Psalm 17:8, Amp: "Keep and guard me as the pupil of Your eye... Hide me under the shadow of Your wings.... As for me [in faith], I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness."
Psalm 18: 1-3, 6
[in faith] I will love You, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold/High Tower. I will call upon the LORD who is worthy to be praised;... In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, and my cry came before Him, even to His ears."
study notes, Beth Moore, Breaking Free, Week 3, Day 3
Isaiah 55:1 "self-surrender that accepts the blessing" (Amp)
55:3, Amp: "[submit and consent to the divine will]
v. 6, Amp "Seek, inquire for, and require the LORD while He may be found [claiming Him by necessity and by right]....
v. 7, Amp The LORD will have love, pity, and mercy for those who return to Him. He will multiply to them abundant pardon.
Idols ultimately reap shame (67)
Idols = confusion, chaos, and worthlessness
GOD HAS BOUGHT ME BACK FROM THAT BONDAGE.
"Our craving to be filled is so strong that the moment something or someone seems to meet our need, we feel an overwhelming temptation to worship it." Why wasn't that place filled with God already?
"How many times have I fed on ashes instead of feasting on the life-giving Word of God? How many times has my deluded heart misled me? How many times have I tried to save myself? (67)
If what I'm grasping "isn't Christ, it's the worst kind of cheater. The kind that appears as a friend but secretly steals your treasures with no remorse" (68).
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
586
Beth Moore, Breaking Free Session 3 video notes
"satan sets the free captive through lies; Christ sets the captive free through truth" (54)
Psalm 40:11
"Withhold not Your tender mercy from me, O LORD; let Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me."
Psalm 145: 18
"The LORD is near... to all who call on Him in truth."
My truth (environment + experience) is incomplete; I don't even know all my own truth.
My truth is subject to perception.
My truth + satan's lie that God MIGHT tolerate me= captivity (54-55).
God's truth is more powerful to free me than my truth is to keep me in bondage (55).
My truth + God's truth = FREEDOM!
Develop/Adopt a "God-glorifying attitude" (61).
God wants to
- get to my heart
- free me from hindrances in my past
- treat me with His Word
- set me completely free
- bring me out of dark closets
- help me with constraining problems
- make me strong in Him
Pride
- covers my heart
- refuses to look back
- doesn't like being told what to do
- thinks I am free enough
- says secrets are nobody else's business
- denies there is a problem
- won't admit weakness (63).
Rolling away the boulder of pride:
View pride as a vicious enemy.
Proverbs 11:2, Amplified: "When swelling and pride come, then emptiness and shame come also; but with the humble (those who are lowly, who have been pruned or chiseled by trial, and renounce self) are skillful and godly Wisdom and soundness."
View humility as a friend.
James 4:6, 10, Amplified: "But He gives us more and more grace (power of the Holy Spirit, to meet this evil tendency and all others fully).... God sets Himself against the proud and haughty, but gives grace [continually] to the lowly (those who are humble enough to receive it).
Humble myself before God
"... humility is not something [I] have until humbling myself is what I do" (64).... [I] choose to humble [myself when I submit] to His greatness every... day" (64).
Psalm 16:7, 11
"I will bless the LORD who has given me counsel; My heart also instructs me in the night seasons.... You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy, at Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore."
How do I record this as a prayer or as a "calling those things that be not as though they were? "I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.... Uphold my steps in Your paths, That my footsteps may not slip."
Isaiah 43:10-11
"You are my witnesses, says the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen, that you may know Me, believe Me, and remain steadfast to Me, and understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after Me. I, even I, am the LORD, and besides me there is no Savior."
Week 3
"'Help me overcome my unbelief!'" (58)
Isaiah 57:15, Amplified
"For thus says the high and lofty One--He Who inhabits eternity Whose Name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, but with him also who is of a thoroughly penitent and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the thoroughly penitent [bruised with sorrow for sin]."
5 major obstacles to God's might work:
1. unbelief
2. pride
3. idolatry
4. prayerlessness
5. legalism
Again, calling those thing that be not as though they were, "O LORD, [I] wait [expectantly] for You; [my] heartfelt desire is for Your Name and for the remembrance of You."
"satan sets the free captive through lies; Christ sets the captive free through truth" (54)
Psalm 40:11
"Withhold not Your tender mercy from me, O LORD; let Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me."
Psalm 145: 18
"The LORD is near... to all who call on Him in truth."
My truth (environment + experience) is incomplete; I don't even know all my own truth.
My truth is subject to perception.
My truth + satan's lie that God MIGHT tolerate me= captivity (54-55).
God's truth is more powerful to free me than my truth is to keep me in bondage (55).
My truth + God's truth = FREEDOM!
Develop/Adopt a "God-glorifying attitude" (61).
God wants to
- get to my heart
- free me from hindrances in my past
- treat me with His Word
- set me completely free
- bring me out of dark closets
- help me with constraining problems
- make me strong in Him
Pride
- covers my heart
- refuses to look back
- doesn't like being told what to do
- thinks I am free enough
- says secrets are nobody else's business
- denies there is a problem
- won't admit weakness (63).
Rolling away the boulder of pride:
View pride as a vicious enemy.
Proverbs 11:2, Amplified: "When swelling and pride come, then emptiness and shame come also; but with the humble (those who are lowly, who have been pruned or chiseled by trial, and renounce self) are skillful and godly Wisdom and soundness."
View humility as a friend.
James 4:6, 10, Amplified: "But He gives us more and more grace (power of the Holy Spirit, to meet this evil tendency and all others fully).... God sets Himself against the proud and haughty, but gives grace [continually] to the lowly (those who are humble enough to receive it).
Humble myself before God
"... humility is not something [I] have until humbling myself is what I do" (64).... [I] choose to humble [myself when I submit] to His greatness every... day" (64).
Psalm 16:7, 11
"I will bless the LORD who has given me counsel; My heart also instructs me in the night seasons.... You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy, at Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore."
How do I record this as a prayer or as a "calling those things that be not as though they were? "I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.... Uphold my steps in Your paths, That my footsteps may not slip."
Isaiah 43:10-11
"You are my witnesses, says the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen, that you may know Me, believe Me, and remain steadfast to Me, and understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after Me. I, even I, am the LORD, and besides me there is no Savior."
Week 3
"'Help me overcome my unbelief!'" (58)
Isaiah 57:15, Amplified
"For thus says the high and lofty One--He Who inhabits eternity Whose Name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, but with him also who is of a thoroughly penitent and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the thoroughly penitent [bruised with sorrow for sin]."
5 major obstacles to God's might work:
1. unbelief
2. pride
3. idolatry
4. prayerlessness
5. legalism
Again, calling those thing that be not as though they were, "O LORD, [I] wait [expectantly] for You; [my] heartfelt desire is for Your Name and for the remembrance of You."
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
585
Psalm 16: 1, 5-6
vv. 1-2, Amplified: "Keep and protect me, O God, for in You I have found refuge, and in You do I put my trust and hide myself. I have [and am] no good besides or beyond You."
"O LORD, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot. The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Yes, I have a good inheritance."
John MacArthur, Daily Study Bible
"... faith [is] the simple, helpless, trusting dependence of those who have no resources of their own....they have no achievements.../accomplishments to offer or commend..." (89).
Isaiah 26:3-4
"You will guard him and keep him in perfect peace whose mind [both its inclination and its character] is stayed on You.... So trust in the LORD 9commit yourself to Him, lean on Him, hope confidently in Him) forever...."
Beth Moore: "Peace accompanies authority" (46).
You bought me "from sin's slave master" to set me free (47).
Peace like a RIVER (48).
"Not righteous perfection. Righteous consistency" (48).
Isaiah 43: 1, 4
You have ransomed me by paying a price; You have called me by my name; I am Yours.... I am precious in Your sight and honored, and You love me."
Set me free to be everything You planned (53).
vv. 1-2, Amplified: "Keep and protect me, O God, for in You I have found refuge, and in You do I put my trust and hide myself. I have [and am] no good besides or beyond You."
"O LORD, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot. The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Yes, I have a good inheritance."
John MacArthur, Daily Study Bible
"... faith [is] the simple, helpless, trusting dependence of those who have no resources of their own....they have no achievements.../accomplishments to offer or commend..." (89).
Isaiah 26:3-4
"You will guard him and keep him in perfect peace whose mind [both its inclination and its character] is stayed on You.... So trust in the LORD 9commit yourself to Him, lean on Him, hope confidently in Him) forever...."
Beth Moore: "Peace accompanies authority" (46).
You bought me "from sin's slave master" to set me free (47).
Peace like a RIVER (48).
"Not righteous perfection. Righteous consistency" (48).
Isaiah 43: 1, 4
You have ransomed me by paying a price; You have called me by my name; I am Yours.... I am precious in Your sight and honored, and You love me."
Set me free to be everything You planned (53).
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
584
Psalm 15 answers the following from v. 1:
"LORD, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill?"
Proverbs 4:26-27 (Amplified)
"Consider well the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established and ordered aright. Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil."
"LORD, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill?"
Proverbs 4:26-27 (Amplified)
"Consider well the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established and ordered aright. Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil."
Monday, January 25, 2010
583
Psalm 13:3, 6
"Enlighten my eyes.... You have "dealt bountifully with me."
Proverbs 4:23-24
"Keep your heart with all diligence.... Put away from you a deceitful mouth."
Beth Moore, Breaking Free
Five Primary Benefits God Plans for His Children To Enjoy:
1. To know God and believe Him
2. To glorify God
3. To find satisfaction in God
4. To experience God's peace
5. To enjoy God's presence
"Enlighten my eyes.... You have "dealt bountifully with me."
Proverbs 4:23-24
"Keep your heart with all diligence.... Put away from you a deceitful mouth."
Beth Moore, Breaking Free
Five Primary Benefits God Plans for His Children To Enjoy:
1. To know God and believe Him
2. To glorify God
3. To find satisfaction in God
4. To experience God's peace
5. To enjoy God's presence
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
582
Proverbs 3:21-22; 24; 26
"... let not [wisdom and understanding] depart from your eyes--Keep sound wisdom and discretion; So they will be life to your soul and grace ([adornment, Amp.] to your neck."
"Then you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet."
"The LORD will be your confidence, And will keep your foot from being caught."
Psalm 9:9-10
"The LORD [is] a refuge in times of trouble....You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You."
"... let not [wisdom and understanding] depart from your eyes--Keep sound wisdom and discretion; So they will be life to your soul and grace ([adornment, Amp.] to your neck."
"Then you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet."
"The LORD will be your confidence, And will keep your foot from being caught."
Psalm 9:9-10
"The LORD [is] a refuge in times of trouble....You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You."
Saturday, January 16, 2010
581
John MacArthur, Daily Study Bible, rendering of Matthew 11:12
"'The kingdom presses ahead relentlessly, and only the relentless press their way into it'" (51).
"'The kingdom presses ahead relentlessly, and only the relentless press their way into it'" (51).
Friday, January 15, 2010
580
Beth Moore, Breaking Free
"... much of [my] captivity is caused by failure to remove obstacles of unbelief, pride, loyalty idolatry, prayerlessness, and Spirit-quenching legalism" (26).
"... speaking well of Christ and even being amazed by His works or words does not equal belief" (28).
"We will find freedom to the degree our hearts accept, rely, and respond to the truth of God's Word" (28).
"... much of [my] captivity is caused by failure to remove obstacles of unbelief, pride, loyalty idolatry, prayerlessness, and Spirit-quenching legalism" (26).
"... speaking well of Christ and even being amazed by His works or words does not equal belief" (28).
"We will find freedom to the degree our hearts accept, rely, and respond to the truth of God's Word" (28).
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
578
Beth Moore, Breaking Free
Victory quickly brings to the surface the contents of my heart. Does victory humble me and bring me to my knees? (17)
Be free on God's terms--the only terms that exist for authentic freedom (19).
Victory quickly brings to the surface the contents of my heart. Does victory humble me and bring me to my knees? (17)
Be free on God's terms--the only terms that exist for authentic freedom (19).
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
577
John MacArthur: Daily Study Bible
Sarah's is the only woman's age of death recorded in Scripture (34).
Oswald Chambers as quoted in Beth Moore, Breaking Free:
"'Over and over again God has to remove our friends in order to bring Himself in their place, and that is where we faint and fail and get discouraged.... In the year that the one [or the thing?] who stood to me for all that God was, died-- I gave up everything? I became ill? [I got depressed?] I got disheartened? Or-- I saw the Lord? It must be God first, God second, and God third, until the life is faced steadily with God and no one else is of any account whatever'" (13).
Sarah's is the only woman's age of death recorded in Scripture (34).
Oswald Chambers as quoted in Beth Moore, Breaking Free:
"'Over and over again God has to remove our friends in order to bring Himself in their place, and that is where we faint and fail and get discouraged.... In the year that the one [or the thing?] who stood to me for all that God was, died-- I gave up everything? I became ill? [I got depressed?] I got disheartened? Or-- I saw the Lord? It must be God first, God second, and God third, until the life is faced steadily with God and no one else is of any account whatever'" (13).
Monday, January 11, 2010
576
Psalm 4: 4-8
"Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your own bed, and be still. [Amp.: "...silent (sorry for the things you say in your heart)] ...LORD, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us. You have put gladness in my heart.... I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You, alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety."
Based upon Prov. 2:1-5
IF I
receive His words
treasure His commands
incline my ear to His wisdom
apply my heart to understanding
cry out for discernment
lift up my voice for understanding
seek wisdom as silver
search for wisdom,
THEN I will understand the fear of the LORD, And find the knowledge of God."
Amp., v. 2: [apply all your powers to the quest for it.]
Psalm 5:7
"I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy...."
Proverbs 2:8-9
Wisdom, of God, enter my heart.
Discretion, preserve me.
Understanding, keep me.
Deliver me from the way of evil....
Psalm 6:2
"Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am weak;
Proverbs 3:1-4
Teach me to bind mercy and truth around my neck; write them on the tablet of my heart. May I find favor in Thy sight.
Psalm 6:8-9
"... the LORD has heard the voice of my weeping. The LORD has heard my supplication; The LORD will receive my prayer...."
Proverbs 3:5-6
Teach me to trust in You with all my heart and lean not on my own insight (Amp.) and understanding. Show me how to acknowledge You in all my ways. Direct my paths.
"Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your own bed, and be still. [Amp.: "...silent (sorry for the things you say in your heart)] ...LORD, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us. You have put gladness in my heart.... I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You, alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety."
Based upon Prov. 2:1-5
IF I
receive His words
treasure His commands
incline my ear to His wisdom
apply my heart to understanding
cry out for discernment
lift up my voice for understanding
seek wisdom as silver
search for wisdom,
THEN I will understand the fear of the LORD, And find the knowledge of God."
Amp., v. 2: [apply all your powers to the quest for it.]
Psalm 5:7
"I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy...."
Proverbs 2:8-9
Wisdom, of God, enter my heart.
Discretion, preserve me.
Understanding, keep me.
Deliver me from the way of evil....
Psalm 6:2
"Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am weak;
Proverbs 3:1-4
Teach me to bind mercy and truth around my neck; write them on the tablet of my heart. May I find favor in Thy sight.
Psalm 6:8-9
"... the LORD has heard the voice of my weeping. The LORD has heard my supplication; The LORD will receive my prayer...."
Proverbs 3:5-6
Teach me to trust in You with all my heart and lean not on my own insight (Amp.) and understanding. Show me how to acknowledge You in all my ways. Direct my paths.
575
John MacArthur, Daily Study Bible
"God treated Jesus as a sinner so that He [God] could treat us as if we were righteous" (x).
"On the cross, God treats Jesus as if He lived [my] life so that He [God] can treat [me] as if I lived His [Jesus'] life" (x).
Psalm 3:3
"You, O LORD, are a shield for me, My glory and the One Who lifts up my head."
Proverbs 1:22
"...scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge."
"poor in spirit" in Matthew 5 = opposite of self-sufficient (MacArthur 15).
How do I bend or stoop without feeling superior?
"God treated Jesus as a sinner so that He [God] could treat us as if we were righteous" (x).
"On the cross, God treats Jesus as if He lived [my] life so that He [God] can treat [me] as if I lived His [Jesus'] life" (x).
Psalm 3:3
"You, O LORD, are a shield for me, My glory and the One Who lifts up my head."
Proverbs 1:22
"...scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge."
"poor in spirit" in Matthew 5 = opposite of self-sufficient (MacArthur 15).
How do I bend or stoop without feeling superior?
Saturday, January 2, 2010
574
John MacArthur, Daily Study Bible
based upon Ephesians 2:8-9
"Although we are required to believe for salvation, we are also dead in trespasses and sins, so we can't believe.... it isn't just... grace that comes from God; it is also faith...." We can't even receive Jesus without God (viii).
based upon Ephesians 2:8-9
"Although we are required to believe for salvation, we are also dead in trespasses and sins, so we can't believe.... it isn't just... grace that comes from God; it is also faith...." We can't even receive Jesus without God (viii).
Friday, January 1, 2010
573
Psalm 1:1-3
"Blessed is the man whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season. Whose leaf shall not wither and whatever he does shall prosper.""
"Blessed is the man whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season. Whose leaf shall not wither and whatever he does shall prosper.""
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