Beth Moore: Stepping Up: A Journey Through the Psalms of Ascent
"The psalms are great poetry and have lasted, not because they appeal to our fantasies and our wishes, but because they are confirmed in the intensities of honest and hazardous living" (5).
"Say it. Work it. Pray it."
Lord= Adonai; lordship; position as Master
LORD= YHWH; covenant maker, keeper
God= Elohim; universal Creator (6-7).
--take my place on my face
The way up is down (9).
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Friday, April 29, 2011
765
Beth Moore, Believing God: Experiencing a Fresh Explosion of Faith, "Commission to Faith," (223)
Lord, today I accept my calling
Not to perfection or performance.
My calling is to faith.
I have been chosen for this generation.
I have a place in the heritage of faith.
I'm going to stop wishing and whining
and start believing/receiving.
What Your Word says is mine.
I won't let others steal my hope.
I won't argue with a Pharisee.
I will believe and therefore speak,
for You, my God, are huge.
Nothing is too hard for You.
Our world needs Your wonders.
Rise up, oh Lord!
Please renew Your works in our day.
I confess the unbelief of my generation
and ask You to begin Your revival of faith in my own heart.
For You Are Who You say You are.
You can do what You say You can do.
I am who You say I am.
I can do all things through Christ.
Your Word is alive/active in me.
satan, hear me clearly:
My Father is Maker of Heaven and Earth.
You are under my feet
because today and the rest of my days,
I'M BELIEVING GOD!
Lord, today I accept my calling
Not to perfection or performance.
My calling is to faith.
I have been chosen for this generation.
I have a place in the heritage of faith.
I'm going to stop wishing and whining
and start believing/receiving.
What Your Word says is mine.
I won't let others steal my hope.
I won't argue with a Pharisee.
I will believe and therefore speak,
for You, my God, are huge.
Nothing is too hard for You.
Our world needs Your wonders.
Rise up, oh Lord!
Please renew Your works in our day.
I confess the unbelief of my generation
and ask You to begin Your revival of faith in my own heart.
For You Are Who You say You are.
You can do what You say You can do.
I am who You say I am.
I can do all things through Christ.
Your Word is alive/active in me.
satan, hear me clearly:
My Father is Maker of Heaven and Earth.
You are under my feet
because today and the rest of my days,
I'M BELIEVING GOD!
Saturday, April 23, 2011
764
"Creed" by Rich Mullins, as quoted in Beth Moore, Believing God: Experiencing a Fresh Explosion of Faith
I believe in God the Father
Almighty Maker of Heaven and Maker of Earth
And in Jesus Christ His only begotten Son, our Lord
He was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
Born of the virgin Mary,
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
He was crucified and dead and buried.
I believe that He who suffered
was crucified, buried and dead
He descended into hell and on the third day,
He rose again
He ascended into Heaven
where He sits at God's mighty right hand
I believe that He's returning
To judge the quick and the dead of the sons of men
I believe in the Holy Spirit
One Holy Church
The communion of Saints
The forgiveness of sins
I believe in the resurrection,
I believe in a life that never ends
I believe what I believe is what makes me what I am
I did not make it,
no it is making me
It is the very truth of God
and not the invention of any man (218).
I believe in God the Father
Almighty Maker of Heaven and Maker of Earth
And in Jesus Christ His only begotten Son, our Lord
He was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
Born of the virgin Mary,
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
He was crucified and dead and buried.
I believe that He who suffered
was crucified, buried and dead
He descended into hell and on the third day,
He rose again
He ascended into Heaven
where He sits at God's mighty right hand
I believe that He's returning
To judge the quick and the dead of the sons of men
I believe in the Holy Spirit
One Holy Church
The communion of Saints
The forgiveness of sins
I believe in the resurrection,
I believe in a life that never ends
I believe what I believe is what makes me what I am
I did not make it,
no it is making me
It is the very truth of God
and not the invention of any man (218).
Friday, April 22, 2011
763
Beth Moore, Believing God: Experiencing a Fresh Explosion of Faith
I have God's cell number: It's Jeremiah 33:3 (208).
"Call to Me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things, fenced in and hidden, which you do not know (do not distinguish and recognize, have knowledge of and understand)."
To live in victory, I must know not only who I am but also who I am not (209).
You alone know the ultimate objective to which You align every divine act on behalf of Your children (210).
Galatians 5:6: "The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love."
You have called me to love even when I don't want to; I don't feel like it; they don't deserve it; they're not worth it; they don't even know it; it makes no difference. Loving sacrificially does not equal subjecting myself to abuse; You don't call me to sacrifice sanity but to sacrifice selfishness (214).
Your love equals supernatural enabling for the supreme purpose of making You conspicuous in me (215). When I lose faith to love, I lose energy to love (216).
"I am a recovering pit-dweller" (217).
I have God's cell number: It's Jeremiah 33:3 (208).
"Call to Me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things, fenced in and hidden, which you do not know (do not distinguish and recognize, have knowledge of and understand)."
To live in victory, I must know not only who I am but also who I am not (209).
You alone know the ultimate objective to which You align every divine act on behalf of Your children (210).
Galatians 5:6: "The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love."
You have called me to love even when I don't want to; I don't feel like it; they don't deserve it; they're not worth it; they don't even know it; it makes no difference. Loving sacrificially does not equal subjecting myself to abuse; You don't call me to sacrifice sanity but to sacrifice selfishness (214).
Your love equals supernatural enabling for the supreme purpose of making You conspicuous in me (215). When I lose faith to love, I lose energy to love (216).
"I am a recovering pit-dweller" (217).
Thursday, April 21, 2011
762
Beth Moore, Believing God: Experiencing a Fresh Explosion of Faith
The God to Whom I commit myself and everything that concerns me is huge to me. You are the omnipotent Maker of heaven and earth. You are the one Who sees. You are the One Who knows. You are the One Who acts on my behalf. You are the Mighty Warrior. You are the compassionate Father. You are the Way, the Truth, and the Life. You are the coming King. You are love. You are light. You are good. You are right. You are my soul's delight. You are whatever I need. You alone are wise. In You alone life makes sense, and apart from You all is chaos. I say to my soul, "Behold and believe!" You are the Magnificent One, full of splendor, beautiful beyond comprehension.... I can take You up on Your goodness" (200).
The God to Whom I commit myself and everything that concerns me is huge to me. You are the omnipotent Maker of heaven and earth. You are the one Who sees. You are the One Who knows. You are the One Who acts on my behalf. You are the Mighty Warrior. You are the compassionate Father. You are the Way, the Truth, and the Life. You are the coming King. You are love. You are light. You are good. You are right. You are my soul's delight. You are whatever I need. You alone are wise. In You alone life makes sense, and apart from You all is chaos. I say to my soul, "Behold and believe!" You are the Magnificent One, full of splendor, beautiful beyond comprehension.... I can take You up on Your goodness" (200).
Monday, April 18, 2011
761
Beth Moore, Believing God: Experiencing a Fresh Explosion of Faith
I "cannot have a drive-thru relationship with God and expect to behold His glory. Joshua didn't get a to-go order of God."
"... much of the body of Christ still stands back and watches those they consider truly anointed draw near God's glory. [I am anointed.] Never settle for a second-hand relationship (199).
The more I know God, the more I will believe Him; and the more I choose to believe Him, the more I will get to know Him. This cycle replaces "'believe little, see little; believe less, see less.'"
We birth faith by knowing the One we believe, and we walk faith by believing the One we know" (200).
Too much of the faith-practice seen in the past century has been human-centered (203).
"Hebrews 11:6 says that faith pleases God, not perfection" (204).
I "cannot have a drive-thru relationship with God and expect to behold His glory. Joshua didn't get a to-go order of God."
"... much of the body of Christ still stands back and watches those they consider truly anointed draw near God's glory. [I am anointed.] Never settle for a second-hand relationship (199).
The more I know God, the more I will believe Him; and the more I choose to believe Him, the more I will get to know Him. This cycle replaces "'believe little, see little; believe less, see less.'"
We birth faith by knowing the One we believe, and we walk faith by believing the One we know" (200).
Too much of the faith-practice seen in the past century has been human-centered (203).
"Hebrews 11:6 says that faith pleases God, not perfection" (204).
Friday, April 15, 2011
760
Open my understanding and sharpen my ability to apply what You show me.
Isaiah 43:10
God chose me as His witness/servant, that I may know Him believe Him, and remain steadfast to Him and understand that He Is Who He is." May Father be able to look at His Son on His right and say, She believed Me today.'"
How can a person who is giving a thousand pieces of herself to innumerable demands and desires ever know wholeness?... giving myself wholly to Him, inviting His healing, and trusting Him to apportion my energies, gifts, and talents most effectively. "I want to practice the kind of faith that invites God to act" (196).
"... every leader who is great in God's eyes is a servant" (198).
I need to "learn how to tarry before God and expectantly wait for Him to speak (199).
Isaiah 43:10
God chose me as His witness/servant, that I may know Him believe Him, and remain steadfast to Him and understand that He Is Who He is." May Father be able to look at His Son on His right and say, She believed Me today.'"
How can a person who is giving a thousand pieces of herself to innumerable demands and desires ever know wholeness?... giving myself wholly to Him, inviting His healing, and trusting Him to apportion my energies, gifts, and talents most effectively. "I want to practice the kind of faith that invites God to act" (196).
"... every leader who is great in God's eyes is a servant" (198).
I need to "learn how to tarry before God and expectantly wait for Him to speak (199).
Thursday, April 14, 2011
759
Beth Moore, Believing God: Experiencing a Fresh Explosion of Faith
I can either humble myself, or God can humble me.
"Faith that grows proud ceases to be faith....satan has a way to counterfeit every genuine attempt to obey God.... God protects what He ordains" (191).
"It's time for faith.... Leaders first" (192).
"Only one thing is impossible with God: It is impossible to believe Him in vain."
GOD HAS ROLLED AWAY MY REPROACH. No mater who or what rises up against me, God's title trumps every other. HE says He's "the Lord MY righteousness."
God's chastisement will never be JUST for the sake of punishment (195).
Be "increasingly intentional about noting and confessing unbelief; asking Christ to help [my] unbelief; receiving the living, active Word of God; believing, and therefore speaking.... Whatever means You may choose to increase my faith today, I commit myself to that glorious end" (196).
I can either humble myself, or God can humble me.
"Faith that grows proud ceases to be faith....satan has a way to counterfeit every genuine attempt to obey God.... God protects what He ordains" (191).
"It's time for faith.... Leaders first" (192).
"Only one thing is impossible with God: It is impossible to believe Him in vain."
GOD HAS ROLLED AWAY MY REPROACH. No mater who or what rises up against me, God's title trumps every other. HE says He's "the Lord MY righteousness."
God's chastisement will never be JUST for the sake of punishment (195).
Be "increasingly intentional about noting and confessing unbelief; asking Christ to help [my] unbelief; receiving the living, active Word of God; believing, and therefore speaking.... Whatever means You may choose to increase my faith today, I commit myself to that glorious end" (196).
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
758
Beth Moore, Believing God: Experiencing a Fresh Explosion of Faith
Jesus rolled onto HIMSELF my reproach.
London evangelist Henry Varley: "The world has yet to see what God will do with and for and through and in and by the man who is fully and wholly consecrated to him" (171).
Sometimes my heart is right, but my doctrine is wrong.
"We must persevere in our commitment to Christ, not in our commitment to our commitment" (176).
I may be in the right place but the wrong role.
"safe" mediocrity (180)
"God honors public zeal only when it is matched or surpassed by our zeal for Him in private" (183).
"God is attracted to weakness. He can't resist those who humbly and honestly admit how desperately they need him. My weakness makes room for His power. God is willing to come anywhere I will have Him--on His terms.
Jesus rolled onto HIMSELF my reproach.
London evangelist Henry Varley: "The world has yet to see what God will do with and for and through and in and by the man who is fully and wholly consecrated to him" (171).
Sometimes my heart is right, but my doctrine is wrong.
"We must persevere in our commitment to Christ, not in our commitment to our commitment" (176).
I may be in the right place but the wrong role.
"safe" mediocrity (180)
"God honors public zeal only when it is matched or surpassed by our zeal for Him in private" (183).
"God is attracted to weakness. He can't resist those who humbly and honestly admit how desperately they need him. My weakness makes room for His power. God is willing to come anywhere I will have Him--on His terms.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
757
Beth Moore, Believing God: Experiencing a Fresh Explosion of Faith
DVD 8
I can stay enslaved to my own failure and unbelief.
If I don't want to die in my wilderness, I have to be intentional.
Colossians 2:10
I am IN HIM; I am made full; I've come to fullness of life--filled with the Godhead--I reach for full spiritual stature. Christ has spiritually circumcised me by stripping off the corrupt, carnal nature. It's not a matter of being circumcised or keeping a long list of laws.... I'm already in--an insider--not through some secret initiation rite but through what Christ has already gone through for me, destroying the power of sin (Amp. and Message).
"At Gilgal God cut away the sign of their unbelief, and they wore the mark of their new beginning. Often a wounding precedes full reception of God's promises, but healing always follows. Paradoxically, by this wounding, they were healed (Isaiah 53:5).
DVD 8
I can stay enslaved to my own failure and unbelief.
If I don't want to die in my wilderness, I have to be intentional.
Colossians 2:10
I am IN HIM; I am made full; I've come to fullness of life--filled with the Godhead--I reach for full spiritual stature. Christ has spiritually circumcised me by stripping off the corrupt, carnal nature. It's not a matter of being circumcised or keeping a long list of laws.... I'm already in--an insider--not through some secret initiation rite but through what Christ has already gone through for me, destroying the power of sin (Amp. and Message).
"At Gilgal God cut away the sign of their unbelief, and they wore the mark of their new beginning. Often a wounding precedes full reception of God's promises, but healing always follows. Paradoxically, by this wounding, they were healed (Isaiah 53:5).
Monday, April 11, 2011
756
Beth Moore, Believing God: Experiencing a Fresh Explosion of Faith
DVD 8
I wear layers of reproach: STOP wearing the reproach of the past!
When I cease being teachable, I cease being a disciple.
I don't have to act upon my unbelief or doubt.
"God has made solemn promises to His children and desires that we live in a place where we get to enjoy their fulfillment."
Joshua 5:9
"Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt."
5:12
"That year they ate from the crops of Canaan."
new beginning and entirely new characterization: grant me, LORD GOD!
I don't have to buy into or live under the shame of an old reputation.
After circumcision comes healing.
Reproach=disgrace, stigma, finger-pointing, real or imagined
DVD 8
I wear layers of reproach: STOP wearing the reproach of the past!
When I cease being teachable, I cease being a disciple.
I don't have to act upon my unbelief or doubt.
"God has made solemn promises to His children and desires that we live in a place where we get to enjoy their fulfillment."
Joshua 5:9
"Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt."
5:12
"That year they ate from the crops of Canaan."
new beginning and entirely new characterization: grant me, LORD GOD!
I don't have to buy into or live under the shame of an old reputation.
After circumcision comes healing.
Reproach=disgrace, stigma, finger-pointing, real or imagined
Thursday, April 7, 2011
755
Beth Moore, Believing God: Experiencing a Fresh Explosion of Faith
We "act on what we most remember."
The "appropriate practice of memory[:]... remembering the vastness of a powerful and sovereign God... in every situation we recall. Remembering God make sup a vital part of believing God."
In situations in which I feel I've been unfaithful to God, I can practice "retroactive faith... that God can do miraculous good even with terrible failure.... I have most effectively learned to walk around the pit because I have such vivid memory of falling into it" (164).
"... the essence of forgetting is allowing God to heal... and no longer [acting upon] behalf of negative, hurtful, or destructive memories... It no longer empowers my behavior" (166).
We "act on what we most remember."
The "appropriate practice of memory[:]... remembering the vastness of a powerful and sovereign God... in every situation we recall. Remembering God make sup a vital part of believing God."
In situations in which I feel I've been unfaithful to God, I can practice "retroactive faith... that God can do miraculous good even with terrible failure.... I have most effectively learned to walk around the pit because I have such vivid memory of falling into it" (164).
"... the essence of forgetting is allowing God to heal... and no longer [acting upon] behalf of negative, hurtful, or destructive memories... It no longer empowers my behavior" (166).
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