VIII. Living Within the Lord's Camp

One does not take residency in the Lord’s camp through an accumulation of personal good, attempts to be good, or religious ritual. The only way that one can take up residency in the Kingdom of God is through a spiritual birth. Experiencing this gives one a new nationality and a new King.

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Happy is the man, woman, or child who takes up residency within the Lord's camp. Happier still is the one who chooses to obey the Commander in all things and to train those of the lesser ranking to do so as well.

 

A.  General Exhortation

These are traits found of those who obey the King:

Proverbs 20:7 (integrity)

The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

Psalm 103:17-18 (reverence for God / obedience to commands)

But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children; to such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.

Proverbs 23:15-16 (wisdom / controlled tongue)

My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

Proverbs 27:11 (wisdom)

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

Psalm 144:11-12 (Truthfulness / children mature)

Rescue me and deliver me from the hand of foreigners, whose mouth speaks vain words, and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood--that our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as pillars, sculptured in palace style. NKJV

Proverbs 6:20-23 (obedience)

My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

 

B.  A Recruit's Place Of Training

The Lord requires that we raise each child to be "diligent to present [himself] approved to God, a workman who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing (accurately handling) the word of truth" (2 Timothy 2:15). To accomplish this, a child must, first, go through spiritual boot-camp.

This is to be done within protected areas—those places occupied by the allies. An occasional sortie into enemy lands may be permitted if that child will be tested but with every possibility for success.

The child must be equipped in such a contest with adequate armor and weaponry, the proper training, and the necessary ground support. Prior successes (in battle zones of less severity) are also vital to a successful training mission.

 

 

C.  Results

Proverbs 23:24-25 (rejoicing!)

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.

Proverbs 13:22 (prosperity!)

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

Isaiah 49:25 (salvation!)

But thus saith the Lord, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.

Proverbs 3:22 (life!)

My son, let not them [God's ways] depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

Proverbs 12:8a (honor!)

A man shall be commended according to his wisdom.

2 Chronicles 16:9a (protection!)

For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.

 

D.  Success Of The Righteous

1. Eunice and Lois / Timothy

2 Timothy 1:5 (Timothy's mother/ grandmother)

When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

Phil. 2:20,22 (Timothy)

For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state. But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel.

 

2. Noah / Noah's Family

Genesis 6:9 (Noah)

These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

Genesis 7:1,7 (Noah's sons / sons' wives)

And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.

 

3. Philip / Philip's Family

Acts 6:3,5 (Philip)

Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch.

Acts 21:9 (Philip's daughters)

And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.

 

4. Mordecai / Esther

Esther 10:3 (Mordecai)

For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.

Esther 2:7 (Mordecai)

And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.

Esther 2:20 (Esther)

Esther had not yet shewed her kindred nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him.

Esther 4:16b (Esther)

I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.

 

5. Jephthah / Jephthah's Daughter

Judges 11:11 (Jephthah)

When Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the Lord in Mizpeh.

Hebrews 11:32-34 (Jephthah--man of faith)

And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions. Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

Judges 11:36,39a (Jephthah's daughter--child of trust)

And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the Lord, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the Lord hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon. And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed.

 

 

 

 

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