Tag: Helper

Delight in God’s Word

but his delight is in the law of the Lord,
and on his law he meditates day and night

Joshua 1:5
No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you or forsake you. Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them. Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go. This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go

Genesis 28:15
Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.

1 Chronicles 28:20
“Be strong and courageous and do it. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for the Lord God, even my God, is with you. He will not leave you or forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished

Hebrews 13:5
and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we can confidently say,
“The Lord is my helper;
I will not fear;
what can man do to me”

Psalms 1:1
Blessed is the man
who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
but his delight is in the law of the Lord,
and on his law he meditates day and night

 

Moses had just pasted away and the Lord chose Joshua to lead the people into the promised land.  He was given three instructions (Be Strong and Courageous, Meditate on His word day and night, Follow what His word says)  with three promises (God will never leave or forsake you, You will have success, God is with you wherever you go) There is so much in our lives that can fill our time and make it seem like there is no time left for God.  At the root of this lack of time are the choices we make.  It is not that there is enough time but rather we choose to occupy our time with something else.  We push God and His word back further and further in our lives.  Soon the choices we make are made with very little understanding of God’s word.  God promised the Holy Spirit to indwell in us and to lead us through our lives so that we honor and glorify Him.  How can this leading take place if we do not have His word in our heart?  How can we stand on promises that we do not know?  How can we be a willing servant and light to others if we do not understand His word?  God speaks love, mercy, grace, hope, faith, kindness, joy, peace, generosity, patience, strength, warnings, …..to us through His word.  Do you want to see change or growth in your life – delight in His word, meditate on it, be strong and courageous.  Make each day a day in the Lord.

The Light that Teaches

All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God

Matthew 28:19
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age

Isaiah 49:6
I will make you as a light for the nations,
that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth

John 14:15
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.
“I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me

Acts 13:47
The next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord. But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to contradict what was spoken by Paul, reviling him. And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles. For so the Lord has commanded us, saying,
“‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles,
that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth. ’”
And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region.

What does Christ mean by “Go make disciples”and “I have made you a light” and “Teach them”?  It is easy to think that teaching and making disciples is all up to the pastor or priest.  In fact this is the way our culture has evolved and it is a lie.  Think about it – Christ says make disciples and teach them – he did not say “I only want those who are called to be pastors/priests to teach and make disciples.  The rest of you can follow at a distance and the only requirement is to come to church and try to be good.”  Yet this is the very actions taken by most. We are called to be the light (live out our faith and in such a way that others see it and God is glorified). We are called to teach and make disciples (read and know what scriptures says, learn to obey it, tell others of our faith and hope, talk scripture into our daily conversations, tell of the struggles and trials we experienced and how God led us through it victoriously, tell our story of salvation and what life was like before and after being saved)  Satan wants you to believe the lie that you are not asked or not able to teach and make disciples.  He wants us to live defeated and have no effect on those around us.  Do not believe this lie – we are children of God.  Choose to start making a difference in your life by humbly serving Him.