nobility

Noble people make noble plans,
and by noble deeds they will stand.
Isaiah 32:8

Nobility–
(American Heritage dictionary)
–a class of persons distinguished by high birth and hereditary rank, and often having wealth, power, and privilege.

Noble–1)Having high or hereditary rank in society. 2)Having or showing qualities of high moral character, as courage, generosity, or honor. 3)Excellent and admirable. 4)Grand, stately, majestic. 5)Chemically inactive or inert (i.e. any of the six gases that do not react with other substances except under certain special conditions–helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon and radon.)

Noble–Hebrew “Chor or Chowr”
–deriving from “Charar” (which has to do with white or pure), it means the free or the noble. Translates as “free-men.” Along with the elders, these leaders governed cities. Along with the priests and rulers, they helped in the reconstruction period after Babylon had taken God’s people captive. Sometimes they seem to be just administrators, and sometimes just influential people. There was no aristocracy.

that word it derives from: “Charar”–
to burn, to glow, to be burned, to be parched, to be charred. The basic meaning is the residue which is left from burning.

“I urge you, loved ones, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy (set apart) sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.”
Romans 12:1

“Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.
For our God is a consuming fire.”
Hebrews 12:28-9

“He is like a refiner’s fire and like launderers soap. He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi (those responsible for tending to the Lord’s presence in their midst). He will purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer to the Lord an offering of righteousness.”
Malachi 3:3

“You are a chosen generation. You are a royal priesthood. You are a holy nation. You are His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.” I Peter 2:9

“Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation…we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we plead with you, please be reconciled to God.”
2 Corinthians 5:18, 20

“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works; which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”
Ephesians 2:10

“He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before my Father and before His angels.”
Revelation 3:5

“…and they will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.”
Revelation 3:4

“Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready. And it was granted to her to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.”
Revelation 19:7,8

“Then one of the elders asked me, “Who are these who are arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from? …These are the ones who come out… and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits one the throne will dwell among them.
They shall neither hunger nor thirst anymore, the son shall not strike them, nor any heat, for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”  Revelation 7:14,15

“So do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so you may prove what is good and acceptable and what is the perfect will of God.”
Romans 12:2

True nobility is born and bred according to the authority of a true blood line. As freed-men, now children of God, we have been made to be kings and priests to Him forever. We have been born again to reflect His likeness.
But that doesn’t just happen. Without fiery trials, dying to self every day, and choosing His graceful way over the world’s brilliant plans…I will miss out on my destiny: Nobility in the kingdom of the living God. Forever.

Bring on the fire! Burn away all that hinders love. Help me not react to things or people in this world, unless in special situations you arrange. Let me plead with them instead, ‘Be reunited to God! He’s awesome! Don’t miss out!’

Oh God, make noble plans through me. Do them. Every one. I want to walk with you through this world and to infinity and beyond…

2 Comments

  1. Gina said,

    April 3, 2009 at 1:41 pm

    I just wanted to thank you for this entry. As a BLOG girl, I always wonder if anyone gives a care about anything I post…and it occured to me, that you posted this a couple weeks ago…and it MEANT something to me – and I never told ya. I love deep dives into words, to really understand verses. But more, I really needed this days after I read it. A pity party spree commenced after a few bad days, and it was so encouraging to remember these words and be reminded how much confidence we should have as THE NOBLE!

    In fact, you;re whole darn blog is a source of strength for me. I once read that a GOOD blog offers people learning. And I believe this is one of the reasons everyone loves your blog so much. And this entry is proof! Keep it up Lori, more people read it than you probably know!

  2. princesschair said,

    April 4, 2009 at 1:00 am

    Thanks, Gina! This is sort of spattered on the page here…I just wanted to share what I’d found, and there was no great way to present it in the time I had. You are nobility. Destined for greatness. That’s the point.

    Think about it: the room gets wider when the Spirit of God enters

    He brings heaven into it

    and He clothes Himself with us, when we let Him


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