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Sink In

Let That Sink In

I have something for us to let sink in today.

Luke 8:
9
Then His disciples asked Him, saying, “What does this parable mean?”
10 And He said, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given in parables, that
‘Seeing they may not see,
And hearing they may not understand.’

I’d like to concentrate on just a few words from verse 10 today. The rest of verse 10, perhaps another day.

And He said, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God,

In the Text, at the time it was spoken, He was speaking to His disciples. What is a disciple, anyway?

Free Dictionary dot com says: One who embraces and assists in spreading the teachings of another, and an active adherent, as of a movement or philosophy. Link

According to that definition, does He still have disciples today? Moreover, are you one of them? Am I?

And if so, what does this Text say about us?

“To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God,

It has been given for us to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of GOD! Not that it may be given, but it has! Father GOD is not hiding His Kingdom from us- how it functions, why He has a Kingdom, etc.
He wants us to know!

So, what’s holding us up? Let that sink in!

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Discussion Room

7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. 1 John 1:7 BSB

Did you read that?!

If we walk in the light, if we have fellowship with Yeshua, His Blood cleanses us from ALL sin! Not some, but ALL! ALL SIN!
And on the heels of that thought, comes this: Blood! He died! He suffered untold atrocities and agony, so we could be flippant about our sins?!
Absolutely not! A zillion times a zillion, not!!

I wonder if you have experienced the same as I have — participating in a ‘Christian’ setting, a life group, a Sunday School class, etc., and there’s talk about ‘small’ sins.
You know, the kind where someone gets your food order mixed up, and you are delayed or, worse yet, charged too much money for less food than you ordered, and what happens?
Flesh has a fit!
Choice words are spoken, and clear, convincing body language carries all the way out the door.

( Ephesians 4: 32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.)

And we, hearing this sitting in the discussion room, give out a low chuckle. You know what I mean; I am sure you do.
In Christian settings, we often snicker at such slight indiscretions.

We all know we shouldn’t behave this way. Moreover, I am convinced we should be exercised by the mention of these and cease and desist from these behaviors.
Have we deceived ourselves into thinking these behaviors are not sin?
Do we only acknowledge the big sins (especially the below-the-belt ones) as real sin?
I’m just making an observation from the Scriptures and life happening around me, in hopes it will encourage us all to remember the BLOOD of YESHUA – the infinite price He paid for us.

That being said. . . Let us rejoice if we have been cleansed from ALL our sins, and because we have been cleansed, let’s be inspired to live holy, happily ever after.

11Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. Hebrews 12:11 KJV

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The Land of Egypt

It is a sentence taken out of context, but it is important.

Deuteronomy 16:3, a portion of it. (Source – see link)

. . . remember the day in which you came out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life.

Yes, it was spoken to Israel; it was written for us.

Remember that day you met YESHUA, that day He led you out of bondage, that day He took your sins and gave you His Righteousness, that day He released you from the kingdom of Satan and placed you in His Kingdom? Yes, that day. Don’t forget it! All the days of your life, don’t forget it! Because if you do, if I do, we will wander back into unbelief.

We don’t want that!

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Precedence Set

A good lawyer never asks a question in a court of law that he/she does not already know the answer to.

GOD asked questions in the Bible, and you have to know He is wiser than any lawyer.
What was the first question that GOD asked in the Bible?

Genesis 3: 9Then the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?”

Precedence set; we know GOD knew the answer when He asked the question, and we know He knew the answer to all the other questions He asked in Scripture. You can follow His questions through the Old Testament right on into the New Testament.

Today, I’d like to bring one other question to you that He asked. It is found in Mark 8.
29 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” . . .

Peter answered Him. We too have or will answer Him. (See Philippians 2:10-11)
If you haven’t answered Him already, and if He is asking you now, today would be a great day to respond. Check out Mark 8 to see how Peter answered Him.

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