God Is My… (Psalms), 75

 ~ God Is My Hope, 2 ~

 

Introduction  ~  Previously from July 16, 2017 through January 6, 2019 ALN posted a series of 60 posts of “Jesus is…,” and now we look exclusively at who “God is…” from the Book of Psalms.  While not a complete list these posts occur are in the same order they are in the Psalms. 

 

Passage  ~  “I hate the double-minded, but I love Your law.  You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your Word. Depart from me, you evildoers, for I will keep the commandments of my God! Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live; and do not let me be ashamed of my hope.  Hold me up, and I shall be safe, and I shall observe Your statutes continually.  You reject all those who stray from Your statutes, for their deceit is falsehood.  You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross; therefore I love Your testimonies.  My flesh trembles for fear of You, and I am afraid of Your judgments” (Psalm 119:113-120).

 

Other Passages  ~  “For You are my hope, O Lord God; You are my trust from my youth.  By You I have been upheld from birth; You are He who took me out of my mother’s womb.  My praise shall be continually of You” (Psalm 71:5-6). 

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

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Myth, 113

 ~ Believers Never Have Suicidal Thoughts ~

Myth  ~  If you have a belief in God you will never think about suicide.  

 

Reality  ~  Believers are varied in their temperaments and personalities, and issues just like unbelievers. 

 

Scripture  ~  Consider some examples from Scripture:

 

Jonah  ~  “Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live!” (Jonah 4:3). 

 

Moses  ~  “But now, please forgive their sin — but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written” (Exodus 32:32).  

 

David  ~  “How long, Lord?  Will You forget me forever?  How long will You hide Your face from me?  How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart?  How long will my enemy triumph over me?” (Psalm 13:1–2).

 

Jesus (in the garden of Gethsemane)  ~  “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death” (Matthew 26:38).  

 

Comment  ~  Sometimes we think about our miracle-working God and yet we find ourselves in desperate need of a miracle.  Satan then brings doubt to our minds which can lead us into many dark places.  I believe a key factor in facing trials on earth is to learn to always run towards the Cross – sometimes our tendency is run away from the Cross.

 

One of the best habits a Christian can develop is to spend a few moments each morning as they arise to reflect on the Cross of Calvary – one the things that does is to keep everything in perspective.  

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

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Invisible God, 10of11

 ~ Moses Understood That God Was Invisible ~

 

Introductory Quote  ~  “In the early days of space exploration one of the Russian cosmonauts returned from space and matter-of-factly stated that he hadn’t seen God! The essence of his comment was, ‘I’ve been there, done that, I didn’t see God — therefore there is no God.’

“Because God was not seen by Russian cosmonauts or our own astronauts, does that mean that God does not exist?  Does it mean that He is absent from outer space?  Or, is He present but invisible?

“We know that it is dark, very dark, in outer space.  We also are aware that outer space is full of light traveling from stars in all directions.  Only a tiny fraction of this light travels in a direction that causes it to reach our planet earth.  Space travelers do not see the light that is so abundant in space.

“The Scriptures tell us that the God who is light dwells in darkness!” (from the book: “GOD’S NATURE: Sonlight Sunlight”  by Robert Lloyd Russell).

 

Scripture  ~  “By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king's command.

“By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward.

“By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.  By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

“By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were drowned” (Hebrews 11:23-29).  

 

Closing Quote  ~  “As we return to Einstein’s theory of relativity, we find that as an object reaches the speed of light, dimensions in the direction of travel become zero.  This means that objects traveling at the speed of light become invisible, no matter how large they are at slower speeds.  Light defies our normal constraints of spatial dimensions.

“Although light is invisible, it is capable of manifesting itself.  We can detect the presence of light as it reveals our surroundings, and we discern the effects of light such as feeling its warmth on our skin.  It is as if we can see the unseen.

“We can utilize the effects of light in many ways.  In our era with the use of lasers mankind has harnessed the power of light to perform many wonderful tasks — from supermarket checkout procedures to critical medical operations.

“In a similar manner we do not see God, but we see the manifestations of God.  The effects of the invisible God are clearly seen.  His presence can be known.

“The key to understanding either physical or spiritual light is found in observing what it can do.  Although no one has ever seen physical light, mankind has learned a great deal about its characteristics; we have applied our knowledge in useful ways.” (from the book: “GOD’S NATURE: Sonlight Sunlight”  by Robert Lloyd Russell).

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

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Bible Answer, 88

 ~ Did You Get It Right? ~

 

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question:  When was the first recorded time God said: “Let there be light.”

 

answer:  At the very beginning of the Bible on the first day of creation (Genesis 1:3). 

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.  The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep.  And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.  Then God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light.  And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.  God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night.  So the evening and the morning were the first day: (Genesis 1:1-5).

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

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