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Sabbath, March 06, 2010 "We may be small now... but"
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1 Samuel 17:37, "David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee." |
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Judges 7:9, "it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Arise, get thee down unto the host; for I have delivered it into thine hand." |
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Daniel 3:29, "…there is no other God that can deliver after this sort." |
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Matthew 13:31-32, "Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof." |
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Revelation 12:17, "And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ." |
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2 Corinthians 2:14, "Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place." 2 Timothy Romans Psalms 119:126, "It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law." |
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“In the
multitude that listened to Christ's teaching there were many Pharisees. These
noted contemptuously how few of His hearers acknowledged Him as the Messiah.
And they questioned with themselves how this unpretending teacher could exalt "Whereunto shall we liken the The germ in the seed grows by the
unfolding of the life-principle which God has implanted. Its development
depends upon no human power. So it is with the kingdom of Christ. It is
a new creation. Its principles of development are the opposite of those
that rule the kingdoms of this world. Earthly governments prevail by physical
force; they maintain their dominion by war; but the founder of the new
kingdom is the Prince of Peace. The Holy Spirit represents worldly
kingdoms under the symbol of fierce beasts of prey; but Christ is "the
Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world." John 1:29. In His
plan of government there is no employment of brute force to compel the
conscience. The Jews looked for the As Jesus spoke this parable, the mustard
plant could be seen far and near, lifting itself above the grass and
grain, and waving its branches lightly in the air. Birds flitted from twig to
twig, and sang amid the leafy foliage. Yet the seed from which sprang this
giant plant was among the least of all seeds. At first it sent up a
tender shoot, but it was of strong vitality, and grew and flourished
until it reached its present great size. So the So the work of grace in the heart is
small in its beginning. A word is spoken, a ray of light is shed into the
soul, an influence is exerted that is the beginning of the new life; and who
can measure its results? { Not only is
the growth of Christ's kingdom illustrated by the parable of the mustard seed,
but in every stage of its growth the experience represented in the parable is
repeated. For His church in every generation God has a special truth
and a special work. The truth that is hid from the worldly wise and
prudent is revealed to the child-like and humble. It calls for
self-sacrifice. It has battles to fight and victories to win. At the outset its
advocates are few. By the great men of the world and by a
world-conforming church, they are opposed and despised. See John the
Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, standing alone to rebuke the pride and
formalism of the Jewish nation. See the first bearers of the gospel into The great leaders of religious thought in
this generation sound the praises and build the monuments of those who planted
the seed of truth centuries ago. Do not many turn from this work to trample
down the growth springing from the same seed today? The old cry is repeated,
"We know that God spake unto Moses; as for this fellow [Christ in the
messenger He sends], we know not from whence he is." John 9:29. As in
earlier ages, the special truths for this time are found, not with
the ecclesiastical authorities, but with men and women who are not too
learned or too wise to believe the word of God. { "For ye see your calling,
brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many
noble, are called; but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to
confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to
confound the things which are mighty. And base things of the world, and things
which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to
naught things that are" (1 Corinthians And in
this last generation the parable of the mustard seed is to reach a
signal and triumphant fulfillment. The little seed will become a tree.
The last message of warning and mercy is to go to "every nation and
kindred and tongue" (Revelation 14:6-14), "to take out of them a
people for His name" (Acts |
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Series on the 144000... www.RemnantofGod.org/144000.htm |
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Proverbs
2:1-9, "My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments
with thee; So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply
thine heart to understanding; Yea, if thou criest after knowledge,
and liftest up thy voice for understanding; If thou seekest her as
silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; Then shalt thou understand
the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. For the LORD giveth
wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. He layeth up
sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk
uprightly. He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his
saints. Then shalt thou understand
righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path." Proverbs 5:1-2, "My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge." |
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"For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." (Hebrews 4:12) |
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Isaiah 56:6-8, “Also the sons of
the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love
the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath
from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; Even them will I bring to my
holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt
offerings and their sacrifices shall be
accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for
all people. The Lord GOD which gathereth the outcasts of "The work of Sabbath reform to be
accomplished in the last days is foretold in the prophecy of Isaiah: ...
These words apply in the Christian age, as shown by the context: "The Lord
God which gathereth the outcasts of |
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Isaiah 58:12-14, "they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it." |
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"If all will wear Christ's yoke, if all will learn in His school the lessons that He teaches, there will be sufficient means to establish gospel medical missionary work in many places. {2SM 180.1} Let none say, "I will engage in this work for a stipulated sum. If I do not receive this sum, I will not do the work." Those who say this show that they are not wearing Christ's yoke; they are not learning His meekness and lowliness. . . . {2SM 180.2} It is not being rich in the wealth of the world that increases our value in God's sight. It is the meek and the contrite that the Lord acknowledges and honors. Read the fifty-seventh chapter of Isaiah. Study this chapter carefully; for it means much to the people of God. I will make no comments upon it.--Letter 145, 1904. {2SM 180.3} |
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2 Kings 6:16-17, "…Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha." |