http://joesnotes.seekhim.org My Notes on the Scriptures Sat, 08 Nov 2008 08:00:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en “Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For since the message declared by angles proved to be reliable and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation?” These ... http://joesnotes.seekhim.org/hebrews-21-3.htm “It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn your statutes.” In order for us to believe that affliction is good, we must value faith-filled obedience more than we value comfort and ease. A statement such as the one above inevitably exposes our various idolatries (provided ... http://joesnotes.seekhim.org/psalm-11971.htm The wicked men that surrounded Daniel aimed to destroy him, yet their plot came back upon their own heads. With their evil they destroyed both themselves and their families. Such is the Lord’s justice. A man is judged on the basis of what he has done or ... http://joesnotes.seekhim.org/daniel-6.htm “Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them.” Notice that a study of the Lord’s works flows from a delight in the Lord’s works. Therefore, in order for a person to begin to seek the Lord and to search for a greater ... http://joesnotes.seekhim.org/psalm-1112.htm “At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and praised and honored him who lives forever, for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom endures from generation to generation; all the ... http://joesnotes.seekhim.org/daniel-4-2.htm “For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the one who trusts in you!” The Lord bestows favor and honor. He withholds nothing that ... http://joesnotes.seekhim.org/psalm-8411-12.htm Here is a simple lesson from Psalm 77: If you find yourself lacking faith in a day of difficulty, remember and rehearse what God has done. This is what the psalmist does here really. He finds himself in a day of trouble, questioning whether or not the ... http://joesnotes.seekhim.org/psalm-77-2.htm “Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power ... http://joesnotes.seekhim.org/2-corinthians-128-10.htm So zealous was Paul for Jesus Christ and his gospel that he was willing to suffer and die. Paul was indeed a man of vision. A man of passion. A man of resolve. And he was so captivated by the gospel of the kingdom that he ... http://joesnotes.seekhim.org/2-corinthians-1121-33.htm v. 15 “The word of the Lord came to me: ‘Son of man, behold, I am about tot ake the delight of your eyes away from you at a stroke; yet you shall not mourn or weep, nor shall your tears run down. Sigh, but not aloud; ... http://joesnotes.seekhim.org/ezekiel-2415-27.htm