Storms – Part 3

Whatever comes from God carries with it a lesson, or lessons, to learn.

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Nahum 1:3 – The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

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THE STORM INTO WHICH GOD SENDS YOU (2)

Today we consider the storm (flood) of Noah further.  These elements are vitally important to our understanding of this kind of storm.  Be sure to add these elements to those of the previous Second Miler as points of identifying reference when a storm of this nature arises.

1. God intends for you to learn in your journey, before, during, and after the storm.  There were things God revealed to Noah (and his family) in this scenario.  He revealed His authority over creation (remember the animals that came into the ark).  He revealed His great love for all people, and His great salvation for those who would follow Him.  He revealed that He knew the end from the beginning, for He had a plan that was already fully established.  God leaves nothing of His planning to chance.  If God says it, that settles it.  When God plans to build, He provides a blueprint.
2. There would be labor involved.  And sometimes, labor means hardships to endure.  In the Scriptures, we are called “co-laborers” with God.  God is our complete source, but He does not do all the work.  God did not build the ark.  That was a 120-year labor of obedience by Noah and his sons.  And while they were building the ark, imagine what the people around them were saying.  No one had EVER BEFORE done anything like this.  Noah’s task was NOT an easy one, filled with exuberance and landslide revival when he preached righteousness.

Now let’s put it all together.  Noah heard instructions from God to do something no one had ever before done.  It involved him and his entire family.  Before him was 120-years of labor; hard labor.  Before him was 120-years of preaching righteousness; a message no one who was alive at the flood, other that his family, heeded.  (Just as a note here – I wonder how many ministers today would continue to preach righteousness as Noah did with such little response, all the while doing the manual labor of building the ark.  He could not be easily discouraged.)  He had to trust God concerning all those animals; imagine the enormity of the task of supplying the ark with all that was needed for themselves and the animals.  And then, there was the flood and its aftermath; more than a year in the ark, following which Noah and his family were commissioned with “multiplying and replenishing the earth.”  More work and responsibility.  But in it all, Father was completely faithful, supplied every need, always kept them safe, and showed His love for them.  Yes, there was a great storm, but in that great storm, there was a secure and blessed “shelter in the storm.”

Manna for Today – Nahum 1:1-3; Genesis 6:1-22; Johan 1:1-17; Job 1:1-22; Romans 8:14-28;               2 Corinthians 10:13

Storms – Part 2

Storms have distinctly different points of origin.  Knowing the source if vital.

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Nahum 1:3 – The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

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THE STORM INTO WHICH GOD SENDS YOU

Today we look into the first of four various kinds of storms.  Our example today comes from the story of Noah.  I’m sure you’re familiar with the story.  The earth was extremely corrupt; sin was close to brining darkness upon everything.  But God had a man named Noah, and Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.  They all had wives.  God chose Noah and his family as the seed for the saving of humanity from the flood He was about to send upon the earth.  This great storm that was about to come would obliterate life on earth.  It was a Cleansing Storm.  But there are characteristics of this storm that sets it apart from other storms.  This was a storm that came from God, and into which God sent His called man.  Let’s consider some of the major defining elements of such a storm.

1. God forewarned His chosen people (Noah and his family)
2. God gave His chosen people instructions for preparation for the storm
3. Obedience to God’s instructions is an absolute must in order to be saved from the storm
4. God provided all the means to rise above the storm
5. God provided all the sustenance needed IN the storm
6. God provided all the seed for life AFTER the storm

Keep in mind that God does not change.  There may still be times in the life of mankind, the church, or even in your personal life, when Father would send such a storm for the purpose of removing from your life things that could overcome you, things too great for you to bear, things designed by the enemy of your soul to deprive you of the life of God and all its inherent blessings.  If such things are within your God-given ability to overcome, you must use your faith.  But if such things are beyond your ability to overcome, you may see a storm arise.  Look closely, once again, at the defining elements I have shared to identify such a storm.  Has Father forewarned you?   Has He given you instructions as to what you are to do?  Do certain responsibilities fall on your shoulders?  Has Father shown you the means to rise above the storm?  Is Father providing all you need IN the storm?  Has Father provided all you need to rise up AFTER the storm?  If so, you have no need to worry or fear.  But you MUST be obedient.  Father will provide you the ark you need, but you must be IN the ark.  There is NO safety OUTSIDE the ark. 

Manna for Today – Nahum 1:1-3; Genesis 6:1-22; Johan 1:1-17; Job 1:1-22; Romans 8:14-28;               2 Corinthians 10:13

Storms – Part 1

Rightly dividing the Word of God is vitally important, even as it relates to storms in life.

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Nahum 1:3 – The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

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Today I introduce a powerful topic for study to which the people of God should give heed.  It’s about storms.  Though often typified in the Scriptures in a natural sense, we all encounter storms in life.  However, one of the great problems that a comes to bear against us is understanding the storms that come into our lives.  To accurately deal with a storm, and if need be, to overcome or survive a storm, it greatly behooves us to know the source and purpose of that storm that comes to, or upon, or against us.

Over the coming days, we’ll look at what I believe to be four kinds of storms that are encountered in this life, whether they be spiritual or natural in content.  The storms of life fall into one of the four following categories.

1. There is the storm into which the Lord sends you.
2. There is the storm the Lord sends to arrest you.
3. There is the storm that comes upon you to steal, kill, and destroy.
4. There is the storm that nature releases in its groanings for the manifestation of the sons of God.

One of the gravest mistakes a believer can make is to put all storms into one category.  When this happens, one tends to treat every storm as though it is from the same source, has the same intent, and therefore has the same remedy.  Such thinking should be categorically shunned.  Allow me to offer you an example.  There are people who think all germs, bacteria, and viruses are bad, or disease calling.  Today, we know such thinking to be erroneous.  Some people think all snakes to be bad.  Once again, such thinking is in error.  Some snakes are very beneficial to mankind.  The same kind of thinking has, at times, been applied to insects, spiders, and sadly, even ethnicities and nationalities of people.  In every one of these examples, such blanket thinking is deceptive, and can even be evil when it relates to people.

In our study, we will examine the four kinds of storms, their sources, their purpose, their content, how the believer can recognize them, and how the believer should deal with them.  To attempt to deal with a storm in the wrong manner could open one to destruction, thwart the will of God in one’s life, fail to move forward and emerge from a storm with a great victory, or even blame a storm erroneously upon the Lord or the devil.  Open your heart.  This will be intriguing, and I am sure, extremely enlightening and beneficial to every believer who will pay heed.

Manna for Today – Nahum 1:1-3; Genesis 6:1-22; Johan 1:1-17; Job 1:1-22; Romans 8:14-28

Upon This Rock – Part 9

The foundation of the church stands sure; unmovable, unchanging, eternal.  Make ready the battle!

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Matthew 16:18 – And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

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Dear friends, Jesus IS coming for His Church.  Only the Father knows when that glorious event will occur.  However, there are some things we do know about it that are settled forever in heaven, for they are recorded in His immutable Word.  We know … the Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all world as a witness, and then shall the end (of the age) come … Jesus is coming for a glorious church without spot, wrinkle, or blemish.  I will stop with these two items for the moment, for they are quite precise in their wording.  And as we have seen for the past several days, the Church for which Jesus comes will be built “upon this rock . . . and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” 

At Caesarea Philippi, Jesus openly and plainly declared war on “the gates of hell.”  The battle ground of the Lord’s Church should never be considered the church, the Christian home, or the Christian school or seminary.  Yes, I am absolutely aware that Satan and his forces seem to be constantly attacking all those arenas, and on a daily basis.  Still, that is NOT Jesus’s designated battle ground.  When He declared war on “the gates of hell,” He established His planned battle ground, and all He would do to equip, supply, keep, and defend His soldiers who entered upon the fray in the war He launched.  When He spoke, Jesus did not need to add all kinds of flowery speech, over descriptive terms, and the like.  He spoke simply and plainly.  His words clearly tell us where the warfare of which He spoke will take place; in “the gates of hell.”

In His day, gates would be the most fortified place of any city.  In the gates, walls were in place upon which soldiers could stand safe from most enemy assault.   Armed with bows and arrows, spears, and other projectiles, they could assault any enemy who dared to come through the gates, and the enemy would be doubly handicapped.  The entry into a city would not be directly through the gate and on to the center of the city.  Upon entering the gates, there would likely be an immediate left turn that slowed the enemy and exposed him on four sides of attack at once.  It would be the deadliest kill-zone in the city defense.  But what did Jesus say?  Jesus said, “…the gates of hell shall not prevail against it (His Church).”  Allow me to put it very simply once again.  When you are fighting the enemy at the Lord’s command, YOU CANNOT BE DEFEATED.  VICTORY IS GUARANTEED.  Selah!

Manna for Today – Matthew 16:13-21; John 6:63; John 15:7; Hebrews 1:3; Matthew 5:18; Luke 16:17; Psalm 119:89; Matthew 11:12; Galatians 3:13-29

Upon This Rock – Part 8

The foundation of the church stands sure; unmovable, unchanging, eternal.  Make ready the battle!

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Matthew 16:18 – And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

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I remember, several years past now, having the following question put to me.  The facilitator of that meeting asked, “What would you do if you knew you could not be stopped, and there was no lack of any needed resources?”  Think about that question for a few moments.  Imagine having limitless resources, every ability and skill you need, and your greatest dream before you, with no possibility of anything stopping or defeating you in your endeavor.  That, my friend, would be a most desirable place to be.

Well, dear one, if Jesus Christ is your Lord, if that dream in your heart is one placed there by the Lord, and if your actions and outcome are in full compliance to the Word of God, that is precisely where you stand.  If God commands you to do a thing, He will personally enable you to do it, equip you for the work, provision you with every resource you need for that work, and see to it that you are defended and supported in your endeavors.  He will supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.  He anoints you for the service to which He calls you.  He authorizes you to use the Name of Jesus to do all the works Jesus did, and greater.  With God, all things are possible, and no Word from God is void of the power necessary to bring it to pass.

I realize that to many, if not most people, what I am writing would be considered totally nonsensical.  But stop for a moment and consider the following.  500 years before Jesus was born, it would have seemed totally nonsensical to almost anyone that a virgin could conceive and have a child; that such a child could grow to manhood, be crucified on a cross, buried, and three days later be raised from the dead to be seated on the right hand of God where He lives to make intercession for mankind.  But just as surely as that great redemptive work is fully accomplished, what I am currently writing is likewise a reality.  The question is, WILL YOU ACCEPT, BELIEVE, EMBRACE, AND FULLY ACT UPON THE WORD OF GOD that fully supports what I have written here?  Only you can answer that question.  No one can answer it for you.  While it is absolutely profound, the response should be a simple one.  Do you believe God?  Do you believe His Word?  Do you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ?  Will you obey Him without hesitation?  If your answer to my final four questions is, “Yes,” they you are one of those people about whom I write.

Manna for Today – Matthew 16:13-21; John 6:63; John 15:7; Hebrews 1:3; Matthew 5:18; Luke 16:17; Psalm 119:89; Matthew 11:12; Galatians 3:13-29

Upon This Rock – Part 7

The foundation of the church stands sure; unmovable, unchanging, eternal.  Make ready the battle!

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Matthew 16:18 – And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

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Today I want us to look at one of the most powerful statements that can be found in God’s Word as it relates to the believer.  Jesus said that the gates of hell “shall not prevail against it (His Church).”  Take a moment, read that statement again, and deeply consider the full import of what Jesus said.  I know that to the natural mind it might seem that I’m stretching the point, or manufacturing a science fiction super-hero mentality, but in no way is that happening.  Look again at the words of Jesus; “the gates of hell shall not prevail against it (His Church).”

Allow me to remind you of WHO YOU ARE.  When you were born again, you became . . . a child of God, an heir of God, a joint heir with Christ, the righteousness of God in Christ, a minister of reconciliation, an ambassador for Christ, the seed of Abraham, a king and a priest unto our God.  And that is just a start.  Furthermore, with that identity, the power and authority you carry is at a level no man could begin to embrace it all.  For starters, read Deuteronomy 28:1-14; Matthew 28:18-20, and Mark 16:15-20.  My dear friend, you walk in this earth with the full power, authority, and backing of heaven.  EVERY promise of ability, authority, backing, and support the Word has given for you stands as settled forever in heaven.

Now look once again at the words we consider today.  “…the gates of hell shall not prevail against it (His Church).”  Are you ready?  If the Scriptures are true, and they are, then NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST YOU SHALL PROSPER; NO PLAGUE CAN COME NIGH YOUR DWELLING; GREATER IS HE THAT IS IN YOU THAN HE THAT IS IN THE WORLD; YOU CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHICH STRENGTHENS YOU; YOU CAN DO THE SAME WORKS JESUS DID, AND GREATER; HIS ANGELS HAVE CHARGE OVER YOU TO KEEP YOU FROM DASHING YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE. 

All these things are the written, infallible, heaven-supported Word of God concerning you.  In you, there should be NO fear.  When you go forth in the Name of Jesus, in faith, in willful obedience to the Word of God, walking in the calling and anointing in which the Lord has called you to walk, you are invincible.  Yes, I said it.  You are invincible.  Just as invincible as Daniel and the three Hebrew children.  NEVER forget, Jesus declared that NO ONE TOOK HIS LIFE.  HE LAID IT DOWN, AND HE TOOK IT UP AGAIN.  Are you walking in obedience to the Lord, abiding the calling and anointing to which you are called?  Then God’s full protection belongs to you.  Let’s go to battle.

Manna for Today – Matthew 16:13-21; John 6:63; John 15:7; Hebrews 1:3; Matthew 5:18; Luke 16:17; Psalm 119:89; Matthew 11:12; Galatians 3:13-29

Upon This Rock – Part 6

The foundation of the church stands sure; unmovable, unchanging, eternal.  Make ready the battle!

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Matthew 16:18 – And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

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When I was 16-years old, I worked on a high-rise construction job.  One of the first, and simplest lessons I learned was this; you can’t do construction off-site.  You may be able to prepare, and even assemble certain components off-site, but in the end, to construct the building, you MUST be on-site.

With that in mind, consider our Text for Today.  Jesus said He would build His Church, and we know that we are co-laborers together with Him in that work.  Still, we need to look further at our Text for Today.  When Jesus said He would build His Church, what was His following statement.  He added, “the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”  He was indicating that as His Church was being built, there would be resistance against it.  But more than that, He indicated where that resistance would arise – “the gates of hell.”  Think of that.  Keep in mind that the “gates of hell” are NOT offensive position, but are rather the enemy’s strongest defensive positions.  In short, Jesus said He would build His Church while on the offensive, NOT the defensive.  His Church will be built while we are on the offensive, assailing the “gates of hell” where Satan’s defense in the strongest, but even there, Satan CANNOT win. 

When Jesus said to “go into all the world,” He was not referring the geographic places in the earth, but to places in the “kosmos,” the “world system,” and to build there.  We are to assault the very “gates of hell” as we labor together with Him in building His Church there.  With that in mind, see the words of today’s opening paragraph; “You can’t do construction off-site.”  Think on that for a few moments, and then consider the following words.  The church is not built in the sanctuary, or in the seminary, or in the Christian home, or at the Christian workplace.  Those are necessary places, but they are places of equipping and training for laborers who will go to the worksite.  And the worksite is at the “gates of hell.”

Jesus referred to this in another manner, too.  Where is the harvest that is to be reaped?  It’s in the field; in the world.  The harvest is not gathered in the church house or seminary.  Yes, I am aware that many people may be saved in the church.  I was.  But if we will reap the bountiful harvest the Lord has called us to reap, we must go to the field.  We MUST go to the construction site.  The “gates of hell” are in the fields.  Fear not!  The “gates of hell” cannot prevail against our Lord’s Church.

Manna for Today – Matthew 16:13-21; John 6:63; John 15:7; Hebrews 1:3; Matthew 5:18; Luke 16:17; Psalm 119:89; Matthew 11:12; Galatians 3:13-29

Upon This Rock – Part 5

The foundation of the church stands sure; unmovable, unchanging, eternal.  Make ready the battle!

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Matthew 16:18 – And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

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Yesterday I wrote to you of the declaration of war Jesus made on “the gates of hell” as He took His stand in Caesarea Philippi.  There He declared that “the gates of hell shall not prevail against” His Church.  My dear reader friend, from the moment of that declaration of war, NO PEACE TREATY HAS BEEN SIGNED with His foes.  That war still goes on today, it is still a war of offense in which we “go up and take the country,” and we “take it by force.”

Now, two millennia later, though physical appearances have changed, verbiage and languages have greatly expanded, and the populous of mankind is greatly multiplied, that war still rages.  Christians today are still called to be soldiers of the cross, ambassadors of God, kings and priests of God.  We are not to passively sit back and allow the darkness of this world to rule, abuse, and destroy the work of the Lord.  But how do we identify those same “gates of hell” that still try to stop the Kingdom of God?  Can we still see clearly the work of Pan, Zeus, Nemesis, Caesar Augustus, and the dancing goats of Caesarea Philippi in 2021?  YES, we can.  Allow me to reveal them to you, at least in part, as our space here is not sufficient to name them all.

When you see sexual perversion, pornography, pedophilia, LGBTQ lifestyle, people loving pleasure more than God, child abuse, child pornography, and the like, you are seeing Pan in operation.  When you behold the rise in false religions, the attempt to strip away the rights of the Church and give them to demonic and cultic groups, staged devices used to attract people rather than the power of God, celebrity status having priority over holiness, and liberal thinking attempting to displace the truth of God, you are beholding Zeus at work.  When you feel the pressures of political correctness, “awoke” culture, deviant social norms, uber tolerance, the rewriting of history, false science, removal of morals and moral codes, media propaganda supporting all that, and equity thinking, you are feeling the retribution of Nemesis.  When government becomes god, when people depend on government (god) and not on Jehovah God, and when people bow in fear to government and push aside the commands of Jehovah God, we are watching as Caesar Augustus ascends his throne over mankind.  And about those “dancing goats;” voyeurism, spectator generation, vicarious living, Hollywood, social media, secular television, accessibility to sin and legalized degradation marks that platform yet today.  The goats may not be dancing, but the world is surely dancing to Satan’s tune.

Yes, the “gates of hell” are still here, but so is Jesus’ Declaration of War.  Arm yourself.  The battle is engaging.

Manna for Today – Matthew 16:13-21; John 6:63; John 15:7; Hebrews 1:3; Matthew 5:18; Luke 16:17; Psalm 119:89; Matthew 11:12; Galatians 3:13-29

Upon This Rock – Part 3

The foundation of the church stands sure; unmovable, unchanging, eternal.  Make ready the battle!

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Matthew 16:18 – And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

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I begin today by restating the words of Jesus, “Upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”  We already understand that “the rock” to which Jesus was referring was the rock of revelation knowledge that Jesus is Lord, for without His Lordship, there is no Church.  But as we look deeper into the place called Caesarea Philippi and its significance, we understand more deeply that awesome and supernatural power that is manifest in the Lordship of Jesus.

The term “gates of hell” has a military connotation.  The “gates” of any city or fortress was one of, if not the most fortified places of the city/fortress.  It was there that the greatest defense of the city/fortress would be made.  More weapons, more men, more training, more might would be brought to bear at that point than at any other.  But look at the words of Jesus; “the gates of hell SHALL NOT PREVAIL AGAINST IT (THE CHURCH).”  Do you see the challenge of Jesus?  “Gates” were not places of OFFENSE, but places of DEFENSE.  Jesus had NO intention of His Church being in a defensive posture, but an offensive one.  While it is certainly true that hell does indeed attack believers, the Church as a body should ALWAYS be ONLY on the OFFENSIVE.  If that were the case, my dear friend, the devil, all his minions, and hell itself would only have time to be on the defensive.  And that is precisely where the Lord wants it to be.  Jesus wants us to take the “gates of hell” by force.  What the Lord is telling us is that hell, and all its devices, HAVE NO DEFENSE against the Church.

Now, consider again today where Jesus stood when He made that statement.  He was standing in the face of the very “gates of hell” when He made His victory declaration.  This great declaration of war was not made AFTER the Cross, but BEFORE the Cross.  Jesus was declaring the victory of His Church over hell before the battle ever ensued.  Do you remember that attitude of David when he challenged Goliath?  David declared his victory before he ever selected the stones he would use to kill Goliath.  Do you remember the attitude of Elijah at Carmel?  Elijah declared the victory before the prophets of Baal ever began their demonic ritual.  Where do we stand today?  Are we declaring our victory before we gather our stones, before the enemy even mounts a defense, while the enemy still seems to be operating at the top of his game?  I declare NOW, I WILL go up and take the country, I WILL arise and go home, I WILL overcome the enemy in battle.  For I belong to Christ!

Manna for Today – Matthew 16:13-21; John 6:63; John 15:7; Hebrews 1:3; Matthew 5:18; Luke 16:17; Psalm 119:89; Matthew 11:12; Galatians 3:13-29

Upon This Rock – Part 4

The foundation of the church stands sure; unmovable, unchanging, eternal.  Make ready the battle!

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Matthew 16:18 – And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

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In our study so far, we have discovered WHAT it was on which Jesus was declaring war.  It was “the gates of hell.” Now let’s look further at a more specific WHO.  The immediate cast of characters was Pan (Greek god of wild, shepherds and flocks, nature of mountain winds, often affiliated with sex); Zeus (Greek god of sky and thunder, king of the gods of Olympus); Nemesis (Greek goddess who enacts retribution, especially against those who show arrogance before the gods); Caesar Augustus (most powerful political figure of his day); and a stage where the ungodly and vile scenes of prostitution and bestiality could be played out.  With that in mind, let’s consider some of the specifics on which Jesus was declaring war.

Against Pan (and that belief system), Jesus was declaring Himself to be the Good Shepherd of Psalm 23.  His flocks would not be used and abused as were those of the world, but cared for, loved, fed, watered, and kept safe.  Jesus was not the “gate of hell,” but was rather “the door” by which God’s sheep can come to Him.  Jesus was not the pathway of darkness, but rather “the way, the truth, and the life.”

Against Zeus (and that belief system), Jesus was declaring Himself to be King of kings and Lord of lords, holding “all power in heaven and in earth,” and passing that full power on to His joint-heirs, calling them to do the works He has done, and even greater works.

Against Nemesis (and that belief system), Jesus was declaring Himself to be the only true and righteous judge, declaring that there should be NO OTHER gods before Him; that He, and He alone (being One with Father) would pass judgment for all eternity on all who will be judged.

Against Caesar Augustus (and his system), Jesus was declaring that upon His shoulders, and His alone does all the weight of the true kingdom, God’s Kingdom, rest, for He is the Head of the body, and no man, elected or self-appointed will rule and reign above Him.

Against the “dancing goats” (and all who held to their debauchery), Jesus was declaring that such was sin, and despite its foul and despicable attraction to human degradation, the glory of His Kingdom would outshine it all, for He will share His glory with no other god.

In short, Jesus was declaring open war on the “gates of hell” and all that issued from them.  He stood there in Caesarea Philippi that day, openly, boldly, valiantly, unreservedly, and without hesitation declaring that it was the applied knowledge of His Lordship that would be the foundation for all He said.  Tell me, my friend, where are His voices at this hour?  I tell you, God’s interest in inserting Himself into government pales in comparison to His desire to RE-INSERT Himself into His Church.

Manna for Today – Matthew 16:13-21; John 6:63; John 15:7; Hebrews 1:3; Matthew 5:18; Luke 16:17; Psalm 119:89; Matthew 11:12; Galatians 3:13-29