Currently, I am doing a fantastic Beth Moore biblestudy called David Seeking a Heart Like His. I am not sure how many of you have
been in bible studies before. There are several things I love about doing bible
studies.
One, you can be in a group of women or men and you
can have authentic fellowship with them.
can have authentic fellowship with them.
Two, there is nothing sweeter that brings a group
together than prayer and digging in the Word of God together.
together than prayer and digging in the Word of God together.
Three, getting deeper into the Word of God gives you
those intimate moments with Him. Since I love learning, I love that my assignments
are reading and spending time alone with God.
those intimate moments with Him. Since I love learning, I love that my assignments
are reading and spending time alone with God.
I love reading and studying God’s Word. It is not
only fascinating it helps me to understand who God really is. If you want to
follow someone, you should get to know them and His Word will do exactly that.
only fascinating it helps me to understand who God really is. If you want to
follow someone, you should get to know them and His Word will do exactly that.
If you are not a believer, the Word of God may not
make much sense to you. If you would like to have a conversation about committing your life to Christ drop me an email or you can follow this link .
make much sense to you. If you would like to have a conversation about committing your life to Christ drop me an email or you can follow this link .
If are a believer in Christ, studying The Word of God is
essential to gaining a mature relationship with Him.
essential to gaining a mature relationship with Him.
I am not here to sell you on bible studies. I enjoy
them for the reasons I listed. What I am encouraging you to do today is to pick up your Bible and dig into God’s words, which can be done in a number of ways.
them for the reasons I listed. What I am encouraging you to do today is to pick up your Bible and dig into God’s words, which can be done in a number of ways.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 All
Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and
training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly
equipped for every good work.
Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and
training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly
equipped for every good work.
Christ communicates to us with His Word and what an
amazing opportunity to have that kind of intimate relationship with our
Creator. As a servant of Christ, Paul tells us in Timothy that His word is for teaching,
correction and disciplined development.
amazing opportunity to have that kind of intimate relationship with our
Creator. As a servant of Christ, Paul tells us in Timothy that His word is for teaching,
correction and disciplined development.
Paul also tells us in Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper
than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and
spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and
intentions of the heart.
than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and
spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and
intentions of the heart.
You see when I get “busy” in my life and I begin to
wander from that intimate time spent alone with God. My heart begins to
wander. My mind begins to wander. My thoughts and attitudes begin to stray from
God’s will to my own will.
wander from that intimate time spent alone with God. My heart begins to
wander. My mind begins to wander. My thoughts and attitudes begin to stray from
God’s will to my own will.
God’s Word is living and active. When I need a Word
from God, every time, I can ask Him to open my heart and guide me to what he
wants me to learn. It is not always immediate because sometimes He is working
something else out in me. Many times, however, I will go right to a passage and
God will guide me and comfort me with the words that I read because He desires
that relationship with me.
from God, every time, I can ask Him to open my heart and guide me to what he
wants me to learn. It is not always immediate because sometimes He is working
something else out in me. Many times, however, I will go right to a passage and
God will guide me and comfort me with the words that I read because He desires
that relationship with me.
Recently, the past several weeks, I felt like there
was a distance between God and myself. I just kept feeling like there was
something He needed to teach me so I was feeling this turmoil. Literally, like
an oil spill this attitude has been pouring out all over my family.
was a distance between God and myself. I just kept feeling like there was
something He needed to teach me so I was feeling this turmoil. Literally, like
an oil spill this attitude has been pouring out all over my family.
This struggle felt deep in my soul and I was feeling
sadness and heartache. Finally, after wrestling this one through with God and
digging in His Word, I just asked Him for forgiveness of any bad feelings that
I have been harboring.
sadness and heartache. Finally, after wrestling this one through with God and
digging in His Word, I just asked Him for forgiveness of any bad feelings that
I have been harboring.
I asked Him to forgive me for my attitude, my
negative feelings, and the thoughts I may have been having toward anyone.
Sometimes those thoughts are not clear and we don’t always know where they are
coming from or who they are directed at but God knows.
negative feelings, and the thoughts I may have been having toward anyone.
Sometimes those thoughts are not clear and we don’t always know where they are
coming from or who they are directed at but God knows.
He also has the power and authority to forgive and
heal our thoughts and attitudes.
heal our thoughts and attitudes.
Sometimes, like this Hebrews verse says, His
Word needs to pierce into our soul and judge the thoughts and attitudes of our
heart so He can remove them and train us in the way he wants us to go.
Word needs to pierce into our soul and judge the thoughts and attitudes of our
heart so He can remove them and train us in the way he wants us to go.
In our world today, we often times don’t want anyone
judging our thoughts, our actions, or our attitudes. We feel like we have
ownership over them and they become off-limits.
judging our thoughts, our actions, or our attitudes. We feel like we have
ownership over them and they become off-limits.
Sometimes those thoughts, attitudes, and desires of
our hearts are breaking our fellowship with Him and they need corrected,
possibly rebuked, and retrained.
our hearts are breaking our fellowship with Him and they need corrected,
possibly rebuked, and retrained.
His Word can guide us. It can lead us in the way He
wants us to go. We have to be willing to take the first step. Open God’s Word
today. He has something He needs to tell you.
wants us to go. We have to be willing to take the first step. Open God’s Word
today. He has something He needs to tell you.
Grass withers and
flowers fade away, when the LORD’s breath blows on them, but the word of our God will stand forever. Isaiah 40:8
flowers fade away, when the LORD’s breath blows on them, but the word of our God will stand forever. Isaiah 40:8
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