Daily Devotional, Year 2 – DECEMBER 11 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 28: “How To Raise Up Good Little Babylonians!”)

By admin On February 9th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 2 – DECEMBER 11

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Come Out of Her, My People!

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Part 28:

“How To Raise Up Good Little Babylonians!”

To read Part 1, click here… “May 12th (Come Out of Her, My People?)”

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CITY OF CONFUSION

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Babylon was given its name during the building of that infamous Tower of Babylon, because God confused their speech…

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Listen… “Therefore is the name of it called Babel;

because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth:

and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad

upon the face of all the earth.”

Genesis 11:9

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And so, the name, Babylon, actually means, “City of Confusion”. Isaiah 24:10-12

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by G. Dore’ – The Confusion Of Tongues in Babylon – from www.creationism.org-public domain

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“HOW TO RAISE UP GOOD LITTLE BABYLONIANS”

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**In a moment of unchristian sarcasm, one might write a devotional, titled, “How To Raise Up Good Little Babylonians”.**

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And it would not be very difficult to write such a satirical article.

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All one would have to do is to observe how Christian parents are currently raising their children.

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Child and Computer – TV – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Share-alike License

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MARRY A HALF-HEARTED CHRISTIAN? “

2nd Corinthians 6:14 says, “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers…”

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For instance, many church-going singles end up marrying a spouse who has little love for the Bible and even less desire to follow the counsels therein!

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And so, many young couples start off in life with less-than-optimal conditions for raising God-loving children.

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Because invariably, the nominal Christian spouse will want as much of this selfish world as possible, thus bringing up children who will likewise love this Babylonian world!

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Weddingring – JH – cropped image – Wikipedia – share-alike license

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SEND THEM TO SECULAR SCHOOLS

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Another key ingredient to raising up little Babylonians can be observed by the incredibly high percent of Christian children who attend public schools.

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These schools have been greatly turned into indoctrination centers in which children are filled up with worldly ideals and philosophies:

atheism…

perverted lifestyles…

books on witchcraft, etc….

socialism…

eastern religions…

…and other similar ideologies are beginning to be freely taught to Christian children in today’s public schools.

(And now even hateful racism is the lens which many schools teach through!)

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Oh yes, there may be many fine and dedicated teachers!

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**But “the god of this world”, Satan is not derelict in his tireless efforts to wipe away every trace of love for the Bible out of the hearts of Christian children!**

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Teacher writing on Chalkboard – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Share-alike License 2.0

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QUASI-CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS

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And even those few parents who can afford to send their children to a private Christian school, might be dismayed.

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Secular music, sensual dancing, sports, secular conversation, and secular lifestyles, are used as a means of “staying relevant”, only further indoctrinates young people into a secular mind-set.

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Now for the secular schools, there may be nothing wrong with all this, considering that the dust of this earth will be their eternal resting-place.

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But God has called Christians out of the world, to walk as Heaven’s ambassadors, in the ways of Heaven.

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And even if they wanted to keep it Christian, the secular government (and societal peer-pressure) is demanding more and more secular requirements, leaving little time in the school-day for Bible study.

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High School, football field – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic

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WATCH TELEVISION

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Now, if all this is not bad enough, young children come home from this quasi-Christian education, to find the parents watching television.

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**A recent survey found that “active Christians who attend church each week” watch over 3 hours of television per day!**

Now just imagine if those same parents spent those 3 hours studying their Bibles each day!

Then there would be no need for scathing devotionals to be written!

We would have a Church full of Apostle Pauls!

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But instead, we have a Church which Christ says, “I will spew the out of My mouth!” Revelation 3:16

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MINGLING WITH UNBELIEVERS

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Now, the next ingredient, which is commonly found in Christianity today, is for parents to let their children play with secular children after school.

Talk about getting a street education!

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Listen to Paul…“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers:

for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness?

Wherefore come out from among them,

and be ye separate, saith the Lord,

and touch not the unclean thing;

and I will receive you,”

2nd Corinthians 6:14, 17

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As this above passage promises, by separating ourselves from unbelievers, God will begin to treat us as His children!

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Children’s Street basketball during a church fair – wikimedia – share-alike license

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“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord”

Ephesians 6:4

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An integral part of counteracting the overflowing tide of evil in this fallen world, is for parents to make every effort to reflect the loving ways of Jesus to our children.

In simpler terms, we must make sure to live with our family in such a way as to show them that Heaven is a place of joy!

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And the parents need to show much heavenly love for our children.

Whether engaging them in their little games and sports, or hugging them often, or just making life in the home nice and breezy.

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This is an integral part of what it means to “bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord”

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Family eating meal – Wikipedia – Public Domain

Family Portrait – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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TO READ PART 29, CLICK HERE…

DECEMBER 13 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 29: So What’s Wrong With The “Trinity”!?!)

Question Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me and my children to come out of this Babylon of confusion, and worship Thee 100%…

Prayer for USA – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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GOD’S PEOPLE TAKEN CAPTIVE

“And I heard another voice from heaven,

saying, Come out of her (Babylon), My people,

that ye be not partakers of her sins,

and that ye receive not of her plagues.”

Revelation 18:4

God has a people in Babylon.
Yes, Mystery Babylon is the Mother of Harlots.

The sketch to the left shows her riding this beast with 7 heads and 10 horns.

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But in that spiritual city, there are those who still love God to a certain degree.

And before the final plagues are poured out upon her, God has been and will continue to call His people out of her…