Lets look for a moment at the following. Note how great this sounds but it does not really tell the whole story. It is much greater than one can understand at first glance. Heb 13:5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU. Heb 13:6 So we may boldly say: THE LORD IS MY HELPER; I WILL NOT FEAR. WHAT CAN MAN DO TO ME? Paul was self-sufficient because he was Christ-dependent. The word content, therefore, in our Hebrew passage means more than satisfied. It refers to the ability of the Christian dependent upon the Holy Spirit, to be independent of outward circumstances. The words such things as ye have are the translation of tois parousia, literally, the things which are at present around one, namely, one’s circumstances. The following promise and guarantee was spoken by God Himself. The word leave is not the usual word which means to leave, leipo, but aniemi to send back, to relax, to loosen, not to uphold, to let sink. It is preceded by two negatives in the Greek text which in English make a positive, but which in Greek only serve to strengthen the negation. It is I will not, I will not cease to sustain and uphold thee. The word forsake is a compound of three Greek words, egkataleipo, eg meaning in, kata meaning down, and Leipo meaning to leave. Leipo has the idea of forsaking one, kata suggests rejection, defeat, helplessness, and eg refers to some place or circumstance in which a person may find himself helpless, forsaken. The meaning of the word is that of forsaking someone in a state of defeat or helplessness in the midst of hostile circumstances. The word in its totality means to abandon, desert, leave in straits, leave helpless, leave destitute, leave in the lurch, let one down. There are three negatives before this word, making the promise one of triple assurance. Almighty God is saying this. I will not, I will not, I will not let thee down, leave thee in the lurch, leave thee destitute, leave thee in straits and helpless, abandon thee.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 20:08:53 +0000
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