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James Bible Daily Devotion – Learning
Scripture One Day At A Time
Date: Thursday, September 24, 2015
Chapters: The Book of Nahum http://imfollowingjesus.com/Bible-Reading-267.html
Message Title: Proud Sinners
Hello My Friend,
The Book of Nahum is the thirty-forth book of the Old Testament/Bible and contains three chapters. The author of the book is Nahum and it was written to the city of Nineveh. The timeline was about 660BC. The purpose of the book was to warn them of the coming judgment on Nineveh, after they fell away from God. What we are to learn from the book is that God hates and avenges all evil. “God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.” - Nahum 1:2.
While every believer and receiver of Christ is saved by the grace of God through their faith in Him and not by any works it is wise to live in obedience to God. Apart from showing God honor and glory by our obedience, we also show those in world the importance of Christ being in their lives. Yeah, we are saved by grace, but if we are living as the world or even worse, how are they going to know Christ? Nations get destroyed because they forget God, and it all starts by His people failing to live in obedience to Him. Nahum prophesied during the reign of Hezekiah, about a hundred and fifty years after God used Jonah to warn Nineveh of the judgment upon them and they were spared. Now, Nineveh had failed to keep God's commands, and are facing judgment again, this time there was no escape.
“Thus saith the LORD; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more. For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder. And the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile. Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.” - Nahum 1:12-15.
Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, so many churches lay quiet, they do their own thing, follow their own doctrine, yet do not even notice that they are a time bomb about to go off. God will deliver His faithful from destruction, but those who are not will be judged. Those who say they know God, but make their own god, proclaiming it as Him will have Him to answer to. “I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.” - Revelation 2:2-5.
Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, God gives many warnings for repentance to avoid the consequences of judgment, that is why He is longsuffering with us and Jesus has not returned yet. However, there does come a time when there is a final warning, even for Christians who do not repent of their ways, which is what He was doing with Nineveh. And when they finally do cry out to God, it will be too late. “He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared. The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved. And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts. But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back.” - Nahum 2:5-8.
Like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away, many people from all over the world settled there, it was corrupted, stale, and idle. The pool was filled, but at the rebuke of the Lord they shall flee. So many Christians are stale, idle, corrupted by their world or their religion, instead of turning to Christ, they flee. While no saved, born again Christian will face Christ for eternal judgment, they will face judgment, there is sin that will bring death even for them because they are not living in the will of God. “But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.” - Matthew 12:36,37.
For by thy words thou shalt be justified,
to be justified means to be pardoned and clear from guilt. When we
receive Christ as our Saviour we are pardoned and cleared from all
sin, but that does not mean we will not suffer for sin. The sins of
Nineveh were charged, and they were about to be judged for their
sins. “Woe to the bloody city! it is all full
of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not; The noise of a whip, and
the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing horses,
and of the jumping chariots. The horseman lifteth up both the bright
sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain,
and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their
corpses; they stumble upon their corpses: Because of the multitude of
the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of
witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families
through her witchcrafts. Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of
hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew
the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.” -
Nahum 3:1-5.Date: Thursday, September 24, 2015
Chapters: The Book of Nahum http://imfollowingjesus.com/Bible-Reading-267.html
Message Title: Proud Sinners
Hello My Friend,
The Book of Nahum is the thirty-forth book of the Old Testament/Bible and contains three chapters. The author of the book is Nahum and it was written to the city of Nineveh. The timeline was about 660BC. The purpose of the book was to warn them of the coming judgment on Nineveh, after they fell away from God. What we are to learn from the book is that God hates and avenges all evil. “God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.” - Nahum 1:2.
While every believer and receiver of Christ is saved by the grace of God through their faith in Him and not by any works it is wise to live in obedience to God. Apart from showing God honor and glory by our obedience, we also show those in world the importance of Christ being in their lives. Yeah, we are saved by grace, but if we are living as the world or even worse, how are they going to know Christ? Nations get destroyed because they forget God, and it all starts by His people failing to live in obedience to Him. Nahum prophesied during the reign of Hezekiah, about a hundred and fifty years after God used Jonah to warn Nineveh of the judgment upon them and they were spared. Now, Nineveh had failed to keep God's commands, and are facing judgment again, this time there was no escape.
“Thus saith the LORD; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more. For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder. And the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile. Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.” - Nahum 1:12-15.
Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, so many churches lay quiet, they do their own thing, follow their own doctrine, yet do not even notice that they are a time bomb about to go off. God will deliver His faithful from destruction, but those who are not will be judged. Those who say they know God, but make their own god, proclaiming it as Him will have Him to answer to. “I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.” - Revelation 2:2-5.
Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, God gives many warnings for repentance to avoid the consequences of judgment, that is why He is longsuffering with us and Jesus has not returned yet. However, there does come a time when there is a final warning, even for Christians who do not repent of their ways, which is what He was doing with Nineveh. And when they finally do cry out to God, it will be too late. “He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared. The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved. And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts. But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back.” - Nahum 2:5-8.
Like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away, many people from all over the world settled there, it was corrupted, stale, and idle. The pool was filled, but at the rebuke of the Lord they shall flee. So many Christians are stale, idle, corrupted by their world or their religion, instead of turning to Christ, they flee. While no saved, born again Christian will face Christ for eternal judgment, they will face judgment, there is sin that will bring death even for them because they are not living in the will of God. “But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.” - Matthew 12:36,37.
I will shew the nations thy nakedness, every sin gets exposed, especially if it is arrogantly done and they vainly justify their actions through their salvation. Proud sinners are preparing enemies for themselves, and if God sees fit to punish them in this world, they will have no one to pity them, and they will bring themselves to shame. Israel was instructed to feel sorrow for what was to come to them, not rejoice as they did when they were judged. When others sins are exposed, we should never lift ourselves up nor tear them down, we are all sinners saved by the grace of God, and are capable of falling. “Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.” - Revelation 3:17-19.
Today's Prayer: God, Thank You for Your mercy and grace that saved a sinner like me when I trusted in Your Son as my Saviour. I know that I am forgiven of all my sins, past, present, and future because You no longer look at me through me, but through Your Son. You promise to never leave nor forsake me no matter what I do, and that I am justified forever no matter how many times I mess up. Lord, I do not want to sit idle, living anyway I please, without any regard for the great sacrifice You made to set me free from my sins. I want to be honorable and respectable in Your eyes, even if everyone else shuns me or mocks me for living in obedience to all of Your commands. Lead me and guide me, give me Your power, strength, wisdom, and guidance to be the godly example You need me to be. In Jesus' name. Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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