Monthly Archives: May 2012

Favorite Poems

 Today I was going through my mothers little book of poems she used to have us read to her because she could not see. This one called ” Purpose in Suffering ” I am going to share with you.

Purpose in Suffering

If none were sick and none were sad,

What service could we render?

I think if we were always glad,

We scarcely could be tender.

Did our beloved ever need

Our patient ministration,

Earth would grow cold, and miss, indeed,

Its sweetest consolation.

If sorrow never claimed our heart,

And every wish were granted,

Patience would die, and

Life would be disenchanted.

Understanding Hindered!

The Bible gives us a few reasons why our understanding will be hindered as we seek it. I believe these to be the work of the devil.

Satan tries to get us to doubt and cause unbelief, as he did with Eve.  John 8:43 Why do you misunderstand what I say? It is because you are unable to hear what I am saying. [You cannot bear to listen to My message; your ears are shut to My teaching.]

Satan unhooks the battery charger in our spiritual growth and we become discharged for Jesus. Eph. 4:18 having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart;

Spiritual blindness — Isa.6:

And He said, “Go, and tell this people:

‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand;
Keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’

10 “Make the heart of this people dull,
And their ears heavy,
And shut their eyes;
Lest they see with their eyes,
And hear with their ears,
And understand with their heart,
And return and be healed.”

Because of difficulties — 2 Peter 3:15 and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation—as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, 16 as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures.

17 You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked;

Understanding!

I would like to share some verses about understanding as recorded in the Bible between Proverbs 10:13 and 24:30.
In Proverbs 10 we find understanding mentioned in verses 13 and 23.
13 On the lips of him who has discernment skillful and godly [a]Wisdom is found, but discipline and the rod are for the back of him who is without sense and understanding. Proverbs 10:23
New King James Version (NKJV)
23 To do evil is like sport to a fool,
But a man of understanding has wisdom.
Chapter 11 verse 12 we read this about understanding.He who is devoid of wisdom despises his neighbor,
But a man of understanding holds his peace. Let’s turn to chapter 12 verse 11 and read these words about understanding.He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread,
But he who follows frivolity is devoid of understanding. And finally today let us read chapter 13 verse 15.Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.