Notice on a slight format change:

Except for July 2012, these are mostly a collection of current devotional notes.

July 2012 is a re-write of old quiet times. My second child was born Nov 11, 1987 with multiple birth defects. I've been re-reading my QT notes from that time in my life, and have included them here. They cover the time before the birth and the few years immediately after the birth. They are tagged "historical." I added new insights and labeled them: ((TODAY, dd mmm yy)).

Thursday, November 16, 2017

QT 16 Nov 17, Matt 5:13, The Church restrains evil for now ...

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Basic Thing(s) Taught
Personal Insight(s) & Application(s)
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 11/16
Matt 5:1-16
Matthew 5:13 (ESV) —
13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.
Salt is for preservation. We are the preserving agent in the world. We also add taste to the food (life) such that it is good. But the world has rejected us and prefers garbage to God's food.
Someday, the church will be taken away and our role in constraining evil will be removed from the earth. The people of the earth will get what they always wanted, life without God, and life without his reminders, and life without his influence through believers. Of course, the tribulation saints will rise up and it will be short-lived. But even the tribulations saints will not number enough men and women to constrain evil.
Father open our eyes before it is too late. Evil is attacking on all fronts. The world is heading to chaos. What a terrible time to learn. Open our eyes I pray.
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