Daily Devotional, Year 3 – February 10 (Cease Ye From Man! Part 9: “Time To Be Hidden”)
By admin On February 10th, 2021.
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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – February 10
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Cease Ye From Man!
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Part 9:
“Time To Be Hidden”
To read Part 1, click here… “August 21st (Cease Ye From Man!)”
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“When righteous men do rejoice,
there is great glory:
but when the wicked rise,
a man is hidden.”
Proverbs 28:12
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Just yesterday, a churchgoer made the following comment: “You need to be
coming back to church each week!
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“Because you know”, he continued, “for all eternity, God’s people will be meeting together and loving each other.
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“You might as well get started right now”, he concluded.
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Now this seemed to be a powerful argument!
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After all, it’s true that we are to have love, one-for-another.
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Audience hands – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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COME OUT FROM AMONG THEM?
Revelation 18:4
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But there are many Christians who are truly confused as to just what
God expects out of His people.
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Should we be fellowshipping with church people? Should we attend religious meetings.
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And are we being too reclusive and even unfriendly by separating ourselves from the church community?
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Question Marks – At a loss – svg – Wikimedia Commons – Share-Alike License
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AS WE SEE “WHAT” DAY APPROACHING?
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Well, it is true that God’s people should be filled with love for their fellow humans, especially those who profess to love Christ!
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And our love should even extend to the secular, unbelieving world.
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And yes, Hebrews 10:25 counsels us that…
“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together,
as the manner of some is;
but exhorting one another:
and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”
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But notice here that it says we should be exhorting one-another, “and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”
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And so, the question needs to be asked, “As we see WHAT day approaching!?”
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Magnifying Glass – svg – Wikimedia Commons – Share-alike License
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NO SHORTAGE OF VERSES
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Well, there is no shortage of Bible passages which speak of the day of the Lord as a time to flee; a time to be hidden; a time to, “cease ye from Man”!
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Listen to this next passage…
“And the LORD answered me, and said,
Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables,
that he may run that readeth it.
For the vision is yet for an appointed time,
but at the end it shall speak, and not lie:
though it tarry, wait for it;
because it will surely come, it will not tarry.”
Habakkuk 2:2, 3
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Here is a very striking prophecy regarding this very time in history when God’s people are commanded to flee from the overwhelming influence of unbelievers who are surrounding God’s people, both in the world, and in the apostate churches.
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Magnifying Glass – Wikimedia – Share-alike License
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“NOT…GREATER THAN JOHN THE BAPTIST”
Matthew 11:11
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Now just because we are counseled to, “flee”, and to, “cease ye from man”, does this mean that we don’t have love for our fellow man?
Absolutely not!
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After all, John the Baptist lived in the wilderness.
And yet, did separating himself from humanity show that John didn’t have love for the human race?
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John the Baptist by Harold Copping – www.wikigallery.com – US Public Domain
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“A TIME OF TROUBLE, SUCH AS NEVER WAS!”
Daniel 12:1
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And so, this present judgment hour is a special time of trouble (Daniel 12:1-3).
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Oh yes, God’s judgments will be soon poured out upon them.
And we certainly don’t want to be partaking of her sins.
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And no doubt, it won’t be long until we do understand all God’s reasons why we must flee!
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ABOVE CHART: 7 Stars pouring out – winter – signsofheaven.org – not for commercial use
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“HAVING ITCHING EARS!”
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But even if time would have permitted such a thorough explanation, the fact is, there are many who adamantly refuse to understand this message.
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They simply love going to church each week.
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And because they are usually very outgoing and friendly, they love all the social aspects connected with churchgoing, with its many social events and parties.
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Oh no, they don’t necessarily love to talk about salvational issues.
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No, but rather, after church, they mostly talk about their job, their cars, their home, their favorite team, their up-coming vacations, their kids, their hobbies, etc…. Jesus is not their “first love”. Revelation 2:4
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In other words, for them, church is mostly a weekly fraternal/social get-together, covered with a thin veneer of religiosity.
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“WHOSOEVER…FORSAKES NOT ALL…CANNOT BY MY DISCIPLE”
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True discipleship requires a complete forsaking of all (see Luke 5:11 & Luke 14:33).
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And worldly-minded Christians love this present world far too much to ever, “forsake all”, so that they might follow Jesus as one of His disciples!
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Paul Shipwrecked – Acts 27:41-44 – www.lavistachurchofchrist.org – Public Domain
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“HIS…BREAD…WATERS SHALL BE ASSURED”
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And so, O Stranger & Pilgrim, here is just one more reason to join this end-time exodus out of spiritual Babylon, just prior to our Lord’s Return.
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And those who do flee to the spiritual mountains of God will find abundant living waters up there! (see Isaiah 30:25).
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James Tissot – The Flight of the Prisoners – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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TO READ PART 10, GO HERE…
March 12 (Cease Ye From Man! Part 10: “Avoiding David’s Sin!”)
David’s sorrow – Wikigallery – Public Domain
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Help me to understand this end-time message to come out of Babylon…
USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read…How To Be Hidden in the Day of Wrath
or you can also read… DECEMBER 14 (A Form of Godliness, Part 2: When Evil Wears A Smile!)
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 MILKY WAY RUNS THROUGH
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THIS HOLY-GHOST-RIDER
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Now one thing that is noticeable and makes this constellation even more dramatic, is the fact that the Milky Way runs right through it.
And the question that must be asked is… “What biblical implications does this constellation/Milky Way connection have?”
Well, very simply put, if stars represent Believers, then this rider works in the world through His True-Worshippers, to a great extent.
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WHY IS THIS CONSTELLATION SO INCOMPLETE IN APPEARANCE
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So why is this constellation merely an outline?
Well it does show his back, rear end and leg…and arm.
But unlike, say, Orion, this constellation is very vague, even mysterious in appearance. Almost vacant in appearance.
Yes, this horseman represents Christ.
But even more than this, it represents the Holy Spirit of Christ.
And as we all know, the Holy Spirit is very, very, un-intrusive, almost impossible to detect His presence.
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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 11 (Lucifer’s Music Solo, Part 5: “Getting Ready For Heaven!”)
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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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The Open Forum Harold Camping August 27, 2002 (youtube.com)
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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.