Reflections on Biblical Themes
Discover profound insights from biblical passages such as bearing the yoke, the origins of pride and obedience, the story of Adam and Eve, and the impact of parental influence on children. Explore the complexities of human nature and relationships through these reflective messages.
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"IT IS GOOD FOR A MAN TO BEAR THE YOKE WHILE HE IS STILL YOUNG. LAMENTATIONS 3:27
A WILD HEART: UNRESTRAINED PRIDE A LAZY HEART: COMPLICIT PASSIVITY A NEW HEART: FAITHFUL OBEDIENCE
"SO SHE TOOK SOME OF ITS FRUIT AND ATE IT; SHE ALSO GAVE SOME TO HER HUSBAND, WHO WAS WITH HER, AND HE ATE IT." GENESIS 3:6
A WILD HEART: UNRESTRAINED PRIDE A LAZY HEART: COMPLICIT PASSIVITY A NEW HEART: FAITHFUL OBEDIENCE
EVEN IF ADAM WAS CREATED IN THE WILDNESS OUTSIDE THE GARDEN, HE WAS PLACED BY GOD INSIDE THE GARDEN, SO THAT HIS LIFE WOULD BE SHAPED NOT BY SELF-CENTERED IDENTITY QUESTS BUT BY COVENANTAL BONDS AND BLESSINGS."
EVERY QUESTION ABOUT GODS INTENTIONS FOR MEN AND WOMEN IS...GO BACK TO THE GARDEN. RICHARD PHILLIPS
WILD, UNRESTRAINED PRIDE & PASSIVE, COMPLICITY
"IT IS GOOD FOR A MAN TO BEAR THE YOKE WHILE HE IS STILL YOUNG. LAMENTATIONS 3:27
STRONG AND CAPABLE OUTSIDE THE HOME BUT WEAK AND PASSIVE INSIDE IT.
ABSALOM, LIKE ALL GROWN MEN AND WOMEN, CANNOT BLAME HIS PARENTS FOR HIS OWN ADULT CHOICES.
"NO MAN IN ALL ISRAEL WAS AS HANDSOME AND HIGHLY PRAISED AS ABSALOM. FROM THE SOLE OF HIS FOOT TO THE TOP OF HIS HEAD, HE DID NOT HAVE A SINGLE FLAW. WHEN HE SHAVED HIS HEAD HE SHAVED IT AT THE END OF EVERY YEAR BECAUSE HIS HAIR GOT SO HEAVY FOR HIM THAT HE HAD TO SHAVE IT OFF HE WOULD WEIGH THE HAIR FROM HIS HEAD AND IT WOULD BE FIVE POUNDS ACCORDING TO THE ROYAL STANDARD." 2 SAMUEL 14:25
"MY SON ABSALOM! MY SON, MY SON ABSALOM! IF ONLY I HAD DIED INSTEAD OF YOU, ABSALOM, MY SON, MY SON!
LEADERSHIP IS NOT INAUTHENTICITY
TODAY YOU HAVE SHAMED ALL YOUR SOLDIERSTHOSE WHO SAVED YOUR LIFE AS WELL AS YOUR SONS, YOUR WIVES, AND YOUR CONCUBINES BY LOVING YOUR ENEMIES AND HATING THOSE WHO LOVE YOU! TODAY YOU HAVE MADE IT CLEAR THAT THE COMMANDERS AND SOLDIERS MEAN NOTHING TO YOU. IN FACT, TODAY I KNOW THAT IF ABSALOM WERE ALIVE AND ALL OF US WERE DEAD, IT WOULD BE FINE WITH YOU! NOW GET UP! GO OUT AND ENCOURAGE YOUR SOLDIERS, FOR I SWEAR BY THE LORD THAT IF YOU DON T GO OUT, NOT A MAN WILL REMAIN WITH YOU TONIGHT. THIS WILL BE WORSE FOR YOU THAN ALL THE TROUBLE THAT HAS COME TO YOU FROM YOUR YOUTH UNTIL NOW! 2 SAM. 19:1-7
HATE SIN. FEAR SIN. BE VIGILANT.
COME TO ME, ALL OF YOU WHO ARE WEARY AND BURDENED, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST. TAKE MY YOKE UPON YOU AND LEARN FROM ME, BECAUSE I AM LOWLY AND HUMBLE IN HEART, AND YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. FOR MY YOKE IS EASY AND MY BURDEN IS LIGHT. MATT. 11:28
"YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS MUST EXCEED THAT OF THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES. MATTHEW 5:20
COME TO ME, ALL OF YOU WHO ARE WEARY AND BURDENED, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST. TAKE MY YOKE UPON YOU AND LEARN FROM ME, BECAUSE I AM LOWLY AND HUMBLE IN HEART, AND YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. FOR MY YOKE IS EASY AND MY BURDEN IS LIGHT. MATT. 11:28
IF ANYONE SPEAKS, HE SHOULD DO IT AS ONE SPEAKING THE VERY WORDS OF GOD. IF ANYONE SERVES, HE SHOULD DO IT WITH THE STRENGTH GOD PROVIDES, SO THAT IN ALL THINGS GOD MAY BE PRAISED THROUGH JESUS CHRIST. TO HIM BE THE GLORY AND THE POWER FOR EVER AND EVER. AMEN 1 PETER 4:11
MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ENTER HIS REST. HEBREWS 4:11
FOR IT IS BY GRACE YOU HAVE BEEN SAVED, THROUGH FAITH AND THIS NOT FROM YOURSELVES, IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD NOT BY WORKS, SO THAT NO ONE CAN BOAST. FOR WE ARE GOD S WORKMANSHIP, CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS TO DO GOOD WORKS, WHICH GOD PREPARED IN ADVANCE FOR US TO DO. EPH 2:8-10
AND WHATEVER YOU DO, WHETHER IN WORD OR DEED, DO IT ALL IN THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS, GIVING THANKS TO GOD THE FATHER THROUGH HIM. COLOSSIANS 3:17
GOD OPPOSES THE PROUD BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE. HUMBLE YOURSELVES, THEREFORE, UNDER GOD S MIGHTY HAND, THAT HE MAY LIFT YOU UP IN DUE TIME. CAST ALL YOUR ANXIETY ON HIM BECAUSE HE CARES FOR YOU. 1 PETER 5:7
