Tuesday, June 26, 2012

A verse for today

Exodus 26:

34

And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.

 
Joshua Barkley Psalm 37:5 John 1:12
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.Ps. 53:1a
If you try to fail and succeed, which have you done.

Proverbs 26

Proverbs Chapter 26

1

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.

2

As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.

3

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.

4

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

5

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

6

He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.

7

The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

8

As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

9

As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouths of fools.

10

The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.

11

As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
2 Pet 2:22

12

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

13

The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

14

As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

15

The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

16

The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

17

He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

18

As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

19

So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

20

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

21

As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

22

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

23

Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.

24

He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;

25

When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.

26

Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.

27

Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.

28

A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

 
Joshua Barkley Psalm 37:5 John 1:12
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.Ps. 53:1a
If you try to fail and succeed, which have you done.

Saturday, June 23, 2012

There's something in the water

Exodus Chapter 2

1

And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.

2

And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.

3

And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.

4

And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.

5

And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.

6

And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.

7

Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?

8

And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother.

9

And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the women took the child, and nursed it.

10

And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.
 
The water I am referring to is the Word of God, and just like the water of the Nile river we can all draw something out of the Word of God that will better us.
 
Three things we can draw out.
I. Deliverance.  As Moses was the great deliverer of Israel, so Christ is the great Deliverer of the sinner.  He is found throughout the Bible as  the One who will deliver.
 
II. Direction.  Moses would lead the children of Israel out of Egypt. Christ wants us as the children of God to "come out" and "be separate" from this world, of which Egypt is a type.
 
III. Decision.  Pharaoh's daughter had to make a decision about whether or not to do  the right thing.  She saved Moses from death.  Each one of us must make a decision every time the word of God is proclaimed to us, on whether or not we will accept the word of God, or reject it.

 
Joshua Barkley Psalm 37:5 John 1:12
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.Ps. 53:1a
If you try to fail and succeed, which have you done.

Proverbs 23

Chapter 23

1

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:

2

And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

3

Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.

4

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

5

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

6

Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

7

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

8

The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.

9

Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

10

Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

11

For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.

12

Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

13

Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

14

Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

15

My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

16

Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

17

Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

18

For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

19

Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

20

Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

21

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

22

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

23

Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

24

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

25

Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.

26

My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

27

For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

28

She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.

29

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

30

They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.

31

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.

32

At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

33

Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.

34

Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

35

They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

 
Joshua Barkley Psalm 37:5 John 1:12
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.Ps. 53:1a
If you try to fail and succeed, which have you done.