Daily Devotional, Year 2 – JUNE 15 (Rollie-Pollie Bug Christians! Part 3: “How To Dwell In Love”)
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Daily Devotional, Year 2 – JUNE 15
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Rollie-Pollie Bug Christians!
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Part 3:
“How To Dwell In Love”
To read Part 1, click here… September 6th (Rollie-Pollie Bug Christians!)
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Are you a Rollie-Pollie Bug Christian?
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Well are you?
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Are you one of those Christians who respond to all the troubles which assail you, by simply curling up into a little ball, and hiding in God’s Secret Hiding Place?
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Do you sometimes just pull your covers over you and hide yourself in God’s protective shell which He surrounds you with?
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Do you just roll yourself up in a little ball and pray to Him?
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Do you just close out the world and listen to some quiet music, or maybe a Bible reading?
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Well, if you are one of those types, then you are definitely a Rollie-Pollie Bug Christian! That’s for sure!
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But that’s not such a bad thing!
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You see, a “Rollie Pollie Bug” is one of those little garden bugs who wears a little coat of armor.
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And when threatened or attacked, this little bug simply curls up into a little ball, and surrounds itself with its coat of armor!
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Photo, above left: Armadillidium vulgare – Pill Bug – cropped – Wikipedia – Share-Alike License
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DWELLING IN LOVE
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Well, this little bug can teach us further lessons, than merely curling up with God during times of trouble.
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You see, most of us Christians are struggling to be filled with the agape love of Jesus!
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And the fact is, most of us don’t do so well, so much of the time, do we?
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“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold”
Matthew 24:12
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We live in a world of sin and sorrow. Evil is all around us.
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We are surrounded by horrible news reports…
…*Political parties are at war, one-with-another, each vying for supremacy instead of thinking of the good of the nation.
…*Cars honk at each other, and curse words are exchanged.
…*Family members fight with each other.
…*Fellow employees betray one another.
…*Nations war with each other.
…*Hatred abounds in this sorrowful world! Greed too!
…*Lust and perversion are rising up all around us!
…*Drugs and alcohol destroy loved ones and neighbors.
…*Satan works tirelessly to steal the souls of our children!
…*Rogue nations are willing to blow themselves up, if only they can take us with them!
*Courts and judges often making unjust decisions, based solely on their political biases!
…*High-tech mobs, filled with rage, angrily attempting to destroy those of differing opinions!
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The current situation in this sad world is so bleak and hopeless, it’s a wonder that people can even get through the day amidst such disturbing daily news reports!
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ISIL – Execution of man – September 2014 – Wikimedia – Public Domain
Homeless and cold – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license
ABOVE PICTURE: TV indoctrination – www.signsofheaven.org – not for commercial uses
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PUT ON CHARITY
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And yet, the Bible exhorts us, “…And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.” Colossians 3:14
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But how in the world do we put on love?
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From every direction we are bombarded by a barrage of evils, which seem to be closing in on us and our children, like walls of iron!
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Woman with Bible – Braet von Überfeldt – 1866 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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CLOSED IN WITH GOD!
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Well, God has given us this tiny Rollie-Pollie bug, to be our little instructor of wisdom.
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Yes, this little metaphor of nature has the right solution when approached by an enemy.
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It merely curls up into a little ball, protected by its coat of armor.
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And for those of us who are seeking to live a life of agape love, we too must imitate this little bug, but in a spiritual sense!
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GET ARMORED UP!
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First of all, do we even have a coat of armor?
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Listen… “Put on the whole armor of God…
that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day…“
Ephesians 6:11-13 (Condensed)
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This would be the very first step in imitating that Rollie-Pollie bug! To put on the armor of God!
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VEXED BY NEWS & POLITICS
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But in addition to armoring up with God’s Word, we Christians need to quit poisoning our souls with all the evil (and often misleading) reports in the daily news.
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Listen… “Evil communications corrupts good manners.” 1st Corinthians 15:33
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Satan purposely creates news stories which are designed to fill people with hatred, frustration, jealousy, and lust.
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TV – ABC-Good Morning America – Wikipedia – Share-alike License
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BIBLE CONTEMPLATION & UNCEASING PRAYER
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The Christian will find that contemplating the Bible and praying without ceasing is absolutely necessary to walking in love!
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Listen…“Blessed is the man
that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of the scornful.
But his delight is in the law of the LORD;
and in His law doth he meditate day and night…”
Psalm 1:1-3 (Condensed)
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Here is the recipe for Christian victory: to shun the soul-vexing negativity of the world, and merely dwell upon the Bible!
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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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BE LIKE THE ROLLIE-POLLIE BUG
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So, today’s admonition is to shun the many diversions and distractions which the Enemy of Souls places in the pathway of Christians…
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…and then, begin to enclose ourselves in the heavenly armor of God’s Word and unceasing prayer!
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Just like the Rollie-Pollie bug encloses his self with his protective armor.
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And by so-doing, the Christian may just find that he or she is filled with the heavenly love that the world cannot know!
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PERFECT PEACE!
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Isaiah put all this information into just a few words…
…”Thou (God) will keep him in perfect peace,
whose mind is stayed on Thee”
Isaiah 26:3
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Yes, perfect peace and agape love are essentially the same thing!
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And once you discover the joy and peace and love that flows out of you, it just might be that you will never want to uncurl yourself!
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Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain
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TO READ PART 4, CLICK HERE…
JUNE 18 (Rollie-Pollie Bug Christians! Part 4: Building A Hedge Against Satan)
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, I want that agape love that Jesus wants to fill me with! Take my eyes off this desperate and deceitful world, and fix my gaze heavenward…
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… Ark of the Covenant Constellation, Pt. 2: How To Enter The Most Holy Place…
…or you can also read this shorter article…“April 4th (Apostle Paul’s Fun & Recreation)”
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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“But they that escape of them shall escape,
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and shall be on the mountains
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like doves of the valleys,
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all of them mourning,
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every one for his iniquity.”
Ezekiel 7:16
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LOCATING THIS CONSTELLATION
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THE TWO TURTLE-DOVES CONSTELLATION… This constellation appears in early spring in the south.
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It moves from east to west during the night and slowly moves to the western horizon by fall.
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It is commonly known as Sagittarius.
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… What Is The Meaning of the Two Turtle-Doves Constellation?
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TOMORROW…
JUNE 16 (“To The Moles And To The Bats!”)
Bat – Livingstone’s Fruit Bat – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 License
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20+ MINUTE AUDIO STUDY IN JEREMIAH
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ALL‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.
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THIS STUDY #530 IS PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…
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above picture: Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.org – Public Domain