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I'm very thankful for the Bible Study we had on Tuesday evening. It was about Joseph while he was in prison after Potiphar's wife lied on him. We were reminded that God was with Joseph through all of that time (when he was sold in slavery twice and then thrown in prison). God didn't remove him from those things, but He was with him and He was kind to him. He let all that Joseph did prosper. We were challenged to look for the times in our life that we see God's kindness. I think that kind of goes along with these Thankful Thursday posts and looking for things to be thankful for.
Then on Wednesday I was listening to a sermon by Priscilla Shirer from several years ago and she was talking about the children of Israel at the Red Sea and how Moses told them to stand still and see the salvation of the Lord. She said there are four things Moses told them to do.
1. Do not be afraid.
2. Stand still. (let God take control and do what He will do.)
3. Be watchful. (see the salvation of the Lord)
4. Be silent. (The Lord will fight for you)
If we are not afraid and we stand still and watch and be silent, we too will see the moving of God in our lives.
So I am very thankful for the access we have to the truths of God through the Bible and through those who lead these studies.
So what are you thankful for?
Good take aways from Priscilla!
ReplyDeleteThank you.
Deleteall 4 of those things are what's so hard for me every single day - what I have to work on. ALways a repeat in the bible of 4 simple things.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard for me too and I guess that's kind of why I posted them here, so I can go back and be reminded often and maybe it'll become more natural in time.
DeleteA good lesson, for sure! I work on that constantly and wonder if I will ever conquer being quiet (my word for this year).
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean.
DeleteGreat lessons! Our Bible study lesson this week was on Isaiah 30 and about being quiet before the Lord. Very similar vein...you know, I've noticed that when God has something He wants His people to get, you notice that everyone starts studying it and talking about it. Maybe this is the thing He wants us to do right now?
ReplyDeleteI think you are exactly right Stacy. Seems I've been seeing things along this line for quite awhile now.
DeleteExcellent lessons from God's Word. Yes, when we stand still and wait on God, we will see HIs mighty Hand at work in our lives. Sometimes we don't think God is doing anything in our lives because we just aren't standing still and paying attention to all of the "signs" all around us. When we take a step back and really look with God's eyes...we see how kind He has been to us and it really makes us stop and just say Thank You, Lord, for Your blessings on me!! Amen.
ReplyDeleteAmen!
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