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24:35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
Having just memorized the above verse, I was reading in the book of Jeremiah the other day when I came across an interesting and related story about what happens when you try to destroy the word of God! God had instructed Jeremiah to...
36:2 " Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah and all the other nations from the time I began speaking to you in the reign of Josiah till now.
This was a large scroll!!! Later, that very scroll was read to King Jehoiakim of Judah. The king did not care for God’s words concerning the future of his kingdom, so...
36:23 Whenever Jehudi had read three or four columns of the scroll, the king cut them off with a scribe's knife and threw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll was burned in the fire.
There you go! Don’t like what God has to say to you, or about you, just burn the pages! Make it go away! Except for one thing. God’s words simply don’t go away. In fact, you (and I) will “go away” long before God’s words will. Furthermore, so will all this stuff we work so hard to accumulate, store, maintain, build, preserve, collect, protect, care for, display, enhance, etc.
In case you’re wondering what happened to the words of God which King Jehoiakim had burned, they simply returned, supernaturally in fact!
36:32 So Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to the scribe Baruch son of Neriah, and as Jeremiah dictated, Baruch wrote on it all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire. And many similar words were added to them.
Like Jesus said, God’s words (his words) will never pass away! They must be VERY important, then! Therefore, how essential it is that we appreciate them! How beneficial to meditate on them, daily! How helpful to memorize them! Prioritize them!! Order your life around them!! Share them!!
Conversely, how dare we ignore or neglect them! Let’s just say, I am continually convicted!
32:47 They are not just idle words for you—they are your life."
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| May 30, 2008 |
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Amazingly, Gods word does not go away! |
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| May 30, 2008 |
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| Wow Mike! What a great blog! I think there's a sermon in there somewhere...do you mind? |
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| May 30, 2008 |
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| He is the same yesterday, today and forever!!! The Everlasting WORD of GOD! Amen. |
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| May 30, 2008 |
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| ED, I was thinking the same thing!!! |
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| May 30, 2008 |
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| Amen, Amen and Amen!! Praise the Lord! |
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| May 30, 2008 |
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You know what is amazing to me... knowing people that have been in church for years and have never read the Bible from Genesis - Revelations. How can we be like Christ if we don't read what He did and who He is? It is not like the Bible is hidden or too expensive to have... Come on!!! We can get it for free in many churches!!! or go to a hotel for a night and read it there.
Hey, we can read it daily, we can read it in 90 Days, we can read it in a Year, we can even read it in the internet; we can hear it in CD, we can hear it in IPod, we can even see it on TV.
I’ve learned that the answers to my deepest questions are in His Word. Why going to somebody else when the answer is on my night table or under my arm? |
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| May 30, 2008 |
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Brother what an Awesome Blog and Word!!! Blessings upon you always,
Bro. |
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| May 30, 2008 |
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What a tremendous gift his words are to us!! Think about that! |
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| May 30, 2008 |
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| Amen little brother - His words are the Bread of Life and thank God they never go away.... |
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| May 30, 2008 |
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| They are my Life Blood |
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| May 30, 2008 |
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| Amen! |
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| May 30, 2008 |
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His Words will not pass away, just like His Kingdom will not pass away - Oh, Ancient of Days!
Deleted this once to correct a word I left out. |
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| May 30, 2008 |
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Amen, Good thoughts Mike
"He sent His word, and healed them" |
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| May 30, 2008 |
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Mike, "Conversely, how dare we ignore or neglect them! Let’s just say, I am continually convicted!"
You have spoken my exact thoughts reading your blog. God's Word is life, but how often I fail to open that life giving book. Thanks for the reminder to open it again and again to find the Words of life!
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| May 30, 2008 |
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| ...sharper than a two-edged sword and eternal! |
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| May 30, 2008 |
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Mike and Pastor Tim, I couldn't agree with you more! Such wonderful words from God's own heart; their wisdom and beauty never cease to amaze me. This is such a good blog!
Mike, thank you for promoting the importance of reading the Bible and really "getting" these words in us. This reminds me of some wonderful lyrics to a song by Don Moen:
"Carve upon my heart, the truth that sets me free! According to your word O LORD, be it unto me."
Every bit of knowledge that we need to know to live our lives 'unto him' is in that precious book and it grieves me to know that so many are sitting on shelves collecting dust, unfortunately, even in the homes of those who call themselves Christians. I don't believe you can separate God from his word, so having the Bible is having God with us. We can have him in Spirit and in Truth -
... how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them
that ask him? (Luke 11:13b)
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
(John 17:16b)
Yes, love this word, for it truly is LIFE to us! Amen.
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| May 30, 2008 |
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Ooh Linda! How great that you stopped by! How are you? (It's been a while, can you tell? lol) Your comment is precious, thank you!! I so appreciate your love for the truth of God's word, your comment is saturated with it! Great scripture passages you posted too! Glenn, that conviction hurts just a little, doesn't it? I've felt that myself, quite a bit in fact! Let me say to all, that one thing that has REALLY helped me lately is the practice I wrote about in this blog, "Keeping his words near my heart". It's really been very empowering, may I encourage you to try it? (Assuming you aren't doing so already? And please forgive me if I mis-assume!) |
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| May 30, 2008 |
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| I don't know where I'd be without His Word........it's my comfort, my joy, my conviction, my tool for helping others, my help, my strength when I'm weak........geeeee, I could go on and on. |
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| May 30, 2008 |
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| Word of God SPEAK, great Mike |
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| May 30, 2008 |
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| Amen to what you say Mike. The word is there for us to grow closer to God. It is our responsibility and freedom to do it! |
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| May 30, 2008 |
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amen, awesome blog as always |
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| May 30, 2008 |
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| Wonderful blog Mike! How do we walk blamelessly before the Lord? Psalm 119:1, “ 1[a] Blessed are those whose(A) way is blameless, who(B) walk in the law of the LORD!: |
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| May 30, 2008 |
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| Praise God that His Word is eternal!! It is so important that we commit His word to memory. The way our world is heading, I'm not sure how much longer we might have ready access tio His written word. |
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| May 30, 2008 |
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| Mike have you ever thought about this? Jesus is the word made flesh. The logos. He is eternal and immutable. His word and Himself are inseparable. God is not a man that He should lie. His word is alive as He is alive and it can not be killed. All man can do is not to heed the word, but it doesn't make mankind any less accountable, we all are responsible for the truth whether heeded or not. |
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| May 31, 2008 |
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Now that is a thought that resonates w/me, Shirley! It is indeed important that we memorize his word! That way we can take it anywhere, meditate on it anywhere, share it with anyone!
Todd, I admire how your comments are always saturated with scripture. Memorized? Or do you just know right where to look on biblegateway.com? :-) ...I don't recall thinking of it in quite that way, which is why I'm so glad you posted that thought! God bless you brother! |
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| June 04, 2008 |
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| What a great word Mike - I can never be reminded too often of the power of His Words, and how they are written permanently , all things will soon pass away, but not my father or His word. thanks again. |
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| June 04, 2008 |
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| And his word is a living word, which means the words he speaks to us today--right now will be as eternal as the words of our bible. Now that is a blessing that remains--his word never changes! |
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| June 04, 2008 |
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How beautiful is the Word of God...I have read the Bible through many times, and each time I learn something new and it speaks new truths to me. Almost 5 years age, I got married. During that time I determined that my husband and I should have a daily time of reading together. We started many times, but after a weeks, he lost interest.
Last July, my husband got reinfused with the joy of his salvation. He intiated a devotional time together, and on July 3rd, we will have read through the Bible together for the first time. I asked him why it happened this time, and he said that all the other times he was doing it just to please me, but this time, he was doing it out of hunger for God's Word.
All that to say this - our marriage has totally changed just from spending time together in God's Word each night. His Word contains everything we need to sustain our life, our marriage, our children, our ministry, etc., etc., etc.
Thanks for the scripture. We were just reading that the other night, and I was amazed the Jeremiah was able to recreate the message in its entirety...but then again, it was not Jeremiah's word, it was God's Word...all scripture is given by the inspiration of God, as men yielded their pens to His use...why would God say something different the second time around?
Just a thought. |
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| June 04, 2008 |
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| Wonderful to hear, Judith! Wonderful!! I am impressed by your words of testimony regarding how the words of God affected your marriage. I also applaud your husband for spending the time in the word with you....excellent!! |
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| June 04, 2008 |
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Hi Mike,
I see you are still up for great words of encouragement. Thank my brother.
May we all take heed to the words of our Lord for in them life is manifested.
JR |
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| June 10, 2008 |
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| Words words Gods words so wonderful and refreshing to my soul..... |
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| June 10, 2008 |
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Ain't they great Rosie??? We can DEPEND on them!! Hey JR, thanks bro! |
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| June 14, 2008 |
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| Thank you for that reminder-- His word truly is life- it is why we are here, thank you for the reminder of how important it is to mediate on it and make it a part who we are. |
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| October 31, 2008 |
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stuff we work so hard to accumulate, store, maintain, build, preserve, collect, protect, care for, display, enhance, etc.
The American Stuff or The Lord's Stuff what Stuff are We made of ??
The American Pursuit of Happy Happy Fun Fun Toys Toys Childishness = Success ??
Or The Lord's Treasures, Heavenly Treasures Stored up in Heaven ??
GOD stuff ??
That we Should work so hard to:
accumulate .... Knowledge & Wisdom & Understanding of HIS WORD.
store ..............True Lasting Treasure ONLY Contained in The WORD...The Book of LIFE, The WORD.
maintain..........Cling to, Cleave to, Hang onto, Pressing into, as Close as You can to, HIM The WORD.
build................Your Relationship With HIM & Others in His Body, The Church Who Uphold His WORDS.
preserve...........At ALL Costs Preserve His Word, Spreading His Way, Truth & Life Only In His WORDS.
collect.............Men, Be Fisher's of Men, Feed My Sheep, If You LOVE Me You Will Do My WORDS.
protect ........... Defend The Church, All Men With The Power of The WORD, ONLY contained in My WORD.
care for............My Sheep, ALL Lost Sheep, All Creation, Take CARE of ALL Things, Obeying MY WORD.
display.............SAME LOVE I Displayed toward You, Love Your Enemy, Yet in Their Sins, FORGIVE !!
enhance...........Great Co-Mission, Don't Just catch Men, Train Them as I Trained Men, You Read That in
MY WORD.
etc.................Well That would Be a Trip to Andromeda & Back.
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| October 31, 2008 |
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| Creative comment Michael. You've described much different stuff to accumulate, store, maintain, build, preserve, collect...etc. Wouldn't that be great! |
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| November 01, 2008 |
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| Nice Blog & always Interesting Comments. |
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| November 02, 2008 |
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--------------------------------------Yes Storing God Stuff ---------------------------------------------Only! |
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| August 07, 2009 |
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Today's verse more than a year later and this remains to be a great blog. Yet another proof that God's word can not be destroyed. |
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| August 07, 2009 |
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| AMEN !!! Only the things of God are eternal. |
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