Daily Devotion in Hebrews 12 by Bill Brinkworth
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February 1, 2023
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Daily Devotion in Hebrews 12 (devotionsfromthebible.com)
This week’s Bible View’s theme is “God.” Read the articles “One,” “God for All,” “Valued MoreThan Any,” “More Careful Than Mother,” “The Sailor’s Confidence,” God’s Uniqueness”… at https://openthoumineeyes.com/views23/EmailVersion/BibleView894Email.pdf
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Hard copies (FREE Church bulletin insert, LARGE PRINT, and e-mail versions) of this Bible View can be printed from https://openthoumineeyes.com/newsletters.html.
Last week’s Bible View’s theme was “Wages of Sin.” Read the articles “When God’s Hand of Blessing Was Removed,” “Wrath of God,” “God’s Restraint,” “Curse of Sin,” “A Free Pardon”….” at https://openthoumineeyes.com/views23/EmailVersion/BibleView893Email.pdf
Mobile devices can best see the BIBLE VIEW https://www.thebibleview.com/2023/the-bible-view-893-wages-of-sin/
Hard copies (FREE Church bulletin insert, LARGE PRINT, and e-mail versions) of this Bible View can be printed from https://openthoumineeyes.com/newsletters.html.
| Daily View Daily Devotion The intent of this publication is to provide daily encouragement and to biblically educate the child of God. Feeding on truths from God’s Word will strengthen and help believers. (Only the KJV is used!) Some of the articles are repeated for two days, but there is always something new in the posting. Please, scroll down and check. Daily Devotion in Hebrews 12 Don’t have time to stop and read the devotions? then HEAR the Devotion.HEAR the DAILY VIEW devotion on WLVF (after the 6 AM news). Daily Nugget:The end of Hebrews 11 listed many that lost their lives for their faith, but the trials most of us face are nothing like they dealt with (Hebrews 12:4). Even the perfect Son of God faced difficulties imposed by others of far inferior spiritual standing (Hebrews 12:3). We should not be surprised when hard times come our way. However, some of the “hard times” many faces are self-induced. Often, the problems experienced are the side effects of one’s sin. Other times, our tribulations result from one’s heavenly Father disciplining us for straying from the path He desired us to take. Those who utter, “I can’t understand how a God of love could punish His own children” certainly do not know the Bible’s God. If our earthly fathers discipline us (Hebrews 12:7, 9), or at least they should we should expect a correction from our spiritual Father when we step out of line. Despite what socially “corrected” people think, one who loves his children should discipline them when they are not doing right. God loves His own children and certainly will correct them when they do wrong.“For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.” Hebrews 12:6 Sometimes there are ones who say, “Well, God has never disciplined me!” I do not know you, but I know that you still are not perfect even if you are saved (Romans 3:23). You may be forgiven, but you still transgress against God’s commandments. If you commit iniquity and are one of God’s children, He will deal with your wrongdoing. No one gets away with any sin! It may be a serious situation if you claim you are saved, but insist that God has never disciplined you when you have gotten involved in sin. Either your discipline is on its way, or you may not even be saved! A good, earthly father may discipline his own children but would not correct the neighbor’s children. Likewise, God only corrects His own.“But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.” Hebrews 12:8 No one likes to be corrected, and since NO ONE gets away with iniquity, there is a simple solution to avoid consequences; flee sin! Keep as far away from it as possible! Today’s Thought: “For those that say, ‘A lot of people get away with sin,’ I have a question for you. Why are the jails so full, divorces so high, people so unhappy, many lives ruined by transgressions against God’s commandments, and Hell at near capacity? Those situations are not because everyone sat around and practiced what they read in their Bible! There is an expensive price tag on iniquity!” Words to Understand:Compassed: surroundedScourgeth: to punish; to whip Today’s Reading:Hebrews 121 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.4 ¶ Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.11 Now 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.12 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;13 And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;16 Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.17 For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.18 ¶ For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,19 And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:20 (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:21 And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.25 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:26 Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.27 And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:29 For our God is a consuming fire.— Bill Brinkworth False Statements about Modern Bible Translations and Versions “And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.” Rev. 22:19 Be very cautious and stay far away from the numerous modern Bibles! Much of what the new Bibles claim is false.# “They make the Bible easier to understand.” Much of the King James Bible is at a 5.8 grade reading level (1) (Flesh-Kincaid Grade level indicator). The New International Version is at a 8.4 grade level; The New King James Bible is at 6.9, and the New American Standard Bible is at 8.12. Besides that, it is the Holy Spirit that allows anyone to have knowledge of God’s Word, not man’s editing (I Cor. 2:14)1! Another motive is also behind “making the ‘bible’ easier to understand.” That motive is to make money. If there are numerous changes, it can copyrighted, and its owner can earn money from its sales, as it is a new and different book. The King James Bible is not copyrighted, so no one makes anything by its sale!# “They come from the originals,” or “originate from more reliable manuscripts.” The originals were never assembled in one place together. What some call more “reliable” manuscripts were the ones that were historically rejected by earlier believers because of their corruption, errors, and were seldom used. That is why some of the older manuscripts were in good condition.# “They change ‘archaic’ words.” They do, but in many places the words replacing them change the meaning of the verse. There are less than 20 words, not including verbs that have “eth” added to them, in the KJV that are not commonly used today. It would make more sense to understand their meaning by the use of a dictionary, rather than to change the whole Bible. Many modern books have words that the reader often has to look up in the dictionary, and no one even thinks of rewriting them to make them easier to understand.# “Scholars now know more than they knew then.” Many of the authors and translators of the new versions did not even know Hebrew or Greek; nor were they expert in over 10+ ancient languages, as were many in the 1611 King James translating committee. The translators of the King James Bible were some of the most outstanding scholars and Christians of all time.# “They come from older manuscripts.” The Masoretic Hebrew Text and the Greek Textus Receptus used in the KJV are the older and more reliable manuscripts, not what is used in most modern versions. Some of what are called the “older texts” are not reliable at all. Historically they were avoided because of their known mistakes and alterations. Also, some of the “most ancient manuscripts” are actually over 100 years newer than those used in the KJV.# “They are correcting errors.” There are no known errors in the King James Bible! Most of what people call errors are intellectual or spiritual problems people have with what God said and had recorded. Changing His words may ease their consciences, but it does not make it God’s Word, will and way. If the new Bible versions are correcting “errors,” why are all 300+ versions different from each other? Don’t they have it right yet? Why are they still changing them? Several years ago, there was a web site rewarding a large sum of money to anyone who could find an error in the KJV. As far as I know, no one has ever found an error and has never collected a cent from the site!# “The new versions are more reliable.” Most versions are written to teach the beliefs of the author(s), religion, or organization that produced the work. The scripture that was contrary to their beliefs was removed or changed. Also, the King James translators were honest enough that if they added words to make the context understood or to show what the Hebrew or Greek meant, they italicized the words. Most modern versions remove the italicized words or do not italicize them.# “It is egotistical to think that only the King James in English is preserved.” There is a text that comes from the Masoretic Text and Textus Receptus for all the major languages, including: English, Greek, Hebrew, French, and Spanish. Most of the major languages also have the preserved Word of God available to them. Stick with the King James Bible! It is the reliable, preserved Word of God! ** The King James Bible has 783,137 words, whereas the New International Bible has only 727, 969.** 1 Riplinger, G. A. New Age Bible Versions, Ararat, VA, 1995 — Bill Brinkworth Have you always wanted to read “The Revelation”? Using A Spoonful of Revelation you can read it now and get a basic understanding of what it teaches. Read this devotional and understand the future of the world according to God’s own Words?” Download your copy today. Download your copy at https://openthoumineeyes.com/devotional/Devotional.html#Revelation Have you always wanted to read “Hebrews”? By using A Spoonful of Hebrews you can read it now and get a basic understanding of what it teaches. Order the download today, so you can start reading and learning now! Download your copy fromhttps://openthoumineeyes.com/devotional/Devotional.html#Hebrews Old Testament Puzzles & Activities This booklet’s wordsearches, simple crossword puzzles, and assorted activites are designed to reinforce biblical knowledge. They can be used by individuals who enjoy puzzles and are also ideal for a Sunday school, vacation Bible school, homeschool, Christian school, or any Bible teaching situation where students (third grade and higher), can be encouraged to learn more about the Word of God. Download your printable copy from https://openthoumineeyes.com/devotional/Devotional.html#Puzzles * Does your ministry use the free, weekly BIBLE VIEW? Use it as a bulletin insert, ministry handout, or the LARGE print version for those with vision problems or a nursing home ministry. This week’s Bible View’s theme is “God.” Read the articles “One,” “God for All,” “Valued MoreThan Any,” “More Careful Than Mother,” “The Sailor’s Confidence,” God’s Uniqueness”… at https://openthoumineeyes.com/views23/EmailVersion/BibleView894Email.pdf Mobile devices can best see the BIBLE VIEW https://www.thebibleview.com/2023/the-bible-view-894-god/Hard copies (FREE Church bulletin insert, LARGE PRINT, and e-mail versions) of this Bible View can be printed from https://openthoumineeyes.com/newsletters.html. Last week’s Bible View’s theme was “Wages of Sin.” Read the articles “When God’s Hand of Blessing Was Removed,” “Wrath of God,” “God’s Restraint,” “Curse of Sin,” “A Free Pardon”….” at https://openthoumineeyes.com/views23/EmailVersion/BibleView893Email.pdf Mobile devices can best see the BIBLE VIEW https://www.thebibleview.com/2023/the-bible-view-893-wages-of-sin/Hard copies (FREE Church bulletin insert, LARGE PRINT, and e-mail versions) of this Bible View can be printed from https://openthoumineeyes.com/newsletters.html. Mini Sermon:“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,” Hebrews 12:1 I love the preciseness of the 1611 English used in the Authorized King James Bible. People do not need a new Bible perversion to help them understand what God wants them to know. They need a clearer understanding of English! The “beset” used to describe the burden and danger sin can be to us is very exacting. “Beset” means “annoy continuously or chronically, assail or attack from all sides.” We are surrounded by iniquity and its temptations. It will snag and control us if we are not wary and resistant. Be always on the alert! Sin is nearby and can easily ruin your life.“And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting [overindulging], and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.” Luke 21:34 o that day come upon you unawares.” Luke 21:34 Prayer Requests:Connee Burton: I am asking for prayer for my brother, Roger. He has lung cancer. We met with a new oncologist last Friday and he was told that it was not curable. His option was to do nothing or do chemo until he passes. He made the decision to not do the chemo. He is going to try a nontraditional protocol, so please pray it will be successful.Please continue to pray for Deb McCoy. Her physical problems continue. Her feet are very painful; her kidneys are not doing well; she is awaiting more testing on her heart. She could use some encouragement. Please send her an uplifting e-mail to me (brinkworth@frontier.com), and I will forward it to her.Your prayer request could be posted here where people all over the world could approach God’s throne on your behalf. Pray for the needs of others as if they were your own. There may be a time that you will want others to pray fervently for your situation.”Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:19-20Send prayer requests to brinkworth@frontier.com The ValleyGene Griffin “Yea, though I walk through the valley….” Psalm 23:4 Lord, I asked for mountains,But You gave me the valley;I asked for blessed fountains,But You gave me seasons dry. Lord, I asked for the level plain,But You gave me the low place.I asked for freedom from pain,But You gave me grace to bear. Lord, I asked for the cool breeze,But the sweltering heat You gave.In the valley, You brought me to my kneesThat I might behold the Lily there.Lord, I asked to understand,But You taught me to trust:That all that comes through Your HandIs the best for me. Lord, help me to rest in all Your waysBeing confident that all is well.As we receive grace all our days,Even in the valley, the Lily is there. Wise Words:“Dear Lord, “So far today, I am doing all right. I have not gossiped, lost my temper, been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish, or self-indulged. “I have not whined, cursed, or eaten any chocolate. “However, I am going to get out of bed in a few minutes, and I will need your help after that.”Author Unknown Make sure your students know the basics taught in the Bible. The beautifully typeset curriculum is downloaded onto your computer when purchased. The 92 pages are designed to fit on standard 8 1/2″ by 11″ paper. You do not have to buy a copy for each student. Download your copy at https://openthoumineeyes.com/devotional/Devotional.html#Basics This booklet has 53 verse coloring sheets, one for each week of the year (and one extra), that reinforce the learning of many of the most popular verses in the King James Bible. I am providing this for others that have found themselves in the predicament that they could not find additional resources to use in their Sunday school classroom, in a homeschool or Christian school environment, or for their own benefit. Download your printable copy from https://openthoumineeyes.com/devotional/Devotional.html#Color This booklet’s word searches are designed to reinforce biblical knowledge. They can be used by individuals who enjoy puzzles and are also ideal for a Sunday school, vacation Bible school, homeschool, Christian school, or any Bible teaching situation where students (third grade and higher), can be encouraged to learn more about the Word of God. Download your printable copy today at https://openthoumineeyes.com/devotional/Devotional.html#WordSearches www.DevotionsFromThebible.com & https://openthoumineeyes.com/ |
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