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I hope you had a great weekend.
I'm getting rid of my AOL account. Their 9.0 version is terribly slow and a memory hog. I was having my JCSM email forwarded to my AOL account, so you shouldn't notice any difference. You can contact us at http://jcsm.org/contact.php.
Have you been watching the California recall news? It has been quite interesting! Please pray for the people of California. We need an honest, moral leader as Governor.
I'm still campaigning as a "minor candidate," and I've decided to endorse Tom McClintock as the best, major candidate. I've even gotten several of the gubernatorial candidates to endorse him, too. He's the only pro-life, anti-tax candidate higher than 15% in the polls. Plus, in last week's debate, Tom revealed that he was clearly the most qualified candidate for the job. If I don't win, let's pray he does! You can see my campaign site here: http://jasongastrich.com.
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Welcome to the new readers of this message! Here is your Devotion, A Moment of Introspection, JCSM's Challenge, the Word of the Week, a faith-builder from "The Skeptic's Annotated Bible: Corrected and Explained," and the Quotes of the Week. Have a fantastic week and God bless you!
Love in Christ,
Jason Gastrich, B.A., M.A.B.T.
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The Weekly Devotion (click here to listen!)
Proverb 16:18 "Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall."
Proverb 8:13 "The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate."
Proverb 11:2 "When pride comes, then comes shame; But with the humble is wisdom."
Proverb 13:10 "By pride comes nothing but strife, But with the well-advised is wisdom."
Proverb 29:23 "A man's pride will bring him low, But the humble in spirit will retain honor."
James 4:10 "Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord and He will lift you up."
1 John 2:16 "For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father but is of the world."
Insight: Pride separates us from God because it demands our own way and not His. Being humble is a good way to do God's will. Meekness (power under control) is also an essential quality. Seek to be humble and avoid pride.
Prayer: "Thank you for helping us, Lord. Thank you for wanting us to be wise, humble, and meek. Remind us of Jesus Christ and His, perfect example. Forgive us for being prideful. Remind us of the destruction that comes from pride. Let us be your clay and cause us to be moldable. Thank you for wanting to take the time to mold and shape us into your image. Help us to submit to your perfect will and avoid fighting You. To You be all the glory, honor, and praise. In Jesus' name, Amen."
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was the 16th President of the United States.
"That I am not a member of any Christian Church, is true; but I have never denied the truth of the Scriptures; and I have never spoken with intentional disrespect of religion in general, or of any denomination of Christians in particular . . . I do not think I could, myself, be brought to support a man for office whom I knew to be an open enemy of, and scoffer at religion." - "The Illinois Gazette," August 15, 1846
"I sincerely hope father may recover his health; but at all events tell him to remember to call upon and confide in our great and good and merciful maker, who will not turn away from him in any extremity. He notes the fall of a sparrow and numbers the hairs of our head, and He will not forget the dying man who puts his trust in Him." - from a letter to his step-brother, in 1851, concerning the illness of their father
"The will of God prevails. In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God . . . one must be wrong. God can not be for and against the same thing at the same time." - "Meditation on the Divine Will," 1862
If having pride is saying "no" to God, then having humility is saying "yes" to Him. Open your heart and accept God's lead in your life.
Too often, Christians force their will into existence. The qualities of strength and determination are fine. However, we should always be sensitive to God's will and serving Him, first.
Ask God to give you more humility. We all have a dose of pride in our lives. We need to be humble and seek God's will.
God bless you as you meet this week's challenge!
humble (Hebrew) aniy: depressed in mind or circumstances, afflicted, needy, lowly, poor
The Skeptic's Annotated Bible: Corrected and Explained
"The Skeptic's Annotated Bible" claims:
Genesis 4:19, 23 - Lamech is the first of a long line of biblical men with more than one wife. It seems that God approves of such marriages.
"The Skeptic's Annotated Bible: Corrected and Explained" responds:
Simply because Lamech took more than one wife, this doesn't not mean that God approved. There are different literary devices in the Bible. Some of it is poetry, some is historical narrative, etc. It is not simply a list of commands, it is also an account of human behavior.
(This explanation came from "The Skeptic's Annotated Bible: Corrected and Explained", by Jason Gastrich. This book is on CD and explains over 3,000 difficulties regarding the entire Bible at http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.org.)
There are no new quotes this week, but we have thousands in our archives! They are located here: http://quotes.jcsm.org.
These quotes can be used for sanctification and fun. Most of them are directly based on scripture and scriptural principles. Some of the quotes are humorous or rhetorical, others are written from sermons and Bible studies, and some are lyrics from songs. If you’d like me to go into more detail on any of them, please email me.
Like most verses in the Bible, they can be debated. To use what I’ve written in the most beneficial way, try and trace them back to the scriptures and apply the true principles to your life in a meaningful way! Please don’t sell my quotes or publish them for profit. If English is not your first language, you may not understand some of the quotes. I'm sorry, but some of them are English metaphors and deal with multiple word meanings. God bless you all!
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