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Friday, July 20, 2007

"$419"

Eccl 5:2 - 7 NEW LIVING TRANSLATION
"And don't make rash promises to God, for He is in heaven and you are only here on earth. So let your words be few. Just as being too busy gives you nightmares, being a fool makes you a blabbermouth. So when you make a promise to God, don't delay in following through [$5...?], for God takes no pleasure in fools. Keep all the promises you make to Him. It is better to say nothing, than to promise something that you don't follow through on [$5], in such cases, your mouth is making you sin. And don't defend yourself by telling the temple messenger that the promise you made was a mistake [*'oath' VS 'pledge' hmm...]. That would make God angry and He might wipe out everything you have achieved [$5]. Dreaming all the time [$419] instead of working is foolishness, and there is ruin in a flood of empty words [$5]. Fear God instead [$5]."

*taken from Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary
"OATH"
1 a (1) : a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says (2) : a solemn attestation of the truth or inviolability of one's words b : something (as a promise) corroborated by an oath
"PLEDGE"
6 a : a binding promise or agreement to do or forbear
1 something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise pledge that I would bring the car back>
2 a person's solemn declaration that he or she will do or not do something pledge that I won't interfere with your marriage> -- see PROMISE
Related Words: bail, bond; deposit, down payment; surety, warranty; oath, promise, word; commitment, compact, contract, covenant; recognizance

From the whole lot, 22,000 were unwilling. 10,000 remained.
Then God sifted again...He said He would only use those who lapped like dogs.

Only 300 passed.

Gideon's 300 men overthrew the Midianites and Amalekites
whom the bible said were:
as numerous as locusts...inumerable; too many to count.

Many have left...you're right. Except you didn't leave, God sifted you out of the race.

You weren't worthy to be God's dog.

$5 can't even buy a Macdonald's meal.

One Heart. One Mind. ONE.
Don't mess with this House.

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