"The Selah"

 "Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but on sinner destroyeth much good." (Ecclesiastes 9:18 KJV)

  "You have not come to a physical mountain, to a place of flaming fire, darkness, gloom, and whirlwind, as the Israelites did at Mount Sinai. For they heard an awesome trumpet blast and a voice so terrible that they begged God to stop speaking. They staggered back under God's command: "If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death. Moses himself was so frightened at the sight that he said, "I am terrified and trembling." No, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to countless thousands of angels in a joyful gathering. You have come to the assembly of God's firstborn children, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God himself, who is the judge over all things. You have come to the spirits of the righteous ones in heaven who have now been made perfect. You have come to Jesus, the one who mediates the new covenant between God and people, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks of forgiveness instead of crying out for vengeance like the blood of Abel. Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the one who is speaking. For if the people of Israel did not escape when they refused to listen to Moses, the earthly messenger, we will certainly not escape if we reject the One who speaks to us from heaven!" (Hebrews 1218-25 NLT)

 Sorry for taking up too much of your time, but this is rather important! Looking up the meaning of this word, "Selah," it is obviously clear that nobody has a clue what it might actually means; the only real clue to the meaning, is that it must be a musical notation, indicating a pause or break in the music or singing. 

 This word, "Selah," is shown 74 times in the Old Testament: 71 times in the Psalms, and 3 times in the Book of Habakkuk. Personally, if it is true that it must be a musical notation, then in my humble opinion, it is actually meant to take out a musical note, causing the person singing or reading, to, "Take Note!" 

 Anywho, yesterday I heard an interesting message from 'To Every Man an Answer,' as it was a recorded conversation with Pastor Chuck and Pastor Mike answering a man's question about someone losing their salvation, (or something in that arena.) I didn't hear the question, but I heard the answers, which were very good and caused me to take notice. 

 As it was, Pastor Chuck was sharing about a man that was once quite powerful in being an evangelist, almost in the ranks of the late Billy Graham. But he turned away from God and even wrote a book about his awakening that there is no God, and that the Bible is just made-up stories and fables. 

 This reflected the one who turned away, and quit believing; but then, Pastor Mike shared another little bit of a story, one from the Bible: One from the Master, which deals with those who do believe, but who do not care to obey the Master...

""Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would not permit his house to be broken into. You must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected." Peter asked, "Lord, is that illustration just for us or for everyone?" And the Lord replied, "A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them. If the master returns and finds that the servant has done a good job, there will be a reward. I tell you the truth, the master will put that servant in charge of all he owns. But what if the servant thinks, 'My master won't be back for a while,' and he begins beating the other servants, partying, and getting drunk? The master will return unannounced and unexpected, and he will cut the servant in pieces and banish him with the unfaithful. And a servant who knows what the master wants, but isn't prepared and doesn't carry out those instructions, will be severely punished."" (Luke 12:39-47 NLT)