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Verse 23 And so I will show my greatness and my holiness, and I will make myself known in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD. LORD means Jesus. God is magnified through our lives whether we choose to let Him or not. We are either good examples or bad examples. We are either for Him or against Him. He will have His way.

Verse 24- And they praised God because of me. I would like people to praise God because of me. How they see that I was a sinner in God set me free. He helps me everyday by changing me. I fall short, but He lifts me up. He does that a lot for me because I am nowhere close to being perfect like He is.

Verse 12 Therefore prophesy and say to them: "This is what the Sovereign Lord says: "O my people, I am going to open your graves and bring you up from them; I will bring you back to the land of Israel. Only the LORD can lift us up. I need to remember it all is Him and for Him. He has plans and it is to draw us to Him.

Verse 10 This is why I write these things when I am absent, that when I come I may not have to be harsh in my use of authority- the authority the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down. Sometimes we need to be tough and bold to people. It is in love to get them to wake up and snap out of sin. Sometimes we need that done to us. It is very rare though. Most people don't pay attention or care to tell anyone anything. Perhaps they are out of fellowship with Je

Verse 21 I am afraid that when I come again my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of the impurity, sexual sin and debauchery in which they have indulged. I want to keep changing when I read the Bible. I don't want to grieve anyone around me. I have been grieved by others lately and I pray they read the Word, wake up, repent, and obey God.

Verse 36 Then the nations around you that remain will know that I the LORD have rebuilt what was destroyed and have replanted what was desolate. I the Lord have spoken and I will do it. Sometimes it has to get this way when we became carnal and forgot Jesus. Then we lament and are sorry and God fixes things in a new way. It isn't people who do it. It's God.

Verse 21- To my shame I admit that we were too weak for that! Paul is being sarcastic again. Putting up with abusive people is not right. Being abusive is not ok. Letting abusive wolves participate in ministry is wrong. This is why it is important that churches know everyone before they let them have positions. We do need to stand up and tell them it's not ok what they are doing. We need to stand up and tell the ones allowing it that it's not ok. I guess that's why there are

Verse 4- I will turn your towns into ruins and you will be desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD. When people hurt others on purpose and especially when they are in a poor state, that is something God doesn't like. He promises there will be judgement.

Verse 10 For some say, "His letters are weighty and forceful, but in person he is unimpressive and his speaking amounts to nothing" It is very important to be in fellowship with Jesus. Spend time with Him. Plan to read and study through the entire Bible. However that looks. Some do it once a year, some take 2 1/2, some take 5 years and some don't keep track! Some just read here and there.... I know for me, when I decided to start reading and studying through it, my life chang

Verse 26-27 I will bless them and the places surrounding my hill. I will send down showers of blessing. The trees of the field will yield their fruit and the ground will yield its crops; the people will be secure in their land. They will know that I am the LORD, when I break the bars of their yoke and recuse them from the hands of those who enslaved them. The LORD is Jesus. He always was my superhero and my knight in shining armor. He is my shepherd; I know His voice. Anythi

Verse 11 You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. Sow plentiful with a cheerful heart, always. That is only possible when I am in fellowship with Jesus. He empowers me to do anything wonderful.

Verse 6- But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes ad takes the life of one of them, that man will be taken away because of his sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for his blood. Uh oh, hence why I speak. I am usually a really quiet busy person. I hate talking in a crowd and I do not want anyone's attention. I like helping, but I am not one that does well with being in the spotlight. I am a dope.

Verse 14- At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. Then there will be equality. This is very beautiful, and I can see it with the music I am listening to. It is very important to be in fellowship with God, so we can give ourselves to others in need. Some do this and some do that, but they both love Jesus and each can help the other. One may be bolder and one may be more caring and see details. Once, a

Verse 2- Son of man, take up a lament concerning Pharoah king of Egypt and say to him: "'You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas thrashing about in your streams, churning the water with your feet and muddying the streams God likes His people being in clear waters. He will not stand for others mudding the stream and taking His glory. He says "YOUR" twice here, when we all should know by now, everything is God's. He calls Pharoah "YOU" because

Verse 9: Yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us. Sure, I can make you sad, but I pray it is beneficial. The Bible does that to us. It is good for us. It is transforming.

Verse 9- I made it beautiful with abundant branches, the envy of all the trees in Eden in the garden of God. I understand fully that God lifts one up and brings another down. I'd much rather be down and a nobody to be frank. It is when I am a nobody and see who is around me, which is no one a few, and God, that I am learning that I need to be ready for my one shot. My shot is to glorify God and still be a nobody and serve and not be served. I think this is what God wants me t

Verse 24- I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put my sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharoah, and he will groan before him like mortally wounded man. All I know is it isn't wise to not listen to God and be on His team.

Verse 12 We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us. Paul was not hiding anything; he was being honest and open. He was not using anyone or getting anything out of being there. He was being sincere and a helper. He was helping them to live correctly for their benefit in their walk with the Lord.

Verse 15- It will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above other nations. I will make it so weak that it will never again rule over the nations. I don't understand much, but God wasn't happy with Egypt. Egypt is a type of the world. The nation of Israel went to them for help and they were unreliable and didn't keep promises. This means that Israel was in bondage and in sin having ties with them. They were not supposed to depend on them. They were t

Verse 21- God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. Jesus took the punishment that we deserve. That is, he took the separation from God. We won't ever have to experience that in eternity. It isn't fire to worry about, it is complete darkness away from our LOVE, OUR CREATOR, OUR FATHER. You know that scary feeling that creeps up every now and then? That feeling of regret and imagine if it will never go away? That WHA