It has all been done before; so says Solomon in Ecclesiastes 1:9. (New Living Translation) How true! Matthew Henry comments: "Men's hearts and their corruptions are the same now as in former times; their desires, and pursuits, and complaints, still the same." (Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Bible) Funny how we can be made to feel, by satan himself it sometimes seems, that no one else has EVER suffered, grieved, wanted and been denied as much as we have. How silly I am! I am comforted in knowing that satan has employed no new tactics for me. I am able, through the power of Christ, to defend myself against all evil attacks.
Another verse in Ecclesiastes caught me: "As you enter the house of God, keep your ears open and your mouth shut."(5:1). I have so much more to learn than to impart. May I remember to listen and learn first.
"Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God."
Ephesians 6:14-17
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
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