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PRAYER 18, Part 6 of 8 O, FOR MORE GRACE!

ANECDOTE 277: True Wisdom.

FAITH’S CHECKBOOK May 8: HELP WANTED

-Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive- Matthew 20:7

MORNING: "He that was healed wist not [didn’t know] who it was." —John 5:13

EVENING: "Acquaint now thyself with Him. " —Job 22:21

A SINNER'S PRAYER

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PRAYER 18, Part 6 of 8

O, FOR MORE GRACE!

God, bless our country and our Sovereign [Of the U.K.]; God bless this city; may there be no disquietude [unrest] between the different orders [identities] of men — the employer and the employed; but may there be a general spirit of goodwill given to the people of this city, and do prosper Thou us.

[I pray this In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.]

(Complete Prayer in e-mail: PRAYER 18.doc)

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ANECDOTE 277: True Wisdom.

Copernicus declared the truth that the earth and the planets revolve around the sun. His opponents replied that this could not be true, for if the planet Venus revolved around the sun, she must present the same phases as the moon. This was very true.

Copernicus looked up to Venus, but he could not see those phases, nor could anyone else, nevertheless he stuck to his statement, and said,

“I have no reply to give, but in due time God will be so good that an answer will be found.”

Copernicus died, and his teaching had not yet been justified [proved] ; but soon, after Galileo came forward with his telescope, and on looking at Venus he saw that she did pass through exactly the same changes as the moon.

Thus wisdom is justified of her children.

Truth may not prevail to-day or to-morrow, but

her ultimate victory is sure. 

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FAITH’S CHECKBOOK MAY 8 HELP WANTED  by C. H. Spurgeon 1934 – 1892

-Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive- Matthew 20:7 - Id tambien vosotros a la vina, y recibiréis lo que fuere justo- Mateo 20:7
 

Yes, there is work in Christ’s vineyard for old bodies [Senior Saints]. It is the eleventh hour, and yet He will let us work. What great grace is this! Surely every old man ought to jump at this invitation! After men are advanced in years nobody wants them as servants; they go from shop to shop, and employers look at their grey hairs, and shake their heads.

But Jesus will engage old people, and give them good wages too! This is mercy indeed.

Lord, help the aged to enlist in thy service without an hour’s delay [right now].

But will the Lord pay wages to worn-out old men?

 Do not doubt it. He says He will give you what is right if you will work in His field. He will surely give you grace here and glory hereafter. He will grant present comfort and future rest; strength equal to your day, and a vision of glory when the night of death comes on.

All these the Lord Jesus will as freely give to the aged convert as to one who enters His service in his youth. Let me tell this to some unsaved old man or old woman, and pray the Lord to bless it, for Jesus sake. Where can I find such persons?

I will be on the look-out for them, and kindly tell them the news.

Prayer: Thank you Lord that You will employ of Your children, the elderly: I know that when I complete my day of labor in Your vineyard, I will receive what is right and just.

Therefore, 

I go joyfully into the vineyard today, without delay

in Your name, expecting Your blessing, I pray, Amen.

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MORNING May 8

"He that was healed wist not [didn’t know] who it was." —John 5:13

̶ El que había sido sanado, no sabía quién fuese—Juan 5:13

YEARS are short to the happy and healthy; but thirty-eight years of disease must have dragged on to a very weary length in the life of the poor lame man.

When Jesus healed him by a word while he lay at the pool of Bethesda, 

he was delightfully aware of a change. 

Even so the sinner who has for weeks and months been *paralyzed with despair and has wearily sighed for salvation is very conscious of the change when the Lord Jesus speaks the word of power, and gives joy and peace in believing.

The evil removed is too great to be removed without our discerning [awareness] of it; the life imparted is too remarkable to be possessed and remain inoperative [idle]; and the change wrought [done] is too *marvelous not to be perceived.

Yet the poor man was ignorant of the author of his cure; he knew not the sacredness of His person, the offices that he sustained, or the errand [divine work] that brought Him among men.

Much ignorance of Jesus may remain in hearts that still feel the power of His blood.

We must not hastily condemn men for lack of knowledge; but where we can see the faith that saves the soul, we must believe that salvation has been bestowed [given].

The Holy Spirit makes men penitents [sorry and ashamed] long before He makes them divines [priests, theologians, or holy men]; and

he who believes what he knows, shall soon know more clearly what he believes.

Ignorance is, however, an evil; for this poor man 

was much tantalized [ridiculed and mocked] by the Pharisees, and was quite unable to cope with them.

It is good to be able to answer gainsayers [those who deny, declare as untrue, contradict or oppose]; but

we cannot do so if we know not the Lord Jesus clearly and with understanding.

The cure of his ignorance, however, soon followed the cure of his infirmity, for he was visited by the Lord in the temple; and after that gracious manifestation, he was found testifying that

"it was Jesus who had made him whole."

Lord, if [because] you have saved me, 

show Yourself to me that I may declare You to the sons of men.

*English (USA) spelling

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EVENING May 8

"Acquaint now thyself with Him. " —Job 22:21

̶ Amístate ahora con él—Job 22:21

IF we would rightly

"acquaint ourselves with God, and be at peace,"

we must know Him as He has revealed Himself, not only in the unity of His essence and subsistence, but also in the plurality of His persons. God said,

"Let us make man in our own image."

Let not man be content until he knows something of the "us" from whom His being was derived . Endeavor to 

Know the Father; 

bury your head in His bosom in deep repentance, and confess that you are not worthy to be called His son; receive the kiss of His love; let the ring which is the token of His eternal faithfulness be on your finger; sit at His table and let your heart make merry in His grace.

Then press forward and seek to 

know much of the Son of God 

who is the brightness of His Father's glory, and yet in unspeakable condescension [humility] of grace became man for our sakes; know Him in the unique complexity of His nature:

eternal God, and yet suffering finite man;

follow Him as He walks the waters with the tread [step] of deity, and as He sits upon the well in the weariness of humanity [to eternally satisfy man's thirst for God] . Be not satisfied unless you know much of Jesus Christ as your Friend, your Brother, your Husband, your all.

Forget not [Don’t forget]

the Holy Spirit; 

endeavor to obtain a clear view of His nature and character, His attributes, and His works. Behold that Spirit of the Lord, who first of all moved on chaos [utter disorder] and brought forth order, now visits the chaos [disorder] of your soul and creates the order of holiness.

Behold Him as the Lord and giver of spiritual life, the Illuminator, the Instructor, the Comforter, and the Sanctifier. Behold Him as He descends, like holy unction [anointing, sweet-smelling oil], upon the head of Jesus, and then afterwards rests upon you who are as the skirts [borders] of His garments.

Such an intelligent, scriptural, and experiential [heart-felt] belief in the Trinity in Unity [The Three-in-one: God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Ghost] is yours if [because] you truly know God; and

such knowledge brings peace indeed.  

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A SINNER’S PRAYER:   … FOR WHOSOEVER: [For One and all]

Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Acts 2:21
Call on the name of the Lord Jesus and be saved     … pray like this, won’t you?   

“Lord Jesus, I’m a lost sinner and without You I am hopeless.  I can’t save myself. Without your death on the cross for my sin debt I would be condemned to spend eternity condemned to Hell. I have been  self-centered from birth.  Please forgive me.

I realize that doing my best, being as good as possible, or being better than other people can never save me. . I’m guilty and sorry for each and every sin I have done and look to You to forgive me of them all. 
I look to You, alone  Lord Jesus to save me.
I call on You,  Lord Jesus, right now to save me.  You died on the cross for me, because of my sin  and You say,  “It shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Acts 2:21.

Right now, just as I am, I call on You, Lord Jesus to save me,  I trust You, to  be my Lord and Savior from now on.
Thank You, Lord Jesus, that You have forgiven me of all my sins.  I ask You to abide in me and give me the desire to always follow You.
You paid the price for all of my sins by dying on the cross.  Even the sins of the whole world.

Thank you,  Lord Jesus that You loved me and died for me even before I was born and that You still love me now. I love You too.

 

Thank you, Heavenly Father, that You have called me away from sin and death into the Life everlasting  in Your only begotten son, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Thank You, Heavenly Father that you raised Jesus from the dead. He is ALIVE and in Him we are victorious over sin, death and the grave. Romans  8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. [Holy Ghost, Comforter, Spirit of Truth]
 

Thank You for saving me heavenly Father. With all my heart, thank you Father for saving me in Jesus’ name,  Amen.

Allow us to share the joy of your new birth with heaven. Won’t you? Heaven rejoices over each redeemed sinner. Luke 15:7

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89 For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.

 Psalm 119:89

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21For the prophecy [prophecies] came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.  
2 Peter 1:21

Authorized (King James) Version:

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 
John 1:1

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 The complete Inside  Story of Westcott and Hort: 

 Brooke Foss Westcott and Fenton John Anthony Hort  (Text only)

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In 1870, The Anglican Church of England passed a resolution to revise the English Bible. The New Testament revision committee which finally consisted of 25 scholars (though only about 16 eventually attended the meetings) which included Westcott and Hort. The committee worked for ten years in the Jerusalem chamber, and these two scholars swept the Revision Committee along with them after work commenced. In fact, the “Cambridge trio” (Westcott, Hort and Lightfoot) colluded with others to dominate the meetings with their views of the text and to defeat any who opposed them. Their *letters reveal this conspiracy:

* Letters from close relatives are quoted in the Inside Story above

The only voice defending the Textus Receptus was Dr Scrivener, probably the foremost scholar of the day in the manuscripts of the Greek New Testament and the history of the Text. But he was systematically outvoted by the Cambridge trio and outdone by Hort’s powerful debating skill. When the revision was completed, the revision committee had altered the Greek Text in 5,337 places,

thus violating the original rule that had been set for the committee of not altering the Greek Text unless absolutely necessary to do so.
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CONCLUSION

In conclusion, let it be said that no matter how good any modern version of the New Testament is in other ways, it is clearly blemished if the work of Westcott and Hort is present in it. The presence of their work means that it is based on a defective text. Those who want to honor the Word of God must not promote the use of any of these versions by the church, not because the content of the version is evil in itself, but because the attitude of being contented to use a blemished version rather than an existing unblemished one, dishonors God. If God has taken the trouble to preserve for His people a good Greek text of the New Testament for 18 centuries, how dishonoring it would be to Him if His people now chose instead to change over to a version that is based on a defective text.

Let the biblical story of Nadab and Abihu be a lesson to all:

And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD. Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace. And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp. So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said. And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled” (Lev 10:1–6).

– Published in The Burning Bush, Volume 4 Number 1, January 1998

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