of the current Christian theological circles.
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Arcturus (the star that wise-men follow!)”
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TOMORROW…
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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY
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