PATrobas Posted January 22 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 58 Topics Per Day: 0.15 Content Count: 196 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 256 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/07/2023 Status: Offline Author Share Posted January 22 2 minutes ago, D. Adrien said: Midrash? I need to be careful not to apply it where there isn't any. If by midrash you mean commentary, then if the HS is speaking to you then He will confirm it with other scripture along the way. If from man, it will lead to more questions and confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Adrien Posted January 22 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 498 Content Per Day: 3.77 Reputation: 422 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/22/2024 Status: Offline Share Posted January 22 (edited) I was thinking more of a layered meaning. As an example 1Sam. 15: 22-23, where Samuel confronts Saul for disobeying the word of God: 22And Samuel said, “Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams. 23For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and presumption is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has also rejected you from being king.” Samuel has prophesied that Saul has been rejected as king by God. Now, this can also apply to all Christians that reject or rebel against God. We will be rejected for rebellion and not be kings and priests of the most high God. Because God is the same today as He was yesterday and He is not a respecter of persons. Edit: see Rev. 5:10 Edited January 22 by D. Adrien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn C Posted January 22 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 30 Topic Count: 272 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 13,314 Content Per Day: 3.49 Reputation: 8,562 Days Won: 12 Joined: 12/21/2013 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/06/1947 Share Posted January 22 2 hours ago, D. Adrien said: Do you also believe that coincidence isn't always coincidence but can exist as a means by which God shows you how to proceed or establishes an answer to a question? Or we can call them God-incidents. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Adrien Posted January 22 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 498 Content Per Day: 3.77 Reputation: 422 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/22/2024 Status: Offline Share Posted January 22 1 minute ago, Marilyn C said: Or we can call them God-incidents. Yes! He moves among us but we are limited by our 5 senses, and some of us may have less than 5 after several decades! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starise Posted January 23 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 13 Topic Count: 280 Topics Per Day: 0.20 Content Count: 13,166 Content Per Day: 9.57 Reputation: 13,746 Days Won: 149 Joined: 08/26/2020 Status: Offline Share Posted January 23 I often see God showing me things I need to deal with internally and be willing to peel those things away myself. This is in no way a once and done thing, I need to keep on top of it all the time. I could be doing something that looks right but underneath a wrong motive may have surfaced within me and I need to deal with that on a daily basis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Adrien Posted January 23 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 498 Content Per Day: 3.77 Reputation: 422 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/22/2024 Status: Offline Share Posted January 23 25 minutes ago, Starise said: I often see God showing me things I need to deal with internally and be willing to peel those things away myself. This is in no way a once and done thing, I need to keep on top of it all the time. I could be doing something that looks right but underneath a wrong motive may have surfaced within me and I need to deal with that on a daily basis. Agree. The old man is always seeking to be exalted and take charge to lead me into oblivion. I'm a recovering alcoholic so I am well aware how that addiction can manipulate the person to believe a cure has occurred and therefore drinking is a natural desire to partake of. By the power of Almighty God I quit drinking and smoking the same day and haven't faltered in over 23 years. A beautiful blessing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Know Jah Posted January 23 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 298 Content Per Day: 0.17 Reputation: 129 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/28/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted January 23 The bible at Ecclesiastes 9:11 states time and unforeseen occurrences befall us all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starise Posted January 23 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 13 Topic Count: 280 Topics Per Day: 0.20 Content Count: 13,166 Content Per Day: 9.57 Reputation: 13,746 Days Won: 149 Joined: 08/26/2020 Status: Offline Share Posted January 23 1 hour ago, D. Adrien said: Agree. The old man is always seeking to be exalted and take charge to lead me into oblivion. I'm a recovering alcoholic so I am well aware how that addiction can manipulate the person to believe a cure has occurred and therefore drinking is a natural desire to partake of. By the power of Almighty God I quit drinking and smoking the same day and haven't faltered in over 23 years. A beautiful blessing! Thanks for sharing your experiences. So glad to hear you were delivered! I once had hang ups too and sometimes I am still tempted in my mind which would be no less sinful if I acted on it either mentally or physically. I recognize thoughts are either the flesh side of me or Satan injecting temptations that can either come into my mind with no external help at all, or they can come in through my senses. One of the major steps for me was in recognizing what it was and then learning where to turn or what to do to deal with it. God knows the real me doesn't want any of the devils food, although I do like deviled eggs. That's another story 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATrobas Posted January 23 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 58 Topics Per Day: 0.15 Content Count: 196 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 256 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/07/2023 Status: Offline Author Share Posted January 23 3 hours ago, Know Jah said: The bible at Ecclesiastes 9:11 states time and unforeseen occurrences befall us all. No, this is not God's plan for man, especially for a Christian. Solomon is expressing the viewpoint of the vanity of a natural man void of God's presence in his life. The "Oh well, que sera sera" attitude shows the mindset of the world. We who are saved understand the guidance and care of God in our lives, and as we trust Him, we will see it worked out as Romans 8:28 tells us "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." Otherwise we would claim that God takes no interest in our daily lives and that we are the ones who direct it. If so, Paul would surely have blamed God for his being left for dead after being stoned. "For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Adrien Posted January 23 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 498 Content Per Day: 3.77 Reputation: 422 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/22/2024 Status: Offline Share Posted January 23 23 minutes ago, PATrobas said: No, this is not God's plan for man, especially for a Christian. Solomon is expressing the viewpoint of the vanity of a natural man void of God's presence in his life. The "Oh well, que sera sera" attitude shows the mindset of the world. We who are saved understand the guidance and care of God in our lives, and as we trust Him, we will see it worked out as Romans 8:28 tells us "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." Otherwise we would claim that God takes no interest in our daily lives and that we are the ones who direct it. If so, Paul would surely have blamed God for his being left for dead after being stoned. "For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure." Today there is a news story on the news page of this site that relays the demise of some Filipino Christians perishing in a mudslide while praying indoors. How do you reconcile an event like this with your belief stated in the above comment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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