Daily Devotional, Year 4 – August 28 (A 3-Finger Judgment-Day, Part 12: “Every Man…His Labor…(Is) The Gift of God” STILL FURTHER CONTINUED)

By admin On August 26th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – August 28

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A 3-Finger Judgment-Day,

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Part 12:

“Every Man…His Labor…(Is) The Gift of God”

(STILL FURTHER CONTINUED)

To read Part 1 of this Devotional, click here…December 15: “Every Man…His Labor…(Is) The Gift of God”

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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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In April 24‘s devotional (click here to read) it was revealed that when the Moon is full, there are three faces etched into its surface:

1: one that appears as a man,

2: the second face as a wolf (or some similar dog-like beast),

3: and the third face as a rabbit, or perhaps a mouse…a rodent of some type.

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Moon – by James Bowe – 3rd Face – cropped & highlighted photo – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

Moon – Public Domain – 1st face Watchman – by Cezar Popescu for Wikimedia – Universal Public Domain – cropped, highlighted & rotated photo

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PHARISEEISM: THE SPIRIT OF PRIDE

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But these two devotionals are focusing on the second face, the wolf-like beast.

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If you will notice, this creature appears to have somewhat of a judgmental facial expression. Yes, one of his eyebrows is raised, causing him to appear as if he is looking down at the world with a judgmental eye.

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This face represents a proud Pharisee. This is because the Pharisees were a class of very morally proud spiritual leaders. And the Pharisees looked down on others with a judgmental eye (much like this wolf-like Moon beast).

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Moon – by James Bowe – 3rd Face – cropped & highlighted photo – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

Moon – Public Domain – 2nd face Pharisee Scorner – by Cezar Popescu for Wikimedia – Universal Public Domain – cropped, highlighted & rotated photo

ABOVE PICTURE – Moon – 2nd Face (exaggerated for clarity) – Pharisee Scorner

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TAKING CREDIT FOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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Well, Let’s pick up where we left off in our last devotional on this subject.

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Yes, in the previous devotional of this little 4-part series (click here) a number of Bible passages were offered to confirm the idea that it is God, and not man, who chooses the life circumstances of each and every human.

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Listen to Paul’s rebuke to the Corinthians for their pride…

“For who maketh thee to differ from another?

and what hast thou that thou didst not receive?

now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory,

as if thou hadst not received it?”

1st Corinthians 4:7

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Here is yet another proof-text which further confirms the Divine Providence of our infinite God!

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These Corinthians were proud of their accomplishments, not realizing that they were perhaps the most spiritually deficit of the churches in Paul’s day.

But Paul pointed out to them that if there was anything good about them, it was only a gift from God and nothing they could take credit for.

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Gift – cropped image – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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GOD MADE…”THE DUMB…DEAF…THE SEEING…THE BLIND’

Exodus 4:11

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And this same self-approbating error exists in today’s church-world. Today’s churches do not properly emphasize the fact that any good thing that a person possesses, is a gift from God. And those who are living in unfortunate circumstances are not merely the product of bad choices, but are probably being pressed down by the unseen forces of Hell: Satan and his fellow evil-angels.

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If the citizens of this fallen planet would really take hold, fully, of this truth, then all judging and condemning would soon come to a complete halt.

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Christian and Apollyon – Pilgrim’s Progress – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and He (God) doeth according to His will…among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay His hand, or say unto Him, What doest Thou?”

Daniel 4:35

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It must be remembered that, compared to God’s infinite knowledge and wisdom, we are like little ants in our miniscule understanding. And yet, in His great love, our Heavenly Father has put each of us in our very own circumstances for various reasons:

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**1. To discover for our own self, the stark reality that “my selfish ways do not bring me true happiness or peace, but rather bring sorrow, disappointment, and ultimately, sickness and death”.**

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2. In hopes that I might grow tired and weary of my selfish ways, and at last, begin to seek out to find Him, and return to Him forever.

Weeping Woman – Van Gogh – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

Vincent van Gogh – Old Man in Sorrow (On the Threshold of Eternity) – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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LIVING IN A SPIRITUAL BATTLE-ZONE

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And so, in light of these past several devotionals on this subject, the plea goes out to each and every one of us to stop from all judging of others, be they rich or be they poor, or moral or immoral, sober or drunk, industrious or dysfunctional, etc…

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We just do not realize how the unseen powers, both heavenly or hellish, are working behind the scenes in the life of each and every living soul!

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“Judge not, that ye be not judged.“

Matthew 7:1

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And now that we have finally reached that great and fearful day of God’s Judgment, it is quite possible that those of us who thought that we were better than others just might find ourselves caught in a dramatic role-reversal!

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Yes, the day has arrived in which those of us who looked down our noses at others might just wake up to discover that “I” am now the one begging on the street-corner or “I” am now the drunkard lying in the gutter, etc….

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Drunk Panhandler – Wikipedia – public-domain-

Posing with the gay drag queens – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”

Proverbs 25:25

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Well, the Good News is, that we modern-day “Corinthians” can still repent of our proud pharisaism and plead for God to burn away the antichrist spirit completely and utterly out of our heart.

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Yes, we can fall down before the throne of God (fall down spiritually, not literally) and beg for Him to do a work in our heart to crucify the “old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;” Ephesians 4:22

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And then, when that Old Man is fully crucified, we will wholeheartedly agree with Paul…“Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.” 1st Timothy 1:15

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Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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“…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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TO READ PART 13, CLICK HERE…

May 25 (A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day, Part 13: “How To NOT Take The Long Road Home!”)

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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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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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“THE SCORNER (THE PHARISEE)”

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.)

Do you see an angry look? His right eyebrow is raised as if he is judging.

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.