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Obadiah 1:3-4
3 The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
4 Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the Lord.
There is a type of person that God breaks down. Those who have a high and prideful heart. Those who think they are great inside of their hearts.
Notice how God doesn't say "Those who shout out loud or boast publicly". Everything starts at the heart. A prideful heart is an abomination to the Lord.
We must always remember we are nothing and God has provided everything.
Your job, spouse, children, wisdom, and even character...God has given to you freely by his grace.
We must remember that we are dirt and without God we can only perish. God brings us down from the highest point in order to save us from getting too exalted. He wants to lower our hearts in order to work and have a healthy relationship with us.
We should acknowledge God in all our ways especially when he is breaking us down. Amen!
1 Thessalonians 5:12-14
12 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
13 And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves.
14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
As ministers we often have to assume many roles but the most impactful role is Shepherd. Our job is to minister and guide the people to their master through the gospel.
We labor to shift the focus of individuals from themselves back to message of Jesus. Many have hardened hearts and that's why as ministers we must warn them of these things. A hardened heart means they do not want to throw their thoughts away, they rather fight, argue, and reject the guidance of God through the ministers.
Our job is also to warn people about this straying away from the gospel into judgment.
God wants us to think about the hearts of our servants who he appointed to do this very task. We should always focus on having peace amongst ourselves and with the servants of God.
Verse 14 tells us to look out for those people who are not submissive. The people who cause strife through judgement, gossip, and self-righteousness.
It also tells us to comfort/support those who are weak or lacking in direction. We should always look to help guide those people.
Lastly, we should support them through patience.
God provides the grace for us to do this already through Jesus. He gives us the heart to submit, but we must also choose to accept it. Amen!
Isaiah 35:8-10
8 And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
9 No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:
10 And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
These precious and beautiful words of the Lord allow us to see the heart of God. Jesus is truly all over the old testament. In verse 8 we can see "The way".
The "T" is capitalized symbolic of Jesus being the only way to holiness. It also says a highway representing how easy and quick it is to receive true salvation. Unclean people meaning sinners, cannot pass over to it.
It's for the righteous people, but notice how it says "though fools". It's highlighting that we are dirt/fools, but we received grace. God did not impute our sins even though we were unclean.
There is no error in us, meaning no sin because of Jesus 🥹.
God removes every ravenous beast in our way, he has made it a easy road.
When we receive true salvation, God gives us the walk of victory. As we march into Heaven, we will be singing with joy and praising God with the mark of Salvation on our heads.
There will be no more sadness, grief, sin, or misery. All of this is because of THEE way which is Jesus. Amen!!!!!!
