Daily Devotional, Year 2 – NOVEMBER 15 (Watchmen On Zion’s Walls, Part 2: “When the World ‘Moves Itself Aright!”‘)

By admin On February 9th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 2 – NOVEMBER 15

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Watchmen On Zion‘s Walls,

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Part 2:

“When the World ‘Moves Itself Aright!”‘

To read Part 1, click here…OCTOBER 9 (Watchmen On Zion’s Walls, Part 1)

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“Look not thou upon the wine when it is red,

when it gives his colour in the cup,

when it moves itself aright.

At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.”

Proverbs 23:31, 32

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Alcohol bottles – photographed while drunk by Kotivalo for Wikimedia – Share-alike License 3.0

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There is a biblical concept which is so important, that none living in these last days should be ignorant of…

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It is the concept of being a watchman…those soldiers who stood watch upon the city walls, for an approaching enemy

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“I (Jesus) say unto all, Watch!”

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Listen…“Watch ye therefore:

for ye know not when the Master of the house cometh,

at even, or at midnight,

or at the cockcrowing,

or in the morning:

Lest coming suddenly He find you sleeping.

And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch!”

Mark 13:35-37

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Here Jesus warns each and every one of us to be watchful! Not to be asleep!

USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication”

Revelation 18:3

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Now this is not saying that the Christian shouldn’t get a good night’s sleep.

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No, but this is saying, instead, that we are not to get so absorbed in the busy-ness of everyday life that we forget that we are in the midst of a battle for our souls…

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Listen…“And take heed to yourselves,

lest at any time your hearts be overcharged

with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life,

and so that day come upon you unawares.

For as a snare shall it come on all them

that dwell on the face of the whole earth.”

Luke 21:34, 35

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So here are the very words of Jesus as He warns us against getting caught up in the cares and pleasures of life!

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GETTING TOO BUSY!

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And Solomon also warns…“For a dream cometh through the multitude of busyness…” Ecclesiastes 5:3

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These two verses are saying the same thing.

The prideful ambitions and the pleasurable dreams of life in this present selfish world come upon us “unawares”, when we get too busy with the affairs of this life! (read Luke 21:34-36).

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Now just how do we keep from allowing Satan such a liberty as to make this fallen, sin-laden world seem okay to us?

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

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SIGNS OF HEAVEN’S WARNINGS

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Well, the last two years of devotionals have been dedicated to doing just that!

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These devotionals have given continual warnings against mingling too much with the world!

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And still, it is so easy to nestle back down and go to sleep (spiritually speaking).

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Global Warning – Christ Coming by Julian Osley – Wikimedia – Share Alike License

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LOVING THIS WORLD IS SO EASY!

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But truth-be-told, this world should look strange to us!

We need to see these things of the world for what they really are: merely the self-centered inventions and creations of Satan, which all together, comprise his kingdom of selfishness.

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**Yes, Satan is called, “the god of this world” 2nd Corinthians 4:4.**

We just cannot let this truth slip from our minds.

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

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**And so, just how do we accomplish this? How do we keep from allowing the world to, “move itself a-right?” How do we NOT let, “a dream cometh”, as it says in Ecclesiastes?**

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

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“AWAKE YE DRUNKARDS!”

see Joel 1:5 & Isaiah 29:9, 10

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Yes, how are we to keep from allowing the world to come and sweep us away like a giant tidal wave?

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Well, the simple answer is, we must stop drinking Babylon’s Wine!

We must sober up!

Yes, just as a little wine relaxes a person’s sensibilities, so too, the wine of Babylon (the world) relaxes our vigilance as watchmen on the walls of Zion!

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Yes, a little TV, a little sports, a little comedy, a little social get-together, etc., etc., and before we know it, we’re now making plans to fulfill our little everyday dreams!

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GOOD NEWS…BUT…

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The Good News is, that God is very willing to help us to remain watchful.

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But we must stay away, as far as possible, from worldly associations which we know are harmful.

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Oh yes, there will be family obligations.

Oh yes, there are employment necessities.

And we must do our necessary shopping and have many other similar contacts with the world.

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But we must not voluntarily drink Babylon’s wine!

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And even our necessary daily contact with the world, should be under the protective fortification of ceaseless prayer, and day & night contemplation of the Bible!

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Yes, O Stranger and Pilgrim!

Yes, O Soldier of the Cross!

Yes, O Watchman on the Walls of Zion!

We must remain vigilant, especially in this hour of trial which is now coming upon the earth to try the hearts of professing Christians!

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TO READ PART 3, CLICK HERE…

NOVEMBER 16 (Watchmen On Zion’s Walls, Part 3: “Pray Without Ceasing!”)

Prayer for USA – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Make me a watchman. Help me to be sober and vigilant. Let me not sleep, but be awake and watchful…

Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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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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WINE-CUP IN HER HAND

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As you can see, this Mystery Harlot, the Pleiades Constellation, has a cup of red wine in her hand. This actually is a single red star. But it only confirms that we are seeing this constellation correctly.

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And by the way, this entire cluster of stars reminds us of a cluster of grapes, does it not? Yes, this was the forbidden tree in the garden! This was the forbidden fruit which the serpent (Satan) convinced the woman to drink! And so, this Pleiades harlot-woman is a symbol of Eve, as she convinced her husband to eat of that fruit.

Concord Grapes – Share-alike License – cropped image – Wikipedia

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TOMORROW…