"Set Apart" -Too

"Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship; for salvation is of the Jews." (John 4:22 KJV)

  "Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's." (Psalms 103:1-5 KJV) 

  Not that I know anything; but then again, what I so deeply believe with all my heart, is that God loves me; no matter the fault, no matter the circumstance, no matter how far I stray, He loves me and has redeemed my life from destruction! Does that speak of this life, or that to come? There is the twist, if you want to call it that; because from where I stand, this current life is filled with destruction all around us!

  By the way, speaking of this current life: where are we currently headed, and what if anything can be done about it? Thank goodness we have somewhere else to be, because the current place is going totally and completely bonkers! This is when we need to be looking up and praying to be ready!

  Way back there, somewhere between the Tower of Babel and the Day of Pentecost, there was division in the languages for the one, and a uniting in the languages for the other. On the one hand God pushed the people apart, and on the other He pulled the people together, as one. There is still a continuity between us, whether you can realize it or not, you must understand that it is, and then build upon it! 

  Unlike Cain, who asked God, "Am I my brother's keeper?" as if he had nothing to do with his brother, we are set apart as a people that must care for our brothers, as if they are part of us! If you really want to know what destruction looks like, the tearing down of the bonds we have together is by far the greatest destruction that we have that is worth fighting for: we are Family! 

  Interesting times, to say the least. Did you know, the first killing in the Bible was Cain killing his brother? I'm sure you knew that, so I will not bore you with the details. But did you know that the first war, war being defined as conflict to overcome or defend an opposition, was recorded with Abraham taking back his so-called brother, Lot, who was taken captive along with all of his belongings. 

  There are many different ways to see the battle, if you want to call it that, that is all around us; but the best way is to realize who we are and what it is we are dealing with, is to pray...

"For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds;) casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; and having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled." (2 Corinthians 10:3-6 KJV)