Random-Access: September 2010

DAY 266: Proverbs 23:29-34 – Who has sorrow? Those who linger long at the wine!

Proverbs 23 (New King James Version)

²⁹ Who has woe?
      Who has sorrow?
      Who has contentions?
      Who has complaints?
      Who has wounds without cause?
      Who has redness of eyes?
³⁰ Those who linger long at the wine,
      Those who go in search of mixed wine.
³¹ Do not look on the wine when it is red,
      When it sparkles in the cup,
When it swirls around smoothly;
³² At the last it bites like a serpent,
      And stings like a viper.
³³ Your eyes will see strange things,
      And your heart will utter perverse things.
³⁴ Yes, you will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea,
      Or like one who lies at the top of the mast, saying:
       "They have struck me, but I was not hurt; They have beaten me, but I did not feel it. When shall I awake, that I may seek another drink?"

Biblical effects of drinking mixed wine:

v.29 woe, sorrow, complaints, wounds without cause

v.31 – 32 deceptive – sparkles in a cup, but at last bites like a serpent, stings like a viper.

v.33 – heart utter perverse things

v.34 – added sorrow and hurt, but you seek another

DAY 266 – Ephesians 2

Ephesians 2:6 (New King James Version)

⁶ and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

Ephesians 2:13 (New King James Version)

¹³ But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

Ephesians 2:18 (New King James Version)

¹⁸ For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.

DAY 265 Isaiah 40:31 - those who wait on the LORD

Isaiah 40:31 (New King James Version)

³¹ But those who wait on the LORD
      Shall renew their strength;
      They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
      They shall run and not be weary,
      They shall walk and not faint.

DAY 263: Isaiah 35:8-9 Highway of Holiness

Isaiah 35:8-9 (New King James Version)

⁸ A highway shall be there, and a road,
      And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness.
      The unclean shall not pass over it,
      But it shall be for others.
      Whoever walks the road, although a fool,
      Shall not go astray.
⁹ No lion shall be there,
      Nor shall any ravenous beast go up on it;
      It shall not be found there.
      But the redeemed shall walk there,

DAY 263: Galatians 5:13-24 Walking in the Spirit

¹³ For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. ¹⁴ For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this:“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

Walking in the Spirit

¹⁶ I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. ¹⁷ For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. ¹⁸ But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

²⁴ And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. ²⁵ If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

Romans 8:11 – Very Same Power

Romans 8:11 (King James Version)

¹¹But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

DAY 260 "Perfect Peace" by Keith Pringle

DAY 260 http://t.co/hXkbCW1

Isaiah 26:3 (New King James Version)

³ You will keep him in perfect peace,
Whose mind is stayed on You,
Because he trusts in You.

DAY 258: Galatians 2:11-21 – Paul withstood Peter: No Return to the Law

Galatians 2 (New King James Version)

No Return to the Law

¹¹ Now when Peterhad come to Antioch, I withstood him to his face, because he was to be blamed; ¹² for before certain men came from James, he would eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision. ¹³ And the rest of the Jews also played the hypocrite with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.
¹⁴ But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, “If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews, why do you compel Gentiles to live as Jews? ¹⁵ We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, ¹⁶ knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.
¹⁷ “But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is Christ therefore a minister of sin? Certainly not! ¹⁸ For if I build again those things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. ¹⁹ For I through the law died to the law that I might live to God. ²⁰ I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. ²¹I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain.”

Notes: Even mature Christians such as the Apostle Peter and Barnabas sometimes yield to pressures of religious society works mentality! WOW!

DAY 258: Isaiah 19:1 Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud,

Isaiah 19:1 (New King James Version)

Proclamation Against Egypt

¹ The burden against Egypt.
      Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud,
      And will come into Egypt;
      The idols of Egypt will totter at His presence,
      And the heart of Egypt will melt in its midst.

DAY 255: the remnant of Israel Will never again depend on him who defeated them

Isaiah 10:20 (New King James Version)

The Returning Remnant of Israel

²⁰ And it shall come to pass in that day
That the remnant of Israel,
And such as have escaped of the house of Jacob,
Will never again depend on him who defeated them,

DAY 255: Isaiah 11:1-6 The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him

Isaiah 11:1-6 (New King James Version)

Restoration of the Messiah’s Kingdom/The Reign of Jesse’s Offspring

¹ There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse,
      And a Branch shall grow out of his roots.
² The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him,
      The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
      The Spirit of counsel and might,
      The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD.
³ His delight is in the fear of the LORD,
      And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes,
      Nor decide by the hearing of His ears;
⁴ But with righteousness He shall judge the poor,
      And decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
      He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
      And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.
⁵ Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins,
      And faithfulness the belt of His waist.
⁶ “ The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb,
      The leopard shall lie down with the young goat,
      The calf and the young lion and the fatling together;
      And a little child shall lead them.

DAY 254 - The Government of the Promised Son - His name: Wonderful

Isaiah 9:3-7 (New King James Version)

The Government of the Promised Son

³ You have multiplied the nation
And increased its joy;^[a]
      They rejoice before You
      According to the joy of harvest,
      As men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
⁴ For You have broken the yoke of his burden
      And the staff of his shoulder,
      The rod of his oppressor,
      As in the day of Midian.
⁵ For every warrior’s sandal from the noisy battle,
      And garments rolled in blood,
      Will be used for burning and fuel of fire.
⁶ For unto us a Child is born,
      Unto us a Son is given;
      And the government will be upon His shoulder.
      And His name will be called
      Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
      Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
⁷ Of the increase of His government and peace
There will be no end,
      Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
      To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
      From that time forward, even forever.
      The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

DAY 253 the Lord will give you a sign: the virgin shall conceive

DAY 253 http://t.co/TUj9LPD Isaiah 7:14 (NKJV) Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel

DAY 250 love is as strong as death, Jealousy as cruel as the grave

Song of Solomon 8:6 (New King James Version)

THE Shulamite to Her Beloved

⁶ Set me as a seal upon your heart,
      As a seal upon your arm;
      For love is as strong as death,
      Jealousy as cruel as the grave;
      Its flames are flames of fire,
      A most vehement flame.

DAY 250 – Create in me a clean heart

A Psalm of David when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

Psalm 51:10-12 (New King James Version)

¹⁰ Create in me a clean heart, O God,
         And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
¹¹ Do not cast me away from Your presence,
         And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
¹² Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
         And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.

Psalm 51:17 (New King James Version)

¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
A broken and a contrite heart—
These, O God, You will not despise.

DAY 248: Wisdom from Ecclesiastes!

Ecclesiastes 10:10 If the ax is dull, And one does not sharpen the edge, Then he must use more strength; But wisdom brings success.

Ecclesiastes 11:1 (NKJV) Cast your bread upon the waters, For you will find it after many days.

Ecclesiastes 12:1a (NKJV) Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, Before the difficult days come,

Ecclesiastes 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

DAY 247-A 3fold cord is not quickly broken!

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (New King James Version)

The Value of a Friend

⁹ Two are better than one, Because they have a good reward for their labor.

¹⁰ For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, For he has no one to help him up.

¹¹ Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; But how can one be warm alone?

¹² Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

DAY 247 Psalm 47:1 Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples!

Psalm 47:1 (New King James Version)

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

¹ Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples!
Shout to God with the voice of triumph!

DAY 245: Paul’s Appear for Separation from Unbelievers

2 Corinthians 6:14-16a (New King James Version)

¹⁴ Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? ¹⁵ And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? ¹⁶ And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God.

DAY 245 & 247: the gift of God: man enjoy his labor!

Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 (New King James Version)

¹² I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, ¹³ and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God.

Ecclesiastes 5:18-19 (New King James Version)

¹⁸ Here is what I have seen: It is good and fitting for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life which God gives him; for it is his heritage. ¹⁹ As for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and given him power to eat of it, to receive his heritage and rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God.