Daily Devotional, Year 3 – September 2 (Jeremiah & the Smooth Prophets, Part 5: “When ‘Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet!'”)

By admin On February 16th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – September 2

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Jeremiah & the Smooth Prophets,

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Part 5:

“When ‘Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet!'”

To read Part 1, go here… April 1 (Jeremiah & the Smooth Prophets, Part 1) 

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“The full soul loatheth an honeycomb;

but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.”

Proverbs 27:7

 

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anti-Christian_sign_in_Federal_Plaza_Chicago.jpgThis above proverb reveals a giant concept as to why so much of the world hates the Bible!

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You see, the Bible is a closed Book for most people, to a great extent.

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Because upon opening the Bible, it seems to be filled with so many awful, harsh, and judgmental condemnations!

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It’s scary to the average person!

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It’s like hearing one’s life-sentence being handed down by some harsh and blunt trial-judge!

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Anti-Christian rally in Chicago – cropped image – Wikimedia

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“HUNGER & THIRST AFTER RIGHTEOUSNESS”

Matthew 5:6

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shoppers_on_Dundas,_near_Yonge.jpgAnd so, how can we expect anyone to open up that Book and begin reading, when it seems so unhappy and so frightening?

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Well, as today’s signature verse says, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.” Proverbs 27:7

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Very many people are enjoying this world of selfishness.

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They have no reason to turn to the Bible for help!

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

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LONGING FOR THE FLESHPOTS OF THIS WORLD!

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The Bible is filled with accounts of how the Old Testament people of God were not at allhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:La_Gula_II_Gluttony_II.jpg happy with God’s leading. They remembered their flesh-pots back in their Egyptian captivity…

“We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely;

the cucumbers, and the melons,

and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:”

Numbers 11:15

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Yes, except for their cruel bondage in Egypt, they pretty much enjoyed their selfish lives back in Egypt. And they missed all that selfish carnality!

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And this attitude continued on throughout their pilgrimage toward the Promised Land.

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Gluttony – cropped/colored image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

Laughing – (cropped and color added) – Fotothek df roe neg – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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DESIRING TO HEAR “SMOOTH THINGS”

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And even after entering into the Promised Land, they didn’t like what God’s prophets had to say to them! 

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Listen to the assessment from God…

“That this is a rebellious people,

lying children, children that will not hear the law of the LORD: 

Which say to the seers, See not;

and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things,

speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:”

Isaiah 30:9, 10

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Just like so many faithful churchgoers today, they just did not want to hear all the negativity directed at them.

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And so, even today the rebellion in God’s house continues against all such hard and difficult words, either read from the Bible or spoken from the pulpit.

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Anger during a protest – cropped image – by David Shankbone – Wikimedia – Share-alike-License

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TURNING AWAY THE EARS FROM TRUTH

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This disdain for the “hard sayings of the Bible” is why Paul foretells of the future time of church-wide apostasy…

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“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine;

but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers,

having itching ears; 

And they shall turn away their ears from the truth,

and shall be turned unto fables.”

2nd Timothy 4:3, 4

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Yes, the day is coming (and now is) when those in the churches will no longer endure sound doctrine but insist on hearing smooth and ear-pleasing things.

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musician ear-plug – Public Domain – by Kick The Beat – Wikimedia

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GOOD NEWS!

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But there is Good News, believe it or not!

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Yes, for those who desire to hear the whole Gospel, both happy and unhappy, veiled and unveiled, the following promise is still available…“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:At_a_loss.svgafter righteousness: for they shall be filled.” Matthew 5:6

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Yes, for those who long after the righteousness of Christ, the entire Bible will begin to open up, and no longer be such a bitter pill to swallow!

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Question Marks – At a loss – svg – Wikimedia Commons – Share-Alike License

 

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Disapprove.jpgTO READ PART 6, CLICK HERE…

November 16 (Jeremiah & the Smooth Prophets, Part 6: “Why All the Negativity?”)

Thumbs down – Wikimedia – Creative Commons 2.0 License

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me such a Spirit of meekness and deep, heartfelt repentance. Give me a love for correction and chastisement. Make me glad to hear Thy faithful rebukes, that I may become wise…

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… “Fleeing to the Mountains: The Abomination in the Church, Part 1”or you can also read this shorter article…  March 1st (A Designer Jesus!)

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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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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VARIOUS SIGNS SPOKEN OF…

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Now as far as those who search Bible prophecy concerning “signs of the End”, most of us were expecting extraordinary heavenly phenomena; you know, such things as giant asteroids or other colossal cataclysmic occurrences.

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VARIOUS SIGNS MENTIONED…

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But you see, God has mentioned various constellations in Scriptures: Orion, The Pleiades, Mazzaroth, etc.. But He also spoke in Revelation of “great signs” in the heavens: a woman with child, a dragon who swept a third of the stars, and Michael who fought against that dragon (see Revelation, Ch. 12).

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The Bible also speaks of other signs in the heavens, and it is the purpose of Signs Of Heaven website, to introduce these wonderful signs and to reveal the many Bible passages which explain them. And if you are one of the fortunate ones to receive this amazing message, then you too can begin to proclaim this heavenly love story to anyone willing to listen.

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Comet Hale-Bopp-29-03-1997 – wikipedia – share-alike license

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Question_book_magnify2.svg

READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Arcturus (the star that wise-men follow!)”

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Father_and_son_enjoy_a_leisurely_afternoon_of_birdwatching.jpgTOMORROW

September 3 (The Return of Elijah, Part 3: “Fathers & Children” CONTINUED)

Father & Son – Wikimedia – Public Domain

 

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The Open Forum Talk Show with Harold Camping 

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 90-MINUTE TALK SHOW – – The Open Forum Harold Camping November 28, 2002 (youtube.com)

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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