The New King James Version reads this way:
Hosea 4:4-6
4 "Now let no man contend, or rebuke another;
For your people are like those who contend with the priest.
5 Therefore you shall stumble in the day;
The prophet also shall stumble with you in the night;
And I will destroy your mother.
6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Because you have rejected knowledge,
I also will reject you from being priest for Me;
Because you have forgotten the law of your God,
I also will forget your children. NKJV
As the prophet over our lives and those of our families, we can surely have what we say. What we speak will form that highway to travel and it will either be for the good or for the bad.
Message Bible reads this way: "But don't look for someone to blame. No finger pointing! You, priest, are the one in the dock, You stumble around in broad daylight, and then the prophets take over and stumble all night. Your mother is as bad as you. My people are ruined because they don't know what's right or true. Because you've turned your back on knowledge, I've turned my back on you priests. Because you refuse to recognize the revelation of God, I'm no longer recognizing your children.
Yikes!
Those children not recognized by God and why....because it is the man or woman who will not turn to God and pray for them.
Taking God out of this country was a bad idea. And that taking Him out included out of the schools which was by prayer and the reading of the Word of God. In the start of this great nation........the McGuffey Readers were implemented to help children learn to read and the need for proper education came through this reader. It promoted reading of books and phonics to learn proper pronunciation of those words. From the mid 1800's to the 1960's the book was used to teach the spiritual and the moral life OF the Words of God. It was a needed and very much vital tool to promote a population of many people to become American citizens. This book characterized the importance of applying God's life to ours. It truly shaped America in its early years. (It was established to prepare them for life.)
Today, I am appalled to hear so many teens graduating from high school cannot read and cannot write or do math but in the simplest form. Where was the teacher? Oh, yeah, God our TEACHER was removed from the schools and then other places as well.
In thinking on this speech I heard today, I heard about the verse below quoted! Not sure if the writer knew what the verse meant, but surely one piece of the scripture was given!
"He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, and the justice of your cause like the noonday sun." See below!
Psalm 37:5-6
5 Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in him and he will do this:
6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn,
the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
NIV
It is a wonderful passage, but we must remember what verse 5 speaks. COMMIT your way to the LORD. Trust in Him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun."
It is commitment to God that will establish justice in your life and mine.
This only comes by Jesus being Lord of our lives. We must know God and abide in Him and know that the relationship with Him brings these things to our lives. When we continue to leave God out of everything, we have an empty life filled with only what the human force can bring. Without God there is no hope.
1 Kings 18:20-21
20 So Ahab sent for all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together on Mount Carmel. 21 And Elijah came to all the people, and said, "How long will you falter between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him." But the people answered him not a word.
NKJV
If we falter between two opinions we gain nothing. We are to make God our Lord and follow Him. But if we follow anything else, then contention erupts, upheaval continues, frustration and depression set in.
If we humble ourselves and pray to seek His face, justice will return. Those who truly seek God and have Jesus seated on the throne of their hearts will pray and God will hear. And justice will have it's due course!
In Amos we are given this perfect Word.
Amos 5:23-24
23 Away with the noise of your songs!
I will not listen to the music of your harps.
24 But let justice roll on like a river,
righteousness like a never-failing stream! NIV
The Message Bible reads this way:
I've had all I can take of your noisy ego-music. When was the last time you sang to me? Do you know what I want? I want justice---oceans of it. I want fairness----rivers of it. That's what I want. That's all I want.
Leaving God is leaving justice behind.
Matthew 11:29-30: “Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me,
for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For
My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
Why would anyone, making a fair analysis by comparing
God's way with his self-chosen way and seeing what mankind has produced in this
world, rather have his own way rather than God's? That makes no sense whatever! You can see what happens when we follow ourselves.
If God really wanted to make life truly difficult, He would have given man absolute freedom. It really builds satisfaction and contentment,
right? No, not at all.
We must truly
realize that the more we talk, the emptier our words will become.
2 Peter 2:17-19
17 These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them. 18 For they mouth empty, boastful words and, by appealing to the lustful desires of sinful human nature, they entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error. 19 They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity-for a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him. NIV
Come on now, let's be honest, we have all tried to lead ourselves and others without God's wisdom. It ends up a bigger mess than when we first began.
As a member of the human race and an American citizen by birth, I understand the important of truth that we must accept that
God is THE sovereign Creator. And God does not change for He is the same yesterday, today and forever. He will not go back on His Word and change His thoughts or ways to suit little ole' you or little ole' me. Our faith is a "spiritual thing" and comes from God. Our trust is to be in Him our Father and not in any other. God is God Alone!
When we must speak, may it done in the wisdom of God and by much prayer time. When we walk out of our house, may we represent God well and obey His every command. Then and only then, will justice roll on like a river, and God will smile because He will see us in right-standing with Him because Jesus rules over our hearts and our minds. Amen!
Learn His ways! Seek His Ways and Thoughts and then Submit. See you at noonday!
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