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God’s Words

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telling a secretAlso, do not take to heart everything people say… (Eccl. 7:21) 
 
But it's hard not to.
 
However, God's words are the ones that count and He said "I have loved you with an everlasting love…" Jeremiah 31:3
 
and "You did not choose Me, but I chose you…" (John 15:16). 
 
Loved eternally.
 
Chosen.
 
What can you say to that?
 
 
(This is an encore post.)

 

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STT: Revealing God

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The ultimate purpose of Bible study is to deepen our relationship with the God who reveals Himself in its pages. He promises us 'And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.' (Jeremiah 29:13) It will increase our wonder and our worship of our God 'who called you out of darkness into His glorious light'. (1 Peter 2:9)
 
So with each passage, each you study, ask yourself what it reveals about God or His ways. In the two quick examples I cited, we find out that God encourages us to seek Him and promises to honor every sincere search. He wants us to know Him. Ponder that for a moment or two. God… wants me to know Him… challenges me to… How could I refuse an invitation like that? How could I slack off on Bible study when God is effectively asking me to sit down with Him?
 
That phrase from 1 Peter 2 gives us the gospel. God called us. He didn't move us Himself. He called and we had to respond, but when we did, everything changed as much as it could possibly change. From darkness into light, and not just any light, His glorious light! God wants us to join Him in that light, so He calls us. How could you not love a God like that?
 
Of course, it's always a good idea to makes notes about all these observations in your notebook. 
 
What have your recent studies revealed about God?
 
 
 
(This is an encore post.)

 

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STT: Daniel’s Example

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Worn BibleLast week, we looked at Ezra's example of progressing Bible study. Today, we'll see what Daniel can teach us.
 
He says in Daniel 9:2 "In the first year of [Darius'] reign I, Daniel, understood … the word of the Lord through Jeremiah." 
 
 
A super short reading, but there's a great model even in those few words. So what can we draw from this?
 
Never stop studying. There are always new insights to be gained. 
By this time, Daniel was around 85 years old, having lived in Babylon for the last 70 of those years. And finally, after years of reading, studying, fasting and praying, God made a specific portion of the word come into clear focus for him. 
 
Keep studying what you think you know.
No doubt, Daniel had read Jeremiah over and over and over in the course of his life. However, his diligence was rewarded.
 
God's word can help put your situation in perspective.
Jeremiah's writing helped Daniel see the Babylonian captivity as part of God's larger plan for dealing with the nation of Israel. He could see a purpose behind the difficult years in Babylon and a hope for the future.
 
Finally- did you see not only did Daniel keep notes about his study, but he shared what he learned? Just sayin' :-)

 

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Unworthy

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In Genesis 32:10, Jacob prays, "I am unworthy of all the lovingkindness and of all the faithfulness which You have shown…"
 
Unworthy. I am unworthy. And not the fake kind that prompts others to disagree and assure me of my worthiness.
 
The dictionary uses words like "lacking in value, base, undeserving, dishonorable, inappropriate to one's condition or station." Nobody wants to think of themselves like that. We spend years in therapy trying to dispel that idea. But it's true.
 
The more I grasp that, the greater God's grace and God's love become.
 
"I have loved you with an everlasting love," God says in Jeremiah 31:3 
 
Everlasting. No beginning. No end. I am unworthy.
 
Happy Valentine's Day

 

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Who to Ask?

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"…So she went to inquire of the Lord…" Genesis 25:22

Rebekah was pregnant but this was no ordinary pregnancy. She figured since God was the one who had blessed her with the baby (babies, she would soon discover), He should be able to explain what was going on.

I admit, God is not always the first One I turn to when things don't make sense. Usually I call on my husband or my friends. They are good, Godly people who give good counsel, but they don't have the inside knowledge God does.

Some reasons I don't go to God first-

  • He's invisible.
  • He doesn't always answer immediately.
  • I'm afraid my questions are silly.

Some reasons I should get over that-

  • "I have called you by name; you are Mine." Isaiah 43:1
  • "No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly." Psalm 84:11
  • "The secret things belong to the Lord." Deuteronomy 29:29
  • "I have loved you with an everlasting love." Jeremiah 31:3
  • "The prayer [even the dumb questions] of the upright is His delight." Proverbs 15:8

I'll work on this one.

 

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