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21 | Truth apart from wisdom? | Ps 51:6 | Mommapbs | 217545 | ||
Hi Doc - so glad to read your response as well as other "old timers" here on the Forum. I appreciate the insight and references that you all provide as I prepare a message for some suffering folks. God has me where He wants me, so I am doing well! Our oldest son has a wife and baby, no income, will have no home as of September, no money (lost it all on a failed court case) and now he has had his car stolen. Today he told me, God owns it all, even the car, so He can do as He wants with my life. Suffering is good. Phil 1:29. It will be exciting to watch God move here. I am encouraged by his steadfast faith in God to provide; hope that I have modeled this for him too! Blessings,and thanks again for your response! mommapbs |
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22 | Truth and Wisdom | Ps 51:6 | Mommapbs | 217544 | ||
John, thank you for your response and commentary. I appreciate the insight! Blessings - mommapbs |
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23 | Boasting in the Name? | Ps 20:7 | Mommapbs | 217535 | ||
Greetings! Thank you so much for these references! Also, for expanding my other post. These are some scriptures that I want to use as I develop a message for a cancer support group that I am part of at my church. Our mission is to focus on the REAL big "C" - Christ! Some may be cancer free, but many are not free of cancer. This diagnosis can become a prison of fear and doubt or it can become an opportunity for obedience as we learn to choose to trust God. It can even become a privilege. - See John Piper's "Don't Waste Your Cancer" - For to you it has been granted for Christ's sake, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake. Phil 1:29 We who have been chosen to suffer for Jesus' Name enter into an arena as a witness to/of the power of God - trusting Him for the outcome. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us. Romans 8:18 For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. 2 Cor 4:17-18 Blessings to you! mommapbs |
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24 | Truth apart from wisdom? | Ps 51:6 | Mommapbs | 217529 | ||
Addendum: God does not change. 1 John 1:9 - "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from ALL unrighteousness." emphasis, mine | ||||||
25 | Truth apart from wisdom? | Ps 51:6 | Mommapbs | 217528 | ||
Greetings Vintage68 - Pilate asked "What is truth?" (John 18:38) yet he was staring Truth (John 14:6) in the face. As I ponder this verse, I believe that David is painfully aware of his sinful condition and need for repentance. Truth can not commune with unrighteousness. Repentance comes first. God is Truth and wisdom comes from God. We are warned not to be "wise in our own eyes." Proverbs 3:7. Truth reveals and the wisdom of God instructs what to do with it. Jesus said, "Apart from Me, you can do nothing." John 15:5. I think David understood this. My thoughts. Blessings, mommapbs |
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26 | Truth apart from wisdom? | Ps 51:6 | Mommapbs | 217522 | ||
Can one come to the truth apart from wisdom? | ||||||
27 | Truth and Wisdom | Ps 51:6 | Mommapbs | 217517 | ||
Does "truth in the innermost being" refer to self-examination and repentance? How does God make us to "know wisdom"? | ||||||
28 | Boasting in the Name? | Ps 20:7 | Mommapbs | 217516 | ||
Why is boasting (trusting) in the Name of the LORD significant? Also, might this verse be referencing Israel's escape from the Egyptians (Ex 14-15)? See also Dt. 20:1 When you go out to battle against your enemies and see horses and chariots and people more numerous than you, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt, is with you. |
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29 | Do we understand suffering in delighting | Ps 37:4 | Mommapbs | 215841 | ||
Greetings Vintage68 - you asked, Does God truly give us the bitter cup, for His glory? We do not drink the cup given to Jesus - amazing grace. But I believe that God does give us what seems to be a bitter cup for His glory. Eze 36:26 declares that God acts , not for our sake, but for the sake of His Holy Name. For His glory. C.S. Lewis reminds us to put first things first - seek His Kingdom, His righteousness; seek His face - we learn to desire what He desires first. We cannot do this apart from His spirit - surrender and abiding are the key factors here - choosing to trust God, to praise Him, to delight in Him, no matter what circumstance we find ourselves to be in. The bitter cup becomes sweet in His presence. It remains bitter if we fail to recognize that it is HIS cup that frees us first. Larry Crabb writes: When we live with no higher goal than to make this life work, whether through therapy, accountability, post-modern freedom, evangelical Christianity, or Catholic spirituality, we fight the wrong battle. And that’s the battle most of modern church is fighting! We’ve lost our unique message, the bright colors of radical Christianity have gone beige, we offer merely a religious method for pursuing the same goal that godless culture esteems. We chase after second things, believing the lie that the blessings of God (second things) will feed our souls when the truth is that only His presence (the first thing) can do the job. Blessings on your day! mommapbs |
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30 | Do we understand suffering in delighting | Ps 37:4 | Mommapbs | 215840 | ||
Greetings Keliy - thank you for your words. I know that I can always find much to ponder about the deep things of God here as He is at work among you. Your name vessel is so wonderful - we have this treasure in jars of clay. Sometimes I think we see ourselves as broken - but we as the LORD sees us, we are complete in Him. There is a great line in one of Keith Getty's songs that says, "Let the treasure of the trial form within me as I go." We are each a mould, fashioned by God for His purposes.(Eph 2:10) What He allows to be poured into our lives is part of that process. We hinder His work when we refuse to surrender to His presence - which is so ridiculous as we contemplate the LORD, His love, majesty, mercy, grace, kindness, compassion I could go on and on - who wouldn't want One such as He to be in control!? And yet, if we continue to focus on self, on the trial rather than the treasure we suffer inefficiently. As I contemplate the recent tragedies that I have been surrounded with in recent days, I can only cry out to the LORD to comfort those who are bearing a tremendous load. Praying for others is a way we share one another's burdens. No suffering is "undeserved." God uses suffering to teach us to draw close to Him. The choice is ours; too may flee away in bitterness and anger, I pray for them to be encouraged to turn around and seek His face. What can separate us from the love of God? I am learning what it means to share in the fellowship of His sufferings. The Lord knows what we are going through; He has a purpose - for our good. I suspect that He is grieved when we don't trust Him enough to persevere under trial, to stand firm until the end. Here is where we need one another, to come along side, to pray for and encourage. This is the Body in action. I am learning to be more senstive to this calling. Blessings to you. mommapbs |
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31 | Do we understand suffering in delighting | Ps 37:4 | Mommapbs | 215838 | ||
Greetings Doc - I am well, thank you! I thank God for His hand of healing in my body. But I am still suffering. The Sea of What If rages at times . . . When one member suffers we all suffer. That's why we pray. Just knowing that others are praying with and for me makes all the difference at times. There is great comfort here. The suffering of Jesus is beyond my comprehension. Indeed, by His stripes we are healed. Recently, so many people around me have suffered great tragedies, grief that I can not imagine how one bears. And yet I am reminded than the ultimate tragedy is not knowing the LORD. I was recently asked if during my illness I ever felt abandoned by the church. Absolutely. But NEVER by the LORD! He brought HIS people to minister to me - some were believers, others were not. Amazing! Suffering teaches one to depend upon God, for HE is the only source of peace, comfort and security. My own suffering does not compare to that of those who have lost loved ones in recent days and I find I have no words to offer except Psalm 37:4. Flee to Him, rejoice in Him, abide in Him and He will give His desires to fill empty and broken hearts. He is the God of all compassion; He knows our griefs yet we have the joy of seeing His face through it all. Re: hopalong; I pray that he will always know the joy of the LORD'S presence and agree that these present sufferings are not worth comparing to the glory that will be revealed . . . Choosing to obey God is a matter of will; doing it is the work of the Holy Spirit. So much of the time I have focused my prayer: “Lord, make my life count;” when it should be, “Lord, make YOUR life in me accomplish YOUR purpose.” I think that my prayers have changed as I have learned to "delight in the Lord." He gives me new desires, His. I find that I am often overwhelmed by the shadow of cancer in my life, so perhaps the suffering of others in recent days has been used by God to revel my self focus; to draw my attention toward others and Himself and perhaps to better understand the fellowship of His suffering . . . I still struggle, sometimes it is a battle best fought in the Garden where I see the example of surrender; I see the Cross; but more importantly, I know there is an empty tomb. This gives me hope. May you continue to tell of His excellent greatness, recount His works, praise Him continually. May you know Him to make Him known. mommapbs |
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32 | Do we understand suffering in delighting | Ps 37:4 | Mommapbs | 215830 | ||
Gentle John - the suffering I am asking about is not the LORDs' for you are right, we can not begin to understand let alone compare . . . I am thinking about the suffering we experience. How our desires to escape suffering might hinder the work that God intends to do through the suffering. I'm sorry for the confusion here. I'll try to be more direct if I ask a question again. | ||||||
33 | Do we understand suffering in delighting | Ps 37:4 | Mommapbs | 215824 | ||
Searcher, me? Force Scripture? What point is that? I do rather like it when I discover some consistencies though It seems to me that this passage speaks more about a process that takes place; learning to trust God so that when we experience the suffering of life, we will respond from that point of delighting and the desires of our hearts reflect God's will. In the midst of tragedy, it is easy to want revenge, to blame to dwell in anger. Are these born out of one who is "delighting in the Lord? So much of the time we are concerned about control rather than the big picture that God has in mind. His kingdom; His righteousness, His glory . . . somehow the things that we suffer, over which we have no control play a part in the grand plan of God - the redemption of man and the restoration of His creation. I think that the desire to see God as He is,as He reveals Himself to us, it is also part of delighting in Him. Any man-based thought of God, any limitation we might conjure up, is unworthy of Him.(Tozer) When we suffer loss, do we delight in God? I suspect the answer is found as we examine our desires: do we want sympathy or pity - attention; for pain to be taken away - physical or emotional? The desire to avoid pain is part of our human nature. I believe that Jesus is fleshing this out in the Garden for us; He is teaching us how to respond: this is the way, walk in it comes to mind. His final response, His desire to trust God for the outcome follows His delighting in the Father. He and the Father were One; He knows the Father perfectly. I'm still struggling with this issue, but I'm learning. A faith that isn't tested can't be trusted. Thankfully Jesus, the object of our faith can be! Blessings to you. mommapbs |
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34 | Do we understand suffering in delighting | Ps 37:4 | Mommapbs | 215820 | ||
Is the prayer of Jesus in the garden, "not My will but Yours be done" (Luke 22:42) an example of "delighting in the LORD?" Can we understand suffering in this context? I'm wondering if seeking His kingdom and His righteousness first, also goes along here? Any insight would be appreciated. | ||||||
35 | 1 john 1:6 | 1 John 1:6 | Mommapbs | 209610 | ||
Greetings Jack - what is the truth? Are we saved by something we do or by something that Christ has already done for us? We believe that God has saved us in Christ,because of HIS finished work on the cross; not on the basis of our "trying not to make mistakes." Here is where I think people get really confused. They put their focus on what they do or don't do rather than on what Christ HAS done and IS DOING in our lives. Blessings, mommapbs |
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36 | Who is the strong man? | Mark 3:27 | Mommapbs | 208546 | ||
Great answer - thanks; I suspect that this might also reference the time when Satan is bound after the return of Christ . . . but the primary focus imo is just as you stated - no one is stronger than God. He cannot be overcome. Again, my opionion - too few believers appropriate His power in their lives!"Greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world!" 1 John 4:4 Blessings, mommapbs |
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37 | Who is the strong man? | Mark 3:27 | Mommapbs | 208533 | ||
Who is the strong man? | ||||||
38 | Who is recorded in the book of life? | Ps 69:28 | Mommapbs | 207005 | ||
Greetings Hank - thank you so much for your encouragement. Today, I see so much more clearly why I have walked this road as I am given oportunities to minister to others who are facing similar challenges. Fifteen years ago, when our teen-aged son was Dx with cancer, I remember asking "Why? Why our son; why our family?" And now, a year after I have suffered through chemo myself, I hear God's answer loud and clear as our neighbor's teenage son was just Dx with cancer. Indeed we are to comfort others as we have been comforted! Although the journey is rough and often uncertain, it is a privilege and a blessing to walk with the King. Blessings to you and yours - mommapbs | ||||||
39 | Who is recorded in the book of life? | Ps 69:28 | Mommapbs | 206255 | ||
Greetings unction - it has been almost one year since my last chemo treatment. I do not miss those days BUT I wouldn't trade the experience with the LORD through this time for anything. Apart from HIM, I can do nothing. (John 15:5) Blessings, mommapbs PS: To date I remain in remission. Thank you for your continued prayer. Please pray for perseverence as I put down in words the Journey so far . . . to God be the glory. Btw, it wasn't the bones that had power - it was all of God. Sometimes God has to take people out of the way so others can truly see HIM. He who loses his life will find it! When I'm gone, my prayer is that what I write (what the Lord writes through me)will be an instrument of God's power in the lives of others until we all meet again. |
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40 | Two different groups of 144,000? | Rev 14:1 | Mommapbs | 204127 | ||
Greeetings Thomas 8 - according to Hebrews 9:12 they are redeemed.The distinction I was making in this comparison was that this group from Rev 7 was just from Israel. The group in Rev 14 is from the greater world - Heavenly Patterns duplicated on earth was the subject. Blessings, mommapbs | ||||||
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