Verses paraphrased due to ©‘s [ref] {thots}
(An 8TH ‘DAY’ Studies Journal)
☀️ A.M. 1John 3:18-22
18 - Little children, let’s not just love in words and talk, but in actions and in truth. {Genuinely, not just talk a good talk, but sincere affection for our fellow person. To examine our heart and thoughts by this measure/rod. Both the adversary/accuser and our own carnality is like an unseen slithering serpent. Guard our heart, and exercise discernment.}
19 For it is by this we’ll know we’re of the truth {and in “the Way”} and will reassure our heart before him. 20 For when our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows all. 21 And beloved, if our heart doesn’t condemn us, we have confidence before him. 22 And whatever we ask of him, we receive, because we keep his commands/instructions and do what pleases him.
π P.M. MARK 7:14-30
(After answering the Pharisees complaint and accusation ..Who is “the accuser”?) 14 - Jesus called the people to him again saying, “Listen and understand, 15 there’s no food outside a person that contaminates them {the heart and mind/psyche}. It’s what comes out of a person that pollutes them.”
17 When he had gone inside, his disciples asked him about it, 18 and he said, “Are you also without understanding? Do you not see what a person eats is from outside and doesn’t pollute? 19 For it doesn’t enter the heart, but the stomach, and is expelled.” Thus he declared all foods clean.
20 And he said, “What comes out of a person, is what ruins. 21 For from within, out of the heart, comes evil thoughts, sexual immorality, thefts, murder, adultery, 22 coveting, wickedness, deceit, wantonness [aselgeia - licentiousness, lewdness, from aselgΔs - brutal – properly, violent spite which rejects restraint and indulges in lawless insolence] envy, slander, pride, foolishness. 23 All these evil things {pollutions} come from within. And they are what pollute.” {And ruin.}
24 From there he went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And entered a house and didn’t want anyone to know he was there, but it couldn’t be kept secret. 25 And right away a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard of him and came and fell down at his feet. 26 Now the woman was a Gentile, a Syro-phoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27 And he said to her, “(We must) let the children be fed first, for it’s not right to give the children's bread to the little dogs.” {Israel first.} 28 But she answered him, “Yes, Lord, but the little dogs eat the children’s crumbs that fall from the table.”
29 “For this,” he said “you may go your way, and you’ll find the demon has left your little daughter.” 30 And she went home and found the child resting in bed and the demon had gone from her.
Tomorrows verses, 08/17
1John 3:23-24 Mark 7:31-37
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Start/End the day with a Psalm (jan 1-20, feb-20’s, mar-30’s, apr-40’s, etc. dec-120-150)
Jesus said he “will draw all” Jn.12:32.
have a great day! ☀️π️
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