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"Come And Help" 2/04/01 Past/Future Articles |
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Jesus is our example of willingness to help. In Matthew 15:22-28, He helped the woman whose daughter was vexed. In Mark 9:17-24 He helped the one who was possessed with an evil spirit, releasing him from his burden. In Matthew 11:2-5 He helped so many, and that which He was doing was used as evidence that He was the one that was prophesied to come. We are to follow in his steps, not being able to do the miraculous things He did, but having the same attitude and disposition to helpfulness that He demonstrated.
We may grow weary at times of being asked to help, but to whom does the cry to help come, except those who can and will help? Only those whose heart can be touched will respond. Where else can those in need turn except to those who can and will help?
(Borrowed from brother James W. Boyd)
Submitted by: Bud Butcher, Elder
At this point we have discussed two of Pharaoh's compromises. The first was when he told Moses and Aaron to worship your God "IN THE LAND" (Exodus 8:25). Second was to go worship your God, but just "DON'T GO FAR" (Exodus 8:28). Now let us study the ruler's third reasoning.
In Exodus 10:10, Pharaoh tells Moses and Aaron to go worship your God, "JUST LEAVE YOUR CHILDREN." Can you imagine such a proposal? We have already established the Egyptians were an idolatrous people who did not believe in God. Would you go off and leave your children with someone like that? Many have!!! We allow our children to be trained hours on end by the electronic devices that are filled with violence which contain no character building factors at all. They only tend to tear down the moral fiber of adults much less our precious children. Then there is the ever present television. It could be one of the greatest media for good ever invented, but it is primarily evil with no good. We are leaving our precious young, absorbent minds to be trained by the world. We are now reaping the sowing of the Dr. Spock liberalism. Don't discipline the child, let it learn to be creative. They have created everything from devil worship to destruction of cemeteries and much, much more.
Yes, let us not listen to the Pharaoh's of this world. Let us love, protect and guard our children. We are commanded in Deuteronomy 6:7-9 to teach them of God when we rise up, lie down, when we walk in the way, write God's ways upon the post of our houses and on the gate. Yes, let us never leave the most precious possession we have to other hands. Guard your children. Teach them to be faithful in the Lord for the time will come when they will teach your grandchildren.
(to be continued) Walter M. Bishop, Elder