Principle Question: In Psalm 16:11, what did David confidently expect from God? For I am the Lord, Your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.” – Isaiah 43: 2-3 When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned the flames will not set you ablaze. “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. Those are the time when we come to “know” Him for ourselves. In those difficult and fiery trials when we have nothing but Him to rely on and He faithfully brings us through. The ability to believe God develops most often through pure experience. Our trust relationship with Him grows only as we grow in His love. Trusting an invisible God doesn’t come naturally to any of us. A broken heart never mended can handicap us terribly when challenged to trust again. A loss or betrayal can deeply mark our level of trust. Many variables in our lives affect our willingness to trust God. The level of trust we have for God is a monumental issue in the life of every believer. For I am the Lord, your G od, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.” ~ Isaiah 43:2-3 What are some obstacles you’ve battled in previous efforts to live the liberated, abundant life in Christ? What was the theme of the encounter in Matthew 9:27-29? “Remove the obstacles out of the way of my people.” – Isaiah 57:14 We confess with our mouth and but we ‘believe’ in our heart’.Ĭhrist is willing and able to overcome your unbelief. Belief is not merely intellectual assent. What refreshing honesty this admission must have been to Christ. As the father stood in the presence of Christ, he could no longer hold back his honest heart. But right answers don’t help much with a wavering heart. The Greek word for unbelief is “apistos” meaning: “not worthy of confidence, untrustworthy…a thing not to be believed or credible.įirst the father gave the right answer. In Romans 4:3, the Greek word for ‘believed’ is ‘pisteuo ‘ meaning: to be firmly persuaded as to something, to believe with the idea of hope and certain expectation. “Anything is possible if a person believes.” The father instantly cried out, “I do believe. “What do you mean, IF I can?” Jesus asked. What do you think would be the biggest obstacle to glorifying God?Ĭan you think of several reasons why we would have to cast down pride to break free from any areas of captivity? Name as many reasons as you can. “I live in a high and holy place, but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.” – Isaiah 57:15 Not merely obeying His Word as an act of our will but Honor Him as an attitude of our heart ~ ms, By demanding that we seek His Glory alone, He calls us to overcome the overwhelming and very natural temptation to seek our own. He will not share His Glory with another. Isaiah 43:7 says we are called to allow the King of all creation to reveal Himself through us. If we are to recognize and allow God to free us from any areas of captivity, we must recognize pride as more than self-promotion. Nothing could be more natural than self-seeking. God will show Himself “Great and Mighty” in those whose heart’s desire is His Name and renown.įew thi ngs are more contrary to our human nature than desiring anyone’s ‘fame’ or ‘renown’ above our own. The original word for name is ‘shem’, which means ‘definite and conspicuous position…honor, authority, character…fame’ (Strong’s).
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