Archive for June, 2024

Sing Words of Wisdom and Knowledge

June 18, 2024

1Corinthians 12:7-8 AMP … But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit [the spiritual illumination and the enabling of the Holy Spirit] for the common good. 8 To one is given through the [Holy] Spirit [the power to speak] the message of wisdom, and to another [the power to express] the word of knowledge and understanding according to the same Spirit …

From post: Words of Wisdom and Words of Knowledge:
word of wisdom=power to hear-understand and speak a message of wisdom by the Holy Spirit to build up the body
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=>word of knowledge=power to hear and express knowledge and understanding given by the Holy Spirit to build up the body

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1Corinthians 2:6, 9-12 AMP … Yet we do speak wisdom among those spiritually mature [believers who have teachable hearts and a greater understanding]; but [it is a higher] wisdom not [the wisdom] of this present age nor of the rulers and leaders of this age, who are passing away; …
… 9 but just as it is written [in Scripture], “Things which the eye has not seen and the ear has not heard, And which have not entered the heart of man, All that God has prepared for those who love Him [who hold Him in affectionate reverence, who obey Him, and who gratefully recognize the benefits that He has bestowed].”
10 For God has unveiled them and revealed them to us through the [Holy] Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things [diligently], even [sounding and measuring] the [profound] depths of God [the divine counsels and things far beyond human understanding]. 11 For what person knows the thoughts and motives of a man except the man’s spirit within him? So also no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the [Holy] Spirit who is from God, so that we may know and understand the [wonderful] things freely given to us by God.
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A Song:
Sing, sing, sing words of wisdom
Words of knowledge –1Cor 12:7-8;1Cor14:15-17
Not by might nor by power –Zechariah 4:6
Revealed by the Spirit of God.
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Deep calls out to deep –Psalm 42:7-8
Living water –Jn 6:35; 7:38; 4:10,14
Fountain of life 
In the Beauty of Holiness –1Chron 16:29;Ps 29:2;2Chron 20:21 
Thirst no more. –Pro 10:11; 13:14; 14:27; 18:4
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Sing, sing, sing words of wisdom
Words of knowledge
Not by might nor by power
Revealed by the Spirit of God.


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Colossians 3:16-17 AMP … Let the [spoken] word of Christ have its home within you [dwelling in your heart and mind—permeating every aspect of your being] as you teach [spiritual things] and admonish and train one another with all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 Whatever you do [no matter what it is] in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus [and in dependence on Him], giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
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Ephesians 5:18-21 AMP … Do not get drunk with wine, for that is wickedness (corruption, stupidity), but be filled with the [Holy] Spirit and constantly guided by Him. 19 Speak to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, [offering praise by] singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; 21 being subject to one another out of reverence for Christ.
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Proverbs 18:4 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
4 The words of a [discreet and wise] man’s mouth are like deep waters [plenteous and difficult to fathom], and the fountain of skillful and godly Wisdom is like a gushing stream [sparkling, fresh, pure, and life-giving].

From NetBible Pro 18:4
A person’s words can be {deep}life–giving water; words{the fountain} of true wisdom is as refreshing as a bubbling brook{flowing stream}.

  • * “deep waters” indicates either that the words have an inexhaustible supply or that they are profound.
  • * “fountain of wisdom” being the person who speaks. The Greek version has “fountain of life” instead of “wisdom,” probably influenced from
    Pro 10:11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
  • * The point of this metaphor is that the wisdom is a continuous source of refreshing and beneficial ideas.

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Son Rise on Living Stones

June 17, 2024

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Malachi 4:2 AMP … But for you who fear My name [with awe-filled reverence] the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go forward and leap [joyfully] like calves [released] from the stall.
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2Peter 1:19 AMP …So we have the prophetic word made more certain. You do well to pay [close] attention to it as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and light breaks through the gloom and the morning star arises in your hearts.
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2Corinthians 4:6 AMP … For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts to give us the Light of the knowledge of the glory and majesty of God [clearly revealed] in the face of Christ.
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A Song:
Let the Sun(Son) of Righteousness rise
In your heart
It’s a new day –Pro 4:18,20-23
Let the Sun(Son) of Righteousness rise
There is healing in His wings
Son Rise on Living Water –Mal 4:2;John 4:10; 7:38; Ezek 47:9
Living water let it flow, let it flow, let it flow
Bringing life where’evr it goes
Living stones beautifully built and laid –1Peter 2:4-9
Christ revealed to His own! –1Cor 2:9-10
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1Peter 2:4-9 AMPC … Come to Him [then, to that] Living Stone which men tried and threw away, but which is chosen [and] precious in God’s sight. 5 [Come] and, like living stones, be yourselves built [into] a spiritual house, for a holy (dedicated, consecrated) priesthood, to offer up [those] spiritual sacrifices [that are] acceptable and pleasing to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For thus it stands in Scripture: Behold, I am laying in Zion a chosen (honored), precious chief Cornerstone, and he who believes in Him [who adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Him] shall never be disappointed or put to shame. 7 To you then who believe (who adhere to, trust in, and rely on Him) is the preciousness; but for those who disbelieve [it is true], The [very] Stone which the builders rejected has become the main Cornerstone, 8 And, A Stone that will cause stumbling and a Rock that will give [men] offense; they stumble because they disobey and disbelieve [God’s] Word, as those [who reject Him] were destined (appointed) to do. 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a dedicated nation, [God’s] own purchased, special people, that you may set forth the wonderful deeds and display the virtues and perfections of Him Who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
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From Living Stones Beautifully Laid:

Living stones placed with care
A spiritual temple
A holy house
Beautifully built and laid
Upright, cut straight, true to plumb –2Tim 2:15
Resting secure upon the Corner Stone. –Eph 4:14-16

Living stones formed to show forth His praise
Streams in the desert –Isa 43:20-21
Marvelous light
Proclaiming the goodness of God
Through Jesus Christ sacrifices of praise
The fruit of lips giving thanks to His name! –He 13:15

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Word Study

From Biblehub Proverbs 4:18 AMP
But the path of the just (righteous) is like the light of dawn, That shines brighter and brighter until [it reaches its full strength and glory in] the perfect day.

*The just have the Lord for their light (Psalm 27:1), on them the “Sun of righteousness” has arisen (Malachi 4:2). as “the light of the morning, even a morning without clouds” (2Samuel 23:4), and this light, that is, their knowledge of God, will become clearer and clearer till the “perfect day,” when they shall see Him as He is (1John 3:2). (Comp. Job 11:17; and Notes on Proverbs 6:23

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Hope that NEVER Disappoints

June 13, 2024

Romans 5:1-5 AMP … Therefore, since we are justified (acquitted, declared righteous, and given a right standing with God) through faith, let us [grasp the fact that we] have [the peace of reconciliation to hold and to enjoy] peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One). 2 Through Him also we have [our] access (entrance, introduction) by faith into this grace (state of God’s favor) in which we [firmly and safely] stand. And let us rejoice and exult in our hope of experiencing and enjoying the glory of God. 3 Moreover [let us also be full of joy now!] let us exult and triumph in our troubles and rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that pressure and affliction and hardship produce patient and unswerving endurance. 4 And endurance (fortitude) develops maturity of character (approved faith and tried integrity). And character [of this sort] produces [the habit of] joyful and confident hope of eternal salvation. 5 Such hope never disappoints or deludes or shames us, for God’s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit Who has been given to us.
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Psalm 34:3,5 … Oh, magnify the LORD{let us tell of His greatness} with me, and let us exalt{lift up-praise} His name together. … 5 Those who look to Him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces

From NetBible Ps 34:5

  • radiant[05102] = to shine, beam, light, burn
    -to flow, stream(together)
    -to sparkle(the sheen of a running stream)

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A Song:
Put your Hope in Christ(2x)
He is utterly trustworthy –1Thess 5:24
Put your Hope in Christ
Those who look to Him are Radiant
Son Rise on Living Water –Mal 4:2;John 4:10; 7:38; Ezek 47:9
Radiant joy –Psalm 34:3,5
Their faces never ever
… disappointed. –Rom 5:5
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What does this hope that never disappoints look like?
Ponder Psalm 22
Think of the disciples when Christ was crucified. In their humanness they did experience deep disappointment before they saw for themselves that Christ rose true to His word. David seems to have experienced this same {temporary} disappointment.
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Psalm 22:4-6 AMP …  In You our fathers trusted [leaned on, relied on, and were confident]; They trusted and You rescued them. 5 They cried out to You and were delivered; They trusted in You and were not disappointed or ashamed. 6 But I am [treated as] a worm [insignificant and powerless] and not a man; I am the scorn of men and despised by the people.
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Maybe this {temporary} disappointment is because in their humanness they had their hope in a certain outcome and not in Christ to guide, guard and lead them  through “His way”. Romans 5 is the description of a hope that does not disappoint. A hope and faith in Christ that grows and matures as we surrender and entrust ALL to Him. Where is your hope today?
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Psalm 22:23-26 AMP … You who fear the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence], praise Him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor Him. Fear Him [with submissive wonder], all you descendants of Israel. 24 For He has not despised nor detested the suffering of the afflicted; Nor has He hidden His face from him; But when he cried to Him for help, He listened. 25 My praise will be of You in the great assembly. I will pay my vows [made in the time of trouble] before those who [reverently] fear Him. 26 The afflicted will eat and be satisfied; Those who [diligently] seek Him and require Him [as their greatest need] will praise the Lord. May your hearts live forever!
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1Thessalonians 5:23-24 AMP … Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you through and through [that is, separate you from profane and vulgar things, make you pure and whole and undamaged—consecrated to Him—set apart for His purpose]; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept complete and [be found] blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Faithful and absolutely utterly trustworthy is He who is calling you [to Himself for your salvation], and He will do it [He will fulfill His call by making you holy, guarding you, watching over you, and protecting you as His own].
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Romans 15:13 AMP … May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit you will abound in hope and overflow with confidence in His promises.
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Son Rise on Living Water!

June 7, 2024

A Song:
Let the Sun(Son) of Righteousness rise
In your heart(2x)
It’s a new day –Pro 4:18,20-23
Let the Sun(Son) of Righteousness rise
There is healing in His wings –Malachi 4:2
Living water, living water, let it flow
Radiant Joy –Psalm 34:3,5
Bringing life where’evr it goes –John 4:10; 7:38; Ezek 47:9
Christ revealed to His own! –1Cor 2:9-10
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Isaiah 35:1-2,8-10 … The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom, like a lily, 2 It will blossom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the majesty of our God. … A highway will be there, a roadway, and it will be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it, but it will be for him who walks that way, and fools will not wander on it. 9No lion will be there, nor will any vicious beast go up on it; These will not be found there but the redeemed will walk there, 10And the ransomed of the LORD will return and come with joyful shouting to Zion, with everlasting joy upon their heads. They will find gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.
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1Pe 1:8;Isa 35:1-2,8,10;Ps 34:1,5,8;2Cor 3:18;2Cor 4:6-7

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Psalm 34:1,8 … I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will continually be in my mouth. … 8 O taste and see that the LORD is good; How blessed is the man who trusts{takes refuge} in Him!
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Psalm 34:3,5 … Oh, magnify the LORD{let us tell of His greatness} with me, and let us exalt{lift up-praise} His name together. … 5 Those who look to Him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces

From NetBible Ps 34:5

  • radiant[05102] = to shine, beam, light, burn
    -to flow, stream(together)
    -to sparkle(the sheen of a running stream)

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There is a River!

June 4, 2024

Psalm 46:4 AMPC … There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles[04908] of the Most High.

  • tabernacles[04908]=dwelling places, habitation, sanctuary
  • Isaiah 57:15For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell[07931] in the high and holy place , With him who has a contrite and humble spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
    dwell[07931]  =abide, dwell, tabernacle, have habitation

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A Song:
There is a river
A Holy place
There is a river
Where the Most High dwells
That makes glad the city of God –Psalm 46:4 
Let it flow(3x)
By His hand
From the throne –John 4:10; 7:38; Ezek 47:9,12; Rev 22:1-2
Let it flow(3x)
Christ revealed to His own. –1Cor 2:9-10
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2Corinthians 2:14-17 AMPC … But thanks be to God, Who in Christ always leads us in triumph [as trophies of Christ’s victory] and through us spreads and makes evident the fragrance of the knowledge of God everywhere, 15 For we are the sweet fragrance of Christ [which exhales] unto God, [discernible alike] among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing: 16 To the latter it is an aroma [wafted] from death to death [a fatal odor, the smell of doom]; to the former it is an aroma from life to life [a vital fragrance, living and fresh]. And who is qualified (fit and sufficient) for these things? [Who is able for such a ministry? We?] 17 For we are not, like so many, [like hucksters making a trade of] peddling God’s Word [shortchanging and adulterating the divine message]; but like [men] of sincerity and the purest motive, as [commissioned and sent] by God, we speak [His message] in Christ (the Messiah), in the [very] sight and presence of God.
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1Peter 2:4-9 AMPC … Come to Him [then, to that] Living Stone which men tried and threw away, but which is chosen [and] precious in God’s sight. 5 [Come] and, like living stones, be yourselves built [into] a spiritual house, for a holy (dedicated, consecrated) priesthood, to offer up [those] spiritual sacrifices [that are] acceptable and pleasing to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For thus it stands in Scripture: Behold, I am laying in Zion a chosen (honored), precious chief Cornerstone, and he who believes in Him [who adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Him] shall never be disappointed or put to shame. 7 To you then who believe (who adhere to, trust in, and rely on Him) is the preciousness; but for those who disbelieve [it is true], The [very] Stone which the builders rejected has become the main Cornerstone, 8 And, A Stone that will cause stumbling and a Rock that will give [men] offense; they stumble because they disobey and disbelieve [God’s] Word, as those [who reject Him] were destined (appointed) to do. 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a dedicated nation, [God’s] own purchased, special people, that you may set forth the wonderful deeds and display the virtues and perfections of Him Who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
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From Living Stones Beautifully Laid:

Living stones placed with care
A spiritual temple
A holy house
Beautifully built and laid
Upright, cut straight, true to plumb –2Tim 2:15
Resting secure upon the Corner Stone. –Eph 4:14-16

Living stones formed to show forth His praise
Streams in the desert –Isa 43:20-21
Marvelous light
Proclaiming the goodness of God
Through Jesus Christ sacrifices of praise
The fruit of lips giving thanks to His name! –He 13:15

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