“The End
of the Matter- 01-16-15”
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Message Notes:
Core
Scriptural Text: Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
Ecclesiastes 12:13 All has been heard; the end
of the matter is: Fear
God [revere and worship Him, knowing that He is] and keep His commandments, for
this is the whole of man [the full, original purpose of his creation, the
object of God’s providence, the root of character, the foundation of all
happiness, the adjustment to all inharmonious circumstances and conditions
under the sun] and the whole [duty] for every man. 14 For God shall bring
every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it is good or evil.
Bryce was born on 12-13-14:
Name denotes the nature of God’s intent:
The Lord would name the prophets children in a parabolic way to reveal what He was going to do with the people and in their lifetimes...
"Bryce" means: Son of a nobleman. Swift. Force. Strength. Valor.
Let's
look at: “The end of the matter:” (The nature of God's intent for man)
***The
very foundation of our faith; the beginning point of our growth and maturity;
the goal to aim towards:
1. this is the whole of man [the full, original purpose of his
creation
2. the object of God’s providence, (God’s forseeing care, guidance, direction)
3. the root of character,
(James 3:2)
4. the foundation of all happiness, (spirit,
soul, body- in harmony with God)
5. the adjustment to all inharmonious circumstances and conditions
under the sun]
6. the whole [duty] for every man.
See:
Micah 6:8, Lev 26:12, Deu 10:12, Jer 7:23, Gal 5:16, and Eph 2:22…
***
James 3:2 For we all often stumble and fall and offend in many things. And if
anyone does not offend in speech [never says the wrong things], he is a fully developed character and a perfect
man, able to control his whole body and to curb his entire nature.
The Glory functioning in our midst to bring us to the
end of the matter:
Ecclesiastes 12:14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every
secret thing, whether it is good or evil.
·
The bad- to remove everything that resists His Kingdom
and ways
·
The good- to mature it and to build upon it, His Kingdom
and ways
*** The Lord is showing us
the end, from the beginning. We are at the end of one age, and the dawning of
the new age before us. He is showing us what He wants to do, where He wants to
take us, and what He will accomplish through us, so we can cooperate with Him.
Daniel
7:27 And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdom
under the whole heavens shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most
High; His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all the dominions shall serve
and obey Him. 28 Here is the end of
the matter. As for me, Daniel, my [waking] thoughts troubled and
alarmed me much and my cheerfulness of countenance was changed in me; but I
kept the matter [of the interpreting angel’s information] in my heart and mind.
“The interpretation of the matter:”
Daniel
5:24 Then was the part of the hand sent
from the presence of [the Most High God], and this writing was inscribed.
25 And this is the inscription that was written, mene, mene, tekel,
upharsin—numbered, numbered, weighed, divisions. 26 This is the interpretation of the matter:
mene, God has numbered the days of your kingship and brought them to an
end; 27 tekel, You are weighed in the balances and are found
wanting; 28 peres, Your kingdom and your kingship are divided and given to
the Medes and Persians. [Foretold in Isa. 21:2, 5, 9.] 29 Then Belshazzar
commanded, and Daniel was clothed with purple and a chain of gold put about his
neck, and a proclamation was made concerning him that he should be the third
ruler in the kingdom.
Footnotes: Daniel 5:25
For
many people it may be difficult to understand why all the wise men, the
magicians, the soothsayers, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers were unable to
translate a few simple words, especially when Daniel’s prescribed education in
languages was the same as their own—and he had no difficulty translating.
The
answer is that any wise man who was present there probably could recognize the
four inscribed words, but only the uncompromising man of God—who knew God
through daily fellowship and communion with Him, who was so dedicated to Him
that God could speak to him and through him—only such a man could tell what the
words really meant.
Blessed
(happy, fortunate, prosperous, and enviable) are those who dare to be a Daniel!
- Susan O’Marra
- 01-16-15
