Wednesday, October 31, 2012

It Will Be Well!



‘It Will Be Well.’
Ecclesiastes 8:10-13.
a)      Ecclesiastes 8:10. We can see the wicked people buried.
b)      Ecclesiastes 8:10. Some of them were religious hypocrites, going in and out of God’s House.
c)       Ecclesiastes 8:10. These people were praised in their hypocrisy that is so futile.
d)      Ecclesiastes 8:11. Sentence against an evil deed should be executed speedily because the human heart is fully set to do evil.
e)      Ecclesiastes 8:12. Even though sinners do evil a hundred time and prolong their lives.
f)        Ecclesiastes 8:12. It will be well for those people who fear God and fear Him openly.
g)      Ecclesiastes 8:13. It will not be well for the wicked people.
h)      Ecclesiastes 8:13. The wicked people will not prolong their days like a shadow because they do not stand in fear of God.
(This QT reminds me that It Will Be Well for those people who openly fear God)
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‘Get Rid Of The Old And Put On The New.’
Ephesians 4:22-32.
a)      Ephesians 4:22. We are to put away:-
1-      Our former way of life.
2-     Our old corrupt self.
3-     Our old self deluded by its lusts.
b)      Ephesians 4:23. We need to be renewed in the spirit of our minds. (Spiritual renewal)
c)       Ephesians 4:24. Then we can clothe ourselves with a new self.
d)      Ephesians 4:24. This new self is created according to the likeness of God in True Righteousness and Holiness.
e)      Ephesians 4:25. So:-
1-      We should put away all falsehood. (Lies)
2-     We should speak the Truth to our neighbours.
3-     We realise that we are members of one another. (In the Body of Christ)
f)        Ephesians 4:26. We can be angry, but we should not sin by letting the sun go down on our anger.
g)      Ephesians 4:27. We do not make room for the Devil in our lives.
h)      Ephesians 4:28. Thieves:-
1-      Give up stealing.
2-     Begin to work honestly with your own hands.
3-     Have something to share with needy people. (This is evidence of a reformed life)
i)        Ephesians 4:29. Our words:-
1-      Let no evil words come out of our lives.
2-     Say what is useful for building other people up.
3-     Say what is necessary to say.
4-     Should give Grace to those people who hear us.
j)        Ephesians 4:30. We should not grieve the Holy Spirit of God by Whom we are sealed until the Day of Redemption.
k)      Ephesians 4:31. These things grieve the Holy Spirit:-
1-      Bitterness.
2-     Wrath.
3-     Anger.
4-     Wrangling.
5-     Slander.
6-     Malice.
7-     Notice that these are all verbal sins. (Plus some actions too)
l)        Ephesians 4:32. We should be:-
1-      Kind to one another.
2-     Tender hearted.
3-     Forgiving one another as Christ has forgiven us.
(This Second one is a clear call to me to Get Rid Of The Old And Put On The New)
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Chris.
Our words are important. We need to consider our words just as much as we consider our actions. Words are the primary way of Blessing other people if we are not dumb and they are not deaf. Words count in this World. I need to be reminded and we all need to be reminded, especially True Believers, of the importance of our words.


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