And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. For you can all prophesy one by one, that all may learn and all may be encouraged.
But if anything is revealed to another who sits by, let the first keep silent. Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others judge. But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in church, and let him speak to himself and to God. If anyone speaks in a tongue, let there be two or at the most three, each in turn, and let one interpret. How is it then, brethren? Whenever you come together, each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation.
For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries. Tell me what you think: What did you (or do you) learn when God takes something away from you? To leave a comment, just click here.Playlist: Go to the Sabbath Services (topic) playlistĪnd let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. There is a huge difference between waiting on God’s blessings and waiting on God. It’s hard, but it’s true: sometimes God removes good things from our lives for our good. If we find ourselves constantly waiting on God to bring us into a season of blessing again (heaven notwithstanding), it may be that the initial blessing only came to reveal how addicted to blessings we have become. The reaction after the removal could reveal that we view God as One who merely dispenses blessings rather than One who has as His primary concern our holiness.Ī Helpful Perspective When God Takes Something Away from You.When the Lord gives and then takes away it can betray an inordinate affection for the gift rather than for the Giver.What do our raw emotions reveal about our hearts when God takes away something wonderful? (Photo by Prosavage2600, CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia Commons) Put your name in Job’s place and see how accurate the statement becomes: “Does Wayne fear God for nothing?” Here’s some perspective that can help when God takes something away from you that was a blessing.ĭuring the times of removal we discover, sadly, that Satan’s accusation is often right on the money: “Does Job fear God for nothing?” (Job 1:9). Rather than praise God for the time we enjoyed His blessings-we tend to resent His sovereign prerogative to confiscate them. The Lord’s generosity can be misunderstood as cruelty.
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Job 1:21ĭuring the times when God takes something away from you, it’s easy to feel duped, as if God was some kind of pusher, giving free samples and then removing them after the cravings have their hooks in your heart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away may the name of the LORD be praised. Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. Own work, GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 via Wikimedia Commons)
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