Upon men for blessings- Psalms 37:24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.
Upon men for Chastisement- Psalms 32:4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
Mighty (Power) Psalms 89:13 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. Psalms 98:1 O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.
In consecration of offerings- Leviticus 1:4 And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
In ordination- Acts 6:6 Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
In Blessings- Mark 10:16-And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
In healing- Acts 28:8 And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.
Lifting up hands- Psalms 134:2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD. Psalms 28:2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
Hands washed ( In token of innocence) Deuteronomy 21:6 And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:
Psalms 26:6 I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD
Psalms 73:13 Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency
Matthew 27:24 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Good Attitude & God
With out a good attitude and the Love of God, hard work and knowledge just don’t add up to be enough. And when you are doing all the hard work with out a good attitude and the love of God just makes you tired. All the knowledge you contain isn’t worth a lot if you don’t have a good attitude and the love of God with you. Also a good attitude isn’t worth enough if you don’t have the Love of God. The Love of God makes everything easier.
1 Corinthians 13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
God is Love, and His love is very different from human love. God's love is unconditional, and it's not based on feelings or emotions. He doesn't love us because we're lovable or because we make Him feel good; He loves us because He is love. He created us to have a loving relationship with Him, and He sacrificed His own Son (who also willingly died for us) to restore that relationship.
When the Scriptures say, "God is love," they aren't telling us that God is some nebulous, warm fuzzy feeling of love. The writers who penned the scriptures weren't saying that in our limited form of human love we will find God. Not at all -- in fact, when we read that God is love in the Bible, this means that God defines love. And when we say that God defines love, we don't mean that He defines it like Webster might define something -- we mean that God is the very definition of love itself. There is no such thing as love without God. As hard as we might try, we cannot define love outside of knowing God. This essentially means that our human definition of love is false.
To understand what true love is and to be able to truly love others, we must know God, and we can do this through a close personal relationship with Him. We can have that close relationship with God by putting our faith in Jesus Christ, who was God's sacrifice of love for us.
If you want to know this love - true love -- get to know God. He is ready to pour out His love on you, and He wants to teach you how to love others as He loves you.
1 Corinthians 13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
God is Love, and His love is very different from human love. God's love is unconditional, and it's not based on feelings or emotions. He doesn't love us because we're lovable or because we make Him feel good; He loves us because He is love. He created us to have a loving relationship with Him, and He sacrificed His own Son (who also willingly died for us) to restore that relationship.
When the Scriptures say, "God is love," they aren't telling us that God is some nebulous, warm fuzzy feeling of love. The writers who penned the scriptures weren't saying that in our limited form of human love we will find God. Not at all -- in fact, when we read that God is love in the Bible, this means that God defines love. And when we say that God defines love, we don't mean that He defines it like Webster might define something -- we mean that God is the very definition of love itself. There is no such thing as love without God. As hard as we might try, we cannot define love outside of knowing God. This essentially means that our human definition of love is false.
To understand what true love is and to be able to truly love others, we must know God, and we can do this through a close personal relationship with Him. We can have that close relationship with God by putting our faith in Jesus Christ, who was God's sacrifice of love for us.
If you want to know this love - true love -- get to know God. He is ready to pour out His love on you, and He wants to teach you how to love others as He loves you.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Joseph....The Dreamer
"The Young Man Whose Dreams of Exaltation Came True"
I. His Early Life:
1) The son of Jacob and Rachel, Gen 30:22-24
2) The favorite child of his father. Gen 37:3
3) On account of parental partiality, hated by his brothers. Gen 37: 3-11
4) Dreams of Exaltation. Gen 37: 5- 10
5) Sold to Egypt. Gen 37: 12- 28
II.His Life in a Foreign Land: Gen 1- 50
III. 7 Steps to Honor:
1) Godly influence, Gen. 39:2,3
2) Business fidelity, Gen 39: 5,6
3) Resistance of temptation, Gen. 39: 7-9
4) Divine favor, Gen 39: 21
5) Providential circumstances, Gen 40: 5- 8
6) Honoring God, Gen 41: 16
7) Divine revelations Gen. 41: 25-36
IV. His Christ-Like Spirit Shown
1) In forgiving his brother's sin, Gen 45:15
2)In his filial devotion, Gen 46:29
3) In returning good for evil, Gen 50:19-21
I. His Early Life:
1) The son of Jacob and Rachel, Gen 30:22-24
2) The favorite child of his father. Gen 37:3
3) On account of parental partiality, hated by his brothers. Gen 37: 3-11
4) Dreams of Exaltation. Gen 37: 5- 10
5) Sold to Egypt. Gen 37: 12- 28
II.His Life in a Foreign Land: Gen 1- 50
III. 7 Steps to Honor:
1) Godly influence, Gen. 39:2,3
2) Business fidelity, Gen 39: 5,6
3) Resistance of temptation, Gen. 39: 7-9
4) Divine favor, Gen 39: 21
5) Providential circumstances, Gen 40: 5- 8
6) Honoring God, Gen 41: 16
7) Divine revelations Gen. 41: 25-36
IV. His Christ-Like Spirit Shown
1) In forgiving his brother's sin, Gen 45:15
2)In his filial devotion, Gen 46:29
3) In returning good for evil, Gen 50:19-21
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