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Announcements › Forums › Are Sin, Disease, and Death Real? — October 11th, 2020 › To Ruminate. › Reply To: To Ruminate.

October 9, 2020 at 3:53 pm #11540
JoanneF
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“And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.” (Acts 28:3, 5)

“He shook off the beast into the fire…” Paul didn’t ruminate, and ask himself “Why is this happening to me? What have I done wrong?” He just shook it off, and went on with right thinking and “Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence.” What a good lesson this gives for us all, to not ruminate when some untoward thought or incident tries to fasten itself upon our thinking, claiming to be real and have power. Just confidently and persistently declare God’s Allness, and shake the “beast” off.


Love is the liberator.