The Character of God [NO DEBATE]

[Ariel]

Irene, what a beautiful poem!

Thank you.

 

[ydouxist]

I've always believed that if you express the Fruit of the Spirit, such as: patience; self-control; gentleness; faithfulness; goodness and kindness, and major in them, then that is the Character of God.

So,do you express those fruit fully in your life?

To that I would add,

Pe 1:8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

 

[Ariel]

That's a great idea!

I have two brand new Bibles, and of course, I am wondering which one to mark up? There's always a bit of trepidation with a new one, eh?

Reverend Vernon McGee used to have a radio program he called the "Bible Bus." I rode that bus just about every day for years when I was a young mother, I loved that dear man so much.

Something he said really helped me. He said if you can't write in your Bible then you should just throw it away. He knew, as I found out, the value of making your Bible your own.

Yes, mark up your Bibles! Write in them, make your own notes, and if God talks to you as you are reading, write it down. My Bibles are all marked up, and the ones I love best are the ones marked up the most. These are very much my own Bibles. I have one in particular I feel I have lived in.

I teach out of that marked up Bible--it's easier for me to find verses. I memorize out of it as well. The color coding helps me remember the pattern of a passage.

In time my Bibles fall apart. So recently I bought a Bible made of high quality paper and bound with top grade leather. It's worth it to me, but I don't teach out of it yet. It needs a little more love

 

[Desperaux]

Reverend Vernon McGee used to have a radio program he called the "Bible Bus." I rode that bus just about every day for years when I was a young mother, I loved that dear man so much.

Something he said really helped me. He said if you can't write in your Bible then you should just throw it away. He knew, as I found out, the value of making your Bible your own.

Yes, mark up your Bibles! Write in them, make your own notes, and if God talks to you as you are reading, write it down. My Bibles are all marked up, and the ones I love best are the ones marked up the most. These are very much my own Bibles. I have one in particular I feel I have lived in.

I teach out of that marked up Bible--it's easier for me to find verses. I memorize out of it as well. The color coding helps me remember the pattern of a passage.

In time my Bibles fall apart. So recently I bought a Bible made of high quality paper and bound with top grade leather. It's worth it to me, but I don't teach out of it yet. It needs a little more love

Oh, I remember old Vernon! I DO mark up my bibles! When they fall apart it is hard to give them up. I also still use them at home or if I'm teaching my cell lesson at my place.

All the litfle rhemas (and big ones, too!) are in my well-used bible!

Do I go and rewrite them in my new one? I think not--I expect new rhemas! And I will visit my old bible throughout my lifetime--old friend!

Thanks, Ariel!

 

[Ariel]

Thanks Desperaux, you made me smile. A sister!

Yes, I am hoping for new rhemas--amen!

 

[pinetree]

Taste and see that the Lord is good. -Psalms 34:8
God is GOOD!

 

[Ariel]

God is good, so good, amen!

I use this set of verses when I pray for the lost, even though they may have sinned greatly against the Lord:

Ezekiel 18:32 "...I have no pleasure in the death of the one who dies," says the Lord God. Therefore turn and live!"

Ezekiel 33:11 "Say to them: 'As I live,' says the Lord God, 'I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?'"

 

[pinetree]

God is good, so good, amen!

I use this set of verses when I pray for the lost, even though they may have sinned greatly against the Lord:

Ezekiel 18:32 "...I have no pleasure in the death of the one who dies," says the Lord God. Therefore turn and live!"

Ezekiel 33:11 "Say to them: 'As I live,' says the Lord God, 'I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?'"

yup,and you know what..

When we feel his presence,we then experientially know that there is no condemnation in him!

This is a great thread!

 

[Seeking Him]

"For I am meek and lowly of heart"

Jesus's meekness to me, shows how willing He always is to listen to us . To hear hear us when we're going through hard times, as well as communing with us in the good times. He is so easy to approach, so thoughtful of our needs. Though He is the Most High, He condescends to where we are, so desiring to be with us!

 

[CindyisHis]

1 John 1:5 This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.

 

[CindyisHis]

In time my Bibles fall apart. So recently I bought a Bible made of high quality paper and bound with top grade leather. It's worth it to me, but I don't teach out of it yet. It needs a little more love

 

[blmiles]

Ok here are a few of my favorite verses that I read when I'm going through a tough time:

Genesis 28:15 Behold I am with you and will keep you wherever you go and will bring you back to this place; for I will not leave until I have done what I have spoken to you.


Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the thoughts I think toward you," says the Lord. "Thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope."

Psalm 30:5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; weeping may endure for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

God is faithful and has our best interests at heart even when it seems like everything in our lives are going wrong. We can take heart in that eventhough it may be hard for us now, it won't last. Joy will come in the morning!

 

[Ariel]

Amen, joy does come, I've experienced it.

You all have blessed me so much. Thanks.