From Rabbi Jack...
Ecclesiastes {1:9} "That which has been is what will be, that which is done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun. {1:10} Is there anything of which it may be said, "See, this is new"? It has already been in ancient times before us. {1:11} There is no remembrance of former things, nor will there be any remembrance of things that are to come by those who will come after."
Have you ever felt like the situation you are going through is somehow unique, that God never had to deal with the type of circumstances you are facing before you? Well, King Solomon in the verses I quoted assures us that there is nothing unique, everything under the sun, that is on earth, happened previously. God has heard it all, and He has dealt with it all before; there is nothing new under the sun that God has not heard or dealt with. Nor are our situations beyond God's ability to deal with. He hears our prayers and knows what the answer or solution is even before we ask.
Isaiah {65:24} "It shall come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear."
This means that God anticipates our necessities, and in love, lays the foundation for granting our needs before we even ask. God is omniscient and knows the end before the beginning. He knows the hearts of man and He knows those who are His. He can read the thoughts of the hearts of all His created beings and His plan to redeem those that trust in Him was formulated before the foundation of the world.
What a comfort and joy it is to know that God knows and understands the deepest longings of our heart and hears and answers our prayers even before the request forms in our hearts or crosses our lips. He also provides the answer that He has deemed best for us, that is why Yeshua taught us to pray "Your will be done, not mine."
From Ellen...
Hi Ellen here…I'm sure you all have heard the old adage "use it or lose it". Its practical meaning is that we must continually use and practice an ability which we possess. A good example is working out, you know… exercise! If we discontinue an exercise regime our physical body will suffer, it will lose strength and endurance.
When reading the Victory Bible plan the other day, we were in the book of Mark, specifically chapter 4 and verses 24-25, it said…. {4:24} "Then He said to them, "Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given. {4:25} For whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him." When I read this, for at least the 30th time now over the years, it spoke, that in hearing the Word we must apply the Word. The more we hear the Word and do it, the more of the Word we will receive and retain. But if we hear the Word and do not use it, we will lose it! All that we have heard from the Lord will be diminished if we do not apply it daily. So, if you have not been keeping up with reading, praying, witnessing and serving…WATCH OUT because if you do not use it, you will LOSE IT!
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