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2 Timothy, 2018, Gospel of Matthew

Winnowing Fork

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Matthew 3:12 His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He shall clear His threshing floor and gather His wheat into the barn; but the chaff He shall burn up with inextinguishable fire.” source

So, I wanted to know about his winnowing fork; how was it used and for what.  And When is a good question too.  Perhaps ultimately it is the same as the sheep from the goats comparison. See Matthew 25:32.  Winnowing Fork!

Winnowing
Winnowing was the process that separated the mixed up pile of grain, stalk, and husk so that the edible grain could be sifted and eaten. To winnow the grain, the farmer scooped up the pieces of the crop he had just threshed and threw it all up into the air. The wind blew the light pieces of stalk to the side, while the grain, which was both heavier and roundish, fell almost straight back down. Thus, over time, the threshing floor was covered with three quite distinct piles of material. The kernels of grain fell almost straight down or were not blown far at all. The larger pieces of stalk, or “straw,” had blown a little ways off to the side, and the small pieces of stalk, called the “chaff,” had blown even further away.

The farmer used a “winnowing fork,” or a “winnowing shovel” to throw the threshed grain into the air. The winnowing fork and shovel were used in a similar way as people today move loose hay with a pitchfork or broad shovel. The winnowing fork was usually about the size of a pitchfork, but with flat wooden tines to catch more of the grain. Isaiah 30:24 (ESV), mentions animal fodder “which has been winnowed with shovel and fork.”  source

Would not some (early) winnowing be a holy blessing? How easy is it to tell the wheat from the chaff in Christendom today?

And how high a winnowing fork lift and breeze would it take to separate the chaff that has collected around our lives? There is a better way.  

2 Timothy 2: (KJV) 15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. source

2 Timothy 2: (TLV) 15 Make every effort to present yourself before God as tried and true, as an unashamed worker cutting a straight path with the word of truth.  source

1 Corinthians, 2018

Shut-Mouthed

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I Corinthians 1: 8 He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you will be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. source

You have this promise.  All those in a relationship with JESUS can rest on the promise that He will strengthen them for as long as they are on this planet. Now that is a huge and wonderful and great and exciting and reassuring promise, but that is not the only promise in this verse. 

Blameless

Isn’t that a superb word? In Greek it’s anemkletos.
I think you will be pleased to see this Greek word means: cannot be called into account; unreproveable; unaccused.  source 

So this means as used in context all people in a relationship with JESUS will on a day certain stand person to person in His Presence and on that day we will be blameless!
Yes! Blameless!
Not one sin will be held against us.
Now if you see this as a license to sin; if you see this as a get-out-of-jail-free card; or a means to live a licentious lifestyle, then I urge you to check your profession of faith. You will likely find you are not in a relationship with the CHRIST. 

But for those who have truly confessed their need of a Savior, have believed and received His Blood Atonement, we are in the Presence of the HOLY GOD of CREATION! cannot be called into account; (we are) unreproveable; (we are) unaccused. 

Again and again, the Evil One accuses us now but the day is coming he will be shut-mouthed forever! Glory Hallelujah! 

So are you ready to Selah today? 

2018, Joshua

Sideways

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Joshua 1:  (TLV) 7 Only be very strong, and resolute to observe diligently the Torah which Moses, My servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so you may be successful wherever you go.  source

Our lives go ‘sideways’ when we turn from obeying the Bible. It takes strength and holy resolve to keep on obeying but in JESUS NAME we can keep on keeping on and enjoy Him the whole time!

Selah ~ ~ ~