Daily Devotional, Year 2 – SEPTEMBER 9 (Flee To The Mountain! Part 5: “Get Your Son-Glasses On!”)

By admin On February 5th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 2 – SEPTEMBER 9

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Flee To The Mountain!

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Part 5:

“Get Your Son-Glasses On!”

TO READ PART 1, CLICK HERE… “May 30th (Flee To The Mountains!)”

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“Saith the Preacher…I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom

concerning all things that are done under heaven:

this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun;

and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.”

Ecclesiastes 1:13, 14

Colorized King Solomon in Old Age – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

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HISTORY OF SUNGLASSES

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In prehistoric and historic time, Inuit peoples wore flattened walrus ivory “glasses,” looking through narrow slits to block harmful reflected rays of the sun.

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It is said that the Roman emperor Nero liked to watch gladiator fights with emeralds. These, however, appear to have worked rather like mirrors.

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Sunglasses made from flat panes of smoky quartz, which offered no corrective powers but did protect the eyes from glare were used in China in the 12th century or possibly earlier.

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Ancient documents describe the use of such crystal sunglasses by judges in ancient Chinese courts to conceal their facial expressions while questioning witnesses.

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In the 1940’s, Sunglasses became a fashion statement for many people and even many “movie-stars”.

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And today, sunglasses are a regular part of everyday life, offering protection from harmful sunlight.

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Above information from Wikipedia

Eskimo snowgoggles – Wikipedia – US Govt. Public Domain

Sunglasses – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Audrey Hepburn Tiffany’s – Wikimedia – Public Domain – Cropped Image

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Now, as with so many things in this world, there can be discerned a spiritual analogy from sunglasses.

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Yes, it is not too difficult to make a heavenly connection to our modern-day eyewear.

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File:Light Painting (5023363756).jpg – Wikimedia Commons

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SUN-GLASSES & SON-GLASSES

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Of course, the Bible makes the connection between Christ, and the Sun. Countless times in Scripture, our Lord is compared to the Sun.

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But perhaps we might say that when we begin looking at life through the eyes of Jesus, we have in essence, put on our Son-Glasses!

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Sign of the Son of Man Constellation – made of the various constellations on this website

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EARTH-HUGGERS, US!

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As we all know, when we were back in the world, we looked at life from a horizontal vantage-point.

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*In other words, we viewed life from a “ground-zero” viewpoint.

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*We judged earthy matters from an earthly point of view.

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*Our focus in life was upon the things of the earth.

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*We were intimately intertwined with the everyday goings on!

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*We were earth-huggers!

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*We were totally caught up in the things of the world!

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*We could not see, nor comprehend our daily matters from a heavenly viewpoint.

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Shoppers in Toronto – cropped image – Wikimedia – share-alike license

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IN THE HEAVENLIES WITH CHRIST

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But once the grace of God appeared, we were called to come out of the world, and begin a heavenward sojourn.

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*And now, we had received a new heart. Now Jesus had planted the seed of Heaven within our heart!

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*No longer were we looking at life from a horizontal vantage-point!

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Now we were sitting with Christ “in heavenly places” (Ephesians 1:3, 20, 2:6, 3:10)*.

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*Now we were looking at worldly matters from a heavenly viewpoint!

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“For He (God) doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men…”

Lamentations 3:33

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But now with our Son-Glasses on, we can look at life and all its goings-on through the eyes of Jesus.

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Now, we see a world which is struggling with sin’s sorrowful consequences and heartaches.

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Now we realize that Jesus looks down with pity upon each and every human, longing to deliver them from their selfish ways, and the misery and sorrow which sooner or later follows.

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Divorce – Wikimedia – the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

Munch – Det Syke Barn – 1896 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“to…search…out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man”

Ecclesiastes 1:13, 14 (Condensed for brevity)

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But only with our Son-Glasses on, do we actually begin to understand that this experiment with sin must be allowed to continue to reach its fullness, before Mankind’s love affair with sin and selfishness will ever finally end.

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Sin must finally be exposed for its truly evil nature and reprehensible results.

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Only then will Mankind truly understand and be ready to quit their rebellion.

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**Then and only then will “every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall confess to God.”.**

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Cannibalism in Russia and Lithuania 1571. – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.”

Lamentations 3:40

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And so, in conclusion, let’s put on our Son-Glasses and keep them on.

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For through those heavenly lenses, we can clearly see life through the eyes of Jesus.

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To read part 6, click here…

SEPTEMBER 17 (Flee To The Mountain! Part 6: Jeremiah’s Cup of Fury!

The Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to lift up my eyes from this world and fix them Heavenward…

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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TWO TURTLE-DOVES CONSTELLATION

LOCATING THIS CONSTELLATION

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This constellation appears in early spring in the south. It moves from east to west during the night and slowly moves to the western horizon by fall. It is commonly known as Sagittarius. (The three stars at the top of the 2nd Turtle-dove are not shown in some Sagittarius Star-charts, but are in others.)

Sagittarius Constellation star-chart from a wikipedia. Editor of this site has sketched in the Turtle-Doves. Star-chart is under Share-alike license

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GOD’S LAST CALL

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So these Two Turtle-Doves are a sign of witnessing to a lost and dying world. And it may just be that these Two Turtle-Doves are a sign of God’s last message to the world!

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Yes, the Bible says… “And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.” Luke 21:25-27.

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And so, if these signs are a fulfillment of Luke’s prophecy, then these Two Turtle-Doves are a symbol of God’s last message of mercy to this world!

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TOMORROW:

SEPTEMBER 10 (Chief of Sinners, Part 3: Cesspool of My Heart!)

Worker in filled sewer – altered image – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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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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