"Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby." (Ecclesiastes 10:9 KJV)
"Jesus turned around and looked at his disciples, then reprimanded Peter. "Get away from me, Satan!" he said. "You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God's." Then calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, "If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it. And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?"" (Mark 8:33-37 NLT)
As I have said, many times before: There are so many areas in the Bible where Christ Jesus is manifested, wherever you might be, and which ever Book you might be looking into, you can see Him there if you just look for Him, realizing that this entire Love-Letter is all about Him! I know that doesn't fly in the churches which might be a little more worldly and liberal; but there is only one way to be saved, and that Way is by putting all of your faith and trust in Christ Jesus, our Lord!
The second part of this verses, "and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereof," is a prime example of the simple way that we are able to apply this to Christ. It really doesn't take a whole lot of thought, but with a little common sense, we can put it into a realistic picture, showing Jesus working as a carpenter, shaping wood into all sorts of furnisher and other such things; while all along, thinking of the cross which He shall on day be nailed upon.
I know, call me crazy; but there are so many ways that Jesus can be seen throughout the Scriptures; whether you are looking at the flaming sword guarding the entrance to the Garden, or the Lamb that shows up to open the scroll. This entire Bible is to declare Him, whether it is what we need, what He has done, or how it all comes together in the end; everything is somehow connected to and from Christ Jesus...
"Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see - such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him. He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together. Christ is also the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So he is first in everything. For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ's blood on the cross." (Hebrews 1:15-20 NLT)
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