Your Favorite Scripture & How It Speaks to You

039 · #11 30th September 2006, 02:35 PM

Zechariah 9:9:

"Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion!
Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you,
righteous and having salvation,
gentle and riding on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey."

I think this speaks with more joy and meaning for itself than I could ever express.

Enacielle777 · #12 30th September 2006, 09:43 PM

I don't think I have ever seen that one in such a light! This is why I am enjoying this so much. You know how you read the books and you meditate but you miss the scriptures and getting as deep as when you see them by themselves and can really reflect on them? That is how it is for me! Your are all blessing me so much!

Thank you! I hope you are being equally as blessed!

JPPT1974 · #13 1st October 2006, 09:46 PM

I am the way, the truth, and the life
-John 14:6

Knowing that Jesus is all three
Rolled up into one!

Enacielle777 · #14 1st October 2006, 11:28 PM

Psalm 112

1[a] Praise the LORD. [b]
Blessed is the man who fears the LORD,
who finds great delight in his commands.
2 His children will be mighty in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.
3 Wealth and riches are in his house,
and his righteousness endures forever.
4 Even in darkness light dawns for the upright,
for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man. [c]
5 Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely,
who conducts his affairs with justice.
6 Surely he will never be shaken;
a righteous man will be remembered forever.
7 He will have no fear of bad news;
his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
8 His heart is secure, he will have no fear;
in the end he will look in triumph on his foes.
9 He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor,
his righteousness endures forever;
his horn [d] will be lifted high in honor. 10 The wicked man will see and be vexed,
he will gnash his teeth and waste away;
the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.

I just learned this one this morning on a deeper level. My pastor said if he could he would require everyone to learn this Psalm. I plan on doing just that because it has some amazing promises within it.

soldoutdancer4 · #15 2nd October 2006, 02:33 PM

Mine is Psalm 36:5-9
"5Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens, and Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

6Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; Thy judgments are a great deep; O LORD, Thou preservest man and beast.

7How excellent is Thy lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Thy wings.

8They shall be abundantly satisfied with the bounty of Thy house, and Thou shalt make them drink of the river of Thy pleasures.
9For with Thee is the fountain of life; in Thy light shall we see light"
It just shows me how great God truly is. This verse describes the way I see God to a T. When I first read those verses, I started to cry. It was so beautiful.

Servant4Yeshuah · #16 2nd October 2006, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by soldoutdancer4

Mine is Psalm 36:5-9
"5Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens, and Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

6Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; Thy judgments are a great deep; O LORD, Thou preservest man and beast.

7How excellent is Thy lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Thy wings.

8They shall be abundantly satisfied with the bounty of Thy house, and Thou shalt make them drink of the river of Thy pleasures.
9For with Thee is the fountain of life; in Thy light shall we see light"
It just shows me how great God truly is. This verse describes the way I see God to a T. When I first read those verses, I started to cry. It was so beautiful.

It is on my sign off, but it shows me that Yeshuah loves me eternally. That is such a blessed safety I experience from that...

Enacielle777 · #17 2nd October 2006, 10:18 PM

1 Chronicles 14:14 - 16 says: "And once again David asked God what to do. "Do not attack them straight on," God replied. "Instead, circle around behind them and attack them near the balsam trees. When you hear a sound like marching feet in the tops of the balsam trees, attack! That will be the signal that God is moving ahead of you to strike down the Philistines." So David did what God commanded, and he struck down the Philistine army all the way from Gibeon to Gezer."

This reminds me that when I LISTEN to God without trying to add my own formula, I will not be defeated! So often I want to add my own part and HELP (LOL) him out...but He only requires that we listen and follow!

CindyisHis · #18 3rd October 2006, 10:19 AM

It's hard to know which scripture to choose!

Here's one I was meditating on this morning. In fact, I wrote a couple of pages, but I'll spare you.

Romans 8:1 > There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus who walk not after the flesh but after the spirit.

I can’t fulfill God’s will, His commands, in the flesh. Try as I may, I will fail. No man can say, “I have made myself clean.”

But in Christ Jesus I am free.
Romans 8:2 > For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made us free from the law of sin and death.

He does not condemn me, not as long as I walk after Him, which means I will not permit the devil for a single moment to drag me through the mud with guilt and shame. If I sin, I confess it, repent, and go on, free. I will not become entangled in sin. I do not make it my lifestyle. It is impossible for the one who walks after the spirit to make sin a lifestyle. The one who walks after the spirit is not a person who wants to sin, but a person who wants God, as all His children do.

Thank God, through Christ Jesus, I am free!

Enacielle777 · #19 3rd October 2006, 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by CindyisHis

It's hard to know which scripture to choose!

Here's one I was meditating on this morning. In fact, I wrote a couple of pages, but I'll spare you.

Romans 8:1 > There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus who walk not after the flesh but after the spirit.

I can’t fulfill God’s will, His commands, in the flesh. Try as I may, I will fail. No man can say, “I have made myself clean.”

But in Christ Jesus I am free.
Romans 8:2 > For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made us free from the law of sin and death.

He does not condemn me, not as long as I walk after Him, which means I will not permit the devil for a single moment to drag me through the mud with guilt and shame. If I sin, I confess it, repent, and go on, free. I will not become entangled in sin. I do not make it my lifestyle. It is impossible for the one who walks after the spirit to make sin a lifestyle. The one who walks after the spirit is not a person who wants to sin, but a person who wants God, as all His children do.

Thank God, through Christ Jesus, I am free!

Would you share the pages of writing with us? I would LOVE to read them!

~Shell

CindyisHis · #20 4th October 2006, 08:33 AM

Originally Posted by Enacielle777

Would you share the pages of writing with us? I would LOVE to read them!

~Shell

Here you go.

Free from the Law

Romans 8:1 > There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus who walk not after the flesh but after the spirit.

Let us walk after the spirit and not fulfill the lusts of the flesh according to Gal. 5:16. There is condemnation for those who are under the law. We are not under the law if we are in Christ Jesus, but have been made free.

2 > For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made us free from the law of sin and death.
As it was, if anyone broke the law, anyone sinned, death followed, for the wages of sin is death. Rom. 6:23

James 2:10 > For whoever keeps the whole law, and yet offends in one point, he is guilty of all.

It looks very bleak for us in view of this. But we are not walking after the flesh. We can’t fulfill God’s will, His commands, in the flesh. Try as we may, we will fail. No man can say, “I have made myself clean.”
No man can make himself clean because of the weakness of the flesh.

3 > For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh; that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the spirit.

There was nothing wrong with the law. It came from God and it was perfect. The problem lay in the weakness of the flesh. All failed. All have sinned. But God, He had a marvelous plan from the foundation of the world.

Nothing catches God by surprise. He knew even before He created man exactly what would happen. Scripture says Jesus was slain from the foundation of the world. Nothing happens to you that takes God by surprise. He knew what will happen and He has already made a provision for you.

So God sends His Son in the likeness of sinful flesh. Jesus became a man, 100% man. He made Himself of no reputation, He who was God and thought it not robbery to be equal to God, Phil. 2:6,7, and took on the form of a servant by becoming flesh, becoming man. He was made just like us. He was tempted in all points as we are.

Let’s take a look at Heb. 4:15 and Heb. 2:14-18.
Heb. 4:15 > For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. TNIV

Heb 2:14-18 > Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,
15 > and might free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives.
16 > For assuredly He does not give help to angels, but He gives help to the descendant of Abraham.
17 > Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in all things, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
18 > For since He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted. NASB

Yet praise God, he was without sin, thus making Him a prefect Savior. He condemned sin, putting a stop to its effect for us, that the righteousness of the law could be fulfilled in us. The righteousness of the law fulfilled in us! His righteousness, His perfect keeping of the law is credited to us! The clause added to this is, who walk not after the flesh but after the spirit.

Don’t try to do it yourself. Walk after God. Pursue Him. Believe Him. He has been made a substitute for you, paying our penalty, crucified in your stead. He bore your sin, became sin, that you may become the righteousness of God.

2 Corinthians 5:21 > God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. TNIV

Don’t permit the devil for a single moment to drag you through the mud with guilt and shame. If we sin, we confess it, repent, and go on, free. Do not become entangled in sin. Do not make it your lifestyle. It is impossible for the one who walks after the spirit to make sin a lifestyle. The one who walks after the spirit is not a person who wants to sin, but a person who wants God, as all His children do.

You had fair warning of its being long!
I wrote more on vss. 5-18 today.