Lamentations 3:39: And What It Means to All People!!

By: Anthony Joseph Hopkins August 18, 2020

        39. Why Should a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?  Allow me to expand on this Bible verse.  Lamentations 3:39 has a whole lot to do with the sins that we commit against God.  When it comes to a man, woman, and child that sins, why shall we complain when we sin against God?

 Why should a living man complain about the punishment of his sins.  Frankly, a man should repent of his sins rather than complain about it.  I mean his sins.

        Micah 7:9 says I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against Him, until He pleads my case and executes justice for me.  He will bring me forth to the light; I will see His righteousness.  The reason why I wrote this Bible verse is simply because it coincides with Lamentations 3:39. These two Bible verses are alike when it comes to man’s sins.  The Bible verse Micah 7:9 talks about God’s wrath against mankind.  God will execute justice for all of us.  In the previous Bible verse, man complains about his sins.

        I guess whenever man complains to God about his sins, man is trying to question God’s wrath against him.  Man is also questioning his punishment from God to begin with.  Why should a living man complain? 

 Man is expressing his dissatisfaction about his sins to God.  I understand why Jeremiah wrote it!!  Jeremiah wrote it as a complaint against God.  When it comes to our sins, we do not have any business complaining to God or anyone else!!  I understand what a lament means.  The word lament means to complain or express sorrow.

        I sincerely understand that God is giving all of us a second chance at life.  I know that man is not supposed to quarrel or argue with God in the first place.  Man is very sinful.  Man, questions everything that he does wrong because he is afraid and terrified of God’s wrath.  When it comes to Micah 7:9, it specifically talks about God’s wrath on the wicked.

 In my case, I know that I am a sinful man, who needs God’s grace and mercy upon me.  When it comes to my sins, and iniquities, I have to be transparent and accountable for all of my sins.

        Finally, I have realized that I cannot fight God either way.  I know that God created me for a reason.  I might not know my reason for existing to all of my questions.

 I know that if I see God for myself, I might have to pay the price!! This means that I might perish in the process.  When it comes to my sins, God has the right to judge me according to all of my sins.  Man can only make an opinion about me.  Even though, I have to adhere to Man’s laws and God’s Laws as well.

1^st Samuel 23:16-18: And What it Means to All People

By: Anthony Joseph Hopkins August 14, 2020

16. Then Jonathan Saul’s son arose and went to David in the woods and strengthen his hand in God.

And Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose and went [into the woods] to David at Horesh, and encouraged him in God. He said to him, “Do not be afraid; the hand of my father Saul will not find you. You will be king over Israel and I will be second in command to you; my father Saul knows this too.” So, the two of them made a covenant before the LORD; and David stayed [in the woods] at Horesh and Jonathan went to his house.

17. And he said to him, do not fear, for the hand of Saul, my father shall not find you.  You shall be king over Israel, and I shall be next to you.  Even my father Saul knows that.

18. So the two of them made a covenant before the Lord.  And David stayed in the woods, and Jonathan went to his own house.

This is a story about two good friends, King Saul son Jonathan and the anointed king David son of Jesse.  I am going to place emphasis on the 16^th verse of 1^st Samuel 23.  It specifically states that Jonathan arose and went to David in the woods and strengthened his hand in God.  Jonathan was a very loyal friend to David.  Even though, Saul his father tried to kill David because David was anointed King over Israel.

David was only 12 years old when he was anointed King over Israel by Samuel.  The word strengthen means to give strength to or nourishment to another person.  Jonathan appeared to David inside of the woods, and he strengthened his hand in God.  This means that he encouraged David at his time of need.  This is simply because David was in danger at the hand of Saul; Jonathan’s father.  Therefore, Jonathan indicated to David do not fear.  For the hand of his father Saul will not find him.

Therefore, Jonathan and David were very good friends toward each other.  Jonathan encouraged David to be strong, and do not fear.  Eventually, the two of them made a covenant with each other.  The covenant was made in blood from each other.  This was made by using a knife to cut into their flesh, and the two of them were friends until Jonathan and his father were killed in battle.  However, Saul committed suicide by falling on his own knife.  Jonathan showed compassion toward David.  Frankly, I have shown all of my enemies’ compassion from 1972 to 1990.  I did not like fighting my friends, even though they were fair weather friends.

Both of my grandmothers told me not to fight any of my friends.  My fair-weather friends had beaten me up for 18 years.  Even though I did not like fighting anyone.  I prefer playing football and basketball with my fair-weather friends.  I will admit that I was all by myself as a child growing up because of my aggressive friends.  I remember attending church with my grandmothers.  I remember the Beatitudes that are located inside of the New Testament in the Book of Matthew the 5^th Chapter.  When it pertains to the story of Jonathan and David, it was Jonathan and David who had compassion towards each other. 

I was filled with compassion as a child.  Do you agree?  I will admit that I used to get beaten up as a child by my fair-weather friends considered me as a very weak person.  I was not a weak person.  I suffered from depression all of my entire life.  I was abused as a child by my stepfather and my friends.

I did not consider my friends as fair-weather.  My fair-weather friends used to oppress me for 18 years.  They used to intimidate me and take my lunch money from me.  Currently, I suffer from depression for the past 27 years.  From July 15, 1997 to the present day, I have consulted with therapists and psychiatrists on a regular basis.

In order to strengthen someone, you will have to show compassion for the next person.  You need to become transparent.  You need to become honest, truthful, and respectful toward other people.  This is my personal interpretation of 1^st Samuel 23:16-18, and what it means to all people.  My name is Anthony Joseph Hopkins, and I love all of you very much.  Please take care of yourselves.

Sincerely

Anthony Joseph Hopkins

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Proverbs 23:26 says: My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.  This means that God is willing to accept your heart that is if you are willing to accept His Commandments and allow your eyes to observe all of God’s Ways.  I Anthony Joseph Hopkins is willing to accept God’s Will and Favor inside of my heart right now.  I accept Your Precepts in my life.  I am ready to serve You and listen to Your Son Jesus Christ and I will be there for everyone else who has a real need for me.

Next, I am willing to walk in Your Ways and Paths in my personal life right now.  I am willing to read Your Word out loud so that the whole world will know that You are in charge of my life.  I will never be ashamed to express Your Words to everyone.  Lord Jesus, please help me to let everyone know that You are My God and Friend.  You are my Savior.  You are everything to me.

Further, I have to make amends with my family members and friends because I no longer drink alcohol and smoke marijuana anymore.  I have been feeling sluggish because I am taking 38 pills per day.  I feel drained because I am sleeping excessively and drinking coffee each day.  God is giving all of us a second chance in life.  I remember when I used to make mistakes in my overall behavior.  I have to find out if everything is true about me being a father myself.  I’m checking out all of my sources right now.  

Moreover, I have given God my heart to Him years ago.  Whenever I think of this Bible verse, I am compelled and convinced that God is listening to me from heaven.  At least, I feel much better because I know that God is watching over me and everyone else.  I am willing to spend more time with God because I know that He is right near me and the Holy Spirit is inside of me.  I have been feeling better since I have taken a long nap.  There was a time when I used to be a backslider because I was reading things about me that I thought was true when it really was not true.  During the 1970s, everyone was reading their horoscope and reading other information from Mrs. Ann Landers.  I guess everyone wanted to know how to solve common problems by using common sense techniques.

Finally, I want to inform all of you that I am feeling much better now.  I am very sorry for jumping from topic to topic just like my brother.  I supposed that we do have a lot of things in common right now.   I have siblings who have different interesting things.  I am having a relationship with God and with other people.  I know that I Love The Lord Jesus Christ and His Father God.  I only wish that I could pay my Student loans off for good.  I just want to have a normal life just like everyone else.  I have to check and see if I have any money to spend on traveling to Toledo, Ohio and Cleveland, Ohio just to see my children and grandchildren if I have any.  I owe William and Fudge Collection Agency a total of $16,000 dollars in student loan debt.  I also owe Transworld Solutions Agency a total of $12,000 dollars in student loan debt.  All together, my total debt including my medical bills and loans are $70,000 dollars in debt.  This also include my taxes that I owe in another state.

In Conclusion, I am literally ready to pay off all my debts including Child Support if necessary.  If I include the debt from Child Support, I would owe a total of almost a million dollars in debt.  The only reason why I am mentioning this topic is because I might have children that really need my help.  At least I am willing to make amends with everyone who I have hurt over the years.  Lord Jesus I love you very much.