Daily Devotional, Year 3 – February 1 (“He That Hath An Ear To Hear”)
By admin On February 10th, 2021.
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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – February 1
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“He That Hath An Ear To Hear”
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“(According as it is written,
God hath given them (Israel) 
the spirit of slumber,
eyes that they should not see,
and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day…”
Romans 11:8, 20, 21
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Ear – CROPPED IMAGE – Wikipedia – Share-alike-lic.
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Vincent Van Gogh, one of the world’s most infamous artists, once cut off his ear (or part of his ear), to prove his love for a certain “women of ill repute”.
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And so, his unsuccessful attempt to woo this adulterous women which he loved, left Van Gogh without his one ear (at least in part).
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Van Gogh with ear bandage – 1889 – Wikimedia – US Public Domain.
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WE TOO HAVE CUT OFF OUR EAR!
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Now today’s society laughs at Van Gogh’s foolish “sacrifice of love”.
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And yet, many Christians have cut off BOTH EARS for the sake of a certain harlot woman’s love!
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Yes, many, or perhaps most of the professed people of God have made an even greater, “sacrifice of love” for a “woman of ill repute”, which is the Bible symbol for the apostate portion of the Church!
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William Blake – Whore – Babylon – Wikipedia – Public Domain
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How is this possible?
How have we Christians cut off our ears for the apostate Harlot Church?
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Question Marks – At a loss – svg – Wikimedia Commons – Share-Alike License
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OUR SPIRITUAL EARS
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Listen…“He that hath an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches…”
Revelation 2:7
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This above statement is repeated 7 times in the Book of Revelation.
It is a very enlightening statement because it reveals that there are those in the churches they do not have spiritual ears to hear God’s criticisms of His people.
And so, they cannot hear!
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Audience hands – cropped & altered – Wikimedia – Universal Public Domain
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“Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee”
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Listen… “Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee:
rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee…”
Proverbs 9:8
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This above proverb instructs us just how a Spirit-filled Believer will respond to criticism.
He will accept, and yes, even love all valid criticism that he previously was not aware of!
Because, the first and foremost desire of a true worshiper of God, is to conform his (or her) life to the likeness of Jesus!
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“CHASTENED EVERY MORNING”
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But listen again regarding God’s true worshipers… “For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.” Psalm 73:14
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Here is seen that the life of a genuine Believer is a life of correction.
Yes, even a life of being plagued, quite often!
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Oh yes, God allows the Devil to take part in the correction of a true Believer.
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And frequently, such correction can add up to many hours of painful suffering!
Even to the point that the Believer prays for God to take him (or her).
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Weeping Woman – Van Gogh – Wikimedia – US Public Domain
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DYING WITH CHRIST UNACCEPTABLE!
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But those who refuse correction no longer participate in God’s primary purpose to purify a people unto Himself.
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They would rather just, “enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season… than to suffer affliction with the people of God,” Hebrews 11:25
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Oh yes, they would like to go to Heaven after living a long and happy life here on earth.
But they have no desire to die with Christ.
That would require becoming totally Christlike!
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A LOVING FATHER’S CHASTENING
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Listen to the Wise Man, Solomon…
“My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD;
neither be weary of His correction:
For whom the LORD loveth He correcteth;
even as a father the son in whom He delighteth.”
Proverbs 3:11, 12
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Here we see that those who are considered “sons of God” will be treated with loving correction by their Heavenly Father…
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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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THE GOOD NEWS!
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Now the very Good News is, that the doors of Salvation are still open!
And all who can hear these letters, can call out to God for forgiveness and repentance!
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Listen… “As for me, I will call upon God;
and the LORD shall save me.
Evening, and morning, and at noon,
will I pray, and cry aloud:
and He shall hear my voice.”
Psalms 55:16, 17
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We must never give up crying to the Lord for deliverance, even in seemingly impossible circumstances!
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And only then, once we have received the Lord’s grace, it can be said of us…“As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.” Proverbs 25:12
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David’s sorrow – Wikigallery – Public Domain
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TO READ PART 2, GO HERE…
February 4 (He That Hath An Ear To Hear, Part 2: “World Without Ears!”)
Van Gogh with ear bandage – 1889 – Wikimedia – US Public Domain
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Give me two ears to hear Thy Fatherly reproofs and corrections. Let me take account of my life each and every day, and turn away from my love for this present world, and begin to look steadfastly Heavenward…
Morning Prayers – Ebenezer Newman – Downard – 1860 – Wikipedia – Public Domain
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read…January 8th (Was Blind, But Now I See!),
or you can also read this next article…“FEBRUARY 18 (Martha, the “Doer” & Mary, the “Hearer”)”
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 HOLY GHOST RIDER CONSTELLATION
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This newest Signs Of Heaven Constellation (Fall, 2013) is by far the faintest of constellations, but is a very incredible and awesome one in a number of ways (which this article will explain).
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It is primarily comprised of the Camelopardalis Constellation (head and upper back), plus about 5 stars from the Cassiopeia Constellation (his leg), plus some random stars.
It appears as an outline of a rider.
Only the back of his head is detailed.
And his back and the back of his legs are also detailed.
Both sides of his arm are visible, and his hand is gripping the horses mane, and that is detailed by three stars (which are also part of the horse’s mane).
The rider is in a position vaguely similar to a race-horse jockey.
The two brightest stars in this constellation, are from the Cassiopeia Constellation, and are part of his leg.
All the rest of the stars are very faint, and must be viewed on a very starry night.
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… The Holy-Ghost-Rider Constellation
Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license
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TOMORROW…
February 2 (Strong Delusion in Scripture, Part 5: “The Great Hermeneutic Scam!”)
Cyrus Scofield – 1920 – 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 90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM, A QUESTION/ANSWER CALL-IN, TALK SHOW.
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Harold Camping Bible Conference Open Forum #11 (youtube.com)
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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.