Today’s Devotional – October 9 (The most boring man who ever lived!)
By admin On December 5th, 2023.
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Today’s Devotional – October 9
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THE MOST BORING MAN WHO EVER LIVED!
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On Thanksgiving, while sitting at the table, a certain person (not present at that gathering, of course) came up in the conversation.
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One person made the comment that this certain person was always talking about religion. And everyone pretty much agreed.
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And the dinner of roasted turkey continued.
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Our (Almost Traditional) Thanksgiving Dinner – cropped image – wikimedia – share-alike license
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“…and in His temple doth every one speak of His glory” Psalm 29:9
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Now, these types of conversations are not rare.
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And why should Christians be surprised if they are spoken of in this demeaning manner by other church-going professors of Christianity?
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But one would have to wonder, just how are all these people going to handle Heaven?
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After all, what do they think the conversation is going to be centered on up there where EVERYBODY loves to talk about Jesus and heavenly things?
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“…and in His temple doth every one speak of His glory” Psalm 29:9
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Second Coming – Resurrection Morning – Jan Luyken – Bible – Wikipedia – US Public Domain (2)
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SO WHO IS THE MOST BORING?
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But the title of this devotion is, “The Most Boring Man Who Ever Lived”.
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So, just who would that be?
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Just who gets the dubious honor of being dubbed, “The Most Boring Man Who Ever Lived”?
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Question Marks – At a loss – svg – Wikimedia Commons – Share-Alike License
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MAYBE PETER
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Perhaps Peter? Listen to Peter… “If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God;” 1st Peter 4:11.
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Well, if Peter follows his own counsel here, then perhaps Peter’s the most boring of all men.
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St Peter – Brandl – 1724 – National Gallery Prague – Wikimedia Commons
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MAYBE PAUL
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Or perhaps it was Paul.
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Listen to Paul…
“For I determined not to know any thing among you,
save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.”
2nd Corinthians 2:2.
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Well Paul must have bored those worldly-minded Corinthians to death, if all he talked about was “Jesus Christ, and Him crucified”!
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St Paul Preaching in Athens (Raphael, 1515) Wikipedia US public domain
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MAYBE JESUS
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Or what about Jesus?
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Listen to Jesus… “the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.” John 6:63. So why do you think they put Jesus to death? Because they didn’t like what He was saying, and they couldn’t shut Him up.
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Well, probably any one of these three men would not be somebody that most people would want to “hang out” with for very long.
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Jesus – Tissot – courtesy of Brooklyn Museum – Wikimedia
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THE WORLD LISTENS TO THE WORLD
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Well, one thing is for certain, it surely isn’t the people of the world who might be considered to be the most boring to be around.
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Listen to John’s testimony…
“They (Anti-Christs) are of the world:
therefore speak they of the world,
and the world heareth them.
We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us;
he that is not of God heareth not us.
Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.”
1st John 4:5, 6.
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So, it says here that the people of the world speak of the world and the world hears them.
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Hands Toasting Drinks – Cheers! – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0
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MAYBE US!
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Well, the above passage from 1st John plainly declares, “he that is not of God DOES NOT HEAR us.”
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So, if they’re not listening to us, then just maybe we Christians are the most boring of all people!
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Well, this next passage only confirms it.
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Listen… “For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ,
in them that are saved, and in them that perish:
To the one we are the savour of death unto death;
and to the other the savour of life unto life…”
2nd Corinthians 2:15, 16.
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Now here’s a real indictment against Christians. To those of the world we are the “savour of death unto death”.
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Mall witnessing, Panama City, Panama
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WHO WOULD WANT TO “HANG OUT” WITH HOLINESS, ANYWAY?
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Just think about it! Only another Believer would dare hang around us, if we are truly Christ-like.
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Do we suppose that Jesus had secular friendships?
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Or Paul, perhaps?
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Or even the Apostle John?
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Certainly, the Bible makes no mention of these three having secular friendships. Only those who were contemplating becoming followers of Jesus were interested in His companionship.
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Eventually, everyone else wanted Him dead!
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Crucifixion darkness – Jesus on the Cross – Gustave Dore – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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CONCLUSION
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So just who is the most boring of all men?
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Well, you might say, it’s a draw!
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First of all, Jesus would be considered boring to the world. Then Paul. Then Peter, then John and the other Apostles. And last but not least, every true worshipper of God. We’re all boring to the world!
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Bible Study Group – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-Alike License
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But when true worshippers of God get together, then to talk about Jesus and Heaven is the most exciting thing on earth, and maybe also in Heaven too!
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“…and in His temple doth every one speak of His glory.” Psalm 29:9
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, help me to not run to the same excess of riot when in the company of unbelievers. But help me instead, to merely smile a warm smile of love, which is by far, the best sermon ever preached…
Marine Praying – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain
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READ MORE…
To explore into similar subjects, please read… “Ark of the Covenant Constellation, Pt. 2: How To Enter The Most Holy Place”, Or you may also read…February 3 (Come Out From Among Them, Part 2: “Making Friends With Unbelievers”)
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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“And the temple of God was opened in heaven,
and there was seen in His temple
the ark of His testament:
and there were lightnings, and voices,
and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.”
Revelation 11:19
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THE ARK IN THE HEAVENS
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So what importance to us is all this information? Well, if a person goes out at night, beginning in April (earlier in southern-most latitudes, and later in northern-most), in the pre-dawn hour, they just might locate the constellation commonly referred to as the Sagittarius Constellation . It is located in the southern sky. (Each night it appears a little earlier, slowly inching westward, through the summer, until it finally disappears below the western horizon in November.)
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At first, it simply appears as two twin birds flying westward. But if you look once again, it just might appear as a long box-like figure, with one star on the right, as you face it, and two stars on the left. The box, of course would be the Ark, and the stars on either side would represent angels, which are sometimes referred to as stars in the Bible (for instance, “the seven stars are the angels…” Revelation 1:20). To the right is a star-chart from Wikipedia, in which the editor of this site has sketched in this Sagittarius Constellation, to show how God created it to appear.
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Ark of the Covenant Constellation, Pt. 2: How To Enter The Most Holy Place”
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TOMORROW:
October 10 (How Do I Become Jesus’ Disciple?)”
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Jesus Discourses with His Disciples – James Tissot – by Brooklyn Museum – by Wikipedia – Public Domain
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Child Guidance by Ellen White – Importance of the Home School
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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 6-MINUTE DEVOTIONAL – – CG-01 – Importance of the Home School (youtube.com)
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The first Bible lesson by children – Boston Public Library – Wikimedia – US Public Domain
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