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Sowing The Wind And Reaping The Whirlwind Hosea 8:7-8   For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up. Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure. Wind – idea of vanity, nothing of substance Whirlwind – destruction, judgment from God Main sense: Wind – sowing a storm, playing with lightning (or a lightning rod), if you will. Whirlwind – tempest, hurricane Galatians 6:7-8   Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. Illustration: Deuteronomy 22:9   Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be defiled. Ecclesiastes...

Behold - Your Saviour! In the past, I have done devotions on the theme of Behold, A Fivefold Picture (of the Saviour), basically presenting the contrasts between the Gospels, using the five different Behold statements about the Saviour. Ie. Isaiah 42:1 states, "Behold my servant," and corresponds with the Gospel of Mark which presents Jesus as a servant. Now at the Mission we are working our way through the Gospel of John, and I was covering part of John 19. I know there are five different statements about the Saviour using the word "Behold," that use the term in a different way than it is normally used (ie. Behold, ... Consider something - but these statements are commanding us to behold a Person - eg. Behold your King - no comma - ie. Take a long, deep look at your King). For a refresher I rechecked to find behold is used 1326 times in 1275 verses - only eight verses are used differently covering these five statements: Behold My Servant! - Isaiah 42:1 and Mat...