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Yet To Be #13

If we wait on the Lord, and keep our eyes on Him, believing and trusting Him we will be anxious for no thing.

“Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart: Wait, I say on the Lord. Psalm 27 verse 14

The word wait implies to linger, to hang around, to kill time; yet sometimes it is difficult to just wait patiently.  We view everything in real time, it moves so fast that its difficult to catch up. You set your clock 15 minutes faster, but still you cannot catch up.  But if we wait on the Lord, and keep our eyes on Him, believing and trusting Him, we will “be anxious for no thing.” (Vicissitudes of life, 2007)

Yet To Be #12

We cannot hoodwink God.

“If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean; yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.”  Job 9 verse 30, 31

God sees the heart.  The sweet smile, soft words, tears when these emotions are not true but superficial (shallow and insincere).  God knows even when we are deceived by these own impressions. We cannot hoodwink God. (Vicissitudes of Life, 2007)

Yet To Be #11

Hope never dies

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.  1Peter 1 verse 3

Hope means expectation, desire, something to look forward to; hope never dies. Christ is our hope. Mercy means compassion, forgiveness, kindness.  God has granted these favours on us – He sent His son to die for us. He raised His son from the dead so that we can live forever. (Vicissitudes of Life 2007)

Yet To Be # 10

God cannot and will not tolerate sin.

“And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth. Revelation 3 verse 7

Judgement and justice belong to God. God is holy. We speak about His love and compassion- which we experience everyday, but we, most of the time forget His governmental hand. He cannot and will not tolerate sin. (Vicissitudes of Life, 2006)

Yet To Be #9

God frowns on these characteristics for God is love

“In the same day, also will  I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit?”  Zephaniah 1 verse 9 KJV

The implication of talebearers is present; these are people who stir up trouble. It reminds us that the “tongue is a fire, and no man can tame it”. Deceit which means dishonesty, deception and pretense causes divisions and separation. These characteristics should not present themselves in the house of God, among the people of God or in our daily lives.  God frowns on these characteristics, for God is love.  (Vicissitudes of Life, 2007)

Yet To Be #8

“ Is not my help in me? And is wisdom driven quite from me? Job 6 verse 13 KJV

We often say that we trust the Lord but when the test of faith comes, we break down.  There is a saying; you never know the strength of tea until it is steeped in hot water. ( Vicissitudes of Life, 2006)

Yet To Be #7

God sees and knows everything.

“O Lord I beseech Thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of Thy servant, and to the prayer of Thy servants, who desire to fear Thy name.”   Nehemiah 1 verse 11 KJV

It is necessary to be dependent upon the Lord and not on ourselves.  God promises that whenever we call, He will answer.  God sees and knows everything.  He is Omnipotent, Omnipresent and Omniscient.  (Vicissitudes of Life,  2006)

Yet To Be #6

his vanity is crushed under the hand of the One True and Living God.

What happens when someone defies God. – excerpt from The Vicissitudes of Life (2006)

…who is the Lord, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go: I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go. – Exodus 5 verse 2 KJV

In this regard, Pharaoh is a type of Satan (the enemy), who did not comprehend that there is a supreme God. In those days of history, Pharaohs were revered, believing themselves to be gods and bowed to no one. The Pharaoh in this historical account is mighty and thinks no one compares to him because of his wealth, greatness and conquests throughout the world, until his vanity is swiftly crushed under the hand of the One True and Living God.

“There is no other God beside me.” Says the Lord – adapted from the KJV

Yet To Be # 5

sent his only son to become our Savior

Holiness  

In the New Testament of the Bible, holiness means to be set apart from the profane (the unholy) and refers to the beauty, purity and divine perfection of God.  God the Creator, who called the things that were not into being.  It is this same God, who in his great mercy loved us so much and could not deny Himself, sent his only son to become our Savior.  – adapted from the King James Version

Yet to Be # 4

God cannot tell a lie.

“God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?”  Numbers 23:19 KJV

Comparisons can prove equality and inequality as well as attest to the similarities and differences between the superior and the inferior. “God is not a man, that he should lie,” is a subtle comparison upholding one fundamental truth; that the infinite God and Creator should never be equated to anyone, because He is holy.   

Next post – What is holiness?