KJB Daily
Devotion – Following Jesus Through Every Chapter
Date: Monday, February 08, 2016
Chapters: Leviticus 25-27
Message: Leviticus: Blessings And Curses
Hello My Friend,
Blessing; Any means of happiness; a gift, that which promotes temporal prosperity and welfare or secures immortal happiness (eternal life). Curse, Affliction; torment; great vexation, Condemnation; sentence of divine vengeance on sinners. The second we believe in and accept the Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour, we are blessed, given the gift of eternal life. Praise God! An unsaved soul is cursed with condemnation, eternal death. Although a saved soul cannot lose eternal life, it can be cursed, afflicted with torment if it does not repent of their sins (I am talking about known continued sin). This is why I believe that if you are saved and living in sin you are already suffering for your sins, and if you do not repent, turn away from them, it will continue until God brings you home. “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 2:5.
The law of Moses laid a great deal of emphasis on the sabbath, it was designed for keeping up the knowledge and worship of God. The sabbath not only became a weekly routine, many were added throughout the year during feast days. Now, God institutes the sabbath year of rest from the harvest, and the jubilee. Jubilee, every fiftieth year, being the year following the revolution of seven weeks (forty-nine)of years, at which time all the slaves were liberated and lands which had been alienated during the whole period, were returned to their former owners.
“Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD. Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof; But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard. That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the land. And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family. If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.” - Leviticus 25:2-5,10,25.
“then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.” When we receive Christ as our Saviour we are redeemed by the curse of the law, and redeemed by the curse of sin. Interestingly, the year that Christ died on the cross was a jubilee, and this was the very last time it was observed. When we receive Christ, we are set free, given liberty from the bondage of Satan and eternal death. We should never use our salvation as a means to continue living in sin, that comes with a greater curse. “Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.” - James 1:21-25.
God promises to bless those who believe in His Son and follow His commands, following the commands of God apart from accepting Christ to be saved has nothing to do with our salvation, it has everything to do with receiving His blessings beyond that. Before God gives the blessings and warns of the curses that will come if they do not follow His commands, He gives a strict warning. “Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God. Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD. If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them; Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely. And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.” - Leviticus 26:1-6.
“Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image,” Here that worshipers of the virgin Mary, Buddha, the Pope? You cannot worship or pray to these people, only to the Creator, God Himself. By the way, Satan is a great liar, if it seems as though people are being blessed by worshiping idols, pictures, or people it is not God, it is Satan to keep them from believing or learning the truth. Ignorance does not save us, only knowing Christ and receiving Him does. When we choose to follow God, He expects us to be loyal to Him, which is why curses come upon those who know Him, but do not follow His commands. God reveals the curses that will come from them if they turn away, but also gives hope as well.
“And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant: I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you. And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins. If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me; And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity: Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.” - Leviticus 26:15-18,40-42.
“and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:” To be saved, we must admit we are a sinner and that the punishment for sin is death and hell. If we accept that we can accept Christ. Before we can even know God and see Him work in our lives, we need to lose our pride. Pride is the very thing that keeps anyone from admitting they are a sinner and need Christ. “The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.” - Proverbs 16:17-19.
If anyone made a vow to serve God, and consecrated themselves to be employed there in some form, as sweeping the floor, carrying out ashes, running of errands, or the like, God would graciously accept the good will offering, and actually pay them for their worth. “Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by thy estimation. Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the LORD. None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death. And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD'S: it is holy unto the LORD. And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof.” - Leviticus 27:2,28-31.
“the persons shall be for the LORD by thy estimation.” We get rewarded not for our salvation, but the things we do after our salvation. “And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.” - Revelation 22:12.
Today's Prayer: God, It is because of the great love of Your Son, Jesus, and His willingness to take on our sins to redeem us that we can receive Your inheritance. It is truly amazing, the love You have for me and every soul, when I was lost, broken, and without hope, You found me, You took me in, accepted me, and You made me one of Yours. Lord, I want to show my thanks to You, to give honor and respect to You as Your child, lead me and guide me, help to understand and obey Your commands, give me Your strength, wisdom, love, and grace so I can be the child You want me to be. In Jesus' name. Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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Date: Monday, February 08, 2016
Chapters: Leviticus 25-27
Message: Leviticus: Blessings And Curses
Hello My Friend,
Blessing; Any means of happiness; a gift, that which promotes temporal prosperity and welfare or secures immortal happiness (eternal life). Curse, Affliction; torment; great vexation, Condemnation; sentence of divine vengeance on sinners. The second we believe in and accept the Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour, we are blessed, given the gift of eternal life. Praise God! An unsaved soul is cursed with condemnation, eternal death. Although a saved soul cannot lose eternal life, it can be cursed, afflicted with torment if it does not repent of their sins (I am talking about known continued sin). This is why I believe that if you are saved and living in sin you are already suffering for your sins, and if you do not repent, turn away from them, it will continue until God brings you home. “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 2:5.
The law of Moses laid a great deal of emphasis on the sabbath, it was designed for keeping up the knowledge and worship of God. The sabbath not only became a weekly routine, many were added throughout the year during feast days. Now, God institutes the sabbath year of rest from the harvest, and the jubilee. Jubilee, every fiftieth year, being the year following the revolution of seven weeks (forty-nine)of years, at which time all the slaves were liberated and lands which had been alienated during the whole period, were returned to their former owners.
“Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD. Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof; But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard. That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the land. And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family. If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.” - Leviticus 25:2-5,10,25.
“then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.” When we receive Christ as our Saviour we are redeemed by the curse of the law, and redeemed by the curse of sin. Interestingly, the year that Christ died on the cross was a jubilee, and this was the very last time it was observed. When we receive Christ, we are set free, given liberty from the bondage of Satan and eternal death. We should never use our salvation as a means to continue living in sin, that comes with a greater curse. “Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.” - James 1:21-25.
God promises to bless those who believe in His Son and follow His commands, following the commands of God apart from accepting Christ to be saved has nothing to do with our salvation, it has everything to do with receiving His blessings beyond that. Before God gives the blessings and warns of the curses that will come if they do not follow His commands, He gives a strict warning. “Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God. Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD. If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them; Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely. And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.” - Leviticus 26:1-6.
“Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image,” Here that worshipers of the virgin Mary, Buddha, the Pope? You cannot worship or pray to these people, only to the Creator, God Himself. By the way, Satan is a great liar, if it seems as though people are being blessed by worshiping idols, pictures, or people it is not God, it is Satan to keep them from believing or learning the truth. Ignorance does not save us, only knowing Christ and receiving Him does. When we choose to follow God, He expects us to be loyal to Him, which is why curses come upon those who know Him, but do not follow His commands. God reveals the curses that will come from them if they turn away, but also gives hope as well.
“And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant: I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you. And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins. If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me; And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity: Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.” - Leviticus 26:15-18,40-42.
“and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:” To be saved, we must admit we are a sinner and that the punishment for sin is death and hell. If we accept that we can accept Christ. Before we can even know God and see Him work in our lives, we need to lose our pride. Pride is the very thing that keeps anyone from admitting they are a sinner and need Christ. “The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.” - Proverbs 16:17-19.
If anyone made a vow to serve God, and consecrated themselves to be employed there in some form, as sweeping the floor, carrying out ashes, running of errands, or the like, God would graciously accept the good will offering, and actually pay them for their worth. “Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by thy estimation. Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the LORD. None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death. And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD'S: it is holy unto the LORD. And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof.” - Leviticus 27:2,28-31.
“the persons shall be for the LORD by thy estimation.” We get rewarded not for our salvation, but the things we do after our salvation. “And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.” - Revelation 22:12.
Today's Prayer: God, It is because of the great love of Your Son, Jesus, and His willingness to take on our sins to redeem us that we can receive Your inheritance. It is truly amazing, the love You have for me and every soul, when I was lost, broken, and without hope, You found me, You took me in, accepted me, and You made me one of Yours. Lord, I want to show my thanks to You, to give honor and respect to You as Your child, lead me and guide me, help to understand and obey Your commands, give me Your strength, wisdom, love, and grace so I can be the child You want me to be. In Jesus' name. Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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