The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from King James Bible: the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
KI1 18:41 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for
there is a sound of abundance of rain.
KI1 18:42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to
the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his
face between his knees,
KI1 18:43 And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And
he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go
again seven times.
KI1 18:44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said,
Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from King James Bible: all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah,
and in Jerusalem.
NEH 13:17 Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto
them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
NEH 13:18 Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this
evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by
profaning the sabbath.
NEH 13:19 And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began
to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be
shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath:
and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from King James Bible: and in all.
COL 3:12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,
bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness,
longsuffering;
COL 3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man
have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
COL 3:14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond
of perfectness.
COL 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which
also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
COL 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom;
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