Today we learn more about possessing a testimony the Spirit of God CAN empower by having a walk worthy of the One Who called us out of darkness!
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Thus ends the prayers of King David, son of Jesse
Tonight we ended Book II of Psalms which largely contains prayers of David and events during hislifetime.
We also began Book III which is almost immediately obvious because the tone and topics change from personal deliverances to cries for national deliverance.
Psalms 73-89 were composed during the time between David’s life and the post exile period of silence which span 400 years. During this time northern Israel went into Assyrian captivity followed by the Babylonian captivity of all of Israel.
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Unrighteousness suppresses truth and darkens the mind
In this teaching we take a look at both sides of the coin.
What makes a person in right standing with God is thinking His thoughts which includes accepting His Word and trusting in it.
Thinking and meditating upon God’s word is a major component of transformation into Christ’s likeness. I begins with thinking His thoughts which steers our lives towards walking in His ways.
The same is true for those who think on what is ungodly.
What we set our minds upon, sets the coarse of our words and ways.
The reason for this study is to discover things we can do ON PURPOSE, to fascilitate the inward work of the Holy Spirit, conforming us to the image of Christ. To be deliberate in our cooperating with His work rather than making His job more difficult. In the end, we are looking to honor Christ and allow His kingdom to take up its rule within us.
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Zeal for Your house has consumed Me
Many of these Psalms are prophetic in nature and point to Messiah either in His earthly ministry or in His Millennial Kingdom.
Several quotes and scenarios from Jesus and His life crop up in these Psalms which are recorded in the Gospels.
All of this shows the complexity of the Psalms which, like the Prophets, often reveal an immediate fulfillment and application as well as a future Messianic one.
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The Transforming Power of God’s Word
In our learning how best to cooperate with the inner working of the precious Spirit of God Who has been given us, we turn our attention towards the power of God’s word.
Unlike mankind, God does not lie. Therefore anything God says is not only the truth, but also is the truth about Him. He speaks out of the abundance of His heart. According to Jesus the words of God are both spirit and life. They contain the power to transform our lives into the image of Christ as the Spirit reveals the Word of God to us. The Spirit Himself takes the logos of God’s word and breathes life into it as He reveals it to us making logos – rhema.
Line upon line, precpet upon precept, here a little there a little – we are transformed into the image if Christ which is unveiled to us in His word by the Holy Spirit of God!
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