Friday, July 30th: ARRIVAL
Saturday, July 31st: PM Rebecca shares with the youth study group
Sunday, August 1st, AM: Preach Iglesia Cristiana
Sunday, August 1st, PM: Preach Iglesia Monte Sion, Antigua
Monday, August 2nd, AM: Radio Station (25 minutes)
Monday, August 2nd, PM: Teaching Davids Tabernacle at IBJ
Tuesday, August 3rd, AM: Rebecca shares with the ladies (Iglesia Cristiana)
Tuesday, August 3rd, PM: Teaching Davids Tabernacle at IBJ
Wednesday, August 4th, PM: Teaching Davids Tabernacle at IBJ
Thursday, August 5th, AM: Sharing at mens prayer breakfast
Thursday, August 5th, PM: Teaching Davids Tabernacle at IBJ
Friday, August 6th: Teaching NT Survey at Molinas
Saturday, August 7th: Teaching NT Survey at Molinas
Saturday, August 7th: Rebecca speaking at the Orphanage
Sunday, August 8th: Teaching NT Survey at Molinas
Monday, August 9th: DEPARTURE
The Second Great Comission: Luke 1:17b "...to make ready a people prepared for the Lord"
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010
Conspiracy in the Heart of the Wicked
16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
Their feet run to evil! This is reminiscent of Proverbs 6:18 “...feet that be swift in running to mischief.” This is one of the seven things God hates and no one who practices such a lifestyle will prosper. Evil will not depart from their own house Proverbs 17:13 (remember they are pursuing the innocent Proverbs 1:11)
17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Workers of evil make their plans in secret; if the bird sees the trap then the trap has been set in vain. They conspire in secrecy because they do not want their victims to see the trap and escape. They lay a trap secretly; they set a trap for the righteous but they do not realize that in setting a trap for the righteous they are in fact ensnaring themselves - Proverbs 1:18
18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
We have no doubt heard the term “Poetic justice”; a loose interpretation of that phrase is “they got what they deserved”. In V:16 it says they lie in wait for innocent blood but in v:18 it says they lie in wait for their own blood; the author says this because a mans deed returns upon him! It is a wise man or woman indeed who has come to appreciate that as we treat others so will we be treated. If we are in need of mercy in our own lives then it behooves us to be merciful to others and so it is with each virtue, practice that virtue on others and you will find that is the treatment that it dispensed from the hand of the Lord to you.
19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
Now we see the real motivation of these evildoers, they are greedy of gain! Their motivation is to rob and to steal money, position, affluence, recognition, praise, power etc... Proverbs 1:18 an evil force turns on them and takes revenge on the evildoer. They swallow up men’s souls only to have circumstances turn against them and consume them. Be assured in your heart, no one escapes retribution (Psalm 73:1-28 is an account of the wicked and the true).
Their feet run to evil! This is reminiscent of Proverbs 6:18 “...feet that be swift in running to mischief.” This is one of the seven things God hates and no one who practices such a lifestyle will prosper. Evil will not depart from their own house Proverbs 17:13 (remember they are pursuing the innocent Proverbs 1:11)
17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Workers of evil make their plans in secret; if the bird sees the trap then the trap has been set in vain. They conspire in secrecy because they do not want their victims to see the trap and escape. They lay a trap secretly; they set a trap for the righteous but they do not realize that in setting a trap for the righteous they are in fact ensnaring themselves - Proverbs 1:18
18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
We have no doubt heard the term “Poetic justice”; a loose interpretation of that phrase is “they got what they deserved”. In V:16 it says they lie in wait for innocent blood but in v:18 it says they lie in wait for their own blood; the author says this because a mans deed returns upon him! It is a wise man or woman indeed who has come to appreciate that as we treat others so will we be treated. If we are in need of mercy in our own lives then it behooves us to be merciful to others and so it is with each virtue, practice that virtue on others and you will find that is the treatment that it dispensed from the hand of the Lord to you.
19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
Now we see the real motivation of these evildoers, they are greedy of gain! Their motivation is to rob and to steal money, position, affluence, recognition, praise, power etc... Proverbs 1:18 an evil force turns on them and takes revenge on the evildoer. They swallow up men’s souls only to have circumstances turn against them and consume them. Be assured in your heart, no one escapes retribution (Psalm 73:1-28 is an account of the wicked and the true).
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Teaching Tabernacle of David in Guatemala
For those who might be interested; I have added a feature at the lower right hand of the blog. This is a streaming connection to the bible school in Guatemala; if you wouldn't mind while I am there the 2nd of August to the 5th of August I will be teaching the Tabernacle of David and would appreciate feedback on how the feed was working. I believe they are two hours behind us at this time of the year, therefore the feed will probably not be available until around 8:00 or 8:30... Thanks Pastor Frank
Thursday, July 08, 2010
Refrain from walking with evil men...
15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
V:15-19 is the emphatic instruction of the father to the son to stay away from such activities. Here the father exposes the deeds of these men as evil; he defines the evil intent of their heart in order to save his son or daughter from the enticement. “My son”, this is the instruction of a true father who wants his son to walk in the path of righteousness, “walk not in the way with them”. This is the yearning of a father to his children (Gal 4:19; 3 John 1:4). A true father pleads with his children “Obey the truth and walk in the light”; O' the heartbreak of a godly parent when their son or daughter does not walk in the truth. “…refrain thy foot from their path”; exercise restraint in your walk, this is an act of the will which invokes a blessing if observed (Psa 1:1-2).
16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
Their feet run to evil! This is reminiscent of Proverbs 6:18 “...feet that be swift in running to mischief.” This is one of the seven things God hates and no one who practices such a lifestyle will prosper. Evil will not depart from their own house Proverbs 17:13 (remember they are pursuing the innocent Proverbs 1:11)
V:15-19 is the emphatic instruction of the father to the son to stay away from such activities. Here the father exposes the deeds of these men as evil; he defines the evil intent of their heart in order to save his son or daughter from the enticement. “My son”, this is the instruction of a true father who wants his son to walk in the path of righteousness, “walk not in the way with them”. This is the yearning of a father to his children (Gal 4:19; 3 John 1:4). A true father pleads with his children “Obey the truth and walk in the light”; O' the heartbreak of a godly parent when their son or daughter does not walk in the truth. “…refrain thy foot from their path”; exercise restraint in your walk, this is an act of the will which invokes a blessing if observed (Psa 1:1-2).
16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
Their feet run to evil! This is reminiscent of Proverbs 6:18 “...feet that be swift in running to mischief.” This is one of the seven things God hates and no one who practices such a lifestyle will prosper. Evil will not depart from their own house Proverbs 17:13 (remember they are pursuing the innocent Proverbs 1:11)
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