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“Keep the FAITH…Keep Your VISION”!
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came and died to provide for us, in order that we may work *with*
Him, be *fulfilled* in our work, lead a *successful life*, and...
to begin walking with the confidence and authority that Jesus Christ
came and died to provide for us, in order that we may work *with*
Him, be *fulfilled* in our work, lead a *successful life*, and...
Day SEVEN,
Paragraph SEVEN:
We are spirit, soul, and body, in that order. Consequently, our true selves are not based on our physical bodies, but on the inward man of the heart. In other words, there is much more to natural birth than a cuddly little baby being brought into the world. For even as a jeweler places a valuable diamond ring into a comparatively inexpensive little box, God places us in physical bodies. Therefore, while the suffering a baby experiences being murdered in the womb is a great tragedy, the greatest tragedy of abortion is that the baby's spirit and soul are never given the opportunity to develop as God intended.
Question to ponder:
Why is the value of the diamond ring, that a jeweler places inside the inexpensive little box, a good comparison to the value of the baby's spirit, that God puts inside the simple physical body? _________________________________________
Keith's "Comments from the Author":
"Just as Jesus, before He gave up His Spirit on the cross, said 'It is finished', it has been God's purpose all along that each one of us fulfill, hence finish, our purpose for which He has intricately designed us to fulfill. As we mentioned yesterday, He intended our life and His purpose for our life to be fulfilled *with Him*. This is what we often refer to as 'the Great Partnership' between us and our Father. It is our ability to have an intimate working relationship with God that enrages satan with jealousy. Fueled by this insane, jealous rage, satan continually works to hinder that Great Partnership between us and God, which Jesus paid for, with His own Blood. One way that satan does this is by working to distract us, people in the general public, from realizing the Truth that each one of us are made of the three parts: spirit, soul and body - in that order. By blinding people to this Truth, satan can more easily convince the proponents of abortion that a person in the womb is no more than 'a piece of tissue', a physical body. The way the body came to be, whether by way of rape, by 'mistake', or by way of marriage union, when a sperm meets the egg inside the womb of the woman, God instantly becomes aware of the union between the two, a body, and joyfully inserts a spirit into that body. So, you see, upon the union of that sperm and egg, you don't have 'a piece of tissue'; you have a human being, complete with spirit and soul and body, ready to fulfill the specific purpose that God designed within the spirit of that person, from the foundation of the earth. The Scripture says that 'My People are destroyed for lack of knowledge' of God and His Word. Those people are destroyed individually, and also destroy others who fall under their area of responsibility. So, the destruction works in two ways: (1) an individual is destroyed, themselves, because of their not having the knowledge of God and His Word; and (2) that individual, such as a lawmaker, who does not know God and His Word, is responsible for permitting the destruction of others, the killing of the unborn, the babies in the mothers' wombs, by the laws of abortion that they are deceived into writing, approving, and passing. It all comes around to the fact that it is satan's deceptive ploy that we get involved with in taking part in the killing of babies, those children in the womb. It's important to point out that the word 'kill' means 'to terminate before completion'.
PS. Please know this IMPORTANT POINT: If you, or someone you know, were born out of rape, incest, or any other form of procreation that does not line up with God's Word, your spirit and soul, what is on the inside of your physical body, placed by God, is truly who you are. Your physical body is the 'vehicle' that contains 'you', your spirit and soul. YOU are specifically designed by God, before the foundation of the earth, to fulfill a very unique purpose. Just like we know the diamond inside the inexpensive box is very valuable, the spirit that God created and placed inside your body is valuable beyond your comprehension. Your body is NOT who you are, so your body being conceived outside of God's design of 'Holy Matrimony' does not, in any way, change the immense value of your spirit that is contained inside your body! In the eyes of God, YOU are valuable beyond compare, no matter how your physical body looks or how it came to be!”
PS. Please know this IMPORTANT POINT: If you, or someone you know, were born out of rape, incest, or any other form of procreation that does not line up with God's Word, your spirit and soul, what is on the inside of your physical body, placed by God, is truly who you are. Your physical body is the 'vehicle' that contains 'you', your spirit and soul. YOU are specifically designed by God, before the foundation of the earth, to fulfill a very unique purpose. Just like we know the diamond inside the inexpensive box is very valuable, the spirit that God created and placed inside your body is valuable beyond your comprehension. Your body is NOT who you are, so your body being conceived outside of God's design of 'Holy Matrimony' does not, in any way, change the immense value of your spirit that is contained inside your body! In the eyes of God, YOU are valuable beyond compare, no matter how your physical body looks or how it came to be!”
"And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. Brethren, pray for us. Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss. I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen." (1 Thessalonians 5:23-28)
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