Daily Devotional, Year 2 – SEPTEMBER 7 (Chief of Sinners, Part 2: Judge Nothing Before the Time!)
By admin On February 4th, 2021.
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Daily Devotional, Year 2 – SEPTEMBER 7
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Chief of Sinners,
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Part 2:
“Judge Nothing Before the Time!”
To read Part 1, click here…SEPTEMBER 6 (Chief of Sinners, Part 1)
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“Therefore judge nothing before the time,
until the Lord come…”
1st Corinthians 4:4, 5.
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Of all the persons to make such an exhortation as today’s signature Bible passage, the
Apostle Paul would seem like the last guy to be so bold! But here it is…
“Therefore judge nothing before the time,
until the Lord come,
who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness,
and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts:
and then shall every man have praise of God.”
1st Corinthians 4:5
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NOT TO JUDGE PEOPLE OR THINGS?
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So just what could Paul be referring to, when he says…
“Judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come…”
1st Corinthians 4:5
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Notice that Paul did not say, “Judge no person.” No, Paul said, “Judge nothing…” And so, one might conclude that the Apostle, Paul is speaking about more than judging only the hearts of people.
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TAKE, FOR INSTANCE, TELEVISION…
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Well, with just one quick look at this world, one can easily conclude that there are 
many things which could warrant our judgment. Yes, there are countless things that we could be judging, aside from people.
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Take television for instance. If there were ever a list of inventions from Hell, television would be on the “short-list”, wouldn’t you agree?
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And certainly, the Christian must make a personal judgment about television, whether or not to watch it. And most likely, there may be times when that Christian may be inclined to watch TV, perhaps for some particular family situation, or maybe for career purposes.
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TV – highquality – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons License
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NOT TO JUDGE TV, OR ITS VIEWERS
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And so, while a Christian may be vehemently against watching television, that Christian must never set himself up as the controlling conscience for everyone else.
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Oh yes, it may be the Christian’s duty to warn people against the evils of television watching. But any well-seasoned Believer understands that there is a myriad of special circumstances which go far beyond his personal understanding.
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BACK-SLIDERS IN HEART…
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For instance, every genuine Believer has, no doubt, had “his nose rubbed in his own sins” so to speak, many countless times over his past Christian experience.
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And so, he is painfully aware of his own weaknesses when he sees another Christian being plagued by television watching, or food addiction, or a host of other garden-variety sins….
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He well understands the following proverb…“The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways:” Proverbs 14:14
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And thus, the Believer is very sympathetic to, not only the daily struggles of fellow Believers, but also to the weakness and struggles of all Mankind.
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Vincent van Gogh – Old Man in Sorrow (On the Threshold of Eternity) – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
Weeping Woman – Van Gogh – Wikimedia – US Public Domain
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MILLIONS OF OTHER EXAMPLES
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Well, this is just one example of how complex this fallen world is.
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And one could cite a multitude of other examples of how we cannot fully understand how God is working in the hearts of people in the world.
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And so, a good, “rule of thumb” would be, “be slow to speak”, as it says in James.
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People on Times Square – cropped image – Wikimedia Commons – Share-Alike License
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To read Part 3, click here…
SEPTEMBER 10 (Chief of Sinners, Part 3: But Dung!)
Dog defecating – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Help me to fully understand that God has many reasons for doing what He is doing. And so, help me not to foolishly condemn things that I do not fully understand. But simply help me (with deep humility and meekness) to warn my fellow sheep about things that are harmful for myself and them…
Prayer for USA – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read…JANUARY 16 (How a Joke Killed! Part 4: Mocking Others! Not Good!), or you can also read this article…“April 12th (Look For The Light At The End of the Tunnel! Part 2: Judging Others!)”
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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THE WOMAN ON THE ALTAR CONSTELLATION
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“Let my prayer 
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be set forth
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before Thee as incense;
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and the lifting up
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of my hands
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as the evening sacrifice.”
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Psalm 142:2
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LOCATING THIS CONSTELLATION…
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This “Golden Altar” Constellation is only seen in winter through spring, in mid-sky. It is to the south of the “Fleeing Woman Constellation” (AKA Ursa Major or The Big Dipper).
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The “Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12” Constellation is in the northeastern sky in this sketch. You would be facing east and looking very high up almost to mid-sky to see this constellation group this way. The altar is farther south but still in the eastern sky. This altar itself is commonly known as “Leo Major“, with the smoke rising being “Leo Minor“.
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… Woman of Revelation 12, (“The Woman on the Altar”)
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TOMORROW…
SEPTEMBER 8 (Flee To The Mountain! Part 4: Fiddling While Rome Burns!)
PICTURE: Nero sings and plays while Rome Burns – Wikimedia -US Public Domain
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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY
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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 IS STUDY #615 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…
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Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain
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