God Is My… (Psalms), 64

 ~ God Is My Salvation ~

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  ~  “Oh come, let us sing to the Lord!  Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.  Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.

“For the Lord is the great God, and the great King above all gods.  In His hand are the deep places of the earth; the heights of the hills are His also.  The sea is His, for He made it; and His hands formed the dry land.

“Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.

For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand”  (Psalm 95:1-7).

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

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Myth, 103

 ~ Seminary Is Not About Real Life Issues ~

Myth  ~  Seminary study is all theoretical and does not effectively deal with the every day issues of living in our era.

Truth  ~  Seminary students study truth.  Truth is the only thing which can guide an individual to living their life good and pleasing in the sight of an all-knowing God. 

Scripture  ~  The Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy, “Prescribe and teach these things.  Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity, show yourself an example of those who believe.  Until I come, give attention to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation and teaching.  Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was bestowed on you through prophetic utterance with the laying on of hands by the presbytery.  Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.  Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in these things, for as you do this you will ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you” (1 Timothy 4:11-16 nasu).

“Whoever loves his life loses it and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life” (John 12:25).

Quotes  ~   “Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.” –Goethe (1749-1832)    

“I'd rather lose in a cause that will ultimately succeed, than succeed in one that will ultimately fail.” –Abraham Lincoln )1809-1865)

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

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Quiet, 4of4

 ~ Quiet Can Be Good—Jesus Our Example ~

Principle  ~  “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven  …  A time to keep silence, and a time to speak” (Ecclesiastes 3:1, 7b). 

Jesus At Birth  ~  When Jesus Christ was born there was no fanfare, blaring trumpets to announce the King’s arrival!  Even today if we look carefully we can see that many times the most effective leaders are quiet—rather than the boisterous leader which our society sometimes portrays as the leader type.  Instead of great fanfare He was visited by a few humble shepherds from nearby fields.  Interestingly enough the Jews were anticipating and watching for their Messiah—but when He came they did not recognize Him.

Jesus Living Among Us  ~  During His earthly ministry Jesus never sought to bring attention to Himself.  By word-of-mouth crowds followed Him as they heard about His teachings and the miracles He performed. 

Jesus At Death  ~  “The place in the Scripture which he read was this: ‘He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and as a lamb before its shearer is silent, so He opened not His mouth.  In His humiliation His justice was taken away, and who will declare His generation?  For His life is taken from the earth.’  So the eunuch answered Philip and said, ‘I ask you, of whom does the prophet say this, of himself or of some other man?’  Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him” (Acts 8:32-35). 

Summary  ~  Sometimes it is best to be silent.

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

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