{"id":12,"date":"2010-09-23T15:16:59","date_gmt":"2010-09-23T20:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pambhm.net\/blog\/?p=12"},"modified":"2010-09-25T12:58:07","modified_gmt":"2010-09-25T17:58:07","slug":"raise-my-standard-of-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pambhm.net\/blog\/2010\/09\/23\/raise-my-standard-of-living\/","title":{"rendered":"Raise my standard of living?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #006600;\">Isaiah 33:15-16 The Message<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #006600;\">The answer&#8217;s simple:<br \/>\nLive right,<br \/>\nspeak the truth,<br \/>\ndespise exploitation,<br \/>\nrefuse bribes,<br \/>\nreject violence,<br \/>\navoid evil amusements.<br \/>\nThis is how you raise your standard of living!<br \/>\nA safe and stable way to live.<br \/>\nA nourishing, satisfying way to live.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ah ha! The complete answer to the question!!!<br \/>\nBut what does it mean to &#8216;live right&#8217;? Do I want to live in a safe and stable way?<br \/>\nWhen I looked at these verses in the NIV I saw the answer from a different perspective.<br \/>\nIt involves guarding\/controlling\/disciplining my life &#8211; my walk, my talk, my stuff, my pride, what I see and what I listen to, &#8230;<br \/>\nThen I will be satisfied with bread (food &#8211; spiritual &amp; physical) and water (for physical and spiritual life).<br \/>\nThen God will supply all my needs (<span style=\"color: #008000;\">Phil 4:19<\/span>), and I will live on the heights, not in the pit&#8230;(<span style=\"color: #008000;\">Ps 40:2<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #006600;\"><span style=\"color: #006600;\"><em><strong>Isaiah 33:15-16 NIV<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #006600;\"><strong> He who walks righteously<br \/>\nand speaks what is right,<br \/>\nwho rejects gain from extortion<br \/>\nand keeps his hand from accepting bribes,<br \/>\nwho stops his ears against plots of murder<br \/>\nand shuts his eyes against contemplating evil<br \/>\n<\/strong> <\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"color: #006600;\"><strong> this is the man who will dwell on the heights,<br \/>\n<\/strong> <\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"color: #006600;\"><strong> whose refuge will be the mountain fortress.<br \/>\n<\/strong> <\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"color: #006600;\"><strong> His bread will be supplied,<br \/>\n<\/strong> <\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"color: #006600;\"><strong> and water will not fail him.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isaiah 33:15-16 The Message The answer&#8217;s simple: Live right, speak the truth, despise exploitation, refuse bribes, reject violence, avoid evil amusements. This is how you raise your standard of living! A safe and stable way to live. A nourishing, satisfying way to live. Ah ha! The complete answer to the question!!! 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