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Curses

Interesting things.

Especially

God’s curses.

Gal. 3:10

• g2671. καταρα katara; from 2596 (intensive) and 685; imprecation, execration: — curse (- d, ing).  AV (6)- curse 3, cursing 2, cursed 1;   an execration, imprecation, curse.

A curse

isn’t only

a thing

It is

a state,

a condition.

To be “cursed”

Is to

mnot

be “blessed.”

It’s like

Being

in the light

or

not.

Outside the light

there is only darkness.

Being

in the darkness

has its own

consequences.

Try it.

Go into a room

at night

and turn out the lights

Now,

walk normally across the room.

Get it?

You hesitate.

Why?

Because

you can not see.

Oh, you have

a vague

memory

of where the furniture is

but you don’t know.

You hesitate?

You don’t want to stumble and fall.

Being

under a (or the)

curse

is a

state

or

condition

in which

injury (something bad happening)

is more probable

than

not.

Curse (darkness)

is

the absence

of

light (blessing).

So,

When we read

John 3:19-20

And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.  For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed.

We

have to scratch our heads

and wonder

how dumb

we can be.

Now, I ask,

since the light

is in the world

where do

the evil lovers go?

Mmmmmmm?

In ness

Jn 15:7
If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.  ESV

Abide = to remain, to tarry, to sojourn, not to leave.

We in Him
His words in us
equals
asking rightly.

The whole significance
of being in Him
must be
known,
understood,
and remembered ( kept n the forefront of one's mind).

This first and foremost
is the believer's privilege,
honor,
and duty.

And yet
how poorly we know,
understand
and remember.

So that we
do ourselves injury
when we pray
when we ask
for we ask
badly,
wrongly,
blindly.

We create
and feed
doubts
when we ask
outside of Him.

His words
in us
not just
with us
IN us.

Abiding.

His truth
connecting our facts,
our needs,
our wants,
to His will.

His words
pruning ours
and shaping our desires
and fears.

We don't eat
just once.
We don't drink
just once.

Nor do we do either
occasionally.

And, as with
food for the body's health
His word
food for the soul's health.

Wisely consumed
in its unprocessed condition,
unrefined by others,
raw.

No condiments,
no spices
just
His word
as received
consumed.

This "in-ness"
in Him
His word in us
is the gris for the
mill of the Spirit.