A Talkative Fool
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. ~ Proverbs 10:8
The wise person listens and learns so that they will be honored. The foolish person talks too much and fails because they ignore God’s rules.
A good example of this would be Diotrephes who spoke against the Apostle John and other Godly people, reveals his foolishness through his own words. His heart overflows with negativity. This kind of behavior leads to sin and trouble, ultimately resulting in disgrace in this life and into hell in the next.
Here is the passage that talks about Diotrephes: “I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not welcome us. So when I come, I will call attention to what he is doing, spreading malicious nonsense about us. Not satisfied with that, he even refuses to welcome other believers. He also stops those who want to do so and puts them out of the church” (3 John 1:9–10).
Diotrephes is described with these points: 1) he wants to be the top leader; 2) he does not allow the apostles to come into the church; 3) he spreads harmful rumors about God’s servants; 4) he does not show kindness to other believers; 5) he expects others to follow his bad behavior; and 6) he kicks out anyone who opposes him.
It’s important to express what needs to be said, but speaking too much can result in saying things that shouldn’t be said.
Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God. ~ 3 John 1:11
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Leviticus 11:1-12:8
Mark 5:21-43
Psalm 38:1-22
Proverbs 10:8-9
New Testament
Mark 5:21-43
Summary
Jesus Heals a Woman and Jairus’s Daughter
Mark 5:35
Jairus fell at his feet
And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea. Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his feet and implored him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live.” ~ Mark 5:21-23
 Your daughter is dead. |
 Taking her by the hand |
 Immediately the girl got up and began walking |
Grace to You
Listen to John MacArthur on today’s scripture below:
The Power and Pity of Jesus, Part 1
Now before we approach the text, just a larger context for you. Anybody who understands the Bible, anybody who understands the Holy Scripture knows that the human race fell as a result of the sin of Adam and Eve; and that mankind in total was catapulted into sin. Sin has released a deadly, pervasive force into the world that infects and affects every human being. We would go so far as to say it literally dominates every human being to the degree that every human being is, in fact, a slave of sin. Its force is so corrupting that it pollutes every faculty of man, and every thought of man, and every word of man, and every act of man. The force of that corruption spirals down even in the life of man, careening man into sickness, into sorrow, into suffering, into death, and finally into everlasting hell. And all the way along are the accompanying griefs and sorrows.
Since this is universally the case, the greatest question facing us is, “Is there escape? Is there any hope for deliverance from sin and its horrendous and everlasting consequences?” Well, the Bible gives the answer; and the answer is a resounding, “Yes. Yes.” There is a Deliverer; there is a Rescuer; there is a Savior. There is one, none other than Jesus Christ the Son of God. ~ John MacArthur
Mark 5:21-43 by Dr. J. Vernon McGee – Thru the Bible
The Divine Nature of Christ Devotional
Mark 5:21-45
Other religions might say they respect Christ for being a good prophet or moral teacher, but Scripture will not allow us to stop there. Jesus is also truly God and worthy of our worship. To be a servant of Christ is to worship Christ as the incarnate Creator. Let us share the truth of His deity with those who claim to respect our Savior. – Read more click here
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