Daily Devotional, Year 2 – NOVEMBER 29 (A Designer Jesus! Part 2: “Keep Thyself Pure” (1st Timothy 5:22))

By admin On February 9th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 2 – NOVEMBER 29

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A Designer Jesus!

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Part 2:

“Keep Thyself Pure” (1st Timothy 5:22)

To read Part 1, click here…March 1st (A Designer Jesus! Part 1)

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“O generation of vipers,

how can ye, being evil, speak of good things?

for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

A good man out of the good treasure of the heart

bringeth forth good things:

and an evil man out of the evil treasure

bringeth forth evil things.

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak,

they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.”

Matthew 12:34-36

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**In Part 1 (click here to listen), a brief mention was made of some of the various gospels which are now blowing in the wind, concerning Jesus.**

Yes, as the Bible warns, there are other Jesuses out there, which are merely counterfeits of the true Jesus!

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But today’s devotional will stress the importance of the Believer’s commission to preach the true Jesus to others.

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Jesus in Jeans by Peter Royle – cropped image – WIKIMEDIA SHARE-ALIKE LICENSE

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HOW TO ACCOMPLISH THIS?

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So how in the world can we preach the wrong Jesus?

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And just how do we preach the true Jesus?

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

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TREASURE CHEST OF THE HEART

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Well, to start with, our signature Bible passage for today presents a truth that affects and determines which Jesus we preach to others…

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Listen to the fiery words of Jesus, recorded in Matthew’s Gospel…

“O generation of vipers,

how can ye, being evil, speak good things?

for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

A good man out of the good treasure of the heart

bringeth forth good things:

and an evil man out of the evil treasure

bringeth forth evil things.”

Matthew 12:34-36

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Herein is revealed a great error, that what we fill up our hearts with during our daily lives, will ultimately come gushing forth, when conversing with others!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Dream Maker of Babylon – Signs Of Heaven.org

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A WALKING/TALKING NEWSREEL!

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For example, if I allow myself to become a “News-Junkie”, and begin to gobble up every little news tidbit, each and every day, well, guess what will come gushing forth in my conversation with others?

That’s right! I will become a walking/talking news gossip!

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Talking face – Wikimedia – GNU License

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“…THE MOUTH SPEAKETH!”

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It’s the Bible truth, that, “out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh”!

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And so, in essence, by my un-Christlike conversation, I will be unknowingly preaching, “another Jesus”, like Mr. Ignorance here, from Pilgrim’s Progress, as he spouts off his foolish talk with the two Christians!

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Pilgrim’s Progress – Converse with Ignorance – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“Let your conversation (lifestyle) be without covetousness!”

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If I allow the things of the world, the riches and pleasures of this life, to absorb my everyday thoughts, then that is what is being treasured up in my heart!

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Listen…“Let your conversation (daily lifestyle) be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” Hebrews 13:5.

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Yes, to really present the true Jesus to the world, our words and our lifestyle must be free of all love for earthly treasures and worldly pleasures!

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THE GOOD NEWS!

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Well, the Good News is, there is still time to correct such un-Christlike behavior!

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Yes, there is still time to empty out the treasure-chest of our heart of all the evil things, and refill it with the good things, spoken of in our signature verses, from Matthew 12:34-36!

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, give the grace which will cause me to forsake the things of this world, and cause me to seek for Thee, and Thee alone…

Marine Praying – Wikimedia – USMC 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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HOW THE GATES RELATE TO ORION & DRAGON

This sketch below is when these constellations are in the eastern sky in early winter (However, this constellation group can even be seen as early as July, in the pre-dawn hours).

In the eastern sky, it’s not so easily seen which gate the Revelation 12 Woman will enter.

**The Wide Gate is made of the two brightest stars of this Wave of Water Constellation.**

Satan spews out the deadly water of his false worldly ideologies; which many of these ideologies have a form of godliness, but in some way are not in harmony; or perhaps these worldly ideologies add to the Bible, which is strictly forbidden (see Deuteronomy 4:2).

**On the other hand, the Strait Gate (narrow gate) is composed of the two brightest stars of the Orion The Reaper’s sickle.**

The true Strait Gate represents Jesus, the Word of God.

Listen… “I [Jesus] am the Door: by Me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.” John 10:9

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TOMORROW:

NOVEMBER 30 (Power of Positive-Thinking Gospels & Our Children!)

the book “The Power of Positive Thinking” – Wikipedia – cropped image – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this small 30-minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50-year-long series of 90-minute nightly talk shows…

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