Daily Devotional, Year 3 – February 19 (Flee To The Mountains, Part 11: “How To Be Like John the Baptist: Separation”)

By admin On February 10th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – February 19

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Flee To The Mountains,

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Part 11:

“How To Be Like John the Baptist: Separation”

To read part 1 of this article, click here…May 30th . . . . Flee To The Mountain!

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One of the most interesting of all Bible heroes was John the Baptist.

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Jesus Himself made the following comment about John…

…”Verily I say unto you,

Among them that are born of women

there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist:”

Matthew 11:11

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Away from society in the desert, living an extremely self-denying lifestyle, John the Baptist was a standing rebuke to the licentious/selfish lifestyles of God’s professed people of that day.

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John the Baptist by Harold Copping – www.wikigallery.com – US public domain

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JOHN’S AUSTERE LIFE IN THE DESERT!

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And isn’t it true, that we all admire John the Baptist for his abject disregard for all the creature-comforts which we mostly take for granted, today?

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Nevertheless most of us are not able to emulate the life of John, if for no other reason than it is now against the law to merely live out on the desert in most places.

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And let’s face it! Not too many of us could live on a diet of locusts and wild honey!

(He most likely ate other things as well, but “locusts and wild honey” were mentioned because they symbolized “the prophets and the law, which was John’s daily spiritual diet)

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Locust 1902 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“EXAMINE YOURSELVES”

2nd Corinthians 13:5

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And so, in the interest of overcoming the world, the flesh, and the Devil, let’s take a moment to examine the life of John.

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Yes, it might be profitable to see if we can’t implement some of John’s trade-secrets, in hopes of our own selves winning the final victory over sin and selfishness.

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Magnifying Glass – svg – Wikimedia Commons – Share-alike License

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AWAY FROM THE CITIES

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Now the very first thing that John did was to remove himself completely from city life, to live out in nature’s sanctuary.

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Yes, it would only seem logical that the closer we can come to God’s original plan, the more conducive it will be for health, not only of the body, but also for our spirituality!

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To behold nature is what God designed for Mankind in the original Garden.

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And to tend the garden and to keep and dress the Garden was Man’s original occupation.

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The fresh air, the pure water, the abundant sunshine, and the daily exercise only strengthened John, no doubt contributing to his strength of body, mind, and character.

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And though we may not be able to live out in the wilderness as did John, we might be able to have a little garden in our yard!

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Or maybe to just spend more time outdoors.

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Or go for daily walks.

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Or ride a bicycle to work instead of drive.

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Gardening – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Women Walking at Sunset – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons License

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TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW

John the Baptist by Harold Copping – www.wikigallery.com – US public domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to move away from the overwhelming tide of sensuality, whether in society or in the Church…

Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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***CASTOR AND POLLUX & THE NARROW WAY…***

WIDE & NARROW GATES IN THE HEAVENS

As the opening verse says…

…“Enter ye in at the strait gate:

for wide is the gate,

and broad is the way,

that leadeth to destruction…”

Matthew 7:13-14 (Condensed)

So, what are these two gates all about?

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And how can I choose the right door?

But before we explore these questions, let’s take a look at why these two sets of stars represent these two biblical gates.

(This sketch, while not 100% accurate, gives a fair portrayal of how this constellation group appears at winter’s end and even into June, when above the western horizon.)

HOW THE GATES RELATE TO ORION & DRAGON

This sketch below is when these constellations are in the eastern sky in early winter (However, this constellation group can even be seen as early as July, in the pre-dawn hours).

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In the eastern sky, it’s not so easily seen which gate the Revelation 12 Woman will enter.

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**The Wide Gate is made of the two brightest stars of this Wave of Water Constellation.**

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Satan spews out the deadly water of his false worldly ideologies…

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…which many of these ideologies have a form of godliness, but in some way are not in harmony…

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…or perhaps these worldly ideologies add to the Bible, which is strictly forbidden (see Deuteronomy 4:2).

**On the other hand, the Strait Gate (narrow gate) is composed of the two brightest stars of the Orion The Reaper’s sickle. The true Strait Gate represents Jesus, the Word of God.**

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Listen… “I [Jesus] am the door:

by Me if any man enter in,

he shall be saved,

and shall go in and out,

and find pasture.”

John 10:9

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TOMORROW…

February 20 (Flee To The Mountains, Part 12: “How To Be Like John the Baptist: Simplicity”)

John the Baptist by Harold Copping www.wikigallery.com US public domain

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