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The matter is simple!
"If Jesus is not your means. The Father (God) cannot be your end".
The story of Tamar came to light as a result of Judah's failings in Genesis chapter thirty eight. These series of events took place after Joseph had already been sold to the Ishmaelites by his envious brothers, after which Judah left his family and for an infamous adventure to the land of Canaan. It was in Canaan that Judah met a damsel that caught his eye named Shuah. He went into intimate relationship with her against the customs of the Hebrews. His relationship with Shuah produced three sons Er, Onan, and Shelah. Judah took a wife for Er named Tamar. Er was killed by God as a result of his wickedness (i wonder what he did), and as the custom of the day was Onan, Judah's second son was the next in line to inherit Tamar so she could bare children for Er. Not finding the idea beneficial to him, Onan intentionally refuses to do the needful when he went into intimate relationship with Tamar. God considered Onan's act as wickedness and as a result he had to be slain. After On...
What choice would you make, when you are faced with a decision to choose between your faith and your life? This was the same position Shedrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego found themselves as captives in Babylon. They were faced with the same option to choose either to fall down and worship an gigantic image(idol), or get thrown into a burning fiery furnace. Nebuchadnezzar woke up one day with a desire out of his evil mind to set up a large golden statue. Being the most powerful king of the ancient world at that time, he had authority over kingdoms and nations and as a result he called for a great assembly of VIPs from his kingdom and provinces for the dedication of this statue which he had set up. To cut the long story short, as a result of Shedrach, Meshach and Abed-nego's firm stand to rather die than to postrate before an Idol thereby disregarding the king's orders were thrown bound into the midst of a burning fiery furnace that had been heated seven times. But God in hi...
Though the Bible was written over sixteen centuries by at least forty authors, it has one central theme--salvation through faith in Christ." By Max Lucado Remain blessed. Source: Christian Quotes
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