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God Speaks – Hear The Word of God

The Wisdom of the Proverbs:

Apply yourself to discipline and listen to words of knowledge. Proverbs 23:12 (HCSB)

The Encouragement of the Psalms:

But as for me, I will sing about your power. Each morning I will sing with joy about your unfailing love. For you have been my refuge, a place of safety when I am in distress.

O my Strength, to you I sing praises, for you, O God, are my refuge, the God who shows me unfailing love. Psalm 59:16-17 (NLT)

The Hope of the Old Testament:

The Lord said to me, “Within a year, counting each day, all the glory of Kedar will come to an end.

Only a few of its courageous archers will survive. I, the LORD, the God of Israel, have spoken!” Isaiah 21:16-17 (NLT)

The Gospel Message:

We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners;

yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified. Galatians 2:15-16 (ESV)

Observation:

Do you have something to thank the Lord for today?

Do you have some pressing need in your life that you need to take to the Lord in prayer today?

God speaks to us in our pain and suffering. Jesus cares about you.  Why not accept His loving invitation to cast all of your cares upon Him?

Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. 1 Peter 5:7 (NLT)

Prayer:

Father God, we enter Your presence today in awe and wonder as we sense Your presence in our hearts. Father, we identify with your servant David when he offered this prayer to You in his Psalm of praise and thanksgiving.

O my Strength, to you I sing praises, for you, O God, are my refuge, the God who shows me unfailing love. Psalm 59:17 (NLT)

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1 Samuel 3:10 (NLT)
10  And the LORD came and called as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel replied, “Speak, your servant is listening.”

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How Great and Generous Is Our God?

Text:

Ephesians 1:7 (NLT)

7  He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.

Observation:

What a way to end a week! The scripture that I selected for the text this morning found me.

The words that gripped my heart, and thrilled my soul was this, “He is so rich in kindness and grace”. Then I meditated on this, “He purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son”.

Then, the last words of the verse, “Forgave our sins”. How great and generous is that?

Yesterday a friend posted to my Facebook Group, The Word of God & Prayer, an image of one of my favorite hymns. This song has been stuck in my mind since the moment I saw the post.

“What a friend we have in Jesus,

All our sins and griefs to bear!

What a privilege to carry

Everything to God in prayer!

Oh, what peace we often forfeit,

Oh, what needless pain we bear,

All because we do not carry

Everything to God in prayer!”

God’s motive for doing this for us was His unending love for us. Yes, for you and for me; for everyone that would believe in Jesus.

John 3:16 (NLT)

16  “For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

God wants you to have life, and not just any kind of life, He wants you to have eternal life.

John 10:9-10 (NLT)

9  Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures.

10  The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.

Prayer:

Our Father, we are so grateful for the amazing gift of freedom that You give to all who come to You through Jesus Christ.

Father, thank You for saving and keeping us, not just for today, but for eternity. Father, we rest in the blessed assurance of the words of Jesus.

John 5:24 (NLT)

24  “I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.

Father, we give You the highest praise our hearts can conceive, and our mouths can speak. In the mighty name of Jesus, we pray, Amen.

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1 Samuel 3:10 (NLT)
10  And the LORD came and called as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel replied, “Speak, your servant is listening.”

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