“Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life. He will return the evil to my enemies; in your faithfulness put an end to them. With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you; I will give thanks to your name, O LORD, for it is good. For he has delivered me from every trouble, and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.” (Psa 54:4-7 ESV)
"Behold"- take heed, be aware.
What God is: "“Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life."
What God will Do: "He will return the evil to my enemies; in your faithfulness put an end to them."
What God has done: "For he has delivered me from every trouble, and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.”
What I will do in light of what God is,will do, and What God has done. " With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you; I will give thanks to your name, O LORD, for it is good."
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Thursday, March 6, 2008
I am Thankful for God's Holy Spirit!
“for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.” (Mark 13:11 ESV)
“And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” (John 14:16, 26 KJVS)
Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
“This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.” (Gal 5:16-26 KJVS)
“And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” (John 14:16, 26 KJVS)
Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
“This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.” (Gal 5:16-26 KJVS)
Monday, March 3, 2008
Theology and Psychology
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present* help introuble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah” (Psa 46:1-3 ESV)
What we believe about God, decides how we face the things that life puts in our path. Or to put it another way, our theology determines our psychology.
The dictionary defines theology, "the study of the nature of God and religious belief.
religious beliefs and theory when systematically developed."
To put it more simply we could simply define theology as what one believes about God.
The dictionary defines psychology: "the mental characteristics or attitude of a person or group the mental and emotional factors governing a situation or activity."
In our passage, the writer begins by declaring what they believe about God. “God is our refuge and strength, a very present* help in trouble." He then continues by declaring what their emotions and behaviour (psychology) will be:"Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah"
There is a reverse way of looking at this as well. Ones psychology (their belief and emotions) illustrates their theology (what they actually believe about God) It is very easy to say what we believe about God, but if we are emotionally out of control, and worried and fearful about our circumstances, that speaks volumes about what we believe about God.
"Dear Lord help us to believe correctly about you, and live accordingly."
What we believe about God, decides how we face the things that life puts in our path. Or to put it another way, our theology determines our psychology.
The dictionary defines theology, "the study of the nature of God and religious belief.
religious beliefs and theory when systematically developed."
To put it more simply we could simply define theology as what one believes about God.
The dictionary defines psychology: "the mental characteristics or attitude of a person or group the mental and emotional factors governing a situation or activity."
In our passage, the writer begins by declaring what they believe about God. “God is our refuge and strength, a very present* help in trouble." He then continues by declaring what their emotions and behaviour (psychology) will be:"Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah"
There is a reverse way of looking at this as well. Ones psychology (their belief and emotions) illustrates their theology (what they actually believe about God) It is very easy to say what we believe about God, but if we are emotionally out of control, and worried and fearful about our circumstances, that speaks volumes about what we believe about God.
"Dear Lord help us to believe correctly about you, and live accordingly."
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