Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 15 (A 3-Finger Judgment-Day, Part 5: “Every Man…His Labor…This Is The Gift of God”)
By admin On February 17th, 2021.
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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 15
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A 3-Finger Judgment-Day,
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Part 5:
“Every Man…His Labor…This Is The Gift of God”
To read Part 1, click here…January 20th (3 Fingered Judgment-Day)
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“Every man also
to whom God hath given riches and wealth…
and to rejoice in his labour…
this is the gift of God.”
Ecclesiastes 5:19
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GOD THREATENS US ABOUT JUDGING!
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God tells us plainly…
“Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man,
whosoever thou art that judgest:
for wherein thou judgest another,
thou condemnest thyself;
for thou that judgest doest the same things.”
Romans 2:1
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Yes, whenever we point the accusing finger at somebody else, there are indeed, three fingers pointing right back at us!
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And of course, the number “three” is the very number of the Godhead, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
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Finger-pointing icon – Wikimedia – Share-alike-license
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“FOR I AM HOLIER THAN THOU!”
Isaiah 65:5
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The reveals the Pharisees, who were a self-righteous class which ruled over the common people…
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…”Which say, Stand by thyself,
come not near to me;
for I am holier than thou.”
Isaiah 65:5
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Thus, the Parable of the self-abasing Publican and the proud Pharisee is a very revealing contrast between those who are humble and those who are arrogant.
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James Tissot – The Pharisee and Publican – Brooklyn Museum & Wikimedia – US Public Domain
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“THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NO NOT ONE!”
Romans 3:10
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Now, the fact is, pride still exists within the heart of each member of the human family.
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And so, none of us can hold our head up high, nor imagine ourselves to be more righteous than anyone else.
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We all stand guilty before God, our truly righteous Judge!
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“A MAN…SHOULD…ENJOY…HIS LABOR…IT WAS (AND IS) FROM…GOD”
Ecclesiastes 2:24
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And one great truth that must be learned…
“Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth,
and hath given him power to eat thereof…
this is the gift of God.”
Ecclesiastes 5:19 (Condensed)
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Here is a very revealing truth; a truth which the Pharisees did not know, or at least, did not understand: that a person’s wealth is the gift of God, and should not be taken for granted.
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No, whatever a person’s riches happen to be, whether money, beauty, intelligence, position, honor, strength, wisdom, or even Salvation: ultimately these earthly riches are the gift of God.
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Palmer – Carpenter – Wikipedia – Public Domain
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HANDICAPS ALSO FROM GOD!
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But the Bible also informs us that poverty, whether literal or spiritual is likewise from
God…
“And the LORD said unto him (Moses),
Who hath made man’s mouth?
or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind?
have not I the LORD?”
Exodus 4:11
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Yes, those who are blind, whether literally or spiritually, have been ultimately made that way by God.
And God is not ashamed to take credit for such sad circumstances.
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After all, God could have prevented a person from going blind.
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Likewise, He can easily restore someone’s eyesight if He chooses to do so.
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“JUDGE NOT, THAT YE BE NOT JUDGED!”
Matthew 7:1
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And take those, for example, who are destined to become beggars and street-people: all these have been ultimately placed in that position by God.
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After all, God reveals several places in Ecclesiastes, it is He that ultimately gives riches to a person.
Oh yes, quite often it is Satan who is directly responsible for giving a man or woman their earthly health and wealth, or robbing them of these.
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But the Devil can do nothing without the Lord’s permission.
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Drunk Panhandler-wikipedia-public-domain-
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“DAY OF THE LORD…SHALL BE UPON (THE) PROUD AND LOFTY”
Isaiah 2:12
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Well, perhaps the lesson to be learned here is that God has placed each man, woman, and child in their own particular life circumstances.
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And so, none of us should hold our heads up high, nor pat ourselves on the back because of whatever riches we may possess.
It is the gift of God.
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And quite often, those gifts can become a real curse in our lives.
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And the Pharisees only proved that point by their pompous and arrogant attitude towards others.
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Tissot – the Pharisees and the Herodians conspire against Jesus – www.joyfulheart.com
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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”
Proverbs 25:25
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Well, the Good News is, that today is still the day of Salvation!
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And so, let each of us fall down (spiritually, not literally) before God, and plead for deliverance from all foolish human pride, that we might instead reflect the meekness and humility of lowly Jesus who promises us…
“Come…and learn of Me;
for I am meek and lowly in heart:
and ye shall find rest unto your souls.”
(read Matthew 11:28-30)
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Yes, with Christ’s meek and lowly Spirit abiding in our hearts, we can find true peace and rest unto our souls!
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Girl Praying – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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TO READ PART 6, CLICK HERE…
December 22 (A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day, Part 6: “I Was…Naked, and Ye Clothed Me:”
Finger-pointing icon – Wikimedia – Share-alike-license
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Help me to crucify that “Old Man” within. Remove far from me all vanity and pride. Give me the desire and power to hide your great and precious promises in my heart…
Woman Praying – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Moon Into Blood Trilogy: 2nd Face: The Pharisee Scorner”,
or you can also read… “Fleeing to the Mountains, Part 3: The Abomination in My Heart”
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 SCORNER (THE PHARISEE)”
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Please tilt your head to the left.
Do you see a man with a very long pointed nose. (Obviously, the sketch to the right is just an exaggeration in order to help you find the face in the photo to the left.)
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Do you see an angry look? His right eye-brow is raised as if he is judging.
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This second face in the Moon appears to be that of a combination of a man as well as a fox.
Or maybe a wolf.
Doesn’t he have a long narrow nose like a wolf or fox?
Maybe even a dog.
Nevertheless, the expression on his face, as he appears to look down upon the Earth, is that of scorn.
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Unlike the first Moon-man’s sad look of shock and awe (click here to see and read about); this ‘man/fox/wolf/dog’ appears to be that of anger and scorn.
As if he is disgusted at the sinful planet below.
He is very moral, you see.
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THE PHARISEES…
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“Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.” Prov. 21:24
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Yes this wolf-like beast-face in the Moon, is what the Bible calls a proud Pharisee.
They were the morality crowd.
They were the finger pointers.
They were the scorners.
They didn’t realize that their own pride was even more reprehensible to God than the drunkenness, immorality, or sexual perversions of the unsaved of the world.
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Moon Into Blood Trilogy: 2nd Face: The Pharisee Scorner”
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TOMORROW:
December 16 (Eternal Torment? Part 31: “Embracing The Babylonian Version of Hell”)
Brooklyn Museum – The Rich Man In Hell – James Tissot – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM
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ALL‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO THIS DEBATE REGARDING WHETHER THE CHURCH-AGE HAS ENDED.
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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN…(1222) The Open Forum Harold Camping March 25, 2003 – YouTube
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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.
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