Timrufus
“..Whoever fears God will avoid all extremes.” -Ecclesiastes 7:18
We used to catch a lot of Hindi and Tamil show when we were young and I was wondering when did I ever developed a love for the Japanese’s tongue, I do not know. But when my father first hear me playing speaking in the language one day, he said to me, “if you were born some decades earlier, you should have been a number one Jap’s runner!” He scorned at the thought but I said, “Yeah, most probably I would be one.” because I loved the language too much.
During Habakkuk times, the LORD raised up the Babylonians a ruthless and impetuous people, against the covenanted peoples of the LORD and of whom the prophet cried out, “How long, LORD, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not save?” For during the time of Habakkuk, the prophet saw how the law then was powerless and justice then in his society never seem to prevails. (Isaiah 26:10) Yet unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain; for He grants rest and sleep to those whom He loved. (Psalm 127:1-2)
Habakkuk cried out, “How long O LORD, how long!” but Ecclesiastes cried out, “Do not be overrighteous, neither be overwise. Why destroy yourself?” Tide may wait for no man but surely times and seasons is in His hand. He changes the times and the seasons. He removes kings and raises up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding. He reveals deep and secret things. He knows what is in the darkness, and light dwells with Him. (Daniel 2:21-22) Hence when Israel would sin against the LORD by committing themselves to all sort of idolatries, and forgetting their Maker; The LORD sent the Assyrians, a people of much brutality and cruelty against them and against Judah, the Babylonians. But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. (Galatians 4:4)
If ye would believe that the earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it, (Psalm 24:1) then sometimes all we have to do is to let go and let God be God and let man be man. (Jeremiah 29:4-7) The Teacher called out, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) But after Judas had finished selling out his Lord; seized with remorse, he returned the thirty pieces of silver to the Chief priests and the elders and said, “… I have betrayed innocent blood.”
Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush him (Jesus) and to cause the him (Jesus) to suffer, and made his life an offering for sin. And be it so true, why then was Judas alone left to bear the brunt of a betrayer? No, God is not unjust that He should forget the work of our hands and should we had not been weary in doing good, at the proper time we would reap a harvest of righteousness if we do not give up. (Heb 6:10; Gal 6:9) But Judas was tempted by his own desires and enticed by the one carnal nature of a sinful man, his own folly led him to his ruin. (Proverbs 19:3)
Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come." (Luke 17:1) “As water carries the boat, it also drowns a man.” The LORD works out everything to its proper end — even the wicked for a day of disaster. (Proverbs 16:4) Yet if we would believe that the earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it, sometimes all we have to do is to learn how to “Let Go”!
Connecting Verses: Ecclesiastes 7:15-18
Yes LORD, nothing in this world stink and stink more than our own pride and self consuming arrogancy and nothing in this world is more vile, more viler than a portrayer of our own holy self-righteousness. Free us then from the cords of the evil one, for your word says that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. We know that we cannot be more humble than Christ is, but we want to know your way; the way of the manger, the way of the cross and we want to know the way to Your abode. So come Lord Jesus, and do it in us, Your way! In Jesus Name. Amen!
We used to catch a lot of Hindi and Tamil show when we were young and I was wondering when did I ever developed a love for the Japanese’s tongue, I do not know. But when my father first hear me playing speaking in the language one day, he said to me, “if you were born some decades earlier, you should have been a number one Jap’s runner!” He scorned at the thought but I said, “Yeah, most probably I would be one.” because I loved the language too much.
During Habakkuk times, the LORD raised up the Babylonians a ruthless and impetuous people, against the covenanted peoples of the LORD and of whom the prophet cried out, “How long, LORD, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not save?” For during the time of Habakkuk, the prophet saw how the law then was powerless and justice then in his society never seem to prevails. (Isaiah 26:10) Yet unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain; for He grants rest and sleep to those whom He loved. (Psalm 127:1-2)
Habakkuk cried out, “How long O LORD, how long!” but Ecclesiastes cried out, “Do not be overrighteous, neither be overwise. Why destroy yourself?” Tide may wait for no man but surely times and seasons is in His hand. He changes the times and the seasons. He removes kings and raises up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding. He reveals deep and secret things. He knows what is in the darkness, and light dwells with Him. (Daniel 2:21-22) Hence when Israel would sin against the LORD by committing themselves to all sort of idolatries, and forgetting their Maker; The LORD sent the Assyrians, a people of much brutality and cruelty against them and against Judah, the Babylonians. But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. (Galatians 4:4)
If ye would believe that the earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it, (Psalm 24:1) then sometimes all we have to do is to let go and let God be God and let man be man. (Jeremiah 29:4-7) The Teacher called out, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) But after Judas had finished selling out his Lord; seized with remorse, he returned the thirty pieces of silver to the Chief priests and the elders and said, “… I have betrayed innocent blood.”
Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush him (Jesus) and to cause the him (Jesus) to suffer, and made his life an offering for sin. And be it so true, why then was Judas alone left to bear the brunt of a betrayer? No, God is not unjust that He should forget the work of our hands and should we had not been weary in doing good, at the proper time we would reap a harvest of righteousness if we do not give up. (Heb 6:10; Gal 6:9) But Judas was tempted by his own desires and enticed by the one carnal nature of a sinful man, his own folly led him to his ruin. (Proverbs 19:3)
Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come." (Luke 17:1) “As water carries the boat, it also drowns a man.” The LORD works out everything to its proper end — even the wicked for a day of disaster. (Proverbs 16:4) Yet if we would believe that the earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it, sometimes all we have to do is to learn how to “Let Go”!
Connecting Verses: Ecclesiastes 7:15-18
Yes LORD, nothing in this world stink and stink more than our own pride and self consuming arrogancy and nothing in this world is more vile, more viler than a portrayer of our own holy self-righteousness. Free us then from the cords of the evil one, for your word says that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. We know that we cannot be more humble than Christ is, but we want to know your way; the way of the manger, the way of the cross and we want to know the way to Your abode. So come Lord Jesus, and do it in us, Your way! In Jesus Name. Amen!
