Daily Bible Study
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"Do not be rash with your mouth, and let not your heart utter anything hastily before God. For God is in heaven, and you on earth, therefore let your words be few." The essential contrast between God's righteous might and our sinful mortality should cause us to revere the Almighty.
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Jesus, on the Mount of Olives, is speaking to His disciples in Mark 13:32 - "But of that day and hour no one knows. not even the angels in heaven, nor the son, but only the Father." As one who was fully God and at the same time fully man, Jesus possessed all the attributes of deity, including omnipotence. He knew what was in people's hearts and he could still the waves. When Jesus became man, however, He voluntarily placed certain knowledge in the hands of the Father. Of course today, glorified in heaven, Jesus now knows the day and hour of His return.
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This verse is a part of one of Daniel's dreams while he was living in Babylon. Daniel 7:13: "I was watching in the night visions, and behold, One like the son of Man, Coming with the clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought Him near before Him." "Son of Man' is Semitic for "human being." Daniel saw One like the "Son of Man" indicating that He is not a man in the strict sense, but rather the perfect representation of humanity. Jewish and Christian theologians have identified this individual as the Messiah. Jesus Himself used this name to emphasize His humanity as the incarnate Son of God. 'Coming with... clouds' John uses the same expression to speak of Jesus coming in judgment (see Rev.1:7 and Matt.24:30).
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Let's listen to Jesus Christ as He speaks wisdom in Revelation 3:19: "As many as I love, I rebuke, and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent." God's love for His children manifests itself in rebuke and chastening when we go astray. The intent of the Lord's discipline is for our 'profit,' that we may be partakers of His holiness (Hebrews 12:10). The proper response to God's loving discipline is to repent (to change our wrong outlook) and be zealous to move away from a dangerous, lukewarm spiritual state. Now, more than ever, we need to strengthen our Spiritual ties with the Jesus Christ and the Father.
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1 Timothy 2:1 - "Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men." Paul elaborates on what will build up the church. Supplications emphasizes personal need. Prayers is the general word for prayer. Intercessions means ' approaching with confidence' suggesting free access to God. Giving of thanks is an attitude of gratitude, the act of praising God for what He has done for us.
