Joel 2:16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
KJV
Even after the secret Christian came out and stood with Elijah and gave the gospel as we see with the seven thousand in Israel and with Jonah they missed the blessings of God they could have enjoyed had they just been what they should […]
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Daily Devotions
Joel 2:16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
KJV
Why this command for the bride to come out of her closet? Making now a spiritual application we find that the born again believer makes up the bride of Christ. (Rev 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: […] -
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Matt 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
KJV
One time in the New Testament the word closet is found and the Christian is commanded to enter into that closet and to pray.
Joel 2:16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck […] -
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Matt 6:6-8 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need […] -
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Eccl 4:12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
KJV
We do have a threefold cord available to us as believers in Christ that is not quickly broken. That first strand is our relationship with Jesus Christ through the new birth made possible by His shed blood on the cross. The second cord in the Bible, the forgotten book. But it needs to be a book precious to […] -
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Luke 22:31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
Eccl 4:12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
KJV
The second strand in our threefold cord, the first being Jesus Christ and a personal relationship and walk with Him, is the Bible. We need the Word of God and His Word to play an important […] -
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Luke 22:31-33 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
33 And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
KJV
This is the only time the word sift is found in the New Testament and it […] -
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Acts 4:13-14 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
14 And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.
KJV
The man standing with them was the lame man healed at the temple by the power and name of the Lord Jesus Christ in the previous […] -
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Acts 4:8-13 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
9 If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;
10 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him […] -
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Rom 5:9-10 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
Rom 5:15 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and […]