PELEG

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                                 Topic:   PELEG 

                                     

“To Eber born two sons: the name of one was Peleg, for his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan”  - {Genesis 10:25}.

           The 1850s was an era of growing division in United states. The failure of the nation’s leader to resolve the issue of slavery created a gap that expanded through a series of events. The publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin portrayed the cruelty of slavery and stirred the antislavery cause. The Dred Scott decision by Supreme Court stirred up resentment throughout the North.

          When Abraham Lincoln opened his campaign for the Illinois U.S. Senate seat, his opening words were biblical and prophetic: “A house divided against itself cannot stand.’ In 1859, John Brown led a band of followers to attack the federal arsenal at Harper’s Ferry and use the seized weapons to lead a slave uprising. He was taken prisoner and later hanged. Then South Carolina and other states seceded from the Union.

          Later elected president, Lincoln pleaded for unity, but the South turned a deaf ear. Just a month later, guns fired on Fort Sumter and a war began in which more Americans would die than in any other conflict before or since.

          In the beginning, the earth was not divided. People were not separated and unity reigned in all creation. God was one with His people and sin did not split families apart. But after the Flood, as the book of Genesis describes Noah and his sons {Genesis 9:19} and the table of nations, we begin to see separation. “From these the coastland people of the Gentiles were separated into their lands” {10:5}. In Genesis 11, a large separation took place at the Tower of Babel when people were the birth of Peleg: “For in his days the earth was divided” {10:25}. Peleg, whose name means “divided,” symbolizes the results of sin separation from God. But Christ  prayed “ that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in me, and I in You: that they also may be one in Us” {John 17:21}.

 

         O Lord, unite the body of Christ. Bring Your people together again in a                     harmony that will be a witness to the world.

NIMROD

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                                 Topic:   NIMROD 

                                     

“The beginning of kingdom was Babel, Erech,  Accad, and  Calneh, in the land of Shinar.” - {Genesis 10:10}.

        Imagine not having of his a city mayor, state governor, or national president. When Nimrod, Noah’s great-grandson was born, the only leaders in existence were the leaders households. Everyone was content to live at the same economic, social, and political status as the neighbors.

        Nimrod changed all that. Described as a “warlike giant” {Syriac Script}, he appears to have been the first man on earth to develop the idea of groups of people following a leader. And, of course, he wanted to be that leader. The Bible calls him a "Mighty hunter". {Genesis 10:9}, and hunting terrifying wild game likely gave him opportunity to be in charge of others, But animals were not all he hunted. The Hebrew word “hunter” suggests “prey,’” and the Bible uses “prey” to describe people being hunted with tyranny, persecution, an oppression. Ancient Jewish literature records that Nimrod” was a hunter of the children of men” {Jerusalem Targum}.

        Nimrod’s thirst for power over his fellow man led him right into rebellion against God. His name comes from the Hebrew word marad, which means, “he rebelled.” “From the foundation of the world none was ever found like Nimrod, powerful in hunting, and in rebellions against the Lord” {Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel}. Nimrod’s kingdom was the first kingdom on earth, and it was founded on the principle of selfish power.

        When Jesus was born, the results of Nimrod’s kingdom had spread over the earth and cover it in a dark blanket of sin and death. Then Jesus began His own kingdom- a kingdom very different from Nimrod’s. He proclaimed, “My kingdom is not of this world” {John 18:36}. Both Nimrod and Jesus claimed authority. But Nimrod’s kingdom was based on selfish authority that harms others, and Jesus’ kingdom is based on selfless authority that saves others.               

              King Jesus, I choose to be a willing subject of Your eternal                        kingdom today.  

 

SONS OF NOAH

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                                Topic:   SONS OF NOAH

“Now the sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan. These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was populated”  - {Genesis 9:18,19}.

         The largest peacetime operation of the U.S. government is the once in -a decade event. In 2010, more than a million census workers were hired to count about 310 million people in around 120 million households. That comes to 1 census cost a staggering $15 billion. Genealogists find the census helpful in studying the descent of families.

        If you could trace your genealogy way back, you would eventually run into the three sons of Noah from whom “the whole earth was populated.” Though all three boys were from the lineage of a righteous man, not all of them followed in the faith footsteps of their father.

        After the flood, Noah become a farmer and planted a vineyard. He made a bad choice one day, becoming drunk and uncovering himself in his tent. Though the Bible gives few details, it appears that Ham’s son might have seen his grandfather and told his father about it. Perhaps they thought it was humorous or made they made fun of the patriarch behind his back.

        When Shem and Japheth heard what was taking place, they took a cloak, walked backward into their father’s tent, and covered him. Their act of respect set them apart from Ham and his son, Canaan. When Noah awoke from his stupor, he discovered what had taken place and spoke prophetically about the descendants of his three sons. While Shem and Japheth’s lineage would be blessed, Ham and Canaan’s offspring would be cursed and become servants of the favored brothers.

       We should not excuse Noah’s poor decision. The Bible is clear about the sinful direction alcohol can take a person. But the story also teaches us the serious consequences of breaking the fifth commandment. God warned, “Cursed is the one who treats his father or his mother with contempt”{Deuteronomy 27:16}

       Dear Jesus, may I  honor my earthly parents as a sign of respect for my heavenly Father.

NOAH (PART 2)

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                             Topic:   NOAH {PART 2}

        "Then the Lord said to Noah. ‘Come into the ark, you
         and all your household, because I have seen
        that you are righteous before me in this generation."  
         - {Genesis 1:1}

 

         Getting onto a boat might save your life, especially if you are a desperate migrant heading for Europe from North Africa. In a single day in 2014, Royal Navy ships plucked 3,500 immigrants from overcrowded boats in the Mediterranean Sea. Among the rescued were pregnant mothers and small children. Many reported harrowing tales that drove them to flee their country. The 557-foot Navy ship, the HMS Bulwark, picked up 700 migrants and immediately gave the starving people bread and water. Human traffickers in Libya often overload flimsy boats. Over three thousand died in 2014.

         Noah and his family were rescued by entering a solid ship, escaping the devastating worldwide flood that destroyed all animal and human life had rejected the warnings from the preacher of righteousness. Just one family was saved.

         Why? The Lord said, “Because I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation. “Noah wasn’t just a great boat builder or desperate migrant sneaking onto a vessel. His character opened the door to passage onto the ark. Noah’s faith, which influenced the lives of his family, provided them with a ticket to safety. His example as a father and husband blessed his entire household.

         When you feel that you are sinking into despair over your responsibilities in the home, remember Noah. Though ridiculed for his faith by the lives of his three sons and their wives. Don’t step into the flimsy boats of popularity or pleasure. They will sink. Only when you live by God’s Word, you are safe in the ark of His hands.

Prayer:

            " O God, give me strength to stand responsibly in my home duties. I ask for wisdom to lead my family today in Your righteous paths." - Amen

NOAH (PART 1)

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                             Topic:   NOAH {PART 1}

        “This is the genealogy of Noah.
         Noah was a just man, perfect in his                                                   generation. Noah walked with God”     
         -  {Genesis 6:9}.

          You might think he was he biggest failure of all evangelists who ever lived. Noah preached for 120 years and didn’t have even one convert {1 Peter 3:20}. But the Bible lists him as one of the great characters of faith in history. This imperfect man was called “just” and “Perfect” because he, like Enoch, “walked with God.”

          Noah was the son of Lamech of the line of Seth. He was an ancestor of Jesus and a hero of faith who built the ark, which saved mankind from total destruction. His name means “rest” or “relief’” which stood in contrast to the violent and corrupt world in which he lived. As the righteous patriarchs began to die off, Noah stood alone as a man who believed God’s words.

          The antediluvians had abundant evidence of God’s of goodness in a world still mostly untouched by sin. These pre-flood giants had heard stories directly from Adam and his kin, but they turned away from their knowledge of God and toward their own pleasures.

           The Lord chose Noah from among all other as the one to accomplish the great work of preparing the world for the coming destruction by water. A single verse captures his most admirable quality: “Thus Noah did ; according to all that God commanded him, so he did “ {Genesis 6:22}. We measure a  favorable outcome by facts, but God estimates success by faith.

            The reason Noah was “perfect in his generations” is that he had unswerving confidence in God’s word in an age of skepticism. His righteousness did not come by his own works, but through faith in the Lord’s word. If the entire world scoffed at your beliefs, would you follow the word of human beings or the word of God?

           

Prayer:

              "Dear Lord, I believe in Your word and will live by Your 
                truth, no matter what the world may say."  - Amen

METHUSELAH

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                       TOPIC: METHUSELAH

                  

            “So all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and
             sixty-nine years; and he died.” {Genesis 5: 27}.

          The many passengers showed their boarding passes to the agent and stepped onto the plane, scheduled to fly from Virginia to Los Angles. A few minute into the flight, passenger Barbara Olson called her husband and told him that the plane had been hijacked and that the hijackers had knives and box cutters. Her husband informed her that there had been hijackers that morning, but she showed no signs of panic, About twenty minutes later, Flight 77 exploded into the western wall of the Pentagon, killing Barbara and sixty-three other passengers.

         Barbara was an attorney, author, and U.S Representative. As chief investigative counsel for the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee, she uncovered several corruption scandals in the political word in which she worked. Barbara’s eyewitness account of the hijacking of American Airlines Flight 77 provided important information about the events of September 11, 2001. She died the very day of one of the greatest results of corruption she warned against,. She was a faithful witness.

         Methuselah was the oldest man who ever lived on this earth. Enoch, who “walked with God” {Genesis 5:22} and was taken to heaven before death, was his father, Noah, who also walked with God and found grace on His sight, was his grandson. Methuselah listened to the preaching of his grandson and helped build the ark. He spent his lifetime of 969 years uncovering corruption scandals in the world in which he lived and warning the world of a coming flood.

         Methuselah’s consistent, faithful witness for God provided important information about who God is and about His plan to save people from sin and eternal death. In his 969^th years, the rain of judgment began to fall. He died the very year of the event resulting from the corruption he warned against. He was a faithful witness.

 

Prayer: 

         "Lord, may I be a consistent, faithful witness for You in my very corrupt                world."   - Amen

ENOCH {2}

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                               TOPIC: ENOCH (Part 2) 

“Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints’ “{Jude 1:14}.

   Whistleblowers are those who expose activity that is illegal or dishonest. It might be over a violation of company policy or the law and could include anything from fraud and corruption to threats to the public. Often they face strong retaliation for “telling” on the organization. Even though laws exist in many countries to protect whistleblowers, they are often attacked by the group they have accused.

     Enoch was a whistleblowers. The book of Jude indicates that he prophesied about the coming judgment “to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him” {Jude 1:15}.

     Four times in one verse the writer uses the word “ungodly” to describe those who will face the judgment, We sometimes picture Enoch, who walked with God, as a hermit who lived mostly in isolation. But this fearless Bible character was a preacher of righteousness like Noah. He boldly brought attention to abuses by the wicked against God and fellow human beings.

     Enoch was not a lowly “snitch.” He didn’t poke at trivial issues or try to garner attention to himself. As any prophet of God, he spoke fearlessly against sin, but he also appealed for his hearers to turn back to the Lord. He bravely swung the sword of truth, which cuts deep to remove sin and thereby save the sinner.

    We can be sure, as do all who live godly lives, that Enoch was ridiculed. The evil generation that lived just before the destruction of the world by water turned away from God. It’s the same today. Millions scoff at righteous whistleblowers, but some will listen.
         We need more people like Enoch in our day.

Prayer:  

             " Father in heaven, thank You for the courageous
               voices that condemn sin but extend a
               hand of compassion toward sinners."   - Amen