Notice the stork, turtledove, and crane pictured above and open your bibles to Jeremiah 8:7 that says Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle (dove) and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment. Animals and nature sometimes have more wisdom and knowledge than people. Romans 13:11 says And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darknesss, and let us put on the armour of light.
Luke 21:36 says Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. Like nature and animals we need to be ready for Jesus to return during the rapture and get caught up to the clouds to be with the Lord Jesus in heaven.
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Even the mountains, hills, birds, trees, and rocks know how to praise the Lord Jesus. Psalm 34:1 says I will bless the Lord at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth. Isaiah 55:12 says For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. The singing heard in the mountains and hills are from birds and when there is a Holy Ghost wind, the branches in the trees clap their hands in praise to the Lord Jesus. Birds have bills but they keep on singing.
Isaiah 54:10 says For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee. Don't let a rock cry out for you. Luke 19:40 says And He (Jesus) answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out. Be like Brother Bob and praise the Lord Jesus louder than the rocks.
It's a blessing to loudly praise the Lord Jesus. Whenever I hear anyone shouting loud praise to Jesus, I tell them to shout louder, rejoice, and leap for joy. Psalm 5:11 says to ever shout for joy about the Lord Jesus. But let all those that put their trust in thee (Jesus) rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. Psalm 98:4 says Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. Let's all do a good thing today and give thanks to the Lord Jesus. Psalm 92:1 says It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night.
Most people in church won't even lift up their hands to praise Jesus or say a faint Amen. Go a little farther with Jesus and don't worry about what people say when you praise Jesus. Keep your eyes on Jesus and off the people. They're going to talk about you anyway. Give them something good to talk about and leap for joy while you give them a Forrest Gump and run the aisles in every church for our Lord Jesus. If anyone says you talk too much about Jesus, respond Correction, I need to talk more about Jesus and thanks for the compliment. Get in the glory at least one time in your life and get the I can't help its. Tell everyone I can't help it, I got to shout and praise Jesus while I leap for joy. Keep witnessing Jesus everywhere and rejoice evermore.
Notice the pictures above of the sheep in the pastures and the corn in the valleys. Be like the sheep and the corn and give the Lord Jesus a sacrifice of praise. Psalm 65:13 says The pastures are clothed with flocks (sheep); the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing. If you walk through a cornfield, you will hear the corn praising the Lord Jesus while it stretches and grows. Hebrews 13:15 says By Him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to His name. In other words even if you don't feel like praising the Lord Jesus, praise Jesus anyhow and give the Lord Jesus a sacrifice of praise. Psalm 22:3 says But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. Psalm 134 says Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord. The Lord that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.
Next let's learn how to get blessed with the Lord Jesus by studying the pismire ant. Proverbs 6:6 says Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. You can learn from ants. They don't need a king to rule them. They all seem to work together with the Lord Jesus as their king and all of them are humble and try not to be noticed or seen as an open show to the world. They are not lazy and get things done for Jesus.
This reminds me of the warning that King Solomon gave against laziness at Proverbs 23:21 that says For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. Let's all keep doing good works for Jesus like the ants and witness Jesus everywhere. Mark 16:15 says And He (Jesus) said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Ephesians 5:14 says Wherefore He (Jesus) saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. See then that ye walk circumspectly (diligently), not as fools, but as wise. Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Notice the picture above of the ox and open your bibles to Isaiah 1:3 that says The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. The ox might not look too bright but the ox knows that his owner is Jesus who is God. Do you know that Jesus is God and are you saved? Isaiah 58:1 tells me as a preacher to Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. If an ox knows that his owner is God, we all should know that Jesus is God and our Owner. Get saved, repent, decide to stop sinning, confess that Jesus is God, and believe the gospel that Jesus died on the cross for you, was buried, and rose again.
Notice the picture above of the ox and open your bibles to Isaiah 1:3 that says The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. The ox might not look too bright but the ox knows that his owner is Jesus who is God. Do you know that Jesus is God and are you saved? Isaiah 58:1 tells me as a preacher to Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. If an ox knows that his owner is God, we all should know that Jesus is God and our Owner. Get saved, repent, decide to stop sinning, confess that Jesus is God, and believe the gospel that Jesus died on the cross for you, was buried, and rose again.
Notice the pictures above of the sparrows and open your bibles to Matthew 6:26 that says Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? I've always been amazed at how birds just trust the Lord Jesus every day for food and birds do not store any food in storehouses. The bird just puts his beak in the ground every day and trusts the Lord Jesus for food. Like the birds, lets not worry about tomorrow and trust the Lord Jesus every day to preserve and keep us alive. Psalm 121:7 says The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
Matthew 10:29 speaks about the first picture above. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. Luke 12:6 speaks about the second picture above. Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Now notice that two sparrows are sold for a farthing and five sparrows are sold for two farthings. If you pay two farthings, you get a bargain. You get an extra odd bird; an inconspicuous and unimportant extra fifth sparrow. The person purchasing this extra odd bird might overlook and not care for this fifth little sparrow. But God won't forget this fifth little sparrow and be with him every time he lands on the ground.
Now if God cares about little sparrows, God cares about you friend reading this. His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me. How comforting to know that God notices little sparrows and the number of the very hairs on our heads. The smallest detail never escapes God's notice.
Now notice that two sparrows are sold for a farthing and five sparrows are sold for two farthings. If you pay two farthings, you get a bargain. You get an extra odd bird; an inconspicuous and unimportant extra fifth sparrow. The person purchasing this extra odd bird might overlook and not care for this fifth little sparrow. But God won't forget this fifth little sparrow and be with him every time he lands on the ground.
Now if God cares about little sparrows, God cares about you friend reading this. His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me. How comforting to know that God notices little sparrows and the number of the very hairs on our heads. The smallest detail never escapes God's notice.
It's amazing that the Lord Jesus knows the number of hairs of our head by count and by color. Luke 12:7 says But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. A brunette has 110000 hairs on her head and a blonde has 140000 hairs on her head. If the blonde loses one hair, the Lord Jesus knows that the blonde has 139999 hairs on her head. God knows the number of hairs on your head and your wig too.
Notice the beautiful picture above of the lilies of the field and open your bibles to Matthew 6:28 that says And why take ye thought for raiment (clothing)? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Notice the beautiful picture above of the lilies of the field and open your bibles to Matthew 6:28 that says And why take ye thought for raiment (clothing)? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Flowers are one of the most awesome things that the Lord Jesus created. You can learn from watching them. Flowers are not bothered by wind, rain, or storms. The flower says to the storm, I will not let you stop me from becoming beautiful and blossoming with a sweet smelling fragrance. Every winter I see my lilies and tulips in front of my apartment seem to disappear. But in the spring and summer the lilies and tulips reappear and blossom beautifully with a sweet smelling fragrance.
Like the flowers, don't let the troubles of this world stop you from shining the Lord Jesus everywhere. Matthew 5:16 says Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Keep witnessing Jesus everywhere and be a sweet savour of blessing to lost sinners.
2 Corinthians 2:14 says Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of His knowledge by us in every place. For we are unto God a sweeet savour of Christ, to them that are saved, and in them that perish: To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
Like the flowers that disappear in the winter and resurrect in the spring, christians soon will resurrect with glorified bodies during the rapture. Jesus said at John 6:40 And this is the will of Him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on Him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Romans 8:11 says But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you. 1 Corinthians 6:14 says And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by His own power. 2 Corinthians 6:14 says Knowing that He which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.
Psalm 148 lists how nature praises the Lord Jesus. When you read this list, join with nature and worship the King of kings and our Blessed Saviour who is the Lord Jesus. The following list of animals, plants, planets, and people praise the Lord Jesus. Heavens, heights, angels, hosts, sun, moon, stars of light, heavens of heavens, waters that be above the heavens, dragons, deeps, fire, hail, snow, vapours, stormy wind, mountains, hills, fruitful trees, cedars, beasts, all cattle, creeping things, flying fowl, kings, all people, princes, all judges, young men, maidens, old men, children, and let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.
I pray in Jesus name that this bible study blesses multitudes everywhere with great joy, peace, and strength. Feel free to email Brother Bob anytime at rz9tlm@gmail.com or write to Brother Bob Malkin, 2233 Pinetree Lane, Apt. N., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068. (614) 746-7071. Till we all meet again soon to lift up our Lord Jesus, everyone have a blessed day in Jesus name.
I love the pictures. You'll have to show me how to do this.
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