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One thing I have learned with God is to be able to receive as well as give. We as Christians have to be so careful that we keep a teachable spirit and we do not become prideful that no one can teach us, you never know who your blessing is locked in; this is why God sends us teachers to teach us and then we are to pass on what has been taught to us and teach others the word of God. I use to wonder why God would always give me hard messages to teach on; and I have learned that you can not be a true servant of God only telling people what they want to hear, you have to be completely sold out to God to preach and teach His word (in season and out of season, when they want to hear it and when they don't)
ISAIAH 30:10
Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits.
*Here the people of Judah was a rebellious people, they refused the truth and would rather hear good things instead of the truth*
*Some of us don't want to be taught, let's just face it, we are comfortable with who we are, and we don't want to change for no one, not even GOD....MERCY Lord, mercy.
But, there are those that want help from God;
ISAIAH 30:18, 20
18)And therefore will the Lord wait, that He may be gracious unto you, and therefore will He be exalted, that He may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for Him.
*God is God all by Himself, and He's of mercy and grace; and He shows that to us everyday, as He waits for His children to return to Him (wholeheartedly) God is letting us know He will bless those who wait for Him. And "waiting" is a confident and dependent trust in God.
20)And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers
*God does have to teach His children lessons through circumstances when we will not listen to our teachers (the ones that are called by God) who call us to walk the way of God. Sometimes we go through the same test, trials, suffering; because we have not passed the test. When we are in school we study for a test and we fail it, sometimes the teacher will let you re-take the test to make your grade better, and this time you study better than before, you remember everything that the teacher taught you and you apply and then you pass the test. Same thing with God, He sends us teachers to prepare us for a test that's coming our way; usually the teacher will tell you to study the word of God, pray and fast, seek God's face; and sad to say we as Christians do not always do this, and then we fail our test, but isn't it like God to give us another chance to get it right. And that is the difference between God and man, man may give you one more chance and then if you still don't get it right, they say take what you made.....Oh but GOD His loving kindness, His mercy and grace; God will give us chance after chance.
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again (Proverbs 24:16)
Who knows the mind of God? (no one, that is why He's God all by Him self) Thank You Lord for one more day to get it right.
