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21 | Meditating on the Word | Ps 1:2 | Lissamz | 142783 | ||
Hello Saints, This has been an in-depth study of mine over this verse. I have always looked at the Jewish people that stand before the Wailing Wall, seemingly "mumbling" and even studied 1 Samuel 1:12-13 with Hannah's prayer for God to open her womb and Eli's negative reply. So, I've been a little self-concscience and stand-offish about the topic of spoken "prayer". Then, to my surprise I discovered that the word meditate in Hebrew does equte to meaning "mumble" or "speak to one's self". So, therefore I conclude this means speaking the Word outloud, (not neccessarily yelling it, of course.) I have began to pray from the Word a lot more and find that the Spirit will give utterance during my times of prayer flying me through other Scriptures that my prayers are more Christ-centered and Christ-glorifying. I wouldn't equate what I have discovered through the Word with the new, fad-ish "name-it-claim-it" movement, but would like to know if there are any other saints that have found this to be true and have begun to have a more Spirit-led and Christ-centered prayer life, by meditating on Scripture, not to get understanding (though, I do know that understanding and wisdom of the Word, also is a function of the Holy Spirit because of Col. 2:2 "that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ" But in the realm of meditation-led prayer, I have definitely noticed that since I've been a place of total dependence and desire for God, I have seen great increase in other places, but more noticably here. And through this, I'm praying that my fruitfulness would increase to His glory and His alone!! Hallelujah! God is so good and great! |
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22 | Praising and Satan Fleeing?? | Ps 22:3 | Lissamz | 137636 | ||
Brothers and Sisters, I truly love this verse! I heard something, though, from my mother-in-law about this verse that I wanted to clarify. She says that when spiritual warfare is at it's worse, praise the Lord!! (Which I believe she is correct- we should always praise the Holy One, no matter what the situation.) But the comment she made was this "When we praise the Lord and begin to worship, Satan flees." Is this Biblical?? I do know that Satan can be in the Presence of the Lord (in Job), but I do not know of any verse supporting this comment. I do realize though that she could be referencing to the fact that it so upsets Satan to see and hear glory given to God that he hightails it out of there! Anyway, verses or comments are appreciated!! God bless and shine His countenance upon you all! hidden in Christ, Lissa |
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23 | References to His Command | Ps 27:8 | Lissamz | 136915 | ||
Saints, I've been studying this verse and have found no reference verses for "When You said, "Seek My Face" I looked in the NASB, NKJV, and the KJV. Also, looked in my concordance under "seek" and "face" with no luck. If any of you know of any verses that relate to this passage of Scripture and the command of the Lord to seek His face, please refer me to them. hidden in Christ, Lissa |
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24 | References to His Command | Ps 27:8 | Lissamz | 136919 | ||
Thanks AO, verses 1 Chr 16:11 and Pro 8:17 helped out a lot. That was actually what I was looking for. God Bless hidden in Christ, Lissa |
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25 | Hmmm...Self-Examination | Prov 17:14 | Lissamz | 146868 | ||
Hmmm Saints, Seems to me that discussion is far and few inbetween on this website at times (actually, to be truthful, a lot of times). Proverbs 17:14 "The beginning of strife is like releasing water; Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts." Proverbs 20:3 "It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel." Ahhh, and a one more bit of the lessons in the Word... "If a believer sees another believer sinning, it is their duty to lovingly and respectfully confront the person with their sin (Matthew 18:15-17). This is not judging, but rather is pointing out the truth in hope of bringing repentance in the other person (James 5:20)." -gotquestions.org website Now, how about some decent DISCUSSION and refraining from arguing. The LORD does also see the posting on the boards, and the intent of the thoughts and the motivation of the heart behind the postings. Are we seeking to bring brothers and sisters into fellowship and help them along? Or are we seeking self-exultation and prideful recognition to "be right"? Meditation on the Word...Hmmmm |
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26 | Hmmm...Self-Examination | Prov 17:14 | Lissamz | 146944 | ||
Thank you for your heartfelt and informative response Hank (and make note, most of your posts I have read are really informative- Praise God!) I will check out those guidelines and I pray that this forum will be one of "so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God" Col. 1:10 The good LORD knows we need places online to discuss and learn more about His Word. hidden in Christ, Lissa |
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27 | Trying to find verse about dying young. | Eccl 7:13 | Lissamz | 146878 | ||
Hello Saint, Maybe this is what you are looking for? If not, I hope you find it or someone else can help you with your search. Wonderful Resurrection Day to you, too. He is alive forevermore!! "Consider what God has done: Who can straighten what he has made crooked? When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, a man cannot discover anything about his future. In this meaningless life of mine I have seen both of these: a righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness." -Ecc. 7:13-15 |
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28 | Peace's Effect and Result | Is 32:17 | Lissamz | 210532 | ||
Hello, I found this Scripture when looking up reference verses on Romans 5:1. I was truly touched as the Holy Spirit quickened me to look this verse up in several translations of the Bible that I own and online. I think it is beautiful. I wondered though, in the AMP why the first verse says effect, then the second verse says result? Is there a difference and why different words were used? Of course the AMP doesn't have a concordance, so I found no help there. So, anyone have any idea, based on Scripture? Thank you and God bless. | ||||||
29 | claiming things in your life | Is 53:5 | Lissamz | 135894 | ||
Matt 11:23- "Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him.- I've seen this verse referred to as "say-it faith." Faith that is in our hearts, of course, but that can be exercised by actually saying it out loud. I know that sometimes I have to do this in order to establish my full belief of ALL things God has said and promised according to Scripture. This is the closest thing in the Bible that I have seen that relates to "name it and claim it," though this has a lot more to do with faith, more so than directly naming something and claiming it. Finally, it seems to stand on the notion of saying something outloud that God has "previously or already" showed us in Himself, through His Word. Hope this helped a little! hidden in Christ, Lissa |
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30 | claiming things in your life | Is 53:5 | Lissamz | 135904 | ||
Actually, the correct Scripture is (forgive me) Mark 11:23- "Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him."- I've seen this verse referred to as "say-it faith." First line in my post I said I've seen it referred to as "say-it" faith..not that it is. And I think that this is a Christian website, so I would assume that most here are walking with the Lord and in His Word, leading to request that could only be for the glory of the Lord, seeing as we are indwelt by the Holy Spirit. And can God actually move a mountain in our lives or the lives of others?? Ohh, yes! Our God is an Awesome, Powerful God. All things are possible for Him and through Him all things are possible for us that please Him and are according to His will. It pleases Him to bless us that He may be glorified! Moreover, Jesus never teaches to have faith in faith. He always teaches to have faith in Him. Some could say that Christians have faith in the Bible, which we do in a distinct fashion (not getting into that debate now), because it is God's Word, because we have faith in the Bible, does that mean that our faith in Jesus is less than average? Never that! It points to Jesus and His work. Romans 10:17- So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. And moreso 1 John 5:4- For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world--our faith. Finally Hebrews 11:6- And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. So, have faith in faith, no, never that! But having a faith that is strengthened by "saying" Scripture aloud to stand more firm on the promises of God (I mentioned it in my post, that I do this) is by no way discouraged in the Scripture. Actually, we are told Matt 12:37- "For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned." And I know that God will not judge those who rightly speak His words in faith. So, finally brother in Christ, I was not trying to offer my answer as to whether "name it and claim it" was right or wrong. I'm not very educated in where the phrase came from or where it originated, I was only trying to give the only example of speaking as a means of faith in the Bible. God Bless and keep you. hidden in Christ, Lissa 1 Peter 5:5- You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE. |
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31 | Greiving the Holy Spirit | Is 63:10 | Lissamz | 213492 | ||
Hello Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I read this verse and cross-referenced to Eph 4:30 and 1 Thess 5:19. What exactly is grieving or quenching the Spirit of God? |
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32 | to serve god | Matthew | Lissamz | 136914 | ||
In John 4:23 Jesus says (But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.) About service, I think that the greatest service we can do as Christians is to worship God (and I'm not talking about church services!) Worship of the One True God to me means EVERYTHING I do, say, think should be an active worship of God. By this, give glory, honor, and credit to God. There are numerous passages in the Bible of how we can serve God, but I would definitely refer to Isaiah 1:16-17 and Psalm 51:17- these passages refer to active worship (which, like I said before I equate with service) and not the worship that we would like to DO all the time. Why?? Because God wants the heart. Not the outward appearance of "service" or "worship", but the true, spiritual worship or service that comes from loving Him with all of our hearts, with all of our soul, and all of our mind, because this is the first and greatest commandment. (Matt 22:37-38) So, for your answer- to serve God is to worship Him, with every single ounce and fiber of our being, because even in our creation, we were created for this purpose and from true worship flows perfect, acceptable service. Hidden in Christ, Lissa |
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33 | to serve god | Matthew | Lissamz | 136925 | ||
AO (I'm at work and the reason I can be on the PC at work is a long story..LOL) But Amen to your discourse above, that is true. I also love to look at Eph. 1:15 "For this reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you and your love for all the saints" and I've heard from several teachers, that in this verse we can see that the Ephesians love the Lord, because they love the saints. I have seen this with the fellowship I attend now. It is not enough to say that "I love the Lord", but you must love the saints and sinners also. So, I totally agree. Also, Jesus says in Jn 14:15 "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments", therein is the true test of our words, for of our words James says in James 3:8 "But no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God;" So, I definitely agree that the fruits of the Spirit will be manifest and "back-up" the statement "I love God." hidden in Christ, Lissa P.S. God has wonderfully blessed you with a love for His Word. Praise God that you have the promise of walking the "smooth path." |
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34 | Hatred..Am I truly a Christian?? | Matt 5:44 | Lissamz | 202831 | ||
I have a problem in my life and I can't get over it. I've cried out to God for help and tried to get over it, but it hasn't happened. I actually truly and fully hate someone in my life right now. I have even questioned whether or not I am a true Christian because of this. I can't shake this sin in my life. The person i hate is very close to me and I can't seem to get away. I question if I am to be damned because of this hatred. Please someone answer and give me a place in the Word that I can go to, that I can find my way back to love and not hate. Lissamz |
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35 | Hatred..Am I truly a Christian?? | Matt 5:44 | Lissamz | 203582 | ||
Thank you all for your prayers and responses. The LORD has worked in His mighty way that is so amazing that it is unknown to me. I know longer feel hatred towards this person. Only love and a great hope that he will, through God's will come to know Christ as his LORD and Savior. It is just hard to deal with a worldly person in your own house. But this burden is from the LORD, and He has shown me this. I have to fight the good fight of faith and remain in the LORD at all times. (Plus, those "Adonai, please help me right now" prayers have helped a lot. Thank you so much for your support. And thanks for the myriad of responses I have read on other topics on this website. | ||||||
36 | woman pastors | Matt 14:30 | Lissamz | 136910 | ||
1 Cor. 13:34 reads "The women are to keep silent in the churches; for they are not permitted to speak, but are to subject themselves, just as the Law also says." I've always taken this to mean that men do have the primary position in leadership of the gathering body of believers. On the other hand, I do strongly believe that women can and should teach Bible studies for themselves (other women) and children. But as far as women pastors, bishops, or sheperds of the "entire" flock. I must say that I have to reject on the basis of the Scripture above. hidden in Christ, Lissa |
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37 | Diff. btw receiving and being filled | Luke 11:13 | Lissamz | 146006 | ||
I read this posting that you have and would like to ask you the basis therefore on the Scripture concerning being filled with the Holy Spirit: Acts 9:17 "So Ananias departed and entered the house, and after laying his hands on him said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." And Acts 13:52 "And the disciples were continually filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit." What is the difference between a believer receiving the Holy Spirit at conversion and being "filled" with the Holy Spirit? (A little background on reason for question: I have been saved since 2000 and only recently at an evening church service, actually asked the LORD to fill me with the Holy Spirit, after much prayer focused on being filled with the Holy Spirit in the last 6 months and finally I have had a life-altering change in my relationship with being fully aware of the Presence of the LORD in my life. I don't know what to account for this change, but the "filling" of the Holy Spirit.) Thanks! |
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38 | Mark 14:1 1 It was now two days before | John | Lissamz | 136913 | ||
Felix T, From what I understand, there was three- Jn 2:23, Jn 6:4, Jn 12:1 (which of course was His last Passover during His ministry). hopefully, someone else can find them in the other Gospels for you, but I knew about the ones in John. hidden in Christ, Lissa |
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39 | What is true worship? | John 4:23 | Lissamz | 137381 | ||
Greetings adeakin, Ps 51:16-17 reads "For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God [are] a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise." Ps 24:3-6 says "Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. This [is] the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah." I'm pointing out these Scriptures, because they are the true definition of worship according to the Word of God. Going to church on Sunday is not worship, or singing religious songs, God wants the heart and when we are worshiping God with ALL of our hearts, minds, and souls- then we enter into true worship. Rev. 4:9-11 "And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created." Is 6:2-3 "Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, [is] the LORD of hosts: the whole earth [is] full of his glory." These passages show the reverence and awe of the worship of the Holy One. Finally, what is not true worship? Matt 15:8-9 tells us " This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with [their] lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men." And I must say I absolutely cling to this Scripture at times. Using it to examine my own heart, that my worship would not be vain, but acceptable and a pleasing sacrifice offered to the Lord. And lastly, a small note, I've "heard" people that have a strict set of "rules" that they believe should govern corporate worship- no music, no dancing, no clapping, no shouting and such. And I've always wondered what they are going to do when they get to heaven and the clappers, shouters, dancers, and musical instrumentalist are right there along with them praising the Lord!! If the worship is from the heart, God knows, for He knows all "for the Father seeketh such to worship him." (John 4:23) So, it's the heart the Lord is looking for. Just read His Word and He tells you so. God Bless and keep you. hidden in Christ, Lissa |
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40 | What is true worship? | John 4:23 | Lissamz | 137463 | ||
Searcher56, Praise the Lord for your insight on worship. I myself tend to "cry" when in the Presence of the Lord, but realize that there are those who react differently. I've heard Pastor Paul Shepperd from the Enduring Truth ministry make the comment "Some people look as if they have been baptized in lemon juice, but my salvation brings me joy and makes me want to smile and give glory to God!" According to the Bible, even in Acts 3:8, it says "And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God." Is this how I worship?? Nope, it's sure not. But we have to realize that God judges the hearts of men. For my brothers and sisters that very well may leap and dance in praise and worship of God, praise be to God!! I seriously doubt that when they enter into His Presence that He will command them to stop moving or rebuke them for worshiping Him wrong. He made us all different and those differences are found in how we express our love and worship of the Holy One. hidden in Christ, Lissa |
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