Daily Devotional – OCTOBER 12 (Babylon = Baby-Land! Part 6: The Rod of Correction!
By admin On May 30th, 2024.
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Daily Devotional, Year 2 – OCTOBER 12
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Babylon = Baby-Land!
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Part 6:
“The Rod of Correction!”
To read Part 1, click here… ” MARCH 1 (Babylon = Baby-Land! Part 1: Music)”
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“Foolishness is bound
in the heart of a child;
but the rod of correction
shall drive it far from him.”
Proverbs 22:15
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Children are such a wonderful blessing! And to experience all the joys and even the sorrows that come with parenthood help us to become more complete and well-rounded adults!
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Baby in diaper learning to walk – Wikimedia – share-alike-license
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“BABY” DERIVED FROM “BABY-LON”
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The name, “baby” is said to have been derived from the name, “Babel”. In other words, just as those Babylonians in the days of the building of the Tower of Babel, became confused in their language, so too, babies all speak an unintelligible language!
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Listen… “And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do…let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.” Genesis 11:6, 7
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Yes, just as no Babylonian could understand one another, once God confused their speech, so also, nobody can understand a baby’s language! It just sounds like a whole lot of babbling!
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Babylon – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike License 4.0
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THE GOD OF THIS WORLD
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Now the Bible tells us that the king of this Babylonian world is actually Lucifer, who fell from Heaven. The Bible calls him, “the god of this world” 2nd Corinthians 4:4.
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And in this cornucopian society, children are raised according to the dictates of this society. And of course, Satan being the “god of this world”, makes every effort to see that all things are done according to his selfish and erroneous ways.
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Satan presiding at the Infernal Council – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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COME OUT OF BABYLON!
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But God is just now calling His people to come out of all the Babylonish confusion, which is this world…
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…”And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, My people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” Revelation 18:4
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So here we see that God’s people must escape the sins of Babylon (Babylon, the world with its worldly churches).
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CHILDREN WHO HAVE NOT GROWN UP
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Now one area of great concern to the Lord is how children are being raised, especially in this age of television, radio, and high-tech devices.
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The Lord clearly warns Christians…“Be not deceived! Evil communications corrupts good manners (character)” 1st Corinthians 15:33
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If you haven’t noticed, there is a certain segment of the younger generation which have not been able to properly mature.
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Just take a stroll down any sidewalk and notice that a certain share of the young people display a profound immaturity, even into their 20’s and 30’s, and sometimes beyond!
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Kid with Mohawk haircut – cropped and altered image – Wikimedia – Share-alike License
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SATAN, A TIRELESS ENEMY
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But how can we blame them? After all, the “god of this world” has worked 24/7/365 to create a society that encourages such immaturity! And so much of television and radio caters to that immaturity.
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Yes, a great deal of television and the recording industry attempts to appeal to the younger generation on a very low level which often hinders them from growing up properly (this web-editor once being also a victim).
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BIBLE ENCOURAGES MATURITY
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On the other hand, the Bible has abundant counsel for parents who want to raise their children to eventually become mature, hard-working adults… “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6
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Or what about this proverb…“Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him”? Proverbs 22:15
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These two proverbs from the wisest of all mortals, Solomon, exhort parents to lead their children early on, into the pathway of responsibility and right thinking.
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Jesus the Carpenters Son-by-www.lavistachurchofchrist.org US public-domain.jpg
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PLAYING & GAMES MAKE-BELIEVE IS NOT EVIL
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Now of course, there may be nothing wrong with allowing children to be children as they play games, or as they pretend in their make-believe world.
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And the parent may even join in with them at times, in their little games, laughing, singing and make-believing.
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Family – Children’s Playground, – Wikimedia – Share-alike License
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SATAN ALWAYS TAKES THINGS TOO FAR
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But since the advent of television, there has grown the erroneous notion that children must be continually fed on the nonsense so prevalent in children’s programming. This is a fatal error by so many parents, and has greatly contributed to the sad current condition of a great percentage of today’s youth.
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And such a harmful environment will probably cause the children’s mental growth to be stunted, leading them to continually seek more and more immature TV programs and music for many years to come! In other words, after hundreds, or even thousands of hours of feeding themselves on cartoons, etc., they then graduate to foolishness designed for teens. Instead of learning good work ethics and responsibility, they learn to be irreverent and irresponsible!
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Cartoon character – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution
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GREATLY DYSFUNCTIONAL
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And by then, they also begin listening to harmful “music” which further solidifies their immaturity and irresponsible attitude toward life.
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And combined with sending them off to public schooling which connects them with a large segment of like-minded peers, we see what we are now seeing in today’s society.
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And a certain percent of younger folks are unable to handle life situations correctly, often resorting to drugs and alcohol and similar bad choices.
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And even if they can function to a certain degree, they still mostly think in selfish terms, which is largely fostered by so much of the narcissism of today’s TV programs for children.
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Girl Texting – cropped and altered image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons 2.0
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ELIMINATE THE TV IF POSSIBLE
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And so, in homes where there are two Bible-believing Christian parents, this website encourages parents to prayerfully consider the possibility of removing the television completely out of the home. There is very little of anything with redeeming value in television.
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And even the attempt by parents to allow only the so-called “good shows” probably only whets the appetite of children to watch more and more TV! Even the science and nature shows are greatly mingled with godless, atheistic philosophies.
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Let’s be honest, parents! The sad truth is that Satan owns the television! It’s his turf!
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TV – highquality – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons License
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BREAK FREE OF SATAN’S INDOCTRINATION
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So Christian parents, if we are truly serious about coming out of Babylon, and escaping the sure judgments of God to fall upon those who fail to come out, we must make a clean break from all satanic indoctrination, as far as possible.
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MANY MUST LIVE BY FAITH
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Now for those Christian homes where one parent is not in agreement about these matters, there will be a heavy cross to bear by that one concerned parent, even though he or she endeavors to maintain and encourage a cheerful household.
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And while we are never to force an unwilling spouse to comply, the Christian must secretly and patiently engage in ceaseless, secret prayer for the members of his or her household, trusting only in the promises of God!
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Starry Night at La Silla – cropped and altered image – Wikimedia – Share-Alike license
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WONDERFUL BIBLE PROMISES!
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And we certainly do have Bible promises to cling to… “Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in His ways. For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.” Psalm 128:1-4
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And it should be the great desire of every Christian parent to one day walk through the heavenly gates, hand-in-hand with our children.
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Family Portrait – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike License
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END-TIME EXODUS
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And so, it is imperative that we make our exodus out of this Babylonish society and its churches, if we will escape the judgments promised for those who refuse to come out!
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Oh no, we cannot come completely out of society. But we can come out as far as possible from its unchristlike ways.
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James Tissot – The Flight of the Prisoners – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Give me wisdom and understanding into these matters. Put within my heart, the burning desire to raise my children in the love and nurture of the Lord Jesus…
Prayer – Mother and Daughter – Wikipedia – (cropped image) the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Television & The Image That Speaks” or you can also read…SEPTEMBER 4 (Habakkuk Says “Run!”, Part 5: Schools of Babylon!)
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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“there shall come a Star out of Jacob”…
Numbers 24:17
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“Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.” Matthew 2:1, 2
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There exists a lot of intrigue regarding just what star did the Magi from the East follow, which led them to the First Advent of our Savior.
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The Bible speaks of Arcturus as a possibility…“canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?” Job 38:33.There’s nothing that is impossible for God! Arcturus may very well have been that star.
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FULFILLMENT OF WISE-MEN OF OLD
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But there is a much greater question that confronts Mankind today. Because, just as a single star guided those wise men to the coming Savior, so also, God is just now giving us many stars, to guide us safely to the Second Coming of our Lord and Savior! And so these starry signs seem to be the fulfillment of those wise men following the star, 2,000 years ago!
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GUIDE US TO HEAVEN’S GATE…
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And Arcturus is that brilliant star (3rd brightest in our heavens) which leads these Gospel constellations, Summer, Fall, and Winter Constellations, to present a picture story, a heavenly allegory of sorts; these constellations, which together, tell of the incredible love of God. And Arcturus, our Host Star, will lead to an understanding of God’s Word, which will, in turn, guide God’s people up a narrow pathway; onward and upward through Heaven’s Gate itself, and ultimately into the very heavenly City of God.
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Oh don’t doubt for a moment that God cannot or will not do this! For with God, all things are possible! Listen… “Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” Mark 9:23
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And Signs Of Heaven Website will direct the Reader to God’s Word in such a way as to bring out certain Bible truths not currently recognized or emphasized in most of the current Christian theological circles.
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Arcturus (the star that wise-men follow!)”
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TOMORROW…
OCTOBER 13 (Cease Ye From Man! Part 7: Trust Ye Not In Any Brother!)
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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY
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ALL‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.
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THIS IS STUDY #650 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING, FORMER CEO OF FAMILY RADIO…
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Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain
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