2 Chronicles 30:6-9 ISR
And the runners went to all Yisra'êl and Yehudah with the letters from the sovereign, "Children of Yisra'êl, turn back to Yahuah Elohim of Abraham, Yitshaq, and Yisra'êl, so that Yahuah returns to the remnant of you who escaped from the hand of the sovereigns of Ashshur. And do not be like your fathers and like your brothers, who trespassed against Yahuah Elohim of their fathers, so that Yahuah gave them up to ruin, as you see. Now do not stiffen your neck, like your fathers, stretch forth the hand to Yahuah, and come to His set-apart place, which Yahuah has set-apart forever, and serve Yahuah your Elohim, so that Yahuah's burning wrath turns away from you. For if you turn back to Yahuah, your brothers and your children shall be shown compassion by their captors, even to return to this land. For Yahuah your Elohim shows favour and compassion, and does not turn His face from you if you turn back to Yahuah."
2 Chronicles 29:5-11 ISR
And he said to them, "Listen to me, O Lěwites! Now set yourselves apart, set apart the House of Yahuah Elohim of your fathers, and remove the uncleanness from the set-apart place. For our fathers have trespassed and have done evil in the eyes of Yahuah our Elohim, and have forsaken Yahuah, and have turned their faces away from the Dwelling Place of Yahuah, and have given their backs. And they have shut the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and they have no burned incense or offered ascending offerings in the set-apart place to the Elohim of Yisra'êl. Therefore the wrath of Yahuah fell upon Yehudah and Yerushalayim, and Yahuah has given them up for a trembling, for an astonishment, and for a hissing, as you see with your eyes. And see, because of this our fathers have fallen by the sword. And our sons, and our daughters, and our wives are in captivity for this. Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with Yahuah Elohim of Yisra'êl, so that the heat of Yahuah's wrath turns away from us. My sons, do not be slack, for Yahuah has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, and to be attendants for Him and burn incense."
When you demand your position is higher than what it really is and you think you can do what you want, your way.
2 Chronicles 26:15-20 ISR
And he made machines in Yerushalayim, devised by skilled men, to be on the towers and the corners, to shoot arrows and large stones. And his name spread far and wide, for he was marvellously helped till he became strong. But when he became strong his heart lifted, to his destruction, for he trespassed against Yahuah his Elohim by entering the Hêkal of Yahuah to burn incense on the slaughter-place of incense. And Azaryahu the priest went in after him, and with him were eighty priests of Yahuah, who were brave men. And they stood up against Sovereign Uzziyahu, and said to him, "It is not for you, Uzziyahu, to burn incense to Yahuah, but for the priests, the sons of Aharon, who are set-apart to burn incense. Get out of the set-apart place, for you have trespassed, and there is no esteem to you from Yahuah Elohim." And Uzziyahu was wroth. And he had a censer in his hand to burn incense. And while he was wroth with the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead, before the priests in the House of Yahuah, beside the incense slaughter-place. And Azaryahu the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and saw that he was leprous on his forehead. And they hurried him from there. And he also hurried to get out, because Yahuah had struck him. And Sovereign Uzziyahu was a leper until the day of his death, and dwelt in a separate house, because he was a leper, for he was cut off from the House of Yahuah. And Yotham his son was over the sovereign's house, ruling the people of the land.
Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, the ant prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest.
Proverbs 6:7-8
Ideally, if you see something that needs to be done or *can* be done, a self-disciplined, determined person could simply act.
Unfortunately, busybody government gets in the way, preventing effective action, for either today or tomorrow. The regulations that shackle good people are often couched in terms that sound well-meaning but they are actually intended to give advantages to malicious, unscrupulous people.
Shabbat Shalom everyone! We'll be discussing good works and a proper mindset for believers in these latter days today. We go live at 1pm central, message starts about 1:30.
https://mailchi.mp/firstcentur....ychristianity/shabba
One consistent characteristic of human religious expression is the showiness of it. We build ornate places of worship, adorned with the finest materials, staffed by the best ministers and musicians, and meticulously maintained by dedicated professionals. It's only right that we give God our best, or so we see from the examples of Scripture. But then, is it really "giving God our best" when the hearts of those inside the ornate buildings are inclined more toward themselves than toward God?
https://thebarkingfox.com/2024..../02/17/imperial-holi
One consistent characteristic of human religious expression is the showiness of it. We build ornate places of worship, adorned with the finest materials, staffed by the best ministers and musicians, and meticulously maintained by dedicated professionals. It's only right that we give God our best, or so we see from the examples of Scripture. But then, is it really "giving God our best" when the hearts of those inside the ornate buildings are inclined more toward themselves than toward God?
https://thebarkingfox.com/2024..../02/17/imperial-holi