Is this my case?

Can the rush grow up without mire?

Job 8:11

 

"The rush is spongy and hollow, and even so is a hypocrite; there is no substance or stability in him. It is shaken to and fro in every wind just as formalists yield to every influence; for this reason the rush is not broken by the tempest, neither are hypocrites troubled with persecution. I would not willingly be a deceiver or be deceived; perhaps the text for this day may help me to try myself whether I be a hypocrite or no.

 

The rush by nature lives in water, and owes its very existence to the mire and moisture wherein it has taken root; let the mire become dry, and the rush withers very quickly. Its greenness is absolutely dependent upon circumstances, a present abundance of water makes it flourish, and a drought destroys it at once. Is this my case?....."

Charles Spurgeon

Amos Analysis 6:8

Walk through Amos, verse by verse, with the great Bible Commentaries of Matthew Henry (1662 - 1714) & Adam Clarke (1760 - 1832)

6:8

The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.

KJV
{The Lord God swore in his soul, saith the Lord God of hosts, I loathe the pride of Jacob, and I hate

the houses of him, and I shall betake the city with his dwellers;} Wycliffe's Bible
God will abhor and abandon them, and that implies misery enough, all misery: I abhor the excellency of Jacob, all that which they are proud of, and value themselves upon, and for which they call and count themselves the chief of nations. Their visible church-membership, and the privileges of that, their temple, altar, and priesthood, these were, more than any thing, the excellencies of Jacob; but, when these were profaned and polluted by sin, God abhorred them;                                                   

Creation Moment 12/29/2015 - How do they do it?

"To a physicist like me, life looks to be a little short of magic: all those dumb molecules conspiring to achieve such clever things! How do they do it? 

 There is no orchestrator,
no choreographer directing the performance,
no esprit de corps,
no collective will, no life force – just mindless atoms pushing and pulling on each other, kicked about by random thermal fluctuations. 

 Yet the end product is an exquisite and highly distinctive form of order. 

 Even chemists, who are familiar with the amazing transformative powers of molecules, find it breathtaking." — Paul Davies, The Eerie Silence, Astrobiology Magazine, April 15, 2010

And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD:

Psalm 89:5

Amos Analysis 6:7

Walk through Amos, verse by verse, with the great Bible Commentaries of Matthew Henry (1662 - 1714) & Adam Clarke (1760 - 1832)

6:7

Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed. KJV   {Wherefore now they shall pass in the head of men passing over, and the doing, or treason, of men doing lechery, shall be done away.} Wycliffe's Bible   Those who placed their happiness in the pleasures of sense, and set their hearts upon them, shall be deprived of those pleasures; their banquet shall be removed, and they shall know what it is to fare hard. Those who give themselves to mirth, when God calls them to mourning, will find it a sin that shall not go unpunished,

Creation Moment 12/28/2015 - The Recent Debate

"Mathematics is such an open-ended and wonderful world that it is easy to get lost in it and forget the questions you were trying to answer in the first place.... It even happens to experienced

biologists who can get lost in a theoretical paradise. A lot of recent debate on evolutionary theory has become completely detached from experiment, with experimentally untestable arguments about the best framework for studying co-operation. This happens because researchers become more interested in their models than what they are modeling." — David Sumpter, Current Biology 11 Sept 2012

The foolishness of man perverteth his way:

Proverbs 19:3

Health Note - Your Morning Drink

Beloved,

I wish above all things that thou mayest ....be in health, ...

3 John 1:2

"Yes we know, drinking coffee gives you a burst of energy first thing in the morning. But there is a much healthier way to wake up…Drink Lemon Water! Lemon water is extremely beneficial for your body.

It flushes out your system releasing toxins.

Lemon water helps your digestive system,

reduces inflammation,

helps you lose weight,

gives you energy

and helps fight infection."

TheActiveTimes

IN the NEWS - Sin vs. GREEN Religion (Catholic Civil War)

Q: So which is more important to the Catholic Church??? Standing up to SIN (abortion) - or - Promoting the GREEN Religion (focusing on the controversial theory of man made global warming)

"ROME, December 18, 2015  – A heated exchange regarding global warming and magisterial teaching between a top Vatican official and various other presenters ended a December 3 Acton Institute conference in Rome.  

Argentinean Bishop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, a close advisor to Pope Francis and the Chancellor of both the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences stressed that the pope’s declarations on the gravity of global

warming as expressed in the encyclical Laudato Si’ are magisterial teaching equivalent to the teaching that abortion is sinful.

Father Joseph Fessio, SJ, the founder of Ignatius Press who obtained his doctorate in theology under Joseph Ratzinger prior to his elevation to the pontificate, told LifeSiteNews, “Neither the pope nor Bishop Sorondo can speak on a matter of science with any binding authority, so to use the word ‘magisterium’ in both cases is equivocal at best, and ignorant in any case.” Fr. Fessio added, “To equate a papal position on abortion with a position on global warming is worse than wrong; it is an embarrassment for the Church.”

The controversy was sparked when in his address Bishop Sorondo spoke of “global warming” saying that in Laudato Si “for the first time in the Magisterium” Pope Francis “denounces the scientifically identifiable causes of this evil, declaring that: ‘a number of scientific studies indicate that most global warming in recent decades is due to the great concentration of greenhouse gases released mainly as a result of human activity.’” He repeated the point later, saying, “faith and reason, philosophical knowledge and scientific knowledge, are brought together for the first time in the pontifical Magisterium in Laudato Si’.”

These points were contradicted in the presentation by Acton Institute founder and President Father Robert Sirico who said it is “important to underscore the distinction between the theological dimension of Laudato si’ and its empirical, scientific, and economic claims.” He explained, “The Church does not claim to speak with the same authority on matters of economics and science… as it does when pronouncing on matters of faith and morals.” TheWanderer

For you formed my inward parts;
you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.

Psalm 139:13

Amos Analysis 6:6

Walk through Amos, verse by verse, with the great Bible Commentaries of Matthew Henry (1662 - 1714) & Adam Clarke (1760 - 1832)

6:6

That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. KJV

 

{and drink wine in vials; and with best ointment they were anointed; and in nothing they had compassion on the sorrow, either defouling, of Joseph.} Wycliffe's Bible

 

That drink wine in bowls - Perhaps the costliness of the drinking vessels, more than the quantity drank, is that which is here reprehended by the prophet.

Creation Moment 12/27/2015 - New Creation Museum

"A Texas-based creation science organization has unveiled plans to build a state-of-the-art museum that will teach youth and adults alike the biblical account of the history of creation.
The Institute for Creation Research (ICR) is a Christian group headquartered in Dallas that conducts scientific research and educates people on the Bible’s teachings via a variety of outreaches. This year, after more than four decades of ministry and many years of planning and preparation, ICR announced plans to build a 30,000-square foot creation science museum adjacent to their offices in Dallas." ChristianNewsNetwork

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

2 Timothy 2:15

Last Sabbath of 2015

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

And on the seventh day God ended his work

which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day

 from all his work which he had made.

And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it:

because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. 

Genesis 2:1-3

But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God:

in it thou shalt not do any work,...For in six days the LORD

made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is,

and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the

sabbath day, and hallowed it. 

Exodus 20:10,11

And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven,

having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on

the earth, .... Saying with a loud voice, Fear God,

and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and

worship him that made heaven,

and earth, and the sea,

and the fountains of waters. 

Revelation 14:6,7

Amos Analysis 6:5

Walk through Amos, verse by verse, with the great Bible Commentaries of Matthew Henry (1662 - 1714) & Adam Clarke (1760 - 1832)

6:5

 

That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;

KJV

 

{and ye sing at the voice of (the) psaltery. As David they guessed them, for to have (made) instruments of song,} Wycliffe's Bible

 

And invent to themselves instruments of music, like David -  If there was a wo to them who

invented instruments of music, as did David under the law, is there no wo, no curse to them who invent them, and introduce them into the worship of God in the Christian Church? I am an old man, and an old minister; and I here declare that I never knew them productive of any good in the worship of God; and have had reason to believe that they were productive of much evil. Music, as a science, I esteem and admire: but instruments of music in the house of God I abominate and abhor. This is the abuse of music; and here I register my protest against all such corruptions in the worship of the Author of Christianity. The late venerable and most eminent divine, the Revelation John Wesley, who was a lover of music, and an elegant poet, when asked his opinion of instruments of music being introduced into the chapels of the Methodists said, in his terse and powerful manner, "I have no objection to instruments of music in our chapels, provided they are neither Heard nor Seen."

The word הפרטים happoretim, which we render chant, and the margin quaver, signifies to dance, to skip, etc. In the sight of such a text, fiddlers, drummers, waltzers, etc., may well tremble, who perform to excite detestable passions.

Creation Moment 12/26/2015 - Apollo 8 Looking at the CREATION

"The first color Earthrise photo was taken by the Apollo 8

astronauts. In their first-ever lunar orbit, they watched it time around, and decided to use one of the apparitions to send a memorable Christmas greeting to earthlings on Christmas Eve. They quoted from Genesis 1 before wishing everyone “a merry Christmas, and God bless all of you – all of you on the good Earth” CEH

 

 

 

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers,

 the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

What is man, that thou art mindful of him?

and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

Psalm 8:3,4

O Holy Night performed by Selah

And it came to pass,

as the angels were gone away

from them into heaven,

the shepherds said one to another,

Let us now go even unto Bethlehem,

and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

Luke 2:15

O Holy Night performed by Selah

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Amos Analysis 6:4

Walk through Amos, verse by verse, with the great Bible Commentaries of Matthew Henry (1662 - 1714) & Adam Clarke (1760 - 1832)

6:4

That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;

KJV

{and ye sleep in beds of ivory, and do lechery in your beds; and ye eat a lamb of the flock, and calves

of the middle of the drove} Wycliffe's Bible

 That lie upon beds of ivory -  The beds mentioned here may be either sofas to recline on at table, or beds to sleep on; and these among the ancients were ornamented with ivory inlaid.

There must have been a great deal of luxury and effeminacy among the Israelites at this time; and, consequently, abundance of riches. This was in the time of Jeroboam the second, when the kingdom had enjoyed a long peace.