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Saturday, September 28, 2013

The Commitment Genesis 28: 20-22



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v.20            1.When God clearly declares Himself to your heart, it is time for a response.
                    (And Jacob vowed a vow, …)

v.20            2.A commitment to God is never a lighthearted thing.
                   (And Jacob vowed a vow,…)

v.20            3.God is looking for a "won't turn back" type of commitment.
                    (And Jacob vowed a vow, …)

v.21            4.A commitment based upon God's faithfulness will be a commitment kept.
                   (If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me
                   bread to eat, and raiment to put on, …)
                   For God will surely be faithful.

v.21            5.A commitment to God acknowledges no other source.
                     (…then shall the Lord be my God:)

v.22            6.A commitment to God needs a reminder point, a decision reminder.
                    (And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house:)

v.22            7.A commitment to God will bear continuous expression to God's faithfulness in 
                     praise and honor to Him.
                   (and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.)


Wednesday, September 25, 2013

God's Boundaries Numbers 23: 9-26, 24:




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1. God’s people are separated from the world as belonging to God.             9 For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.

2. God’s people are innumerable.
10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel?

3. God’s people are equipped with God’s truth, God’s honor, God’s faithfulness to His word.
19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

4. God’s people have a God who is the blessor of His people.
20 Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.

5. God’s people have  a covering for sin, have a King-Jesus, have God’s presence abiding.           
21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.

6. God’s people have God’s deliverance, God’s protection from the devil.
22 God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn. 23 Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!

7. God brings to pass His choice.
V 23 What hath God wrought!

8. God gives victory’s strength.
24 Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a
young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.

9. God is greater than the enemies of God and God’s people.
26 But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?

10. God gives to His people expansion and growth.                           24: 5 How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!

11. God’s pastures are all green; Jesus is exalted.
6 As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters. 7 He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.

12. God expands His work for/with His people.
6 As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.

 13. God is the settler of disputes amongst men.
14 And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.

14. Jesus is the final judge over all.                                           17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Undaunted Love Mark 12: 30



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(And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength:)

1. Love without exception.

2. Love without condition.

3. Love without fail.

4. Love without criticism.

5. Love without demand.

6. Love without division.

7. Love without end. 

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Attempted Imitation Numbers 23: 1, 6, 14, 15, 29, 30




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v.1 1. God’s patterns are often imitated by the men of the world.
(And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me
here seven oxen and seven rams.)

v.1 2. The power is not in the procedure but in the hand of God who orders the
steps of His people.
v.1 3. The prescription of God may be perfect, but it requires the presence of God 
in the conduct of that which God prescribes to have His perfection.
(seven …,)

v.6 4. Men expect God’s  work is like a formula, that if followed serves the
purpose of men.
(And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and 
all the princes of Moab.)

v.14 5. When man’s methods fail (what he thinks is God’s way) , he just tries again.
(And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built 
seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.)

v.15 6. Those having only outward religious purport, can easily persuade the
undiscerning that their actions are quite right with God.
(And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the
Lord yonder.)
He pretended to be meeting with God.

v.29, 7. The actions of the unbelieving never gain the attention of God.
   30 (And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me
here seven bullocks and seven rams.)
(And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on
every altar.)






Saturday, September 14, 2013

The Benefit of Loving God Mark 12: 30, 31


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(And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength:)

you will:

v.30 1. always have your work defined
(thou shalt love the Lord thy God ••• )

2. keep a full heart
(thy heart)

3. be occupied with goodness
(thy soul)

4. spend time thinking of Jesus
(thy mind)

5. have the sustainment to fulfill your commitment
(all thy strength)

6. have a purposeful life
(this is the first commandment)

v 31 7) love your neighbor fittingly
(and the second is this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. )

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

God's Visibility Numbers 23: 9, 10


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v.9 1. When God makes Himself visible to the enemy that is all that may be seen.
(For from the top of the rocks I see Him, and from the hills I behold Him:)

v.9 2. The enemy cannot escape the knowledge of God’s presence.

v.9 3. The will of God is a barrier which the enemy cannot cross.
(lo, the people shall dwell alone and shall not be reckoned among the
nations.)

v.9 4. God’s presence gives distinctive position to His people.
(and shall not be reckoned among the nations.)

v.10 5. God’s rule is seen as all encompassing.
(Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of 
Israel?)

v.9 6. The promised blessings upon God’s people are truly unlimited by God
for His own.
(and the number of the fourth part of Israel?)

v.10 7. The blessing of God’s people is an envious one to the unrighteous.
(Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end by like his!)










Saturday, September 7, 2013

The Infallibility of God Exodus 14: 9-13, 21, 30



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v.9            1.         Undaunted by the enemy’s presence.
                              (But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of    
                              Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping 
                               by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon.)

v.10            2.       Unthreatened by doubters.
                              (And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and 
                               behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and 
                               the children of Israel cried out unto the Lord.)

v.12            3.       Not slowed by those without vision.
                              (…Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians?)

v.12            4.       Discontented with the contented.
                              (For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, …)
                               not willing for their disobedience that violates His will.

v.13            5.      Faithful to the fainthearted.
                             (Fear not, stand still, …)

v.21            6.      Overcoming every obstacle.
                             (And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the
                             sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry
                             land, and the waters were divided.)

v.30            7.      Victory, His ever present virtue.
                             (Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians;)

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

The Superiority of God's Word Numbers 23: 5-12


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v.5 1. The only accepted response to God’s word is to do as God directs.
(And the Lord put a ward in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and
thus thou shalt speak.)

v.8 2. The word of God is a bar to the enemy which he cannot cross.
(How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or)

v.8 3. God’s word may not be defied by the enemy.
(or whom the Lord hath not defied?)

v.9 4. God’s word is a barrier that protects and safeguards the people of God and
their heritage of God’s promises.
(For from the top of the rocks I see Him, …lo, the people shall dwell alone
and shall not be reckoned among the nations.)

v.10 5. The security of God’s promises is without question.
(Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of
Israel?)

v.12 6. The word of God cannot be denied by any.
(And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the 
Lord hath put in my mouth?)

7. As God has promised His people, so shall it be.
see 24: 5-9