VESSEL OF HONOR

Spiritual Meaning

The vessels of gold and of silver denote the knowledges of good and truth, which were profaned; for the Chaldeans denote those who are in knowledges, but such as have been profaned by the falsities that are in them (AC 1368); so that the knowledges serve them to worship gods of gold and silver; for Belshazzar is called king of the chaldeans in this same chapter (Daniel 5:30).

[3] That vessels signify the externals of spiritual things, is also plain from other passages in the Word, as in Isaiah:--

As the sons of Israel bring their offering in a clean vessel into the house of Jehovah (Isa. 66:20); where the Lord's kingdom is treated of. The offering in a clean vessel is representative of the external man relatively to the internal; that which brings the gift is the internal man; the clean vessel is the external man that is in agreement, thus it denotes the things in the external man, which are memory-knowledges, knowledges, and doctrinal things.

[4] In Jeremiah:--

The cry of Jerusalem is gone up, and their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters; they came to the pits, they found no waters, they returned with their vessels empty, they are ashamed (Jer. 14:2, 3); empty vessels denote knowledges wherein there is no truth, and also truths wherein there is no good. Again:--

Nebuchadnezzar king of Babel hath devoured me, he hath troubled me, he hath made me an empty vessel (Jer. 51:34); where an empty vessel has a similar meaning. That it is Babel that lays waste, may be seen above (AC 1327). In Moses:--

As the valleys are they planted, as gardens by the river's side waters shall flow from his buckets, and his seed shall be at many waters (Num. 24:6, 7). This is Balaam's parable concerning Jacob and Israel; waters flowing from his buckets, signify that truths flow from knowledges.

[5] In the parable of the ten virgins, five of whom took oil in their vessels with their lamps, while the foolish did not (Matt. 25:4), by the virgins are signified affections. That the wise took oil in their vessels, denotes that there was good in truths, and thus charity in faith. That oil denotes good, may be seen above (AC 886); lamps denote love.

from AC 3079

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https://bibleresources.org/spiritually-cleansing-home/

Hidden Works of Darkness: Spiritually Cleansing Your Home

by Betty Miller with Janice Fritch

https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Cleansing-The-Body

https://bible.org/seriespage/lesson-13-person-god-uses-2-timothy-220-22

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KNOW THAT GOD IS TRULY LORD OF ALL!

God the Refuge of His People.
Psalm 46 1 God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change
And though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea;
3 Though its waters roar and foam,
Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah.

4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
The holy dwelling places of the Most High.
5 God is in the midst of her, she will not be moved;
God will help her when morning dawns.
6 The nations made an uproar, the kingdoms tottered;
He raised His voice, the earth melted.
7 The Lord of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah.

8 Come, behold the works of the Lord,
Who has wrought desolations in the earth.
9 He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth;
He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two;
He burns the chariots with fire.
10 “CEASE STRIVING AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD;
I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
11 The Lord of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqL_zcig9Is

Strong Tower (worship video w/ lyrics)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px_MIcIwLEw&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR3k7QWQaysJV2bgcjTkGCA590Ek9n-p-MtZwAiHYnTrnMKTYGKqHs75jzo

Our God Reigns (worship video w/ lyrics)

"Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful."

Colossians 3:15

"WE WHO LIVE IN

QUIET PLACES

HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY

TO BECOME ACQUAINTED

WITH OURSELVES."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZHbIbkq5Ks

Didn't I Walk On The Water

THE BROKEN NEED MERCY

EGR PEOPLE

"EXTRA GRACE REQUIRED"

We all have a few EGRs in our circle/tribe/family!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQaOl7qH31w&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR0AIQwvE5VQ8mUCKbcMHZtDg3S0qUuYEMBU4Ey2V-nqUTv_khE7IXTrPCc

CeCe Winans: Mercy Said No

ALL OF US HAVE SOMEONE IN OUR LIFE

WHO'S OUT THERE STRUGGLING

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ4OkawDpQE&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR1GfcOFPc0Z9rVwW5_BpKjbcOj2onhNI-NAYDzGmUsI8L4P5EiTpUMsG8M

SOMEBODY'S SOMEONE ~Daphne Willis~

MERCY IS: Identification With The Sufferings Of Others
Rom 9:15 (NIV) ..."I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion."

Occasionally God chooses not to grant us mercy; for the purpose of judgment, rebuke, discipline, or testing. Fortunately, for most of us, this is the exception, not the rule. For the time being, God has shown incredible patience and mercy by withholding most of the effects of our sins.

Luke 23:40-41 (NIV) ..."Don't you fear God?" he said... "We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong."
If God chooses to give us or someone we know "what we deserve", how should we respond? If it is us, fear and repentance cannot be achieved too quickly. If to anyone else, we have an occasion to voluntarily share in the sufferings that we have been mercifully spared. Why would we willfully do this, if God hasn't made us suffer for our sins? Because by sharing their sorrows we can voluntarily feel what we in fact deserve ourselves, and can help restore them. And given our tendencies, who knows but that we may be next?

Jude 23 (NIV) Snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear...

Gal 6:1-2 (NIV) Brothers, if a man is trapped in some sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself; you may also be tempted. Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

http://www.acts17-11.com/mercy.html

FEARLESS

We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5

FEARLESS:
bold · brave · courageous · intrepid · valiant · valorous · gallant · plucky · lionhearted · stouthearted · heroic · daring · dynamic · spirited · mettlesome · confident · audacious · indomitable · doughty · unafraid · undaunted · unflinching · unshrinking · unblenching · unabashed · game · gutsy · spunky · ballsy · go-ahead · have-a-go · feisty · venturous

DON'T FIGHT NAKED
Ephesians 4:24 Put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Ephesians 6:13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
Romans 12:11-12 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the LORD. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

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LOVE IS POWERFUL

“To LOVE is to risk not being loved in return.
To hope is to risk pain.
To try is to risk failure,
but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.”

"He drew a circle that shut me out--Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout.
But LOVE and I had the wit to win;
We drew a circle and took him in!"

Be a Spendthrift in LOVE

Love is the one treasure that multiplies by division.
It's the one gift that grows bigger the more you take from it.
It is the one business in which it pays to be an absolute spendthrift.
Give it away,
Throw it away,
Splash it over,
Empty your pockets,
Shake the basket,
Turn the glass upside down
and tomorrow you will have more than ever.

GIVE UP

THE LOVE OF POWER
FOR THE POWER OF LOVE

WHEN YOU DARE TO FIGHT HATRED

REMEMBER THERE IS ONLY ONE VICTORY WEAPON
LOVE

LOVE IS A VERB
without action
it is merely a
WORD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwZjz_WEpaM&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR2CA_KOOjrH_cM17dtkTja29SeXhuHTwh0_0SfjlSg0AKAq7hMla6l1--8

LOVE ISN'T LOVE ('Til You Give It Away) with Lyrics- Reba McEntire

Death leaves a heartache no one can heal,

LOVE leaves a memory no one can steal.

LOVE ON SOMEONE TODAY!
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Disclosure: Much of what is in my posts are things I have compiled through the years and I do not know if they have copyrights. What I do know about origin or website I give credit and have tried to always post a link to the origin. I do not market anything in any way on this blog -- I merely hope it will encourage and inspire others.
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THERE IS HOPE

Colossians 1:27

To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery

among the Gentiles; which is

CHRIST IN YOU, THE HOPE OF GLORY.

HOPE
HOPE leads to JOY ( Rom 12:12 Be glad for all God is planning for you. Be patient in trouble, and prayerful always.) BOLDNESS ( 2 Cor 3:12 Since we know that this new glory will never go away, we can preach with great boldness, ), and FAITH AND LOVE ( Col 1:4-5 for we have heard how much you trust the Lord, and how much you love his people. And you are looking forward to the joys of heaven, and have been ever since the Gospel first was preached to you. ). HOPE also leads to COMFORT; we are to encourage one another with the knowledge of the resurrection ( 1 Th 4:18 So comfort and encourage each other with this news.).

Hebrews 6: 16 When a man takes an oath, he is calling upon someone greater than himself to force him to do what he has promised or to punish him if he later refuses to do it; the oath ends all argument about it. 17 God also bound himself with an oath, so that those he promised to help would be perfectly sure and never need to wonder whether he might change his plans.

18 He has given us both his promise and his oath, two things we can completely count on, for it is impossible for God to tell a lie. Now all those who flee to him to save them can take new courage when they hear such assurances from God; now they can know without doubt that he will give them the salvation he has promised them.

19 This certain hope of being saved is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls, connecting us with God himself behind the sacred curtains of heaven, 20 where Christ has gone ahead to plead for us from his position as our High Priest, with the honor and rank of Melchizedek.

HOPE:

To trust in,

wait for,

look for,

or desire something or someone;

or to expect something beneficial in the future.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjQ9cF36EWc&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR0u4hWR9WpoPU46_QUwHwpqu0_47uqNrm25GhCd8Tvy9QkKb-uYXtQ7GbM

Hope For The Hopeless By Sierra - With Lyrics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTJrgCJpAT4&fbclid=IwAR1Y30Tsxo7xD9-ixWuaDsaKj0RKuZpyYJV7FFgJ4nLhgOrbPk_VGGH5AMI

HOPE FOR THE HOPELESS LYRICS -PRIAM DAVID

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pWAZ_tNNQE&fbclid=IwAR3P_EvZ-lY71MO7LnIQDFMhGkCDHWky45MTzv_8dR0PW1KjvOZoJmNY6o8

Hope Can Change Everything Lyrics

John 10:10

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy:

I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

THE SHEPHERD'S FLOCK OF INNOCENT & LOST -- NOW PURE & FOUND

"Who is great in the kingdom of God? Jesus sets up a little child as His answer.
Childhood back in those days was a condition not to be desired by an adult, and Jesus points to the child not as a winsome example, of how charming and simple we're supposed to be, but rather how lowly.
Throughout scripture, Jesus exalts losers. Whether highlighting children, or hobnobbing with prostitutes and tax collectors, Jesus rubs the salt of lostness into the sensibilities of those who are preoccupied with the sweetness of their "successes"
Jesus lifts up the last. The least, the Lost, the little , and even the dead. His grace is reserved or those who, like a little child, see themselves as...little. Who is great in God's eyes? Whoever humbles himself like such a child is greatest in the kingdom of Heaven.
Jesus is not a prophet to the winners, but the losers, proclaiming that the last shall be first, the weak, strong, and the fools, wise. It's the lowly, not the proud, who shall inherit the kingdom of heaven.
Lord, when I see a child today, help me to see who You want me to be like."
Author Unknown

"Jesus is walking the highways of life looking for the riffraff,

looking for the sinners like you and me;

hounding us until he catches us,

not to point an accusing finger, but to remind us who we are -

CHILDREN OF GOD

-for whom He died,

who God wants to use as His princes and princesses in His kingdom."

J. Wallace Hamilton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=29&v=dtqliuDZlKA

Shepherd of my soul

Who Is the Greatest?
Matthew 18:1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

2 Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, 3 and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me.

Jesus Warns of Offenses
6 “But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea. 7 Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!

8 “If your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the everlasting fire. 9 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire.

The Parable of the Lost Sheep
10 “Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in heaven their angels always see the face of My Father who is in heaven. 11 For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.

12 “What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying? 13 And if he should find it, assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray. 14 Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

IF ANY!

IF ANY!

"IF ANY of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him." James 1:5

"IF ANY man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: IF ANY man serve me, him will my Father honour." John 12:26

"Therefore IF ANY man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
2 Corinthians 5:17

"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: IF ANY man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me." Revelation 3:20

"Again, truly I tell you that IF ANY two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven." Matthew 18:19