David wants to be restored by the LORD           verse 1- 3 

O LORD – rebuke me not in YOUR anger

neither CHASTEN me in YOUR hot displeasure

have mercy upon me O LORD – for I am weak

O LORD – heal me for my bones are vexed

            My soul is also sore vexed

                        BUT YOU – O LORD – how long? 

David wants rescuing from the LORD                verse 4- 5 

Return – O LORD – deliver my soul

            Oh save me for YOUR mercies’ sake

                        for in death there is no remembrance of YOU

                                    in the grave who shall give YOU thanks? 

David wore out because of crying                        verse 6- 7 

I am weary with my groaning

            all the night make I my bed to swim

I water my couch with my tears

            mine eye is consumed because of grief

                        it waxes old because of all mine enemies 

David believes in answered prayer                      verse 8- 10 

Depart from me – all you workers of iniquity

for the LORD has heard the voice of my weeping

the LORD has heard my supplication

the LORD will receive my PRAYER

Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed

            let them return and be ashamed suddenly 

COMMENTARY:           

DAILY SPIRITUAL BREAKFAST: Young Believers           

: 1        O LORD, rebuke me not in YOUR anger, neither chasten me in YOUR hot displeasure. (3256 “chasten” [yacar] means to chastise, to instruct, bind, correct, punish, reform, reprove, or teach)

DEVOTION:  Do we ever pray through a problem? Do we sometimes think that the LORD has sent us more than we can take and is not answering our prayers?

Here we find David thinking that the LORD is angry with him over some sin in his life. He seems to be in physical pain, whether because of sickness or just mentally not understanding what the LORD is doing.

David knew that the sin in his life had to be dealt with by the LORD. He knew that he deserved worse than he received but he didn’t want the LORD to keep the correction going. He wanted it to end.

He prayed. He cried. He begged. He knew that the LORD listened to HIS people who were willing to trust in HIM during the hard times of life. He wanted the LORD to deal with those who were giving him a hard time. He wanted the LORD to deal with his enemies.

Too often we want to take revenge on our own. This is not the Biblical way to handle our enemies. We are commanded to pray for them. We don’t like to think of God correcting us for our sins but it is not a correction without reason. Everything the LORD sends our way is “for our good.”

The Bible tells us that whom the LORD loves HE chastens. The Bible informs us to spank our children when they are bad if they will not listen. Can we get them to listen any other way? Yes. Do they always? NO! The same is true with HIS children: US!! Sometimes we listen without the correction but most of the time is seems we listen better after a correction. Is all reprove bad? NO!

We are not being judged for our sins – they are forgiven. However, there are consequences here on earth for our sins. The LORD doesn’t let us get away with murder just because we are covered by the blood of Christ. HE allows us to go to jail for our sin but HE doesn’t keep us out of heaven because of it.

We are being corrected for our fellowship with the Father. HE wants us to keep short accounts with HIM. HE doesn’t want us to get to the point that we are living in sin and then HE has to deal harshly with us by using sickness, weakness and sleep (pre-mature death) according to I Corinthians 11.

David just wanted it to end. At the finish of his psalm, he realizes that the LORD hears his prayers and is going to deal with his enemies.

How do we face the correction of the LORD in our life? Do we thank HIM for it? Do we pray as David did for it to end? Are we learning from HIS correction?

CHALLENGE: The purpose of the LORD’S corrections is so that we will be more like HIS Son. Maturity is HIS goal. Are we reaching it? 

DAILY SPIRITUAL LUNCH: Transitional Believers 

:2   “Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am weak; O LORD, heal me, for my

bones are troubled.  NKJV  חנן ḥnn to favor; to have/implore/show/be shown compassion †I. חָנַן S2603 TWOT694, 695 GK2858, 2859 vb. shew favour, be gracious… BDB)

DEVOTION:  Have you ever suddenly realized that you were in trouble? That your employer or parent was angry and showing displeasure? The psalmist here grasps that he is not in a position of favor or pleasure with the Lord. As David senses this he cries out in recognition of the fact that he is unable to change his condition and needs the Lord’s help.  The basis for this prayer is twofold. The first is God’s mercy, which triumphs over His wrath. The second is David’s condition: “I am weak … my bones are troubled.”

These two points are given also where we as sinners need to come to in order to be saved from the Lord’s displeasure. David requests this on the basis of God’s compassion. As the psalmist demonstrates a recognition of God’s mercy toward him in spite of His displeasure, so God promises to have mercy on people today if we will call out to him as well. Romans 10:13 is very clear when Paul proclaims, “Whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

CHALLENGE:  Do you sense that God is displeased for something you have done or said recently? Like the psalmist why not call out to him right now and know His mercy and compassion! (Dr. Brian Miller – board member)

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:5          “For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?” (Grave, שְׁאוֹל , 7585, sheol—Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates: —grave, hell, pit) 

DEVOTION:  The statements in this verse can be confusing to those who are believers in Jesus Christ, because HE promises us eternal life.  How can death be the end of all things?

This psalm looks at life from man’s perspective, not God’s.  That is why David’s lamentation is as poignant as it is.  We can feel the pain of the emotion that he is going through.  In this scenario, it is easy to lose sight of eternity and view the end of earthly life as the end of all life.

Yet David mentions a place called Sheol in this verse (translated “grave” in this verse in the King James Bible).  This is often used in the Old Testament as synonymous with the grave, as it appears to be in this psalm.  However, it is also a place where the unbeliever in Yahweh is sent, and is mentioned as a place of sorrow (Psalm 18:5, 116:3) and a place where the wicked are sent at death while being fully conscious of their own state (Psalm 9:17, Isaiah 14:9-17).  There they await the resurrection and Jesus’ final judgment of them.

The Bible never mentions a place where one goes after death that is a place where they can leave and go to heaven if only God is appeased enough for their sins in this life.  Rather, the Bible is clear that man must choose in this life whether to serve God or to reject HIM, and that there is a judgment coming afterwards based on this decision (Hebrews 9:27).  Furthermore, the psalmist points out that once such a person dies, they no longer have the opportunity to give God thanks for all that HE has done for them.  Therefore, the opportunity exists is this life to acknowledge God for who HE is and to give HIM thanks for what HE has done in saving us.

How thankful are we for our salvation?  Do we allow ourselves to become overcome by sorrow to the point that we cannot keep sight of God and the great things HE has done for us? 

CHALLENGE:  Thank God today as often as you can for all that HE has done for you!! (Dr. Marc Wooten – board member)

DAILY SPIRITUAL SUPPER: Mature Believers

            : 6        I am weary with my groaning, all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.                              (3021 “weary” [yaga] means struggle, strive, to be or become weary, tired, or sleepy, fainted, or to                               be fatigued)

DEVOTION: The striges that we face as we grow in our Christian life are real. The LORD continues to reveal areas of our lives that need improvement as we study the Word of God and prayer.

David is going through these struggles as turns to the LORD each night in prayer for help to face another day of service to HIM. His nightly prayers involve times of groaning and crying over what is going on in his life.

He faced enemies just like we do in our Christian life. They are not the same enemies but their source is the same. Satan wants to have believers discouraged with their relationship with the LORD. He wants us to have the same feelings as David did because he knows that a discouraged believer is not a useful as one that is full of the Holy Spirit.

He and we should be praying for help each day and each night. David is praying at night were he says that he is making his bed swim with tears that he has shed because of what is going on in his life.

We need to do the same when we are struggling. We need to turn to him in prayer and be honest with HIM as to what we are feeling and then ask HIM to give us relief from our feelings and receive strength, that only the LORD can give.

CHALLENGE: Are we praying this prayer with David? Do we face struggles just like him? The answer is yes! We need to turn to the LORD concerning our struggles each night for help.

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            : 8        Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity; for the LORD has heard the voice of my weeping. (3249                             “Depart” [to turn aside, to change direction, to go off, retreat, to fall down, to go away or leave, be                                removed, or abolish)

DEVOTION:  Wouldn’t be nice if the LORD would answer this prayer for all of us who are serving the LORD. Here we find that David has had enough of those people who are working for the enemy rather than the LORD.

He is on his bed crying. He wants the LORD’S help because he can’t handle it himself. He wants to have the time of this trial to be over. He wants to just have the joy of the LORD and not the suffering that goes along with those who are trying to faithfully serving the LORD.

Have you ever cried out the LORD when you were going through a special time of trials? Have you ever waited on the LORD to get you through a special trial that was going on in your life? It seems like it would never end and that the answer was not coming quick enough to give you relief.

God is sending answers to our prayers in HIS timing. Sometimes HE wants us to go through something that lasts for a long time and we need to trust HIM to give us relief when HE knows the timing is right.

CHALLENGE: Remember HIS timing and our timing are not always the same. David is finding this out and we will find it out too.

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DISCIPLINES OF THE FAITH:

BODY

Chastity (Purity in living)

Fasting (Time alone with LORD without eating or drinking)

Sacrifice (Giving up something we want to serve the LORD)

Submission (Willing to listen to others and LORD)

Solitude (Going to a quiet place without anyone)

SOUL

Fellowship (Gathering together around the Word of God)

Frugality (wise use of resources)

Journalizing (Writing down what you have learned from the LORD)

Study and Meditation (Thinking through your study in the Word)

Secrecy (Doing your good deeds without others knowing but God)

SPIRIT

Celebration (Gathering around a special occasion to worship LORD)

Confession (Tell the LORD we are sorry for our sins on a daily basis)

Prayer (Conversation with God on a personal level) 

David prays to the LORD for deliverance                          verse 1- 7

David tells enemies that the LORD hears his

            prayer (supplication, weeping)                                verse 8, 9 

Silence (Letting the LORD deal with some problems and needs)

Worship (Time to praise the LORD alone or in a group) 

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DOCTRINES OF THE FAITH:

Scripture (66 inerrant books of the Bible)

God the Father (First person of the Godhead) 

LORD – Jehovah (Covenant keeping, Personal)               verse 1-4, 8, 9

Anger of the LORD                                                              verse 1 

God the Son (Second person of the Godhead –God/man, Messiah)

God the Holy Spirit (Third person of the Godhead – our comforter)

Trinity (Three persons of the Godhead who are co-equal = ONE God)    

Angels (Created before the foundation of the world – Good and Evil)

Man (Created on the sixth twenty-four hour period of creation)

Sin (Missing the mark set by God on man and angels)

 

Enemies                                                                                  verse 7, 10

            Be ashamed

            Be sore vexed

Workers of iniquity                                                               verse 8

 

Salvation (Provided by Christ’s death on the cross for our sins)

 

Rebuke                                                                                   verse 1

Chasten                                                                                  verse 1

Mercy                                                                                     verse 2, 4

Deliver                                                                                    verse 4

Thanks                                                                                   verse 5

Answered prayer                                                                  verse 8, 9

 

Israel (Old Testament people of God)

 

      David wrote this Psalm                                                         1- 10

                  Rebuke me not in YOUR anger

                  Chasten me not in your hot displeasure

                  Have mercy on me

                  I am weak

                  Heal me

                  Save me for YOUR mercies sake

                  I am weary

                  Tears

                  Grief

                  Enemies be ashamed

                 

Church (New Testament people of God)

Last Things (Future Events)

 

      Death                                                                                      verse 5

Grave                                                                                     verse 5

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QUOTES regarding passage

The context of our Lord’s quotation of Depart from me … in Matthew 7:23 implies his judgment that David is speaking here as king. This is not merely a hard-pressed sufferer rounding on his tormentors, but a sovereign asserting his power to purge his realm of mischief-makers, as his kingly vow demanded; cf. Psalm 101. He speaks in faith: the victory is yet to come (10), but he already knows that he is answered.

This sudden access of confidence, found in almost every suppliant psalm, is most telling evidence of an answering touch from God, almost as if we saw the singer’s face light up in recognition. In subsequent liturgical use God’s reassurance was possibly conveyed (some have suggested) by a ritual or an oracle, interposed between the petition and the praise; but this is a conjecture, and has little if any bearing on the writing of these psalms, which show the same characteristics whether their titles emphasize their liturgical use (as in, e.g., Pss 4–6) or the crises from which they sprang (e.g. Pss 3, 7, etc.). See also on Psalm 12:5, 6. (Kidner, D. (1973). Psalms 1–72: an introduction and commentary (Vol. 15, p. 79). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.)

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6:8–10. Turning to his adversaries David exhorted them to depart from him, for he was confident that God had heard his prayer and would deliver him. His final prayer was that all those who persisted as his enemies be put to shame. He wanted the dismay and disgrace he felt at their hands to be turned back on them (cf. 40:14; 7:2).

Through the agony of suffering, the righteous can be confident that God will hear their weeping and answer their prayers for deliverance. (Ross, A. P. (1985). Psalms. In J. F. Walvoord & R. B. Zuck (Eds.), The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures (Vol. 1, p. 796). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.)

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The Joy of Deliverance (vv. 8–10)

At this point, there’s a sudden and surprising change from suffering to joy, an experience recorded in other psalms (22:22; 56:10; 69:30). It doesn’t matter whether this change occurred later or immediately after David prayed, but he felt healing in his body and peace in his heart and mind. Perhaps word came to him that the enemy had retreated or, better yet, had been defeated, and he knew God had heard his cries. Or maybe his circumstances hadn’t changed at all, but David felt God’s witness in his heart that all would be well. The Lord had heard his weeping and requests and had accepted his prayer.

He used this experience to glorify the Lord as he witnessed to his enemies. How this message was conveyed to them, we don’t know; but David was quick to honor the Lord for what had occurred. Perhaps the words in verses 8–10 are an apostrophe, a speech addressed to persons not present but meaningful to those people hearing or reading it. His enemies said that David was done for, but the failure of their prediction would leave them ashamed and defeated. The phrase “Depart from me” is quoted in Matthew 7:23 and Luke 13:27 and seems quite final. (Wiersbe, W. W. (2004). Be worshipful (1st ed., p. 36). Colorado Springs, CO: Cook Communications Ministries.)

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6:8–10 Out of his dire straits, boldness surprisingly breaks through as he addresses his enemies. This boldness also has only one basis, that the psalmist’s confidence is wholly grounded upon his Lord’s attention and ultimate intervention. (MacArthur, J. F., Jr. (2006). The MacArthur study Bible: New American Standard Bible. (Ps 6:8–10). Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers.)

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Ver. 10. Let all mine enemies be ashamed, &c.] Or they shall be ashamed; and so the following clauses may be rendered, and be considered as prophecies of what would be; though if this be considered as an imprecation, it is wishing no ill; wicked men are not ashamed of their abominations committed by them, neither can they blush; it would be well if they were ashamed of them, and brought to true repentance for them; and if they are not ashamed now, they will be hereafter, when the Judge of quick and dead appears. And sore vexed; or troubled; as his bones had been vexed, and his soul had been sore vexed by them; as he knew they would be through disappointment at his recovery, and at his deliverance from the distresses and calamities he was now in, when he should sing for joy of heart, and they should howl for vexation of spirit. Let them return; meaning either from him, from pursuing after him; or to him, to seek his favour, and be reconciled to him, and be at peace with him, as Aben Ezra and Kimchi explain it; unless this word should only signify again, as it sometimes does, and be read in connexion with what follows; let them be again ashamed suddenly; intimating that his deliverance would be sudden, in a moment, in a very little time, and so would be their disappointment, shame, and confusion. Jarchi, from R. Jonathan and R. Samuel bar Nachmani, refers this to the shame of the wicked in the world to come. (Gill, J. (1810). An Exposition of the Old Testament (Vol. 3, pp. 548–549). London: Mathews and Leigh.)

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10. “Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed.” This is rather a prophecy than an imprecation, it may be read in the future. “All my enemies shall be ashamed and sore vexed.” They shall return and be ashamed instantaneously,—in a moment;—their doom shall come upon them suddenly. Death’s day is doom’s day, and both are sure and may be sudden. The Romans were wont to say, “The feet of the avenging Deity are shod with wool.” With noiseless footsteps vengeance nears its victim, and sudden and overwhelming shall be its destroying stroke. If this were an imprecation, we must remember that the language of the old dispensation is not that of the new. We pray for our enemies, not against them. God have mercy on them, and bring them into the right way.

Thus the Psalm, like those which precede it, shows the different estates of the godly and the wicked. O Lord, let us be numbered with thy people, both now and for ever! (Spurgeon, C. H. (n.d.). The treasury of David: Psalms 1-26 (Vol. 1, p. 59). London; Edinburgh; New York: Marshall Brothers.)

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FROM MY READING: 

(Remember the only author that I totally agree with is the HOLY SPIRIT in the inerrant WORD OF GOD called THE BIBLE! All other I try to gleam what I can to help me grow in the LORD!!)

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2 Corinthians 9
Christians should give generously as God has prospered them.
INSIGHT

God asks for your money, not for His sake, but for yours. What God wants is your heart, and one measure of how much of your heart He has is how willing you are to give your money back to Him. Two of God’s reasons for asking Christians to give to other Christians are to foster mutual unity and concern among believers, and to show the love of God to the unsaved. Remember, it is not the amount but the willingness that counts. Give as God has prospered you.  (QuietWalk)

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NOT ASHAMED

And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. 1 John 2:28
John has been teaching, in effect, “Beloved people, don’t believe the lie. It not only robs you of doctrine, it robs you of life; it is that which robs you of God’s greatest gift that has been made possible by the incarnation of His Son. If the eternal son had not come from God and been made flesh, if there is no union between human nature and the Son of God, how can we have a new nature?”
In 1 John 2:28 John emphasizes one final thing: “And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.” “Don’t believe that lie,” says John in effect, “because if you do, you will find yourself face to face with it as a fact. These people have denied the truth,” says John; “don’t believe in a kind of phantom body and that the eternal God came upon a man and then left him. It is unreal,” says John, “don’t believe it. The day is coming when you will face the fact—the God-Man is coming into this world. He will come again, and then you will see Him; and if you believe that lie, you will be ashamed when you see Him.”
Writing in the Apocalypse, John says, “Every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him” (Revelation 1:7). And when they see Him they will cry out “to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us . . . from the wrath of the Lamb” (Revelation 6:16). That is a fact; this is not fancy. The God-Man will come again, and if you want to rejoice in that day, if you want to have confidence when you look at Him, and if you want to say, “Even so come, Lord Jesus,” then avoid this lie, beware of these liars who deny that Jesus is the Christ
A Thought to Ponder: The God-Man will come again, and if you want to rejoice in that day, beware of these liars.

                     (From Walking with God, p. 140.by Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones)

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Perfect Minded
“Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you. Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.” (Philippians 3:15-16)
Earlier, Paul had noted that he was not “already perfect” (Philippians 3:12), using a form of the Greek verb teleioo. In today’s verse, Paul uses the adjective form teleios. Although the root of the word is the same, this particular usage is significant.
In verse 12, the Holy Spirit inspires Paul to use the past perfect tense of teleioo, rendering the translation “not having been perfected” and thereby recognizing that the end product of God’s salvation has not yet been completed. The adjective form, teleios, denotes the sense of maturity, both in our text and the other 18 instances in the New Testament.
Those of the family of God who are “mature,” even if we might be “otherwise minded,” are to expect that our Lord Jesus will reveal “even this,” or the prize that we are to focus on in Philippians 3:14. The “one thing” of Philippians 3:13 is so important that we must “walk by the same rule” and “mind the same thing” (today’s verse).
The Greek word for “walk” is only used four other times in the New Testament, and it describes marching in a row and following a prescribed order. We are to “walk in the steps” that Abraham exemplified (Romans 4:12), just as we are to “also walk in the Spirit” (Galatians 5:25).
Finally, we are exhorted to “mind” the same thing. Our thought processes are to be focused on that one thing that is most important—seeking the Kingdom first. May these clear commands find their way into our hearts.

                            (HMM III, The Institute for Creation Research)

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A Beginner’s Guide to Life

The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23

After my mother’s sudden death, I was motivated to start blogging. I wanted to write posts that would inspire people to use their minutes on earth to create significant life moments. So I turned to a beginner’s guide to blogging. I learned what platform to use, how to choose titles, and how to craft compelling posts. And in 2016, my first blog post was born.

Paul wrote a “beginner’s guide” that explains how to obtain eternal life. In Romans 6:16–18, he contrasts the fact that we’re all born in rebellion to God (sinners) with the truth that Jesus can help us be “set free from [our] sin” (v. 18). Paul then describes the difference between being a slave to sin and a slave to God and His life-giving ways (vv. 19–20). He continues by stating that “the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life” (v. 23). Death means being separated from God forever. This is the devastating outcome we face when we reject Christ. But God has offered us a gift in Jesus—new life. It’s the kind of life that begins on earth and continues forever in heaven with Him.

Paul’s beginner’s guide to eternal life leaves us with two choices—choosing sin, which leads to death, or choosing Jesus’ gift, which leads to eternal life. May you receive His gift of life, and if you’ve already accepted Christ, may you share this gift with others today!  By Marvin Williams (Our Daily Bread) 

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Samson is subdued and later dies in his final act of resistance.

INSIGHT   “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap” (Galatians 6:7). Samson’s lustful foolishness finally catches up with him, and in a profound example of bad judgment, he discloses the secret of his strength to a woman who had betrayed him repeatedly.

He violates his Nazarite vow, and all his power leaves him. His eyes are gouged out and he dies, not avenging the Lord against the Philistines but avenging the loss of his own eyes. It is a heartbreaking conclusion to a life that is tragic-tragic not only because of what it was, but even more for what it could have been. (Quiet Walk)

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WRONG ASSUMPTIONS

There shall no man see me, and live. Exodus 33:20 
We all start by assuming that our knowledge of God is all right, and if someone tells us that is the first problem, we feel it is almost insulting. This is surely the central cause of so many of our subsequent difficulties, namely, that we assume we know God, that we assume this great knowledge is something at which we start. We say, perhaps, that we know a certain amount of the teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ. Maybe we have enjoyed certain experiences, “Well, of course with regard to God, I have always believed in Him; I have always been in the position of a believer.”
But my whole suggestion is that it is just there that we fail; and fail completely. Let me remind you of some of the statements that our Lord made with respect to this important matter. “No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him” (John 1:18)—revealed Him, manifested Him. “There shall no man,” says God to Moses, “see me, and live” (Exodus 33:20). We think that we know everything about God and that there is no difficulty about our belief in God. My dear friend, ponder a statement like that; you have never seen God! No one can see God and live. God is incomprehensible to man; He is beyond him in His greatness and in His infinity. Consider what our Lord says in John 17:25: “O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.” There it is once more. He again makes the dogmatic statement that the world as it is, as the result of sin, does not know God, and never has. 
A Thought to Ponder: The world as it is, as the result of sin, does not know God, and never has. (From The Heart of the Gospel, p. 124, Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones)

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