Keeping An Eye Out
Neh 7:1-4
1. Always keep watch vs 1
The number one rule in boxing, Always keep your guard up
It doesn't matter if the walls are up, the enemy is still on the prowl
Job 1:7 And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then
Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro
in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
Job 2:2 And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou?
And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro
in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
1Pet 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a
roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Eternal vigilance if the price of liberty
2. All should keep watch 3b
and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in
his watch, and every one [to be] over against his house.
Luke 12:47 42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise
steward, whom [his] lord shall make ruler over his household,
to give [them their] portion of meat in due season? 43 Blessed
[is] that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so
doing. 44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler
over all that he hath. 45 But and if that servant say in his heart,
My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the
menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be
drunken; 46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when
he looketh not for [him], and at an hour when he is not aware,
and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion
with the unbelievers.3 47 And that servant, which knew his
lord's will, and prepared not [himself], neither did according
to his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes]. 48 But he that
knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be
beaten with few [stripes]. For unto whomsoever much is given
of him shall be much required: and to whom men have
committed much, of him they will ask the more.
Heb 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves:
for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account,
that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that [is]
unprofitable for you.
3. All Are Worthy of Watchfulness vs 4
No matter how big or small
Jesus loves the little children, All the children of the world
Black and yellow, red and white, They're all precious in His sight
Jesus loves the little children of the world
Whether you're rich or whether you're poor, It matters not to Him
He remembers where you're going, Not where you've been
Jesus loves the little children, All the children of the world
Black and yellow, red and white, They're all precious in His sight
Jesus loves the little children of the world
Prov 20:11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be
pure, and whether [it be] right.
Rom 2:11 For there is no respect of persons with God.
Job 34:19 [How much less to him] that accepteth not the persons of
princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all
[are] the work of his hands.
Matt 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have
commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the
end of the world. Amen.
Mark 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach
the gospel to every creature.
God created the mule and told him: "You will be mule, working constantly from dusk to dawn, carrying heavy loads on your back. You will eat grass and you will lack intelligence. You will live for 50 years." The mule answered: "To live like this for 50 years is too much. Please, give me no more than 20."
And it was so.
Then God created the dog and told him: "You will hold vigilance over the dwellings of Man, to whom you will be his greatest companion. You will eat his table scraps and live for 25 years." And the dog responded: "Lord, to live 25 years as a dog is too much. Please, no more than 10 years."
And it was so.
God then created the monkey and told him: "You are the monkey. You will swing from tree to tree, acting like an idiot. You will be funny, and you shall live for 20 years." And the monkey responded: Lord, to live 20 years as the clown of the world is too much. Please, Lord, give me no more than 10 years."
And it was so.
Finally, God created Man and told him: "You are Man, the only rational being that walks the earth. You will use your intelligence to have mastery over the creatures of the world. You will dominate the earth and live for 20 years." And the man responded: "Lord, to be Man for only 20 years is too little. Please, Lord, give me the 30 years the mule refused, the 15 years the dog refused, and the 10 years the monkey rejected."
And it was so.
And God made Man to live 20 years as a man, then marry and live 30 years like a mule working and carrying heavy loads on his back. Then , he is to have children and live 15 years as a dog, guarding his house and eating leftovers after they empty the pantry, then, in his old age, to live 10 years as a monkey, acting like a fool to amuse his grandchildren.
And it was so.
