Life in a Shoe!
“There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe”.
"There was an Old Woman Who
Lived in a Shoe" is a popular English language nursery rhyme, with a Roud
Folk Song Index number of 19132. Debates over its meaning and origin have
largely centered on attempts to match the old woman with historical female
figures who have had large families, although King George II (1683–1760) has
also been proposed as the rhyme's subject.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_was_an_Old_Woman_Who_Lived_in_a_Shoe#Lyrics
This is an old English nursery rhyme
that has several lines of lyrics. Here
is the most common version:
There was an old woman who lived in
a shoe.
She had so many children, she didn't
know what to do.
She gave them some broth without any
bread;
Then whipped them all soundly and
put them to bed.
I do not like that one for "our
purposes". But the following
version fits in our study for "Today":
There was an old woman Who lived in
a shoe,
She had so many children, And loved
them all, too.
She said, "Thank you Lord
Jesus, For sending them bread."
Then kissed them all gladly and sent
them to bed.
If you have been following my posts,
you know Father-God "dwells in us and walks in us" and men are His
soul/souls of His feet or “HIS SHOES”.
We can look at the rhyme in a more realistic light too:
There is on "Old Dad"
(Ancient of Days, Daniel 2:9) who lives in many shoes!
He has so many children and makes
them pay dues!
He put them with demon-prisoners in
the bottomless pit
To see how far each child can
get. (To make it rhyme better you can
use “git” rather than get)!
The Old man was not alone. He sent His Wife down to help Him too. Now we get to the verse I selected about
Mother Wisdom. As you know our Father
has a sense of humor and this is one way He teased Mother Wisdom.
Look at this:
Secrets of Enoch 30:11 .. and I
placed him on earth, a second angel, honourable, great 12 and glorious, and I
appointed him as ruler to rule on earth and TO HAVE MY WISDOM, and there was
none like him of earth of all my existing creatures. 13 And I appointed him a
name, from the four component parts, from east, from west, from south, 14, 15
from north, and I appointed for him four special stars, and I called his name
Adam,
Book of Enoch 43:42 1 Wisdom found
no place where she might dwell; Then a dwelling-place was assigned her in the
heavens. 2 Wisdom went forth to make her dwelling among the children of men,
And found no dwelling-place: Wisdom returned to her place, And took her seat
among the angels. 3 And unrighteousness went forth from her chambers: Whom she
sought not she found, And dwelt with them, As rain in a desert And dew on a
thirsty land.
As you can see, demonic convicts in
prison give Mother and Her children a hard time. So She went back where She is loved and
respected. But the older and “perfected
children” do not escape “shoe duty”. The
“Old Man” used their help too.
Psalms 91:2 I will say of the LORD,
He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. 3 Surely he shall
deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. 4
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust:
his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. 11 For he shall give his angels
charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. 12 They shall bear thee up in
their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Every human born on Earth has
"guardians" assigned to him as he wrestles demonic prisoners confined
to the pit of hell. Be mindful that
Father is a "SCIENTIST" and He needs to know the strengths and
weaknesses of each child He plants down here.
Devils MAR MEN wearing "clay-suits" (in human bodies). That is how He obtains the information needed
for each child planted down here.
Mother is not a shrinking violet who
runs away when the going gets tough. She
sent Her daughters to help the cause just as Father sent His sons.
Proverbs 8:1 Doth not wisdom cry?
and understanding put forth her voice? 2 She standeth in the top of high
places, by the way in the places of the paths. 3 She crieth at the gates, at
the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors. 4 Unto you, O men, I
call; and my voice is to the sons of man. 5 O ye simple, understand wisdom:
and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. 6 Hear; for I will speak of
excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
Proverbs 9:1 Wisdom hath builded her
house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: 2 She hath killed her beasts; she
hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. 3 She hath sent forth
her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city, 4 Whoso is simple,
let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled. 6 Forsake
the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
So you see, raising so many children
in a shoe (They are God's shoes, I might add), is a tough proposition. So the whole Family has a part to play while
the shoes exist in man’s sojourn with devils in the pit of hell.
Watching over men as they battle
devils is not a wonderful task. Captive
men agree with their captors and devils are able to use men against men, and
also against our Father. The apostles
and prophets have always cautioned us not to follow evil impulses, because
devils intend to harm us in some way.
There are “guardians” assigned to protect us as well as Jurist-Witnesses
WATCHING the Court floor of planet Earth where all the action takes place.
Hebrews 12:1
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of
witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily
beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that
was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at
the right hand of the throne of God.
Here is what we put our brethren above
through, who are assigned to each child below:
III Baruch 8:1 And he took me and
led me towards the west; and when the time of the setting came, I saw again the
bird coming before it, and as soon as he came I saw the angels, and they lifted
the crown 2, 3 from its head. But the bird stood exhausted and with wings
contracted. And beholding these things, I said, Lord, wherefore did they lift
the crown from the head of the sun, and wherefore is 4 the bird so exhausted?
And the angel said to me, The crown of the sun, when it has run through the day
four angels take it, and bear it up to heaven, and renew it, because it and its
rays have been defiled upon earth; moreover it is so renewed each day. And I
Baruch said, Lord, and wherefore 5 are its beams defiled upon earth? And the
angel said to me, Because it beholds the lawlessness and unrighteousness of
men, namely fornications, adulteries, thefts, extortions, idolatries,
drunkenness, murders, strife, jealousies, evil-speakings, murmurings,
whisperings, divinations, and such like, which are not well-pleasing to God. On
account of these things is it defiled, and therefore is it renewed. 6 But thou
askest concerning the bird, how it is exhausted. Because by restraining the
rays of the 7 sun through the fire and burning heat of the whole day, it is
exhausted thereby. For, as we said before, unless his wings were screening the
rays of the sun, no living, creature would be preserved.
Sometimes our behavior is so
horrible and disgusting that angels assigned to us have asked to be relieved
from doing so. That is why we were told
to
Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the
holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
If angels abandon us to the tender
mercies of devils, all hell will break loose. Angels have asked to be dismissed from
attending to the worst cases of demonically possessed men, but Commander
Michael said:
III Baruch 13 1 And then came in
like manner other angels weeping and bewailing, and saying with fear, Behold
how we are overclouded, O Lord, for we were delivered to evil men, and we wish
to depart from 2 them. And Michael said, Ye cannot depart from them, in order
that .the enemy may not prevail to 3 the end; but say to me what ye ask. And
they said, We pray thee, Michael our commander, transfer us from them, for we
cannot abide with wicked and foolish men, for there is nothing good 4 in them,
but every kind of unrighteousness and greed. For we do not behold them entering
[into Church at all, nor among spiritual fathers, nor into any good work. But
where there is murder,] there also are they in the midst, and where are
fornications, adulteries, thefts, slanders, perjuries, jealousies, drunkenness,
strife, envy, murmurings, whispering, idolatry, divination, and such like, 5
then are they workers of such works, and of others worse. Wherefore we entreat
that we may depart from them. And Michael said to the angels, Wait till I learn
from the Lord what shall come to pass.
III Baruch 16:1 And turning he said
also to those who brought nothing: (no good reports about those they are
assigned to watch) Thus saith the Lord, Be not sad of a 2 countenance, and weep
not, nor let the sons of men alone. But since they angered me in their works,
go and make them envious and angry and provoked against a people that is no
people, a 3 people that has no understanding. Further, besides these, send
forth the caterpillar and the unwinged locust, and the mildew, and the common
locust (and) hail with lightnings and anger, and 4 punish them severely with the
sword and with death, and their children with demons. For they did not hearken
to my voice, nor did they observe my commandments, nor do them, but were
despisers of my commandments, and insolent towards the priests who proclaimed
my words to them.
Now you do not have to wonder why
some men cannot seem to free themselves from evil. They are totally overcome by invisible devils
to do evil works. But devils are not
allowed to prevail over all men in this way.
Father sent His son with a Word of command to show devils who is “Boss”!
Luke 8:27 And when he went forth to
land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time,
and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs. 28 When he
saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said,
What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee,
torment me not. 29 (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the
man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in
fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the
wilderness.) 30 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said,
Legion: because many devils were entered into him. 31 And they besought him
that he would not command them to go out into the deep. 32 And there was there
an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he
would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them. 33 Then went the
devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently
down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.
Most men RISE at the end of their
time in the pit of hell with devils as “prodigal sons”. It is no big deal, because the Potter has the
information He needs to make the necessary corrections to RE-MAKE them into
perfect children. So everyone in Heaven
gets his turn at “SHOE DUTY”, not just Father and Mother Wisdom. Here is what each child is treated to when he
RISES:
Luke 15:20 And he arose, and came to
his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had
compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. 21 And the son said
unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no
more worthy to be called thy son. 22 But the father said to his servants, Bring
forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes
on his feet: 23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat,
and be merry: 24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and
is found. And they began to be merry. 32 It was meet that we should make merry,
and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost,
and is found.
All is well that ends well for the “Family that lived in a shoe”.
