Oh, it’s more than just the fear of being persecuted. When we choose to live lives that are not pleasing to the Lord, we do so because we fear missing out on fun, or fear that our idols of dependency will be snatched away, or fear God’s way won’t effectively get the job done, or fear we will be pulled out of our comfort zone, or fear that it is going to cost us too much. The list continues, but it all comes back to fear, and fear results because we walk by sight and a lack of faith in God’s promises (cf. 2 Cor. 5:7). We don’t always live to please God because we think we know better than God as to what it takes to make us more productive and content and happy.
Randy Smith

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PLAGUE or Pestilence

PLAGUE or Pestilence PLAGUE or Pestilence, The Inflicted by God # Eze 14:19 Hab 3:5 One of God's four sore judgments # Eze 14:21 Described as noisome # Ps 9:13…

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PRISONS

PRISONS PRISONS Antiquity of # Ge 39:20 KINDS OF, MENTIONED 2a) State # Jer 37:21 Ge 39:20 2b) Common # Ac 5:18 3) Dungeons attached to # Jer 38:6 Zec…

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RAVEN

RAVEN RAVEN, The Unclean and not to be eaten # Le 11:15 De 14:14 Called the raven of the valley # Pr 30:17 DESCRIBED AS 3a) Black # So 5:11…

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SALT

SALT SALT Characterised as good and useful # Mr 9:50 Used For 2a) Seasoning food # Job 6:6 2b) Seasoning sacrifices # Le 2:13 Eze 43:24 2c) Ratifying covenants #…

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SEEKING GOD

SEEKING GOD SEEKING GOD Commanded # Isa 55:6 Mt 7:7 INCLUDES SEEKING 2a) His Name # Ps 83:16 2b) His word # Isa 34:16 2c) His face # Ps 27:8…

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SIMPLICITY

SIMPLICITY SIMPLICITY Is opposed to fleshly wisdom # 2Co 1:12 Necessity for # Mt 18:2,3 SHOULD BE EXHIBITED 3a) In preaching the gospel # 1Th 2:3-7 3b) In acts of…

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SWINE

SWINE SWINE When wild inhabited the woods # Ps 80:13 Unclean and not to be eaten # Le 11:7,8 DESCRIBED 3a) Fierce and ungenerous # Mt 7:6 3b) Filthy in…

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