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Friday,
November 11, 2011
Vain Repetitions
2 Peter 2:17-19 These are wells without
water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness
is reserved for ever. (18) For when they speak great swelling words of
vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much
wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. (19)
While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of
corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in
bondage. (KJV)
Just a word of warning Church; the people
who are being mentioned in the above verses are those that are standing in
pulpits today, claiming to be delivering a message of liberty and freedom,
you know like worshipping our Lord in Spirit and in truth? Be forewarned
that, this same message of warning is getting repeated throughout your Bibles
so that you don’t end up like the many who didn’t take heed to the warnings
throughout.
Psalms 108:12-13 Give us help from
trouble: for vain is the help of man. (13) Through God we shall do
valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies. (KJV)
God does have people today, howbeit a
small remnant left, that seek their help from above, and who are not
looking to man to find solutions. Mankind can only give a temporal answer
and a quick fix that will never last, while God will provide a solid
foundation to build on so that in a time of trouble and storms you won’t be
blown away.
Jeremiah 17:5-7 Thus saith the LORD;
Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose
heart departeth from the LORD. (6) For he shall be like the heath in the
desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched
places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited. (7) Blessed is
the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. (KJV)
If you try and hold to man, in the end
you will find that they will eventually let you down because they are human;
you know, the infallible ones that sin and fall short? The arm of the Lord
is never too short to save and deliver you in a time of trouble and need,
and is always there when needed as well.
Psalms 127:1-2 Except the LORD build the
house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the
watchman waketh but in vain. (2) It is vain for you to rise up early, to
sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved
sleep. (KJV)
You know, you are the house of the Lord,
and one that He expects to be standing, not blown over or burnt to a crisp.
So what is all the fussing and pouting about, as verse two alludes to, that
caused you not to sleep? Sounds like someone entered the realm of vanity,
pursuing something that leads to a dead end instead of taking a hold of the
life of God and having that in abundance.
Colossians 2:8-10 Beware lest any man
spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men,
after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. (9) For in him
dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. (10) And ye are complete in
him, which is the head of all principality and power: (KJV)
Simply put, if Christ is not involved in
a situation then neither should you be, because in the end we are either
with Him, or against Him which as we see summed up this week is referred to
as being vain and vanity. In conclusion, another word that rhymes with
vanity is the word insanity, like people who keep doing carnal vain
repetitions and then expect something Spiritual to result. Do know that you can go back and look up
the words vain and vanity as well, and see how many other times these words
come up throughout the Bible. These studies are intended to give you an
overview and direction, so please continue in the faith. God bless Church.
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