The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from King James Bible: JER 25:4 And the LORD hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets,
rising early and sending them; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined
your ear to hear.
JER 25:5 They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and
from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD hath
given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever:
JER 25:6 And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship
them, and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I
will do you no hurt.
JER 25:7 Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the LORD; that ye
might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from King James Bible: countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto
men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
MAT 6:17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy
face;
MAT 6:18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father
which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward
thee openly.
MAT 6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and
rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
MAT 6:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither
moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from King James Bible: CH2 28:14 So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the
princes and all the congregation.
CH2 28:15 And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took
the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them,
and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and
anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and
brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then
they returned to Samaria.
CH2 28:16 At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to
help him.
CH2 28:17 For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and
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