Thinking out Loud
Everybody wants the favor of the Lord. verse 2
Favor does not come through formulas we devise. Favor is part of the plan when we simply follow the lord with all of our heart. Favor is not a reward. Favor should not be sought. Favor comes to those who submit to the ways of the Lord.
There are things that God will ask of everyone.
1. Learn spiritual disciplines
2. Demonstrate true righteousness by helping others
There are ways that we can respond to God.
1. We can make our hearts soft or hard
2. We can listen or not listen
We can turn something good into something difficult. verse 14
Friday, March 14, 2008
Friday, March 7, 2008
Isaiah 34
As I looked at this chapter the very first words spoke to my heart "Draw near". Drawing near can mean a couple things.
1. Taking a closer look at what is happening. Have you ever noticed that when there is an accident on the road people will slow down and even stop to see what has happened. God says take a good look at all that is happening in the world today. Lets make it more personal. Take a look at what is happening in your life right now. There are consequences to our actions. Some people don't like the word wrath, lets be real, it happens. verse 1-2
2. To get closer to God is what life is all about. God wants us to have a close relationship with Him. God says draw near to me and I will draw near to you. When we draw near we find out that God has better things in mind for us than we have for ourselves. In the process of finding Gods best we are challenged to make some changes that result in a better life.
How can we draw near to God?
1. By praying
2. By reading the Bible
3. By putting our mind on Him
4. By making a decision to do it
1. Taking a closer look at what is happening. Have you ever noticed that when there is an accident on the road people will slow down and even stop to see what has happened. God says take a good look at all that is happening in the world today. Lets make it more personal. Take a look at what is happening in your life right now. There are consequences to our actions. Some people don't like the word wrath, lets be real, it happens. verse 1-2
2. To get closer to God is what life is all about. God wants us to have a close relationship with Him. God says draw near to me and I will draw near to you. When we draw near we find out that God has better things in mind for us than we have for ourselves. In the process of finding Gods best we are challenged to make some changes that result in a better life.
How can we draw near to God?
1. By praying
2. By reading the Bible
3. By putting our mind on Him
4. By making a decision to do it
Thursday, March 6, 2008
2 Chronicles 18:1-34
In this chapter there are so many life lesson that we could expand on but I will narrow it down to a few.
1. Sometime people will do something for us because they really want something from us.
verse 2
2. It is easy to find others to agree with us if that's what we want hear. verse 5
3. We must be willing to look at what someone has to say even if they don't agree with us.
verse 6
4. It is not easy to speak the truth among people who don't want to hear it. verse 12
5. There are deceiving spirits at work whose desire it is to destroy us. verse 21
6. Speaking the truth will at time put you on the bad side of people who will mistreat you for it.
verse 26
7. You can fight battles that you were never intended to fight. When that happens your decisions will be wrong. verse 29
8. The enemy will target you if you are a leader. verse 31
9. The enemy can and will find a gap in your armor if you act foolishly and out of Gods will.
verse 33
10. Life is serious business when you have the lives of others in your hand. We can lose it all when we don't follow good counsel and do things in our own strength. verse 34
1. Sometime people will do something for us because they really want something from us.
verse 2
2. It is easy to find others to agree with us if that's what we want hear. verse 5
3. We must be willing to look at what someone has to say even if they don't agree with us.
verse 6
4. It is not easy to speak the truth among people who don't want to hear it. verse 12
5. There are deceiving spirits at work whose desire it is to destroy us. verse 21
6. Speaking the truth will at time put you on the bad side of people who will mistreat you for it.
verse 26
7. You can fight battles that you were never intended to fight. When that happens your decisions will be wrong. verse 29
8. The enemy will target you if you are a leader. verse 31
9. The enemy can and will find a gap in your armor if you act foolishly and out of Gods will.
verse 33
10. Life is serious business when you have the lives of others in your hand. We can lose it all when we don't follow good counsel and do things in our own strength. verse 34
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