Today's Favorite Verse: Nahum 3:4

Today's Favorite Verse: Nahum 3:4

"Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts."

It's one thing if you corrupt yourself and turn to evil. It's another when you sell it, preach it, and lead others astray. That is what it means by "selleth nations through her whoredoms". It is something we see in our day. Those that call evil good and good evil, that use power and influence to encourage others to accept sin and embrace it. I think the most evil among them are those that confuse and lead innocent children astray, and destroy the family.

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Today's Favorite Verse: 2 Kings 4:2-4

Today's Favorite Verse: 2 Kings 4:2-4

"And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.

Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full."

Elisha shows himself as a mighty a prophet as Elijah. This one story reminds of Elijah and the widow of Zarephath.

The wife of one of the sons of the prophets speaks to Elisha. Her husband is dead and left them in debt. Now the creditors want to take her sons and sell them as slaves. Elisha first asks what she has in her home, which is a pot of oil. Then from what she has he works with that. He has her borrow all the vessels she can from her neighbors. Then close her door and pour the oil into the vessels. When she asks for another vessel and there is none left to fill, the pot of oil will remain full. Now she could sell the oil, pay her debts and live.

This story reminded me of the self-reliance course on building a small business. The inventory first comes from what you have, be it goods or services. I thought about how many lives have been blessed starting these small businesses, even it if was a few chickens and selling eggs to begin with. I pondered on why she was to close her door for the miracle to happen? I guess the answer is it wasn't to be questioned, just done with obedience. There are blessings that come by being obedient and following the counsel of the prophet with exactness.

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Today's Favorite Verse: Judges 4:1-2, 9

Today's Favorite Verse: Judges 4:1-2, 9

"And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.

And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.

And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh."

The words sold and to sell by the Lord did not fit. I know the Lord did not sell us, but he bought us with his blood. I turned to the footnote.

"Yea, for thus saith the Lord: Have I put thee away, or have I cast thee off forever? For thus saith the Lord: Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement? To whom have I put thee away, or to which of my creditors have I sold you? Yea, to whom have I sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away."

(2 Nephi 7:1, and Isaiah 50:1)

The only selling is ourselves. For turning away from the Lord we sell ourselves, and that is when we pay a price.

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