I’ll refer you to the note on the VOICE version of this chapter; just go here on the biblegateway.com website. All I have to say is that we shouldn’t just take everything, right? I gladly accept savings at any grocery store, but I don’t think we need to be cheapskates 🤣🤣🤣 and by the way, this chapter is found in page 12 of my NKJV Bible, pages 15-16 of my NASB Bible, pages 27-28 of my VOICE copy, and pages 26-27 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.
Let me expand on the whole “no taking anything without others’ consent” sort of concept: I think it’s simply not going after handouts, and sometimes, we can forget that. For Jude 12 says, as The Message version of the Bible puts it, “These people are warts on your love feasts as you worship and eat together. They’re giving you a black eye — carousing shamelessly, grabbing anything that isn’t nailed down” (emphasis mine). (I honestly thought it said “grabbing the biggest piece of the pie, but that reminds me, as I’m typing this down, on how plenty of people treated the Lord’s Supper in the Corinthian church (1 Corinthians 11:17-22) — the division was terrible.) I’ve gotta be honest, it’s a pretty weird wordage on that verse in the New Testament, but those people described there do cause nothing but problems, for they have all rejected Christ. It’s especially troubling when someone says that because they brought you into this world, they can take you out. That’s utter rubbish! I’m sure you can agree. Jesus is against those beliefs. You don’t deserve that!
Any prayer requests? I know I just wrote down a note a few minutes ago, but write to me on my email (ron.outland4727@gmail.com) and I’ll get back to you! When I read those prayers, I’ll write them down and tape them to my bedroom walls (if they’re any good), even if the prayer seemingly makes no sense; that’d be hilarious! I’ll get to bed soon, but I might have one or two more notes here on my heart; I’ll read Genesis 24 in the VOICE, first. See ya!
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