JESUS, the Storyteller (30)

Today's is the last in Section Four with

JESUS

the Storyteller

telling us about

"A Divine Divider"

19. The Seed Sower 5/7 20. The Best Boss    5/14 21. The Eye Opener 5/21 22. The Divine Auditor 5/28 23. A Better Financial Planner 6/4 24. The God of Tomorrow        6/11 24. The God of Tomorrow        6/11 25. The Life of the Party          6/18 26. A Hospitable Host              6/25 27. The Object of Our Worship7/2 28. The Grace Giver                7/9 29. Discerner of the Heart     7/16 30. A Divine Divider               7/23

JESUS
is the
DIVINE DIVIDER
Luke 12:51
"He brings doctrines that divide.
He is Creator come in the flesh to reveal Truth..."

Dr. Henry Morris writes, “The division is life or death, light or darkness, heaven or hell, Christ or antichrist . . . and the choice is ours!”

Heavy words, but so much truth.

"Divine division: The two words appear to be an oxymoron--an expressed idea in which there seems to be completely contradictory terms.  "Divine" means that something is of God or emanates from Him.  "Division" is the act of dividing, separating into two parts, or forming a boundary between." Global Christian

As you know, I really like to search for meanings & this link brings us 16 chapters on
DIVINE DIVISION

I'm quite curious about which Parable this "Divine Divider" is about but I'm pretty sure
that it has to do with "to whom much is given, much is expected".
Let's look at the Scriptures for this final week:

Luke 16:19-31; Matthew 25:31-46; Revelation 20:11-15; Matthew 7:21-23; 2 Thessalonians 1:5-10

The devotion is divided into these segments/subtitles:

"Eternal Reversal"  "Our Final Exit"  -"...today's decision determines tomorrow's destiny" "Live Right" "Look Ahead" "Listen to God" - "Begin now to live for God, look to God, and listen to God for that is the only life that will matter both today and tomorrow."

This Week's Prayer:

"Lord, thank You for Your Word, which guides us into all truth. Quicken my heart to receive and respond to Your Gospel today." Thank You for the lessons in the Parables.

The rich man and the poor man - which one would you rather be?

JESUS, the Storyteller (29)

In Section Four, #29

JESUS

the Storyteller

tells us about the

"Discerner of the Heart"

19. The Seed Sower 5/7 20. The Best Boss    5/14 21. The Eye Opener 5/21 22. The Divine Auditor 5/28 23. A Better Financial Planner 6/4 24. The God of Tomorrow        6/11 25. The Life of the Party          6/18 26. A Hospitable Host              6/25 27. The Object of Our Worship7/2 28. The Grace Giver                7/9 29. Discerner of the Heart     7/16 30. A Divine Divider                 7/23

It says that the Word of God
"is a discerner of the thoughts  and intents of the heart"
Hebrews 4:12
also another from Bible Tools
I was actually just searching for a clear definition of DISCERNER ...
when I stumbled upon the above 
since "discerning" is something I have not been to good about throughout my life,
most certainly, in matters of the heart but it literally means "hearing or listening"
and I hope that I have done that at least from my heart of compassion.
I guess "discernment of spirits" was more of the problem for me.
"5 Helpful Tips for making a good discernment" (😕me, ???){at least the first 3 given were good points for me}
The 3rd was "pay attention to what's going on in your heart" which is needed to weigh the
"pros and cons" - that's good advice!
It's important for us to have a discerning heart "to help discover & understand what
God desires for us.
Now, I'm trying to figure out which Parable this might be ... 
but looking at the Bible Scripture will help me a lot. 
For this week, they are:

Matthew 13:24-30; 2 Corinthians 11;12-15; Galatians 1;6-9; 1 John 2;3-11; 1 John 2;18-23

but the key one is in Matthew

And the weekly devotion starts out with the familiar story to most of us on the Stradivari violin; so these are the 5 segments of this chapter beginning with the "Treasure from Trash" aboutStradivari

... (given above) "Only God can Tell Sinners from Saints" "Appearance of Righteousness" "Only God Can Take Sinners from Saints" "When the Reaper Reaps"

"... Turning a sinner into a saint is something only God can do"
Let's Pray:

"Lord, I confess that it is not my job to judge between weeds and wheat (please keep reminding me gently when I do); it is Yours! I long to be fruitful for Your Kingdom."