Wednesday Night June 13, 2012
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Notes
Psalms 32:5-11
At no time is it right not to be a Christian.
There is a point that we have to realize that we have to have initiative to do things in God. You cannot always wait for someone to prod you.
We have to be careful about how you give advice. You cannot be uplifted if you are still living against God. The wicked get upset over things that they shouldn’t.
When you put your trust in the Lord, He will come through. When you know this you can have peace and joy.
Reflections from traveling to the funeral
Not many young men visited his mom when she was ill. His nephew’s effort then stood out.
Are you strong enough to visit someone who is weak? Or is it too much about you – “I don’t want to see you like that”
or “I don’t know what to say” – maybe you can just ask them about what they like. What is your favorite color?
The word says “a friend loveth at all times”. Not just when it is convenient.
Would you spend time and visit someone in their distress who is not your family?
Are you spiritually alive and concerned about people?
Are you a typical X-year-old or is there something special in you?
Lesson
Proverbs 18:24
A friend is not someone who just makes you feel good, but makes you better.
Proverbs 19:1-2
It is better to be true than to be “successful”.
To live without thinking about God is NOT GOOD! To say someone is doing fine without them living for Christ doesn’t match up.
Proverbs 1:7, 20-29
God is not going to forget that you have rejected Him. Turn toward Him now. Don’t turn away from God’s knowledge.
You must acknowledge your sin.
Like the people who cannot seem to contact you until they need something from you. Don’t treat God like that.
Proverbs 19:1-3
You have to operate from the knowledge of what the word of God says not from your feelings. You have to have some spiritual backing from the word.
Don’t be so impulsive. Don’t just do stuff. There should be an answer, in God, to why you do what you do.
vs 3
When you’re not right, you do foolish things. Things that go away from the knowledge of God.
Some people simply don’t want to live for the Lord. Then the word or wise counsel stirs them up. Their heart is against the Lord. They know that they aren’t right when you talk them.
Living for the Lord takes sacrifice of the things of the flesh.
Truth is as truth does. If you are right with the Lord, He will not hide his spirit from you.
A lot of the arguing is not against the person telling you right; it is against the Lord. When that rebellion is in your spirit, you are in danger. Does your heart fret against the Lord?