Let God’s Song of Moses Stir Up His Church by His Rock in It – Part 5
November 7, 2012
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Part 5 blends well with what has just been made manifest in America by the election results we saw last night. America has now followed the pattern Moses prophesied in his song that that Israel would follow and America will pay a terrible price for it. But this is no time to be discouraged. My attitude is expressed in the following 3 scriptures, which have guided me through the troubling storms of life in times of hardened hearts.
Romans 8:28 – And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSEE.
A hardened heart does not consider all power in heaven and earth is given unto Jesus. A heart softened by God’s Spirit believes God is in control, and such a heart remains cheerful in times like these.
Mark 6:50 – BE OF GOOD CHEER: IT IS I; BE NOT AFRAID.
Mark 6:40-52 – And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. [41] And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all. [42] And they did all eat, and were filled. [43] And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes. [44] And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men. [45] And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people. [46] And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray. [47] And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land. [48] And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them. [49] But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out: [50] For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid. [51] And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered. [52] For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: FOR THEIR HEART WAS HARDENED.
After each miracle the Pharaoh did not consider it and hardened his heart.
Exodus 8:15 – But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.
PART 4 WAS PUT UP ON OUR NOVEMBER 2ND BLOG
Deuteronomy 32:18 – Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.
Jeremiah 2:13 – For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
“OF THE ROCK TRHAT BEGAT THEE, THOU ART UNMINDFUL,”
Malachi 3:13-16 – Your words have been stout against me, saith the Lord. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee? [14] Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the Lord of hosts? [15] And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered. [16] Then they that feared the Lord spake OFTEN one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.
“AND HAST FORGOTTEN GOD THAT FORMED THEE.”
Ephesians 2:8-10 – For by grace are ye saved through FAITH; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: [9] Not of works, lest any man should boast. [10] For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
II Peter 1:4-9 – Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. [5] And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your FAITH virtue; and to virtue knowledge; [6] And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; [7] And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. [8] For if THESE THINGS be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. [9] But he that lacketh THESE THINGS is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
THEY HAVE FORSAKEN ME THE FOUNTAIN OF LIVING WATERS,
The living waters are the living word of God himself in Jesus as the Prophet of which the man Moses spoke –
Deuteronomy 18:18,19 – I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. [19] And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
John 7:37,38 – In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. [38] He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
Ephesians 5:25-27 – Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; [26] That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, [27] That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Revelation 22:16,17 – I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. [17] And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
“AND HEWED THEM OUT CISTERNS, BROKEN CISTERNS, THAT CAN HOLD NO WATER,”
During the times of the early ad latter rains there are numerous small springs (fountains) and streams that flow in Israel, but between these two seasons most of them dry up in a normal year. The springs and rivers that flow year round are often referred to as “living waters.” When comparing physical water to spiritual water, the spiritual is referred to as “living waters” because it never stops flowing as the gift of eternal life.
John 4:13,14 – Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: [14] But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
Cisterns were quite common in the ancient Middle East. Cisterns are not wells filled by a slow downward passage of water through permeable rock like limestone until it collects on an impermeable rock layer such as dolomite. Cisterns are made by man to collect rain water in a basin of permeable rock by using a sticky limestone plaster base on its bottom to make it waterproof. However, any type of earth tremor or sudden temperature change will cause its waterproof base to crack, and all the collected water will seep out. So, in general, all earthly efforts of man to satisfy are unable to constantly satisfy his needs, when compared with God’s heavenly means of satisfying man’s highest wants.
Psalm 23:1,2 – The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. [2] He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
Psalm 61:3,4 – For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. [4] I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
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