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What Does God Want? Apr 25, 2020

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What is the point of life? In Ecclesiastes the Preacher asks that same question and the answer for those who live under the sun is not very encouraging: “I said in my heart with regard to the children of man that God is testing them that they may see that they themselves are but beasts. For what happens to the children of man and what happens to the beasts is the same; as one dies, so dies the other. They all have the same breath, and man has no advantage over the beasts, for all is vanity. All go to one place. All are from the dust, and to dust all return.” (Ecc. 3:18-20). Notice the echo here with the garden of Eden where God first put man to the test, found that he thinks just like the animals, and so will return to the dust of the ground. The Preacher seems to imply that our lives are just a repetition of that same Edenic test. If we were in the garden of Eden, we would do the same thing as Adam and Eve. Adam is us – the representative man.

Richard Morgan

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Daily Bible Readings from the Christadelphian Reading Planner for 25th April Apr 24, 2020

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A small group of young Christadelphian brothers have taken the time to produce this valuable resource for the brotherhood and beyond, they are using the Bible reading planner developed by Brother Robert Roberts called The Bible Companion. The Bible Companion (or Bible Reading Planner) is a guide developed by the Christadelphians to aid reading the Bible. It was first produced by Robert Roberts when he was just 14 years of age, in about 1853, and revised by him over a number of years into its current format.

Most Christadelphians use this plan each day and it was designed to help you read the old testament once and the new testament twice each year.

These readings which we feature are recorded using the KJV or the NKJV of the Bible and we hope will be helpful to those who may struggle with time or who have poor eyesight.

Thought for April 25th...'..He will come in the same way as you saw him go. (Acts 1 vs11)' Apr 24, 2020

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"JESUS ... WILL COME IN THE SAME WAY AS YOU SAW HIM GO" April 25

These words should be familiar to all Bible readers: they are the words of the “two men … in white robes” (a common way of describing angels) - it is what they said to the disciples as their astonished eyes watched their Lord ascend upwards “and a cloud received him out of their sight” [Acts 1 v.9-11]. We suspect it was no ordinary cloud, but like the cloud that Moses climbed up into on the mountain. (Exodus 24 v.16)

Countless generations of Bible believers have looked for their Lord to descend from heaven in their lifetime. The disciples had asked, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” [v.6] and were told by their Lord they were to be “my witnesses in Jerusalem” - but ultimately that the witnessing was to be “to the end of the earth” [v.8] He had said this earlier, also on the mount of Olives, “this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” [Matt. 24 v.14]

The other sign which Jesus gave, which Luke also recorded, was that “Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled” [21 v.24] Today, Jerusalem is constantly a centre of world attention – and the returned Jews have made it the capital of their resurrected country. The evidence is plain that the climax of the ages is near. But we know, and must emphasize that it was not for his disciples, then or now, to know exactly when. Notice again the answer of Jesus’ when the disciples asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” [v.6] They were commissioned to be “my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria” [v.8]. It is for true believers today to complete that commission “…and to the end of the earth.”

Are you his disciple? Are you helping this commission to be carried out? If you are, you will be really looking for his return “in the same way (as the disciples) saw him go into heaven.”

As his disciple you will be following the examples given in the book of Acts ,which we have now started reading. Notice the way in which the Old Testament is often quoted as an essential part of that message. It tells us many details of the Kingdom Jesus will set up, also giving us examples of faithful service (and failures) as we are reading in the book of Deuteronomy.

The difference is 'LOVE'. Apr 24, 2020

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The book of Deuteronomy is written in the form of an ancient covenant treaty that were commonly written up between a Suzerain (a ruling state in Old Testament times that had control over other internally autonomous states) and vassal (a state ruled by the Suzerain). Those covenants began with a preamble illustrating the historical dealings between the Suzerain and his vassal. What followed were the stipulations of the covenant – what the vassal was required to do – and ended with a list of blessings should the vassal keep the terms of the covenant, and curses if they did not.

Daily Bible Readings from the Christadelphian Reading Planner for 24th April Apr 23, 2020

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Most Christadelphians use this plan each day and it was designed to help you read the old testament once and the new testament twice each year.

These readings which we feature are recorded using the KJV or the NKJV of the Bible and we hope will be helpful to those who may struggle with time or who have poor eyesight.

Thought for April 24th...'..and you shall remember. (Deut 8 vs2)'_1 Apr 23, 2020

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“YOU SHALL REMEMBER …” April 24

It is good to have a good memory; it is frustrating to be forgetful. Yet how often do we forget to be thankful for good things? Do you recall the comments of Jesus when only one of the ten lepers he healed returned to express thanksgiving for his healing. (Luke 17: 15-17)

In our Deuteronomy reading today – and this book should be seen as Moses’ final exhortation to the people before he dies, he says, “The whole commandment that I command you today you shall be careful to do, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers.

And you shall remember the whole way that the LORD your God has led you these 40 years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart …” [Ch. 8 v.1-2]

What kind of remembering are we to do? Each one of us will have different memories. What memories these people of God had at this time!! We need to be aware that nearly all the adults in the 12 tribes (but not the Levites) who had come out of Egypt had died in the wilderness because of their unfaithfulness. These had witnessed the miracles of the plagues in Egypt, then the most dramatic of miracles in crossing the Red Sea on dry land, then the physical nearness of God as they camped beside the mountain. Then came the provision of water, the manna and the quail – and still they complained. – are many teenagers reading this? Once you reach the age of 20, God holds you responsible.

Because those 20 and over had not developed any depth of faith, they wandered and died in the wilderness because they failed to remember – and in remembering – to take to heart all that the Lord their God, the only real God had done. A lesson for us! Is there anything we fail to remember? What a tremendous picture the history of the world since those days provides – and now we are surely reaching the climax.

In John’s Gospel we have read of the climax of the life and death of God’s son – and the absolute wonder and drama of his resurrection. John’s 20thchapter ends, “… these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” Remember, our actions show what we believe. Make the time today to read and meditate on the last 2 chapters of John’s gospel, it is one of the richest sources of food to stimulate our minds in the whole Bible.

RIGHT AND GOOD Apr 23, 2020

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Because they are so simple in a profound chapter, it is easy to glance over them and not even realise they are there. Yet it does us well to stop and think about what it means to do what is right and good. Moses said to Israel, "Do what is right and good in the LORD's sight, so that it may go well with you and you may go in and take over the good land that the LORD God promised on oath to your forefathers, thrusting out all you enemies before you as the LORD said." (Deut 6:18-19)
Doing what is right and good. There is only one standard of right and that standard is God's right. The word 'right' comes from a word meaning straight. We must not stray from God's laws so we need to know them in order to keep them.
Living right means living legally. But living right is not enough. The Pharisees lived right, but they did not always do good. To live in a good way puts our legalism into perspective. It takes the knowledge of our minds and places the matter at our heart. Doing good takes us from doing right because we are commanded to, to doing right because we love God and want to do what is best. We cannot have one without the other.
So let us adjust our minds and our hearts in order that we will follow through doing what is right and good in the Lord's sight.

Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)]

Daily Bible Readings from the Christadelphian Reading Planner for 23rd April Apr 22, 2020

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Most Christadelphians use this plan each day and it was designed to help you read the old testament once and the new testament twice each year.

These readings which we feature are recorded using the KJV or the NKJV of the Bible and we hope will be helpful to those who may struggle with time or who have poor eyesight.

Thought for April 23nd...'..this was my reward for all my toil. (Ecc 2 vs10)' Apr 22, 2020

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“THIS WAS MY REWARD” April 23

We continue on from some of our thoughts yesterday on how the wisest of kings, Solomon, reflected on what his life had really achieved. In reading Ecclesiastes, we perceive his remarkable insight into the meaning and purpose, from a human perspective, of all that exists and our interaction with them in our lives. What do his insights reveal?.

Solomon uses his wisdom to accomplish everything possible. His second chapter details this, “ … my heart still guiding me with wisdom … I made great works, I built houses and planted vineyards … made myself gardens and parks and planted in them all kinds of fruit trees. I made myself pools … had slaves … also great possessions of herds … also gathered for myself silver and gold … I got singers … many concubines … so I became great and surpassed all who were before me … whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them. I kept my heart from no pleasure … this was my reward for all my toil” [v.3-11]

Note his conclusion! “this was my reward” - but note even more his next comment, “then I considered all that I had done and the toil I had expended.” - and what does he see as the outcome of his considerations? “Behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind.” Other versions have, “I saw everything was emptiness and chasing the wind” (NEB) “meaningless” (NIV). Solomon saw that human lives have no lasting substance. Yet we all strive after things we can possess and experience, we may these days, for example, travel to many parts of the world but, let us recognise that, at the end of the day there is nothing ‘eternal’ in what we have experienced or achieved! Solomon then declared “so I hated life” [v.17] A remarkable comment!

It seems evident he wrote this near the end of his life; he lacked the vision that his father David possessed when he wrote a Psalm and commented about “men of the world whose portion is in this life” - but in the next verse David said to his Creator, “As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied with your likeness.” [Psa. 17 v.14,15] What will we be satisfied with?

Those who read Ecclesiastes should look into the mirror of their hearts and consider their ambitions – and what they mean – or do not mean – in the eternal perspective of their future..

It's the Thought that counts " Same old, same old"22|4|2020" Apr 22, 2020

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Even though the normality of our daily lives has been disrupted during the past several weeks, we are not in a unique situation. Almost exactly one hundred years ago the world suffered from the Spanish Flu, which killed millions. And a few centuries before that the Black Death killed a third of the population of Europe. We tend to think our situations are unique when they’re out of the norm, but history is really one long cycle of events repeating themselves over and over again. As the Preacher says in our reading from Ecclesiastes 1, “What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun” (v.9).

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