Today’s Devotional – April 17th (Taste And See That The Lord Is Good! To Know Thee More!)
By admin On April 16th, 2014.
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Today’s Devotional -April 17th
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Taste And See That The Lord Is Good!
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Psalm 34:8
“To Know Thee More!”
HERE ARE A FEW EXCERPTS FROM THE ARTICLE… “Planet of Rest: Doctrine of Eternal Torment”
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“But let him that glorieth glory in this,
that he understandeth and knoweth Me,
that I… exercise lovingkindness,
judgment, and righteousness, in the earth:
for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.”
Jeremiah 9:24
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One big reason for this giant experiment in sin, called Planet Earth, is so that the entire host of Heaven might all explore just who God truly is…
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“And this is life eternal, that they might know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast sent.” John 17:3.
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So, God has called the human race to come and search out just what is the true nature and character of God.
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“But let him…understandeth and knoweth Me”
Jeremiah 9:24
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God has given us this Book, the Bible, which must be carefully and prayerfully and thoroughly studied out, in order to ultimately find tru
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“Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.” Psalm 107:43
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The Bible tells us that, “God is love”. 1st John 4:8, 16
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And the more we “grow in grace and in the knowledge of the Lord”, the more we understand God’s Love and mercy. (2nd Peter 3:18)
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GOD’S LOVE SEEN IN THE CROSS
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The love of God is most profoundly understood in the Cross.
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This wonderful painting shows all the people gazing up at Jesus…wondering just who is this noble and majestic Being hanging there upon the Cross…
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“It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is Thy faithfulness…Lamentation 3:23
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Jesus Christ manifested His tender and merciful dealings with both friend and foe, while He walked the Earth.
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And when they finally put Him upon the Cross, He looked down at them, and in love said, “Father forgive them, for they know not what they do”.
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ABOVE PICTURE:
James Tissot: As seen from the cross. – Wikipedia – US public-domain
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NATURE AND SCRIPTURE ARE IN AGREEMENT
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As one looks at nature, and at the life of Jesus on Earth, he or she begins to comprehend that “God is love”.
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Just look at nature itself! Behold His many creations! Look at the little creatures! See how they lovingly deal with their young, giving just a hint of how our Heavenly Father tenderly deals with His children.
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Oh yes, God is also stern at times, when dealing with this rebellious planet. God gives life, and God takes life. The lightning and thunder. The fierce storms. And yet these are the results of sin.
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But are they eternal?
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No, but the lightning and the storms give way to the rainbow of promise in the morning.
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Mamma duck with babies – Wikimedia
lightning – NOAA – public domain
Rainbow – Hunt – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
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WHY DOES GOD ALLOW EVIL AND ITS RESULTS?
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Many skeptics like to point the accusing finger at God and cry out, “He’s a tyrant!”, because He allows all this evil in the world, when if He wanted, He could stop it all!
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As God looks down, He ultimately wishes for this “Planet In Rebellion” to be a lesson-book for all God’s host of Heaven…
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Listen… “Slay them not, lest My people forget:” Isaiah 59:11.
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So God allows Mankind to carry out our sins and schemes to their ultimate retribution, so that His people will not forget the folly of sin and rebellion…
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ABOVE PICTURE:
The_Course_of_Empire_Destruction_- 1836 – Cole_Thomas – Wikimedia – public domain
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“AND YE SHALL REMEMBER ME”
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So, God is doing what any loving parent might do if a rebellious child will not repent; God has, for a time, placed us in a world full of selfishness, so that we might see the results of selfishness, and finally realize that God’s way was the best way after all…
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Listen… “And they that escape of you shall remember Me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives…and they shall loathe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.” Ezekiel 6:9.
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So, here God tells us what the expected end will be, when at last, we finally learn that sin, pride, and selfishness can never bring true peace and joy.
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Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain
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“O LORD our Lord,
how excellent is Thy name in all the earth!
who hast set Thy glory above the heavens”
Psalm 8:1
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TO READ THE NEXT PART OF “TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD”, CLICK HERE…
June 5 (O Taste and See That The Lord Is Good! Part 2 “Taste & See God’s Delicious Fruit!”)
Fruit Stall in Barcelona Market by Daderot – Wikipedia share-alike license
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Give me the ability to study Thy Word, that I may know Thee, more and more…
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… “Planet of Rest: Doctrine of Eternal Torment” or you can also read… “Doctrine of Eternal Torment: Part 2”
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 FLOWER OF HEAVEN CONSTELLATION
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REVELATION 12 WOMAN ON ALTAR AND FLOWER OF HEAVEN
In The West
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This constellation almost appears as a vine, as it projects out from the Altar/Ark Constellation . This constellation appears in mid-winter through late-spring. As you can see in this sketch, the Altar/Ark
Constellation is also known as Leo Major , and the stem or vine of the flower is made of stars of the Virgo Constellation, and the flower itself is made of the Corvus Constellation.
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THE ZODIAC CONSTELLATION NAMES
It is not the purpose of www.theheavensdeclare.net to give any validity to the Zodiac or any pagan deities. But the common names of many constellations must be given, solely for the purpose of locating them on star-charts.
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “The Flower of Heaven Constellation” or you can also read… “Flower of the Field Constellation”
Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license
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TOMORROW
“April 18th (Getting Slapped!)”
hand – Slap – High and Mighty Trailer Screenshot – 1954 – Wikipedia – Public Domain
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above picture: Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.org – Public Domain
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