Wednesday Night October 26, 2011
scriptures: Proverbs 17, Psalm 139, 1 Thessalonians 3, Psalms 26, Psalms 17, 1 Peter 1
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Notes
Proverbs 17:1-3
Contentment
Sometimes the faithful get more privildge than unfaithful family members or heirs.
God will try you to test you. To test the purity of metals, they would have to be burned.
Psalm 139:23-24 How much have you sought God through studying the word or having devotion?
How confident are you in being saved? Have you asked God to make sure lately?
Are you wanting to be searched or running away from the search?
A lot of people want to avoid having to choose God versus wanting to be tested and be sure that they will choose God.
If it is hard for you to choose, then you have something in your heart that is too close to God.
Sometimes you are not tested because God already knows that you won’t choose Him.
The question is not “How do I know if God is real?”, but rather “How does God know that I am real?”
Is there anything in your life that you don’t want God to touch?
You need to know what is most important to you. You don’t want to be unsure of your salvation.
Have you asked God to test you lately?
A test is just that. It is never an excuse to fall. God is faithful and will provide a way for you to deal with temptation.
Have to want to know if there is anything in you that is not right with God so that you can change and be right.
To be changed, you have to repent. God is not going to force you to be a Christian.
Is there a part of you right now that is not right with God? If you know there is wrong you don’t want to change it, it is wicked.
The test is there to make sure that the devil is not in you, not so much how awful people are to you.
If you can’t be what you are supposed to be when you are supposed to be, there is a problem.
You can’t say that someone else being devilish is an excuse for the devil being in or coming out of you.
Is there some way about you that you know is not right?
1 Thessalonians 3:1-7
A spiritual check-in is a good thing. If you are living right, you appreciate believers checking in on you.
You don’t have to worry about people talking to you.
It is usually the guilty that get scared by the police.
Rejoicing came when Timotheus could share the good news that they were doing well in God.
Psalms 26:1-12
You have to ask God. Stop running away from Him.
Others can check on you, but no one can seek God for you, but you. Ask Him to examine you.
One way you can tell that you are off track is when you are running with the wrong people.
Living pure so that you can worship God. If you stop loving church, something is wrong.
Psalms 17:1-3
Making sure that even when going through something trying, I will not speak against God or His glory.
1 Peter 1:6-7
It is hard for people to depend on you when you stop speaking of the glory and power of God during a trial.
The test is to see if the most important thing is still important in the face of trouble.
Are you praising God? Looking toward God and trusting Him is faith.
If the test tells you that you are not right, the only way to get right is to repent and come to God.