A Way of Escape? Maybe!
"The Lord knows how to deliver the Godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the Day of Judgment to be punished" (2 Peter: 2:9)
"There has no temptation taken you but such as is common to man. But, God is faithful who will not suffer you to be tempted above that you are able; but will with the temptation also make a way of escape, that you may be able to bear it." (1 Corinthians 10:13)
"Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart departs from the Lord. For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good comes; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited. . .
Blessed is the man that trusts in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreads out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat comes, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of draught, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. . .
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I the Lord search the heart, I try the reigns, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings." (Jeremiah 17:5-10)
[Cause] God will make a way of escape."There has no temptation taken you but such as is common to man. But, God is faithful who will not suffer you to be tempted above that you are able; but will with the temptation also make a way of escape, that you may be able to bear it." (1 Corinthians 10:13)
"Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart departs from the Lord. For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good comes; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited. . .
Blessed is the man that trusts in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreads out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat comes, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of draught, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. . .
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I the Lord search the heart, I try the reigns, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings." (Jeremiah 17:5-10)
[Effect] that you may be able to bear it!
[Thought] In other words,
[Cause] if we do not take (or see) the way of escape
[Effect] we will endure more than we are able to bear!
[Cause] Trusts in man, makes flesh his arm, heart departs from the Lord.
[Effect] will not see when good comes!
[Cause] Trusts in God, hope, the Lord is.
[Effect] will not see when heat comes!
[Cause] Not see when good comes.
[Effect] Not see the [Good] way of escape, hence, endure
more that we are able to bear.
[Cause] Not see when heat comes.
[Effect] Seeing & taking the way of escape, thereby not even
noticing the heat of circumstances when they arrive!
"For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance" ( Romans 11:29)
"A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men" (Proverb 18:16)
"For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward Him." (2 Chronicles 16:9)
"For by one offering He has perfected forever them that are sanctified" (Hebrews 10:14)
In other words, our heart IS PERFECT TOWARD HIM (as far as God is concerned) already because of Jesus Christ! Hence, God, our Father is looking for ways to show Himself strong in our behalf!"A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men" (Proverb 18:16)
"For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward Him." (2 Chronicles 16:9)
"For by one offering He has perfected forever them that are sanctified" (Hebrews 10:14)
"For by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of Grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one Jesus Christ" (Romans 5:17)
Extra Reading:
Bruised Reed, Smoking Flax Isaiah 42:1-3; Matthew 12:14-21
Quote: Neil Cole (Greenhouse Network of House Churches) Concerning Matthew 13:23: "Bad people make good soil, because they already have a lot of fertilizer"
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