Luke 6:12--- Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
Mark 1:35--- Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.
Luke 5:16--- So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.
Matthew 26:39-41--- He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed....then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "What, Could you not watch with Me one hour? Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation...."
Luke 11:1--- It came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, "Lord teach us to pray..."
BE IMITATORS OF GOD! Eph 5:1
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010
baptism
This is a video of Jake Benton being baptized. The story is....hope this is accurate... Jake has been a friend of Clay and Blaine since before they were born again. Clay asked Jake, 'how can someone be saved from the wrath of God'. Jake did not know, so Clay shared Acts 16:30-31--"he brought them out and said, 'Sirs, what must I do to be saved?' So they said, 'Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved'...then they spoke the word of the Lord to him...". So Clay met up with Jake and walked him through the word, preaching the gospel to him. The next night, at a college meeting, the gospel was shared again and Jake believed. So, like the Ethiopian in Acts 8:36-37 and the jailer in Acts 16:30-33, Clay and Blaine took him the same hour of the night and baptized him. Praise the Lord!
To Jake:
"Today you have proclaimed the Lord to be your God, and that you will walk in His ways and keep His statutes, His commandments, and His judgments, and that you will obey His voice. Also today the Lord has proclaimed you to be His special people, just as He promised you, that you should keep all His commandments, and that He will set you high above all nations which He has made, in praise, in name, and in honor, and that you may be a holy people to the Lord your God, just as He has spoken."
---Deut 26:17-19
"For yet a little while, and He who is coming will come and will not tarry. Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him. But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul." --Hebrews 10:37-39
"At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared,he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy...." ---Titus 3:3-5
To all:
Seek first the kingdom of God....the kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground...the seed is the word of God. (Mt 6:33, Mk 4:26, Lk 8:11)
"The word of the Lord was being spread throughout all the region...The word of the Lord grew mightily and prevailed..." --Acts 13:49, Acts 19:20
Thursday, June 24, 2010
What are you laboring for??
Do not overwork to be rich; Because of your own understanding, cease! Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; They fly away like an eagle toward heaven. --Proverbs 23:4-5
Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life... --John 6:27
God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister. And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence... --Heb 6:10
Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life... --John 6:27
God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister. And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence... --Heb 6:10
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
Acres4Life.org
Ecc 5:8-9--- "If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent perversion of justice and righteousness in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for high official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them. Moreover the profit of the land is for all; even the king is served from the field."
Is 58:6-8--- "Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not hide yourself from your own flesh? Then your light shall break forth like the morning, Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard."
Is 61:1-3--- "The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, Because the LORD has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to [those who are] bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified."
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Wisdom and Understanding
Proverbs 2:1-9
If you:
Receive---> His words
Treasure within you--->His commands
Incline your ear to--->Wisdom
Apply your heart to--->Understanding
Cry out for--->Discernment
Lift up your voice for--->Understanding
Seek her (His words,commands,wisdom,understanding,discernment) like hidden treasures!
Then.........
You will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom and from His mouth comes understanding.
Then.........
You will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path.
Proverbs 3:13-15---Happy is the man who finds wisdom, And the man [who] gains understanding; For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver, And her gain than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies, And all the things you may desire cannot compare with her.
If you:
Receive---> His words
Treasure within you--->His commands
Incline your ear to--->Wisdom
Apply your heart to--->Understanding
Cry out for--->Discernment
Lift up your voice for--->Understanding
Seek her (His words,commands,wisdom,understanding,discernment) like hidden treasures!
Then.........
You will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom and from His mouth comes understanding.
Then.........
You will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path.
Proverbs 3:13-15---Happy is the man who finds wisdom, And the man [who] gains understanding; For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver, And her gain than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies, And all the things you may desire cannot compare with her.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Wisdom, a Snot-Nosed Boy, and a New Song
"the foundations of the world were laid bare At Your rebuke, O LORD, At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils." --Psalm 18:15
That's how powerful God is! What can you do with the blast of the breath of your nostrils?
"For the eyes of the LORD move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His." --2 Chron 16:9
Strong support from the God who can lay the foundations of the earth bare with His nostril breath?!?! Praise God!
Snot-nosed boy
This is a song Jake and Carrie put together...it was the first time for them to play it together. These are the verses in the song:
Psalm 47:6-"Sing praises to God, sing praises; Sing praises to our King, sing praises."
Psalm 42:8-"The LORD will command His lovingkindness in the daytime; And His song will be with me in the night, A prayer to the God of my life."
Psalm 113:3-"From the rising of the sun to its setting The name of the LORD is to be praised."
Notice the ridiculous stare at the end? They were mocking a past video of them singing a song together when the real stare occurred...which we gave him a hard time about. Praise the Lord, we can sing praises to our God!
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Consider This!
There are a lot of teachers, philosophers, and religions in the world....How do you know what to believe?
Consider this: There were a lot of men in the 1st century who were absolutely convinced that Jesus was God in the flesh who came to save sinful men by taking the punishment on Himself that sinful men deserve (they were convinced to the point of being willing to suffer and die for it). "But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all." (Isaiah 53:5-6). So they believed that Jesus was God and that whatever He said was truth.... Why? What convinced them?
While Jesus was on earth...He claimed about Himself "they will mock Him, and scourge Him, and spit on Him, and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again." So He claimed that He was going to be the One who would die but then rise from the dead and live forever...As was prophesied many years before! So, did it happen? Is that what convinced these men of the 1st century that Jesus' teachings were truth? Consider these verses very carefully:
"Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it. His countenance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. And the guards shook for fear of him, and became like dead men. But the angel answered and said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead, and indeed He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him. Behold, I have told you. So they went out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring His disciples word. And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, "Rejoice!" So they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him. Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell My brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see Me." ---Mt 28:1-10
"Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said to him, "We have seen the Lord." So he said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe." And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, "Peace to you!" Then He said to Thomas, "Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand [here], and put [it] into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing." And Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed [are] those who have not seen and [yet] have believed." And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name. ---John 20:24-31
These are eyewitness accounts of Jesus rising from the dead! So then, why were these men so convinced that Jesus was who He said He was? Consider these verses very carefully (think!):
"Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from the baptism of John to that day when He was taken up from us, one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection." --Acts 1:21-22
"This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses." --Acts 2:32
"But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses." --Acts 3:14-15
"they taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead."
--Acts 4:2
"If we this day are judged for a good deed [done] to a helpless man, by what means he has been made well, let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole."
--Acts 4:9-10
"And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all." --Acts 4:33
"The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you murdered by hanging on a tree. Him God has exalted to His right hand [to be] Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. And we are His witnesses to these things, and [so] also [is] the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him." --Acts 5:30-32
"And we are witnesses of all things which He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they killed by hanging on a tree. Him God raised up on the third day, and showed Him openly, not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, [even] to us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead. And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God [to be] Judge of the living and the dead." --Acts 10:39-41
"And though they found no cause for death [in Him], they asked Pilate that He should be put to death. Now when they had fulfilled all that was written concerning Him, they took [Him] down from the tree and laid [Him] in a tomb. But God raised Him from the dead. He was seen for many days by those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are His witnesses to the people.
--Acts 13:29-31
"Then Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, "This Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ." And some of them were persuaded; and a great multitude of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women, joined Paul and Silas." --Acts 17:2-3
Then certain Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, "What does this babbler want to say?" Others said, "He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods," because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection."
--Acts 17:18
"he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead." --Acts 17:30-31
"The God of our fathers has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and to hear words from his mouth. You will be his witness to all men of what you have seen and heard. --Acts 22:14-15
"When his accusers got up to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected. Instead, they had some points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive." --Acts 25:18-19
"declared the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead" --Romans 1:4
"For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep. After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles. Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time."
--1Cor 15:3-8
Consider the eyewitness accounts of Jesus' resurrection...there are many teachers, philosophers, and religions in the world... I believe the one who rose from the dead and left eyewitnesses of the event!
"Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?"
Consider this: There were a lot of men in the 1st century who were absolutely convinced that Jesus was God in the flesh who came to save sinful men by taking the punishment on Himself that sinful men deserve (they were convinced to the point of being willing to suffer and die for it). "But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all." (Isaiah 53:5-6). So they believed that Jesus was God and that whatever He said was truth.... Why? What convinced them?
While Jesus was on earth...He claimed about Himself "they will mock Him, and scourge Him, and spit on Him, and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again." So He claimed that He was going to be the One who would die but then rise from the dead and live forever...As was prophesied many years before! So, did it happen? Is that what convinced these men of the 1st century that Jesus' teachings were truth? Consider these verses very carefully:
"Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it. His countenance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. And the guards shook for fear of him, and became like dead men. But the angel answered and said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead, and indeed He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him. Behold, I have told you. So they went out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring His disciples word. And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, "Rejoice!" So they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him. Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell My brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see Me." ---Mt 28:1-10
"Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said to him, "We have seen the Lord." So he said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe." And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, "Peace to you!" Then He said to Thomas, "Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand [here], and put [it] into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing." And Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed [are] those who have not seen and [yet] have believed." And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name. ---John 20:24-31
These are eyewitness accounts of Jesus rising from the dead! So then, why were these men so convinced that Jesus was who He said He was? Consider these verses very carefully (think!):
"Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from the baptism of John to that day when He was taken up from us, one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection." --Acts 1:21-22
"This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses." --Acts 2:32
"But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses." --Acts 3:14-15
"they taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead."
--Acts 4:2
"If we this day are judged for a good deed [done] to a helpless man, by what means he has been made well, let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole."
--Acts 4:9-10
"And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all." --Acts 4:33
"The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you murdered by hanging on a tree. Him God has exalted to His right hand [to be] Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. And we are His witnesses to these things, and [so] also [is] the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him." --Acts 5:30-32
"And we are witnesses of all things which He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they killed by hanging on a tree. Him God raised up on the third day, and showed Him openly, not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, [even] to us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead. And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God [to be] Judge of the living and the dead." --Acts 10:39-41
"And though they found no cause for death [in Him], they asked Pilate that He should be put to death. Now when they had fulfilled all that was written concerning Him, they took [Him] down from the tree and laid [Him] in a tomb. But God raised Him from the dead. He was seen for many days by those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are His witnesses to the people.
--Acts 13:29-31
"Then Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, "This Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ." And some of them were persuaded; and a great multitude of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women, joined Paul and Silas." --Acts 17:2-3
Then certain Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, "What does this babbler want to say?" Others said, "He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods," because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection."
--Acts 17:18
"he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead." --Acts 17:30-31
"The God of our fathers has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and to hear words from his mouth. You will be his witness to all men of what you have seen and heard. --Acts 22:14-15
"When his accusers got up to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected. Instead, they had some points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive." --Acts 25:18-19
"declared the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead" --Romans 1:4
"For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep. After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles. Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time."
--1Cor 15:3-8
Consider the eyewitness accounts of Jesus' resurrection...there are many teachers, philosophers, and religions in the world... I believe the one who rose from the dead and left eyewitnesses of the event!
"Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?"
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
The One-anothers
Have peace with one another...Mark 9:50
Wash one another's feet...John 13:14
Love one another...John 13:34
Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love...Romans 12:10
Outdo one another in showing honor...Romans 12:10
Be of the same mind toward one another...Romans 12:16
Be like-minded toward one another...Romans 15:5
Receive one another, just as Christ also received us...Romans 15:7
Instruct one another...Romans 15:14
Greet one another with a holy kiss...Romans 16:16
Care for one another...1 Cor 12:25
Serve one another...Galatians 5:13
Bear one another's burdens...Galatians 6:2
Bear with one another in love...Eph 4:2
Be kind to one another...Eph 4:32
Forgive one another...Eph 4:32
Speak to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs...Eph 5:19
Submit to one another...Eph 5:21
Teach and admonish one another...Col 3:16
Comfort one another...1 Thess 4:18, 5:11
Edify one another...1 Thess 5:11
Exhort one another daily...Heb 3:13
Consider one another in order to stir up love and good works...Heb 10:24
Confess your sins to one another...James 5:16
Pray for one another...James 5:16
Have compassion for one another...1 Pet 3:8
Be hospitable to one another...1 Pet 4:9
Minister gifts to one another...1 Pet 4:10
Be submissive to one another...1 Pet 5:5
Have fellowship with one another...1 John 1:7
Come on church...Don't miss this!
Wash one another's feet...John 13:14
Love one another...John 13:34
Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love...Romans 12:10
Outdo one another in showing honor...Romans 12:10
Be of the same mind toward one another...Romans 12:16
Be like-minded toward one another...Romans 15:5
Receive one another, just as Christ also received us...Romans 15:7
Instruct one another...Romans 15:14
Greet one another with a holy kiss...Romans 16:16
Care for one another...1 Cor 12:25
Serve one another...Galatians 5:13
Bear one another's burdens...Galatians 6:2
Bear with one another in love...Eph 4:2
Be kind to one another...Eph 4:32
Forgive one another...Eph 4:32
Speak to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs...Eph 5:19
Submit to one another...Eph 5:21
Teach and admonish one another...Col 3:16
Comfort one another...1 Thess 4:18, 5:11
Edify one another...1 Thess 5:11
Exhort one another daily...Heb 3:13
Consider one another in order to stir up love and good works...Heb 10:24
Confess your sins to one another...James 5:16
Pray for one another...James 5:16
Have compassion for one another...1 Pet 3:8
Be hospitable to one another...1 Pet 4:9
Minister gifts to one another...1 Pet 4:10
Be submissive to one another...1 Pet 5:5
Have fellowship with one another...1 John 1:7
Come on church...Don't miss this!
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Job 23:8-12
Job 23:8-12---->
"Behold, I go forward but He is not there, and backwward but I do not perceive Him;" ---ever felt like that?
"on the left hand when He is working, I do not behold Him, He turns to the right hand but I do not see Him."
---ever felt like this? How did you respond to this season of life where you couldn't hear from or see God?
"but He knows the way that I take; when He has tried me, I shall come out as gold" ---Do you believe God knows what He is doing? Or did you give up on seeking Him because you could not see or hear Him? Prov 25:4, 1 Pet 1:7
"My foot has held fast to His steps; I have kept His way and have not turned aside." ---Was this your response?
"I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my portion of food."
---Did that season of life make you hunger more for a word from God? or did you lose the hunger altogether?
Psalm 143:7---"Answer me quickly, O Lord; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me or I will be like those who go down to the pit."
If I don't hear from God....Do I consider myself "like those who go down to the pit" (aka: a dead man!). Is hearing from God that important to me? "He who is of God hears God's words; therfore you do not hear, because you are not of God."--Jn 8:47
Psalm 143:8---"Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You."
"Behold, I go forward but He is not there, and backwward but I do not perceive Him;" ---ever felt like that?
"on the left hand when He is working, I do not behold Him, He turns to the right hand but I do not see Him."
---ever felt like this? How did you respond to this season of life where you couldn't hear from or see God?
"but He knows the way that I take; when He has tried me, I shall come out as gold" ---Do you believe God knows what He is doing? Or did you give up on seeking Him because you could not see or hear Him? Prov 25:4, 1 Pet 1:7
"My foot has held fast to His steps; I have kept His way and have not turned aside." ---Was this your response?
"I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my portion of food."
---Did that season of life make you hunger more for a word from God? or did you lose the hunger altogether?
Psalm 143:7---"Answer me quickly, O Lord; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me or I will be like those who go down to the pit."
If I don't hear from God....Do I consider myself "like those who go down to the pit" (aka: a dead man!). Is hearing from God that important to me? "He who is of God hears God's words; therfore you do not hear, because you are not of God."--Jn 8:47
Psalm 143:8---"Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You."
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