FEAR GOD,
WORD OF THE DAY:" DEPART
Scripture reference: Proverbs 16:6
By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil."
The whole duty of man is to fear God and keep His commandments.The first and great commandment
If a man loves God, he will keep His commandments. (I John 5:2,3)
The goodness of God leads us to repentance. Think of all that the Lord has done for us even
We respect road signs only if we obey the direction they give. If we run a red light or
Mercy is withheld divine judgment. We did not earn God's love. We did not deserve, by
We depart from evil by reverence and awe of our loving, merciful God! When we respect
In order for iniquity to be purged from our lives, it must be purged with God's
"Depart," from the New Wilson's Old Testament Word Studies, means " to turn
Let us turn aside out from the way of evil, departing from our old man nature,
-Carol Kenreigh
is to love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul mind and strength and the second is like
it: to love our neighbor as our self. (Matthew 22:37-40)
when we were dead in trespasses and sins! We love God because He first loved us. If you can
really sink your teeth into that truth you will begin to understand why the faithful
Christian wants to depart from evil and avoid all appearance of it! It is because respect
is demonstrated by a willingness to obey.
stop sign on purpose or drive down the wrong way of a one way street, disregarding the
consequences of such foolhardy actions, that is demonstrating disrespect to the laws
our society and despising the safety (love) of her citizens.
our works, God's mercy and grace. Yet, God loved us so much that He gave it to us
freely anyway! O the mercy of God! It is new every morning!
someone, we respect what he wants. We do as he says. Otherwise, we would be
rejecting or despising him. We cannot serve God and serve evil at the same time.
mercy and truth. Just as Syrup of Ipecac is used to purge the body of unwanted
poison, God's mercy and His truth get rid of our iniquity (referring to man's state
being born dead in trespasses and sins, as well as the willful sinning after that).
By our reverence to God, we will depart from evil.
aside out of the way, to depart, to depart from a place, from a person, for a time…"
(from which God lovingly purged of us the consequences), and depart from the place
of indecision, to revere the Lord our God, from now, until the Lord returns.
Dear Carol,
DEAR Kathy
You may not be an artist, but you are inspired!
I believe that if God gives you an idea, He gives with it
Like you, Kathy, I am eager to see what the readers of GWD
I have no artistic ability at all, but I think a loaf of bread,
and maybe a candlestick, might describe GOD'S WORD DAILY.
I know you will have many really good entries.
I hope we get to see all the entries [if it's feasible]
LOVE IN HIS STEPS,
Kathy M.
Thanks for the very good idea. You are the first reader
to suggest something. I would love to publish all the
entries but I need to receive entries in order to do so!
May I suggest that you see your idea all the way through?
If you do not draw, then perhaps you could make a collage.
Find pictures of elements you want in the design and arrange
them together in a new way. Perhaps you could "stage" a
photograph of your idea, use the photo itself or trace
the photo, making a simple line drawing. Maybe you can
think of something else instead of these suggestions.
the ability to make it, also.
come up with, whether or not they are artists. I would like
to publish them all in one issue before school begins in
September. Remember, the deadline for entries is August 15.
Love Carol
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