"Arise, O Lord....Deliver my life from...men of the world who have their portion in this life...." (Psalm 17)
A footnote in the ESV says, "whose portion in life is of the world." The word for, "world," can also mean, "age." The word for, "portion," is translated elsewhere as, "inheritance, territory." How about this: "Arise, O Lord. Deliver my life from...men of this age whose territory is of the world." There is definitely Biblical Theology for this.
The Republican Party in the US is full of people who think they are one thing, but in reality, they are another. They do not hold to the Party's fundamental platform. They are just like everyone else: opportunists. Republicans had the opportunity to elect a man who "carries" fundamental Biblical principles in him, but pundits, like the blond on "The Five," simply marginalized him. Now look what they have.
People, "who have their portion (inheritance, territory) in this life," are people who operate only in the "me" factor. They simply, "lean...to your own understanding." Most people live like the pebble which you skip across the water, never going deep and ends up sinking. This is true also of nations. You and I, however, are called to, "follow the Lamb wherever He goes," in whatever Jesus is "about," whatever is, according to His purpose. Here is the Ephesian account of what I am referring to: "In [Jesus] we have redemption through [Jesus'] blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses,..making known to us the mystery of his will, set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in [Jesus], things in heaven and things on earth....In [Jesus] we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of Him Who works all things according to the counsel of His will...."
Christendom has not been living this way. The above passage says that Father in Jesus is, "making known to us the mystery of His will, set forth in Christ...." This applies to so much more of life than most are willing to accept. Rather, with far too many, culture, ethnicity, gender and everything else rules. Too many Followers of Jesus just throw up their hands at world events, when we could actually be shaping them so much more than we are. After all, it is still, "Go into all the world and and disciple the nations, teaching them to observe (obey) all that I command you." Sure sounds like, "take over," to me.
Father, in Jesus' Name, "Arise, O Lord, deliver my life from...men (and women) of this age whose inheritance is in this age." Amen.
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A footnote in the ESV says, "whose portion in life is of the world." The word for, "world," can also mean, "age." The word for, "portion," is translated elsewhere as, "inheritance, territory." How about this: "Arise, O Lord. Deliver my life from...men of this age whose territory is of the world." There is definitely Biblical Theology for this.
The Republican Party in the US is full of people who think they are one thing, but in reality, they are another. They do not hold to the Party's fundamental platform. They are just like everyone else: opportunists. Republicans had the opportunity to elect a man who "carries" fundamental Biblical principles in him, but pundits, like the blond on "The Five," simply marginalized him. Now look what they have.
People, "who have their portion (inheritance, territory) in this life," are people who operate only in the "me" factor. They simply, "lean...to your own understanding." Most people live like the pebble which you skip across the water, never going deep and ends up sinking. This is true also of nations. You and I, however, are called to, "follow the Lamb wherever He goes," in whatever Jesus is "about," whatever is, according to His purpose. Here is the Ephesian account of what I am referring to: "In [Jesus] we have redemption through [Jesus'] blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses,..making known to us the mystery of his will, set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in [Jesus], things in heaven and things on earth....In [Jesus] we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of Him Who works all things according to the counsel of His will...."
Christendom has not been living this way. The above passage says that Father in Jesus is, "making known to us the mystery of His will, set forth in Christ...." This applies to so much more of life than most are willing to accept. Rather, with far too many, culture, ethnicity, gender and everything else rules. Too many Followers of Jesus just throw up their hands at world events, when we could actually be shaping them so much more than we are. After all, it is still, "Go into all the world and and disciple the nations, teaching them to observe (obey) all that I command you." Sure sounds like, "take over," to me.
Father, in Jesus' Name, "Arise, O Lord, deliver my life from...men (and women) of this age whose inheritance is in this age." Amen.
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New articles at: jhs58.blogspot.com
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
Hebrews 12:2
