The Word!

Bible–Basic instruction Before Leaving Earth.

*Take the Word and put it into action, our actions speak louder than words!

1 Thess. 2: 13 And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is,THE WORD OF GOD, which is at work in you believers.

*Praise be to God for taking the initiative of saving us. For while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

1 Corinthians 2:13 And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual.
*To be saved by God’s merciful grace, is indeed to discover a whole new way of life!   A whole new meaning and purpose. This is to receive the Holy Spirit!!!
*To be loved by God, is to dig at Him, that you may uncover the mysteries that lie in the depths of who He is.
* When we surrender to God we find His “mysterious plan.” God shows up and moves in dramatic, life-transforming ways.
*Col. 2:2  that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God’s mystery, which is Christ, 3 in whom are hidden ALL the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.(Please meditate through Chapter)

*God wants a relationship with you, not merely going through the motions.

* When we became believers, we were filled with the source of wisdom — the Holy Spirit.
When confronted with difficult decisions about choices, consequences, or empathy, a mature Christian knows that turning to “the Spirit who is from God,” rather than “the spirit of the world” yields the kind of response that would be impossible under his own power.

*When we turn to the Holy Spirit before we turn to the world or man, we can speak with the Wisdom of God, rather than mere “human wisdom.”

*There are no  guides more valuable than the Holy Spirit and prayer.

2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
* Righteousness means being fully accepted, having a sense of being approved by God, of being honored and cherished by Him. The nearest word I know to describe this is the word “WORTH”.
God gives you a standing of worth. You don’t have to earn it; you start with it. God tells you already in the new covenant, “I have loved you, I have forgiven you, I have cleansed you. I intend to use YOU; your life is significant. There is nothing more you can add to that.”. Amen!

If you have a choice to make, the Bible can help you make it. If you’ve got questions, the Bible has answers.

*Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is Living and Active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

* How do you separate between a person’s thoughts and their intent?
**God’s word is able to penetrate to the heart of a person and cause a change, and unlike a physical sword it leaves no external scar.

* That is why you find those hearing Peter’s message responding, “Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart” (Acts 2:37).
* When the Bible is used as a weapon to point out the flaws in another person, the person using it often finds himself convicted by the same word.
“You, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that a man should not steal, do you steal? You who say, “Do not commit adultery,” do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?” (Romans 2:21-22).

2 Peter 1:20 knowing this first of all, that NO prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s OWN interpretation. 21 For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
*WE need to appreciate the virtues of the Word of God.
*It is a Timeless book
*It is a Truthful book
*It is a Treasured book
John 17:17 Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.
John 16:13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, …

Revelation 22:18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, 19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.
*The Bible is not your notebook which you can take away or add anything you want!
NO, the Bible is sacred scriptures from our Father in heaven!
In this verse it tells US clearly what will happen if WE add or subtract from Gods Holy Word.

There is Victory in the Cross:
* When we yield to the Lordship of Christ,
* When we make Christ, the throne of our hearts, we are on the cross,
*BUT if WE ARE ON  the throne of our hearts, then we in effect is leaving Jesus, on the cross.
That’s the hard message of the cross.

* If you are going through suffering don’t focus on the pain— up lift the cross and Christ, his love, his grace in your life.
*Maybe instead of apologizing FOR God (in explaining pain or suffering) perhaps we need to apologize TO God…for our stubbornness, divisiveness, or ignoring tendencies.(I do).

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Psalms 119:89 Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens.
*We have somthing to rely on no matter what happens!!

Revelation 14: 12 Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.
*What is a Saint- those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.

Matthew 11:35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

Psalms 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
*Jesus is the Light, therefore he is full of Biblical truth and holiness.(1JN 1:5-7)
We as Christians can’t expect to be holy without having Biblical Truth!!!!!
What is the truth? Jesus said, praying to the Father “…your word, which is truth”. ***The Bible IS THE. ABSOLUTE TRUTH.
We need this Holy Spirit Inspired, Absolute Truthful book!

*Bury the WORD deep in your hearts and allow the truth of God to be with you in all your thoughts and actions!

*Where God’s WORD is, there is life.
*God’s Word is the settled, lasting, truth with a firm foundation!!

I ask why am I here?
Christ and Christ Alone!!
Jesus said the Holy Spirit will Glorify Me. John 16:14  He(Holy Spirit) will glorify me(Jesus), for he will take what is mine and declare it to you.

** But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. (James 1:22).   “TAKE ACTION”

I thank you Lord for your Word through the Holy Spirit that comforts me and reveals you Lord JESUS to me.   I bless your Holy, Holy name today dear Lord and thank and praise you and worship you in spirit and in truth. Glory and honor to you Lord. In Jesus name I pray. Amen

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