Hebrews 13:20-21 (NIV) May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you w/ everything good for doing his will, & may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever & ever.
Ephesians 2:10(NIV) For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
God not only created you for a journey, He also provided you with a map for it!
2 Timothy 3:14-17 (NLT) But you must remain faithful to the things you have been taught. You know they are true, for you know you can trust those who taught you. You have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.
4 Realities about God's Word. Psalm 119:105 (NLT) Your Word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.
If you don't know what God says, you won't know what God wants.
1. God's Word establishes His standards.
Feelings are flavorful, not foundational.
God is the authority on morality and he has spoken. I want to please God, not appease the culture." Galatians 1:10 (NLT) Obviously, I'm not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ's servant.
Romans 12:2 (NLT) Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
3. God's Word reveals God's Ways The best way to Know Gods will is to understand his ways! Psalm 36:9 (NIV) With you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
"We don't study the Bible to know the Bible, we study the Bible to know God." Psalm 103:7 (NIV) He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel.
The scriptures develop a framework for understanding God's nature and hearing his voice.
Colossians 3:16 (NIV)Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly…. 1 Corinthians 2:16 (NLT) "Who can know the LORD's thoughts? Who knows enough to teach him?" But we understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ. "Patterns Produce Paths"
4. The Word builds our faith 2 Corinthians 5:7 (NIV) We live by faith, not by sight. Romans 10:17(NIV) Faith comes from hearing the Word.
Feast on the Word. Get into the Word until the Word gets into you. YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT!
Practice the Word. James 1:22–25 (TPT) 22 Don't just listen to the Word of Truth and not respond to it, for that is the essence of self-deception. So always let his Word become like poetry written and fulfilled by your life! 23 If you listen to the Word and don't live out the message you hear, you become like the person who looks in the mirror of the Word to discover the reflection of his face in the beginning. 24 You perceive how God sees you in the mirror of the Word, but then you go out and forget your divine origin. 25 But those who set their gaze deeply into the perfecting law of liberty are fascinated by and respond to the truth they hear and are strengthened by it—they experience God's blessing in all that they do!
