Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Falling Away Series 2 6/3-4/20

03-04 June 2020 - Falling Away Series 2 of 10
Manna revised from Dec. 2017 by Dorothy and Tony Callies 

Theme: Guard Your Hearts!
Hebrew 3:12 KJV: “Take heed, brethren, least there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.” NCV: So brothers and sisters, be careful that none of you has an evil, unbelieving heart that will turn you away from the living God.

Personal Apostasy: The “apostasy” means “departure,” “falling away” (2Thes.2:3), or “abandonment and rebellion,” will happen. So what is exactly could a person actually “falling away” from? The scripture says two things: heart of unbelief in God’s Word and departing from the living God.

Why is it important to know this word, “Apostasy?” The note came from Zondervan, The Full Life Study Bible and we could learn a lot from this study. This topic will help us to know what things that cause people to fall away from God.

I have seen the word, ‘Apostasy’ from the TV, the history channel and TBN [Trinity Broadcasting Network] and I had wondered why they talked about it. When I asked the Lord what He wants me to put on Fresh Manna for the beginning of Feb. 2009. He gave me three words: The Falling Away.

The Lord wants us to know His word and stay close to Him. Studying the title, “The Apostasy, the Falling Away” might save many Christians if they know what is happening around us and what to watch out for.

The Bible says “The heart is deceitful above all things, who can know it” came from Jeremiah 17:9. We need to guide our heart into the Word of God so our hearts will not deceive us. Those are words of encouragement that will keep us in union with Christ.

Paul wrote in Hebrews 3:13-15 “But encourage each other every day while it is “today.” Help each other so none of you will become hardened because sin has tricked you. We all share in Christ if we keep till the end the sure faith we had in the beginning. This is what the Scripture says: “Today listen to what He says. Do not be stubborn as in the past when you turned against God (NCV).

Song: How Great Thou Art
Then sing my soul, my Savior God to Thee,
How great Thou art, how great Thou art.
Then sing my soul, my Savior God to Thee,
How great Thou art, how great Thou art.
(Lyrics & Music: Stuart Wesley Keene Hine, Sing His Praise) 

May God bless you.
Dorothy
PS. June 3rd is our 53rd anniversary years. Psalm 91:16 NTL, the Lord said, “I will satisfy them with a long life and give them My salvation.” Salvation means “give us wholeness, body, mind and soul.” Also means “saved us from the bondage of Satan.” Thank You, Lord for wholeness and complete healing and from the bondage of Satan in Jesus’ name. Amen!  

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